Tagged With "Training Trauma Informed Care"
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Wolf Administration Releases ‘Trauma-Informed PA’ Plan with Recommendations and Steps for the Commonwealth and Providers to Become Trauma-Informed [PA Governor Tom Wolf Press Release]
July 27, 2020 As a companion to Governor Tom Wolf’s multi-agency effort and anti-stigma initiative, Reach Out PA: Your Mental Health Matters, the Office of Advocacy and Reform (OAR) is releasing the “Trauma-Informed PA” plan to guide the commonwealth and service providers statewide on what it means to be trauma-informed and healing-centered in PA. This plan is the result of four months of work from OAR and the Trauma-Informed PA Think Tank, formed in February. The think tank was made up of...
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Classroom-based Trauma trainings cancelled in Lancaster thru end of June, 2020
We are committed to protecting the safety of our patients and community. This requires an abundance of caution during the evolving situation with coronavirus (COVID-19). To help limit the potential for unnecessary exposure to COVID-19 in our community, the Penn Medicine health system is temporarily cancelling all public events, including our classroom-based Trauma trainings at the Lancaster General Suburban Pavilion. At this time, all trauma trainings through the end of June, 2020 will be...
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Contagious Self-Care Mini Podcast Series launched
In the midst of the COVID 19 pandemic, we've decided to try a little experiment in a different kind of contagion. Many of us are struggling with numerous stresses, hardships, grief and traumas associated with this situation. It’s never been more important for us to take care of ourselves AND to take care of each other. So 3 days each week we'll record a simple 3-minute self care audio message (mini-podcast style), send it to 3 people we know, ask them to listen to the recording for their own...
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Client Trauma Histories: Screening/Assessment vs. Universal Precautions
How do we know if a client has history of trauma? Do we need to know the specific types of trauma someone has experienced? Each organization and each professional will need to answer these questions for themselves based on the nature of their work with clients Some organizations and professionals may truly need to know the specifics of a client’s trauma history in order to serve them appropriately Many organizations and helping professionals may not need to delve into the specifics or ask...
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Inside the Adverse Childhood Experience Score: Strengths, Limitations, and Misapplications
Many organizations are committing to the work of becoming trauma-informed. One of the early questions that often arises in these organizations is whether to adopt some type of screening or assessment tool to gather information on the trauma histories of clients/consumers/patients/students. Some organizations, after learning about the original ACES Study, consider using the ACES questionnaire or some variant of it as this type of screening or assessment tool. In our trauma trainings, we...
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Building Resilience for Helping Professionals
Every day you are making a difference for people in our community. You connect them to resources, provide food, companionship, housing, financial assistance, spiritual care and so much more. Most importantly, you recognize every person in our community as a valuable asset. The work can be equally rewarding and stressful. We've put together the fact sheet attached below with information on warning signs of burnout and compassion fatigue, as well as tips and resources for staying in balance,...
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"Cracked Up" Online Film Discussion
Register now to receive 48-hour access to watch "Cracked Up" for free ahead of a community discussion of the film on October 27 at 6:00pm.
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Online, self-paced trauma training series now available
Though we've had to put our classroom-based trauma trainings on hold, we're delighted to announce a new online, self-paced trauma training series that is free and available to anyone in the community who interacts with individuals and families who may have experienced trauma, including law enforcement and criminal justice professionals, first responders, healthcare and behavioral health providers, human services professionals, educators, employers, government agencies, faith community...
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A Better Normal Community Discussion - Reimagining Health Care
In a conversational style, join physician Drew Factor who will speak with Dr. Tracy Gaudet, Liza Guroff and An é Watts in a discussion entitled "Reimagining Health Care". Dr. Gaudet will speak about her experience engaging in transformational change at the Veterans Administration and how this has shaped the development of her own Functional Medicine Institute, while Ms. Guroff and Ms. Watts will speak about their knowledge of a Trauma-Informed Approach both at a systems (National Council for...
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"A Better Normal" Community Discussion Series- Our Reckoning with Race and Equity at ACEs Connection
Register for A Better Normal- Our reckoning with race and equity at ACEs Connection
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Nov. 11 ACEs & Resilience Event with Manheim Township Education Foundation
You are invited to join the Manheim Township Education Foundation's Virtual Education Forecast Breakfast, on Nov. 11 from 8:00 am - 9:15 am. We'll be discussing Trauma-Informed Care - valuing wellness in schools and the workforce. Melanie Snyder, OWDS, MHFA, will provide a keynote address about Adverse Childhood Experiences, Trauma, and Resilience. Panelists Dr. Pia Fenimore, Anna Brendle Kennedy, Sharon Schaefer, and Matt Pfeiffenberger offer insights from their perspectives in healthcare,...
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ACES and Resilience Overview Handout
Here's an overview of ACES, resilience and tips for what all of us can do that was created by the Trauma Informed Lancaster County workgroup.
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Contagious Self-Care Mini Podcast Series - 30 days of self-care
As we navigate through these uncertain times, self care has never been more important to our well-being. To that end, we've created a mini-podcast series titled "Contagious Self Care" consisting of short audio messages (mini-podcast style), each of which features a simple self-care practice. Each audio message is between 2 - 6 minutes long. To access the full series (30 days worth), click here: https://hearthis.at/melanie-snyder/set/contagious-self-care/ Peace. Be well. And remember to...
