Background:
Our collective understanding and acceptance of trauma, loss and unresolved grief is growing. But is that enough? Are care providers well equipped to support survivors of traumatic events? What happens when helping professionals and educators struggle to deal with continual exposure to trauma and stress? More ...
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Selected Highlights: Along with more than 20 other presentations about working with trauma, we have the following.
Connecting Science and Practice:
- Dr. Peter Stenn MD, Psychiatry and Sally Mintz-Levy M.A. – The Brain, PTSD and Substance Abuse Disorders
- Ally Jamieson MSW, PhD – The Biology and Psychology of Trauma
For the Helping Professional
- Beyond Safety and Stabilization: Trauma and the Body - Sarah Schlote, B.A., M.A., CCC
- Resiliency Building with Clients with Trauma Histories: Investigating how individuals survive childhood trauma and remain resilient. Monica Hinton, MSW, BSW, HBA
- Harm Reduction Strategies for Women who Experience Addiction, Mental Health and Homelessness due to Past and Current Trauma - Heidi Klett, PhD Caroline Cox, MSW
- Radical Rejection: Why Street Youth don’t trust you!: Understanding and working effectively with “street-youth” using attachment based approaches - Mark Caspi
Emotional Literacy in Education
- “The Algoma Model” –- Learning from the success of one region that embraced ‘Emotional Literacy’ in community agencies as well as school curriculum.
- Kevin Cutler, Ontario Ministry of Education – A Strengths-Based Approach In Dealing With Bullying and Applying Restorative Justice.
- Jacquie Lehman, Student - Emotional Literacy in real Time. Jacquie Lehman will share her personal experience with trauma; emotional literacy in the culture and curriculum of her high school and present curriculum that she development for grade 8 students.
Brain Injury –
- Dr. Donna Outchterlony, M.D., C.C.F.P., Director of St. Michael's Head Injury Clinic, Jane Topolovec-Vranic, PhD., & Naomi Ennis - Shedding Light on Traumatic Brain Injury and Homelessness --
Includes a pre-conference survey for participants and an interactive workshop on creating education for service providers.
- Jeanette Holman-Price , VP Brain Injury Association of Canada – The Unseen Epidemic: A National and Personal Perspective.
Progressive Approaches
- Hannah Sherebrin - Stomp Clay, Create Tapestry of Resilience Hands-on experience combating Vicarious Trauma (VT)
- Ava Zaritskyi, RSW and Kathy Harris - Introduction to alternative therapies and the role of trauma, grief, and body work combined for an effective treatment.
- Little Brown Bear, I.C.A.D.C., Métis - Ancient Wisdom and New Perspectives
In Addition,
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Background:
Our collective understanding and acceptance of trauma, loss and unresolved grief is growing. But is that enough? Are care providers well equipped to support survivors of traumatic events? What happens when our frontline workers struggle to deal with continual exposure to trauma work?
It is known that frontline professionals working with trauma often feel afraid and inadequate. Education and life experience do not necessarily give workers enough strategies, tools and frameworks to support their clients. Frustration levels rise as workers struggle with seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and then approach their own lives with trepidation. This situation can lead to negative behaviours, such as anger, substance abuse and eating disorders. The high levels of stress are evident in worker absenteeism and other job performance difficulties. Because of both internal and external stigma, the worker is often hesitant to ask for help. A worker’s own internal conflict, stress and secondary trauma can result in poor service for the client, sometimes even re-traumatizing the person they are supposed to be helping.
The stakes - for both the worker and client - are high.
Around the world there is a growing understanding of the numerous and diverse effects of unresolved grief on individuals and communities. We will explore current practices to prepare all those involved, and explore new approaches to treat those with PTSD, trauma, depression and other effects.
In the last few years there have been many advances in our understanding of how the brain, the body and emotions are connected. Brain plasticity is just one example of new science that brings hope to the work of helping people who suffer from traumatic stress, addiction, etc.
We are learning - and learning to accept - the myriad of ways that trauma and stress affect the body. The physical structure of the brain develops differently when one is under ongoing stress. How might this affect goal-setting in learning environments? How would this affect approaches and goals in therapeutic environments?
Understanding brain plasticity changes the landscape of therapy, and how we effect positive change in the lives of adults. It brings hope to our work in new and exciting ways.
Could a successful implementation of SEL (Social Emotional Literacy) theories and practices at an early age combined with a knowledge of grieving skills prevent typical maladaptive social behaviours such as : substance abuse, addiction, 'trauma' etc. , would it prevent suffering?
Consider:
- Why is yoga so effective in helping people with depression?
- How does an understanding of brain development help us to plan learning for teens?
- Is trauma or stress a factor in ADHD and other similar diagnoses?
- Teaching SEL skills reduces suffering. How can we do more? Where?
At Grounding Trauma 2012 we want to propel change. Be a part of it.
