Regulate, Relate, Create: Building Resilience and Hope for Those We Serve and Ourselves

Trauma is now recognized as a near universal experience of individuals with developmental disabilities and behavioral health issues often resulting in a complex array of social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. This is one of the reasons working with trauma survivors can be toxic to providers and agencies alike. Secondary trauma is real and impacts every level of the organization. This training will explore how to promote healing and hope in those we serve and ourselves. We will explore your role in helping those you serve develop resilience and how to use the same skills to support yourself and address vicarious trauma. We will look at what research tells us, what our work experiences have shown us and develop a plan to assist you and those you serve in negotiating this work that is as challenging as it is needed. Objective #1: Learn about the centrality of relationships in human growth and development, how the quality of relationships affects brain development and the healing power of empathic connection Objective #2: Learn about the impact of trauma on brain development, attachment, and developmental milestones Objective #3: Learn about trauma induced co-occurring challenges Objective #4: Learn about Mirror Neurons, cultural context, and its impact physically, psychologically, and behaviorally Objective #5: Learn about the three stages of positive trauma resolution and how to address them with survivors