Events

J-TEN offered a synchronous virtual symposium on November 21, 2021 with the following sessions:

Keynote: Laura van Dernoot Lipsky, MSW, The Trauma Stewardship Institute
Navigating Amidst Overwhelming Times – Whether because of trauma, crises, or really, really hard days

Participants' objectives:

• Describe and respond to the cumulative toll on those who are exposed to the suffering, hardship, crises, or trauma of humans, other living beings or the planet itself.
• Develop a deeper understanding of trauma exposure and the tools for reconciling such exposure, so folks can do their work sustainably.
• Explain to people in a broad base of fields how to create a sustainable individual and collective culture.

Sandy Bloom, MD 
Creating Presence Burnout, Chronic Organizational Stress and Using Trauma-Informed Care to Respond to These Challenges

Participants' objectives:

• Define burnout.
• Describe signs of chronic stress in organizations.
• Describe some advantages of trauma-informed care.

Patty Davis, LCSW, Trauma Informed Care, Project Manager, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
Resilience at Work – Protection from trauma exposure response and building a sustainable future

Participants' objectives:

• Describe key components of trauma-informed healthcare development.
• Clarify between individual and systemic traumatic stress.
• Define organizational strategies to create trauma-informed practice.
• Explore ways to create safe and sustainable work environments.

Angelle Richardson, PhD, LPC, and Nicole Johnson, PhD, LPC, ACS, CAADC, CCDP-D, BC-TMH, Jefferson 
Self-Care and Wellness in the Workplace

Participants' objectives:

• Demonstrate ways to increase understanding of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness.
• Recognize ways to improve their Emotional, Environmental, or Occupational well-being in the workplace and in daily life.
• Explain strategies for incorporating self-care and wellness into their workplace and daily life.

Participants were eligible for 1-3 contact hours (depending on the number of sessions attended).

See below for images from the opening and closing of our 6th Annual Conference.   

Keynote speaker: Cirecie West-Olatunji, Ph.D., "Advancing Trauma-Informed Care for the 21st Century Challenges"

Closing: Moderator Meagan Corrado spoke with a panel of providers and youth participants from the following organizations: Hopeworks, YEAH Philly, Temple Youth Voices, and Collective Climb.

This program did not qualify for NBCC credit.

See below for images from the opening and closing of our 5th Annual Conference.   

Keynote speaker: Robert D. Sege, "The Formative Role of Positive Experiences"

Closing speakers: Kanwarpal Dhaliwal, Jordan Daniels, Sunny Thomas and Nyree McDaniels of the Ryse Center, "Healing is Believing - The Truths of our Youth"

This program did not qualify for NBCC credit.

See below for images from the opening and closing of our 4th Annual Conference.

Keynote Speaker: Shawn Ginwright, "From Trauma-Informed Care to Healing-Centered Engagement"

Closing Speaker: Karen Treisman, "The Power of Hope, Connections, and Relationships"

This program did not qualify for NBCC credit.