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Sign Onto Support CTIPP Recommendations to Biden-Harris Administration
From the good folks at CTIPP: We are inviting you to sign on in support of a set of executive actions that CTIPP is encouraging the Biden-Harris Administration to take to address trauma and build resilience throughout the country. If you would like to sign on to the attached support letter as an individual or organization, please respond directly to this email by Tuesday, December 8th, and include how you would like your name, organization, or both to appear. The goal of the sign-on letter...
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Validating Trauma training: Sep 7 & Sep 9
As part of our on-going Community Education series, we're offering this training in partnership with KCIT: Validating Trauma A Two-part virtual training via Zoom Part 1: Tue Sep 7, 1pm-2:30pm Part 2: Thu Sep 9, 1pm-2:30pm Register online at https://us02web.zoom.us/ meeting/register/tZEtde- grD0qG93yZ-QXd5HJBC_wDZDZjgp3 This training will empower you with the education and tools to validate and normalize another's experience by redirecting their question from “What wrong with me?” to “What...
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FREE WEBINAR - The Impact of Mind Matters: Preliminary Evidence of Effectiveness in a Community-Based Sample
Becky Antle, Ph.D., Professor of Social Work and esteemed University Scholar at the University of Louisville, won The Dibble Institute’s national competition to evaluate Mind Matters: Overcoming Adversity and Building Resilience in 2019. As a result, Dr. Antle and her colleagues have conducted a randomized controlled trial to examine the impact of Mind Matters on a host of outcomes related to trauma symptoms, emotional regulation, coping and resiliency, and interpersonal skills for at-risk...
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Regulating the Dysregulated Child - FREE WORKSHOP
We're delighted to announce another in our free series of trainings as part of the Trauma Informed Lancaster initiative. Topic: Regulating the Dysregulated Child: This session explores the impact of trauma and toxic stress on the developing brain architecture, symptoms of dysregulation from each of the four main parts of the brain, and strategies to address dysregulation in order to promote healthy brain development and build resilience. Presenter: Jeniffer Potter, Coordinator of Wellness...
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Free training: The Cycle of Socialization and Oppression
“It is not possible to be a trauma-informed organization without also committing to a culture of diversity, equity and inclusion.” ~ Trauma Informed Organizational Change Manual, ITTIC, October 2021, socialwork.buffalo.edu/ittic We're delighted to announce another offering in our free community education training series. The Cycle of Socialization and Oppression In this introductory session, participants will learn about the ways our socialization impacts the lens through which we view...
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May is Mental Health & Trauma Awareness Month
The month of May is “Mental Health and Trauma Awareness Month” and May 25th has designated as “Trauma Awareness Day”. On Wednesday, May 4, 2022, local leaders from Lancaster-Lebanon IU13, Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health, HDC MidAtlantic, Touchstone Foundation, Mental Health America of Lancaster County, and Lancaster County Behavioral Health ad Developmental Services offered perspectives on the importance of supporting mental well-being and resilience at the Lancaster County...
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FREE Virtual/Online Conference: Resiliently Grounded & Growing: April 20 & 26 via Zoom
Here are the follow-up materials from our FREE spring Resilience Conference: Resiliently Grounded & Growing: Practices to Cultivate Well-Being. This conference was held entirely virtually, via Zoom, on April 20 and April 26, 2022. It was completely free of charge, thanks to our generous sponsors & funders: The Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health Behavioral Health Community Impact Fund and the High Foundation. Click the link below to view the full event program and line-up of...
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Lancaster City Mayoral Proclamation of May as Mental Health & Trauma Awareness Month
At the Lancaster City Council meeting on Tuesday evening, May 10, Lancaster City Mayor Danene Sorace issued a proclamation recognizing the month of May as Mental Health and Trauma Awareness Month in the City. Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health and the City of Lancaster have been working in partnership for the past year to further the goal of making Lancaster a trauma informed city. This initiative includes training all staff in five city departments* about trauma, resilience and...
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Workshop: Building Your Compassion Resilience Toolkit
We're delighted to announce another offering in our community education training series. In this interactive workshop, participants will: Assess where they currently are on the continuum from Compassion Fatigue to Compassion Satisfaction; Learn effective strategies and techniques for transforming compassion fatigue into compassion resilience, including boundary-setting, assessing and managing trauma inputs, and low impact debriefing Assess their individual wellness practices; and Develop...
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Next Steps: Walking the Talk of Trauma Informed Care Lunch & Learn series with Organizational Leaders
In this series of hour-long Lunch & Learn sessions, participants will learn directly from local organizational leaders in a variety of sectors: * how their organizations have gone about the work of becoming more trauma informed * resources, supports, tools, and processes they’ve found helpful * lessons they’ve learned in their trauma-informed journey, and * Ideas and advice they’d offer to other organizations in earlier stages of this process Presenters and Session Dates: (Last Tuesday...
