This Professional Learning Community for Addressing Helper’s Trauma is a professional development community for youth workers focused on understanding, identifying, and addressing the trauma helper’s in the community education field and school setting experience. Please fill out this brief application and take the pre-assessment for us to learn a little about you and gauge your […]
Helper’s Trauma Professional Learning Community: Session 1
This Professional Learning Community for Addressing Helper’s Trauma is a professional development community for youth workers focused on understanding, identifying, and addressing the trauma helper’s in the community education field and school setting experience. Please fill out this brief application and take the pre-assessment for us to learn a little about you and gauge your […]
Don’t Be a Trigger: Trauma-Informed Care Approach to Working with Children
Tue, April 9, 2019 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM EDT Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh: Homewood-Brushton 7101 Hamilton Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15208 Our past experiences – personal, familial, societal – influence our brain development and shape how we interpret and respond to the world. Sometimes adults do not recognize how these experiences manifest as behaviors and […]
Don’t Be a Trigger: Trauma-Informed Care Approach to Working with Children
November 14th, 10AM-12PM Our past experiences – personal, familial, societal – influence our brain development and shape how we interpret and respond to the world. Sometimes adults do not recognize how these experiences manifest as behaviors and they unintentionally harm children. This introductory session is designed to change your approach to the behaviors children exhibit […]
Resources to Help Educators Approach Trauma with Children & Youth
this resource list updated to reflect APOST’s News You Can Use article about the Tree of Life Shooting, 11/7/18 Below is a list of select resources created to help educators approach trauma with children & youth, as well as how you can support local efforts related to Justice for Antwon Jr. We also have enlisted the […]
We Wear the Mask Film Screening
Please join us for a special screening of the locally produced documentary We Wear The Mask, followed by a panel discussion on how youth workers can best respond to the needs of children & families experiencing the trauma of poverty. August 16th 4:00PM -6:00PM @ Community Forge Doors: 4:00PM Documentary Screening 4:30PM […]
Telling the Story of Trauma and Resilience: A Thought Leader Conversation with Keith Hefner
There is a lot of good work these days to support adults who work with teens who have experienced trauma. But there is a dearth of trauma-informed stories and tools. Keith Hefner, Executive Director of Youth Communication, has made a career out of helping teens who have experienced trauma write their stories through participation in […]
Reflection Into Action: Addressing Race, Culture & Trauma
Join the Center for Urban Education and a panel of local professionals for a reflection and discussion building on the themes of the Tyrone Howard lecture as we explore new ideas and strategies for recognizing and addressing issues of race, culture, and trauma in schools. Tuesday, October 10, 2017 4 – 6 p.m. Holy Family […]
Understanding Trauma Conference
This full-day conference will highlight the research and community work of three members of Carlow’s faculty—Marsha Frank, PhD, LCSW; Patricia Jameson, PhD, NBCCH; and Sheila Roth, PhD, LCSW and provide attendees with an opportunity to learn about the trauma-informed work that is happening throughout the region. Presentations will be made by Center for Victims, Allegheny […]
#CUEtalks presents Tyrone Howard
Why Race, Culture & Trauma Matter: Addressing Real Equity for Marginalized Populations Join the Center for Urban Education for the fall 2017 edition of #CUEtalks when we welcome Dr. Tyrone Howard from UCLA. In this talk, Howard will address the increasing complexities in today’s schools contexts, and how issues of race, culture, and trauma remain […]