Cultivating Trauma-Informed and Recovery-Centered Communities Keynote

This presentation will focus on the critical need to integrate trauma-informed practices into recovery and substance misuse prevention initiatives across communities.

Recognizing and Healing through Secondary Trauma & Burnout within the Corporate Social Impact Field

This session is tailored to help professionals in the Corporate Social Impact field address the impact of secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burnout, and further integrate an intersectional and anti-racist analysis to fieldwork. Participants will leave with a clear definition of trauma and burnout and having learned tangible self-care tools and frameworks that can support burnout and trauma recovery.

Learning Objectives:

• Recognize the prevalence of trauma and how this connects to the Corporate Social Impact field

• Identify the differences between compassion fatigue/secondary trauma and burnout

• Explore the critical need for intersectionality and an anti-racist framework within the Corporate Social Impact field

• Learn how trauma-informed principles and radical self-care ties into fostering individual and organizational resilience

It has been estimated that the average person in the United States will spend one-third of their life at work. The workplace, like any community setting, can bring challenging interpersonal and systemic dynamics that can traumatize and harm employees. This workshop will help participants identify the ways trauma shows up in the workplace and will offer tangible steps towards a pathway to healing.
After this workshop, participants will be able to…

• Obtain a working knowledge of trauma and intersectionality

• Identify trauma symptoms and how they show up in the workplace

• Articulate the difference between self-care and radical self-care in both the workplace and beyond

Yoo-Jin will be leading a session on "Taking Up Space: Healing through Racial trauma & Internalized Racism” for Asian Americans.

Register here.

2022 Annual Michigan Higher Education Network Conference June 17, 2022 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Keynote Speaker:

We are here to see another through: Cultivating Trauma informed & Recovery-Centered Communities

▪ Qualifies for 1.5 Specific MCBAP Education Contact Hours Yoo-Jin Kang, Senior Training & Technical Assistance Specialist, Futures Without Violence

This keynote will specifically focus on the critical need to integrate trauma-informed practices into recovery and substance misuse prevention initiatives for college and college-aged students. Students in recovery, whether from addiction, trauma, eating disorders, and more, are often treated one condition at a time. Intersectionality reminds us that students are full people living with multiple identities and intersecting strengths, challenges, and traumas, and thus, require holistic and trauma-informed paths to healing. This keynote will combine large group lectures, interactive large-group activities, and small group breakouts. Participants will leave understanding the definitions of trauma and addiction, the impact of trauma and the COVID-19 pandemic on recovery and substance misuse, as well as the overarching connections of diversity, equity, and inclusion in recovery work. Objectives: 1. Recognize the prevalence of trauma and addiction. 2. Examine the relationship and interconnections of trauma and substance misuse & addiction. 3. Recall the critical need for intersectionality when discussing trauma and recovery. 4. Learn how trauma-informed principles, recovery, and radical self-care ties into fostering diverse, equitable and inclusive communities.

Time & Location

May 31, 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EDT

Register Here.

About the Event

Please join us in co-creating this space to process recent Anti-Asian behavior, its implications throughout the community, intersectionality, and why IDEAS is more important than ever. We will be hosting a panel of speakers to discuss their lived and learned experiences to broaden our understanding of the topic and how we can all be part of the solution.

Join Seekhaven Family Crisis & Resource Center on March 4th for a live AND FREE webinar in collaboration with Futures Without Violence: Promoting Employee Wellness and Safety: Addressing the Impacts of Gender-Based Violence and Harassment In the Outdoor Recreation & Tourism Industry

Register using this link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcodu6gqzstE9IEueowugVaZ4n153QCPT0d

Whether it comes in the form of domestic violence, sexual assault, sexual harassment, or stalking; gender-based violence and harassment touch every workplace including the outdoor recreation and tourism industry. Abusive actions taken by perpetrators not only affect survivors, but also co-workers, clients, and the workplace as a whole. With a strong workplace culture of prevention, safety, and accountability, workplaces can better prevent and respond to the impacts of gender-based violence and harassment. This training will share proven and practical strategies centered around trauma-informed principles to ensure safe, productive, and resilient workplaces for ALL workers. Mark your calendars now, and lead the way, March 4th with Seekhaven and Futures Without Violence.

Press:

• Ensuring safe workspaces in the outdoor industry

• New training seeks to prevent sexual harassment in the outdoor industry

Building Resilience: Practical Tools for Supporting Survivors’ Mental Health in the Workplace (Part 2)

May 27, 2021, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

This dialogue will be recorded and closed-captioned. The slides, recording and transcript will be posted here. 

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Description:

This workshop will explore practical and accessible tools for supporting survivors’ mental health in the workplace. Futures Without Violence will discuss how trauma and burnout impact job retention and what employers can do to build a more inclusive & resilient workplace for survivors. The primary audience for this session is supervisors and employers.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the current mental health challenges of survivors in the workplace, and the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment success.

