Fall Academy: Trauma-Sensitive Schooling and Trauma-Informed Practices: 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Workshop Description:  “Trauma-Sensitive Schooling and Trauma-Informed Practices”
  • 8:30 A.M. – 3:30 P.M. on November 16, 2018
  • Airport Holiday Inn & Conference Center  Des Moines, 6000 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, IA 

Registration: $175 for Iowa ASCD members
                      $220 for non-members
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Email PO to: Becky Martin   Questions? email Becky Martin  
Or Mail PO/Checks to: Iowa ASCD, Attn: Lou Howell, Executive Director, 2555 Pine Circle, Urbandale, IA 50322

Not sure if you are a current Iowa member? email Becky Martin to verify your membership.

John Richardso-Lauve is the Director of Mental Health and Lead Trauma and Resilience Educator at ChildSavers, an outpatient mental heal clinic which has served children and families for over 90 years.
He is committed to the support and strengthening of individuals and communities that struggle with adversity.   ChildSavers  believes that all children can be safe, happy, healthy and ready to learn.
 (https://childsavers.org/)
 
Fact:
In the public behavioral health system, 90% of clients being served have at least one (and often multiple) Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), otherwise known as childhood trauma.

  • This impacts both physical and mental health.
  • As those who work with and care about children, youth, and adults in our community, it is imperative that we partner with consumers and families to heal.
Who should attend this workshop? 
  • All direct care staff in education, behavioral health and social services, their system leaders, supervisors, teachers and educators, and all those who care for and about children.
 In a comprehensive approach, anyone touching the lives of a person who may have been touched by trauma needs to understand the basic principles of the impact of trauma and the hope of building individual and community resilience.
 
Outcomes and Goals:   Trauma-Sensitive Schooling and Trauma-informed Practices
The Trauma and Resilience Basics Course provides participants with an understanding and skill base in the five following areas:
1. Trauma- The Most Basic Public Health Issue: Participants will learn about Adverse Childhood Experiences and the impact on youth and adult mental and physical wellness.
2. Trauma- The Impact on the Brain: Participants will learn the upstairs/downstairs brain model and basic interventions for consumers who are in “survival mode.”
3. Trauma- The Impact on At-Risk Behaviors: Participants will learn how to respond to the NEED rather than reacting to the BEHAVIOR and create effective responses to promote trauma healing, minimize re-traumatization, and increase positive behaviors.
4. Resilience- Building Individual Resilience into Everyday Action: Participants will learn to promote self-regulation, positive self-identity, and co-regulation skills that are specific to the population they serve. Specific resilience-building strategies will be explored in depth.
5. Resilience- Building Community Resilience: Participants will learn the Virtuous Cycle, the foundations for building Trauma Informed Communities, and the collective impact models of resilience that improve population health outcomes.
You will leave with an understanding of the impact of Trauma and intervention strategies and tools that can be brought back to and used in diverse settings, including yours.
Bio: John Richardson-Lauve
John Richardson-Lauve is a licensed clinical social worker with over 25 years of experience working in the field of community mental health.  He is committed to the support and strengthening of individuals and communities that struggle with adversity.  His experience includes work with chronically mentally ill adults, substance abuse, residential youth care, foster care, and outpatient mental health.  He has worked with homeless veterans in New York City, in a hospice home for those with HIV in the early stages of the AIDS crisis. He and his wife have an 11-year old son and have worked with over 50 children in foster care in their home.
 
By the numbers: August 2018 training events focusing on trauma-sensitive classrooms and schools- 35 hours and 1960 miles driven, 2000 individuals participated and trained across 14 events and 50 hours of training. We are proud to help school districts across our region and beyond to prepare for the school year to help our community's children. Communities included Richmond, Henrico County, Loudoun County, Greensville County, Newport News, Bedford, Lynchburg, Danville, Russell County, and even a trip to Iowa! When you help support the mission of ChildSavers, you are helping us to support children affected by trauma and adversity and those who care for an educate them. Thank you. -Posted by John Richardson-Lauve, Director of Mental Health and Lead Trauma and Resilience Educator
 
Registration closed on November 16, 2018