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Oct 25 Lunch & Learn with Greg Kessler, Water Street Health Services
Join us for this upcoming event in our "Next Steps: Walking the Talk of Trauma Informed Care" Lunch & Learn series with Greg Kessler, VP of Health Services, Training & Education, Water Street Health Services on Tue Oct 25, 2022, Noon - 1pm via Zoom Greg joined the Water Street leadership team as the Vice President of Health Services, Training & Education in September, 2015. He is a Licensed Professional Counselor as well as certified as a Clinical Supervisor and Advanced Alcohol...
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Nov 29: Lunch & Learn with Angela Keen, Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, Domestic Violence Services of Lanc Co
Join us for this upcoming event in our "Next Steps: Walking the Talk of Trauma Informed Care" Lunch & Learn series with Angela Keen, Community Outreach & Volunteer Coordinator, Domestic Violence Services of Lanc Co on Tue Nov 29, 2022 , Noon - 1pm via Zoom Angela Keen provides training to staff and the community on topics related to domestic violence, including trauma, in her role at Domestic Violence Services (DVS). She leads the internal staff workgroup at DVS as they implement the...
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Jan 31, 2023: Lunch & Learn with Debbie Gable, Vice President of Resident Services, HDC MidAtlantic
Join us for this upcoming event in our "Next Steps: Walking the Talk of Trauma Informed Care" Lunch & Learn series with Debbie Gable, Vice President of Resident Services, HDC MidAtlantic on Tue Jan 31, 2023 , Noon - 1pm via Zoom Debbie Gable serves as Vice President of Resident Services at HDC MidAtlantic, leading a team that provides supports to residents that promote economic mobility, housing stability, and health and wellness. For over 35 years, Debbie has dedicated her career to...
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Sep 27 Lunch & Learn with Adam Nagle, Executive Director, The Factory Ministries
Join us for the next in our "Next Steps: Walking the Talk of Trauma Informed Care" Lunch & Learn series with Adam Nagle, Executive Director of the Factory Ministries on Tue Sept 27, 2022, Noon - 1pm via Zoom Adam serves as the Executive Director of The Factory Ministries, a faith based social service hub in Easter Lancaster County focused on tackling poverty through an empowered relational approach. Adam has executive leadership experience in both the for-profit and non-profit sectors.
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Trauma Informed Leadership Series
We’re excited to announce the next offerings in our on-going Trauma Informed Lancaster County Community Education Series: a special four-part series of workshops on Trauma Informed Leadership. Several important notes about this series: * Each session will build on the previous session(s) and the full course consists of attending all four sessions. Please plan accordingly. * Seats are strictly limited and advance registration for all four sessions is required. When you register, please be...
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The 2023 Creating Resilient Communities Accelerator Program is now Open For Registration
PACEs Connection is excited to kick off our 2023 Creating Resilient Communities (CRC) Annual Accelerator Program.
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Visits to other trauma informed communities
Here is a link to the posts on the trauma informed communities I visited as part of my Baldwin fellowship project to bring best practices and ideas back here to Lancaster. Check out the information on what's happening in the trauma informed communities in Walla Walla, Washington, Portland, Oregon, Calgary, Alberta Canada, Coeur D'Alene, Idaho and others. https://traumainformedlancaster.wordpress.com/
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Building Well-Being
Many people are reporting symptoms of burnout and compassion fatigue. Compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and vicarious trauma are words used to describe the reaction helping professionals may experience. Compassion fatigue is often defined as the cost of caring for others. Warning Signs Include: Reduced feeling of empathy Decrease engagement in work and life Poor work-life balance Reduced sense of career fulfillment Feelings of irritability and anger Problems in personal relationships...
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Lancaster County Trauma Informed Lunch and Learn DEI In The 21st Century Tuesday September 26th, 12 -1 p.m.
Lancaster County Trauma Informed Lunch and Learn DEI In The 21st Century Tuesday September 26th, 12 -1 p.m. Venus L Ricks, M.Ed., Registration: Teams Webinar Link https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e158ed12-d5b3-49ae-b5f8-21a9e56f4fab@58e32bb7-141e-4bae-af01-f29f2a6613c2 Ms. Rick’s work centers on “Justice Minded Excellence” where human centered leadership, equity, and trauma informed public service intersect to create work and community spaces that deconstruct oppression and allow...
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Penn Medicine LGH free online trauma training
Our new free, completely online/virtual training course, titled "Understanding Trauma, Resilience and Trauma Informed Care", provides a foundational understanding of trauma, Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), resilience, vicarious trauma, self-care, and trauma-informed care for anyone in the community who interacts with individuals and families who may have experienced trauma, including law enforcement and criminal justice professionals, first responders, healthcare and behavioral health...
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Plans afoot to bring stability to PACEs Connection
To all of you, who, like me, love this website and want to see it and its communities flourish as we work to prevent and heal trauma; build resiliency: please know there is a move afoot by a small group of strategic partners to find a suitable host for PACEs Connection. More will be announced in the coming days. In the meantime, friends, we are figuring out email addresses and other communications logistics and opportunities. PEACE! Carey Sipp, former director of strategic partnerships ...