Access workshop information and materials from the 2015 Biennial Trauma Conference.
Pre-Conference Workshops
Morning Workshops
- Jonathan Rapping, JD - Representing the Forgotten: Restoring Humanity to an Unjust System While Maintaining a Passion for Justice
- Tawanna Kane, Kirk Phillips- Mindfulness Practice in the Treatment of Traumatic Stress
- Therese Rando, PhD, BCETS, BCBT- The Trauma-Loss Combination As Found in Injury, Illness, and After Death: Implications for Intervention
Afternoon Workshops
- Robert Hull, EdS, MHS - Improving Trauma Informed Educational Intervention in Urban Juvenile Justice and Immigrant/Refugee Classrooms
- Sarah Gardner, LCSW- Engagement Strategies for Building Partnerships with Families Affected by Intergenerational Trauma
Conference Day
Keynote Speaker: Thelma Bryant-Davis, PhD - Rising, Thriving and Resisting in the Aftermath of Trauma
Breakout Session I
- Rachel Rentch, LCSW-C, Christine DeBerardinis, LCSW-C - When Trauma Happens: Providing Culturally Appropriate Mental Health Services to Children in the Deaf Community
- Lori James-Townes, LCSW-C, Megan Leschak, LGSW - How Bad Does It Hurt? Understanding Urban Trauma and Its Implications in Criminal Defense Proceedings
- Rebecca Nagle, Sara Davis, LCSW-C - The Monument Quilt: Healing Through Art and Activism
- Mirian Ofonedu, PhD, LSCW-C - “Hear Our Voice” - Depression among Inner City African American Youth Exposed to Negative Life Events: Assessment and Treatment Strategies that Work
- Morgan Weibel, JD, Casey Swegman, MA- Accompanying the Unaccompanied: Empowering Advocates to Better Address Forced Marriages among Immigrant Youth
Two-Part Workshops
- Nancy Lynch Gibson, LCPC- Creative Interventions for the Treatment of Trauma
Breakout Session II
- Chaz Kohlrieser,LGSW - When School Supplies are Not the Only Thing Students Bring to School: Building Resilient Scholars Through a Trauma-Informed Approach
- Iona Rudisill, LGSW, Melissa Snow, MA- How Trauma Can Affect the Forensic Interview of Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking (DMST)
Breakout Session III
- Judith Sloan - From Conflict Zones to Healing Zones: Cross Cultural Dialogues
- Paul Brylske, LCSW-C - The Meaningful Use of the CANS and FAN S in the Assessment and Treatment of Complex Trauma
- Shannon Godhue, LICSW, Amanda Lindamood, Amanda Nguyen - When Helpers Need Help: Mental Health Support for Trauma Survivors Who are Professionals in the Field
- Anne Kelemen, LICSW, ACHP-SW, Nancy Eddy, LGSW - Integrating Early Palliative Care in the Hospital to Help Decrease Complicated Grief