2. Identify the key elements of a supportive, trauma-informed and resilient work environment

3. Recognize the 12 stages of Burnout

4. Develop strategies that enhance and support employee/workplace resilience

Presenter:

• Yoo-Jin Kang (Senior Training & Technical Assistance Specialist)

• Carolyne Ouya (Senior Training & Technical Assistance Specialist)

Cultivating Community-Centered Interventions: Applications of Trauma-Informed Practices & Self-Care Strategies for Substance Misuse Prevention & Recovery

Closed for Middlebury Students only

Description: This workshop explores different self-care practices, mind-body modalities, and accessible healing practices to kickstart or add to your self-care toolkit! We will explore how techniques like art, imagery, somatics, and stretching can tie into your self-care routines.

Building Resilience: Practical Tools for Supporting Survivors’ Mental Health in the Workplace (Part 1)

May 12, 2021, 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Eastern

This dialogue will be recorded and closed-captioned. The slides, recording and transcript will be posted here. 

Click here to view the webinar slides (PDF)

Click here to view the Zoom webinar recording

Click here to download the closed-captioning transcript (txt)

Description:

Futures Without Violence invites you to the first webinar of a two-part series that will explore practical and accessible tools for supporting survivors’ mental health in the workplace.

FUTURES will discuss how the impact of burnout and trauma affects survivors’ retention in the workplace and what agencies can do to better prepare survivors for successful employment. The primary audience for session one is victim-services provider agencies.

Learning Objectives:

By the end of this webinar, the learner will be able to:

1. Describe the current mental health challenges of survivors in the workplace.

2. Identify the key elements for a supportive and person centered healthy. workplace/employment partners.

3. Recognize the 12 stages of burnout.

4. Develop strategies that enhance and support the mental health resilience of survivors.

Presenter:

• Yoo-Jin Kang (Senior Training & Technical Assistance Specialist)

• Carolyne Ouya (Senior Training & Technical Assistance Specialist)

Creating Trauma-Informed & Recovery-Centered Healing Spaces

This session will address holistic and accessible ways to create trauma-informed and recovery-centered healing spaces. We will discuss how different forms of trauma, including racial trauma, impact both instructors and students in the classroom and the critical need for intersectional frameworks when discussing topics related to wellness, trauma, and recovery. 

There will be opportunities for visioning in both large and small group activities as we dive into real-world case studies. 

In this session, we will learn:

• The prevalence of trauma and addiction- and why this matters to yoga teachers, healers, and students.

• The critical need for intersectionality when discussing trauma and recovery.

• Recognizing and identifying trauma responses interpersonally and within the classroom

• How trauma-informed principles, recovery, and radical self-care ties into creating equitable and inclusive healing spaces on and off the mat

• Tangible tools for incorporating these principles into your teaching and interactions.

Event closed for Middlebury Students!

Description: Join us for an interactive workshop to learn about the roots of self-care, how self-care ties into individual and collective liberation, and how to practice self-care in holistic and embodied ways!

A workshop for AAPI-identified students in American University’s AUx First-Year program.

Alcohol & Other Drugs: A Virtual Tool for College Students | Thursday, March 4 at 2:00 pm ET

"When it comes to alcohol and other drug misuse prevention training, colleges and universities should have a training solution that students find engaging and relatable, and that has a long-term impact on their attitude and behaviors. Students need the opportunity to practice and apply new skills so that the learning material resonates when they are faced with real-life decisions. How can institutions prepare students to meaningfully apply what they learn and make decisions around alcohol and other drug use that align with their goals and values?

Radical Self-Care Masterclass for American University’s Frederick Douglass Distinguished Scholars Program. This event is closed for scholars only.

On July 28th, violence prevention colleagues and I gathered as panelists for Men Can Stop Rape’s National Healthy Masculinity Series to discuss healthy masculinity, the intersections of anti-racist work and violence prevention work, and bystander intervention as a set of values and practices, versus a one-time action.

Host's Maya and Japjyot are back for a special multi-part series around COVID-19 and community. For this first episode, we are joined by special guest Yoo-Jin Kang, Alcohol and other Drug Coordinator, from American University to talk COVID-19 and the complexities of trauma for survivors and non-survivors alike. Join us as we break down trauma responses, how grief may be showing up for you throughout this pandemic, and our own tools and tips for making it through this deeply unsettling time.

Creating a Culture of Care: Integrating Self-Care and Trauma-Informed Practices into Alcohol and Drug Interventions

Abstract

This presentation will explore the applications of trauma-informed advocacy practices and self-care practices and their connections to providing holistic, student-centered alcohol and drug interventions and meetings. Furthermore, when discussing trauma, we will explore connections to racial equity- discussing the ways racial trauma may also impact a students' use and help-seeking behavior. 

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About: Self-care is a hot topic right now. Do you make time for it? What is it exactly? We'll examine what self-care is and is not and take a deeper look into how we spend our time in our daily lives.