July 2019 CE Blast
TRAUMA
INFORMED
PRACTICE
WITH
LATINX
IMMIGRANT
FAMILIES

DR. LORRAINE MOYA SALAS
Join us on Wednesday, July 17, 2019
for an engaging, inspiring, educational program
presented by Lorraine Moya Salas, PhD, MSW
Western Connecticut State University
43 Lake Avenue Extension
Danbury, CT 06810
(In the Ballroom on the WCSU Westside Campus Center)
8:30 to 9:00  Registration, Light Breakfast
9:00 to 11:00  Presentation

Many members of oppressed groups are often wounded by individual, community, race-based, historical and/or intergenerational trauma. Immigrants in particular may endure traumatic experiences in their home countries only to encounter harsh and traumatic experiences upon arriving in a host country. Latinx and immigrant community members often do not receive the services and therapy needed to inspire healing and wellness. This workshop will demonstrate how trauma-informed care was utilized in one community center to foster collective healing. In the absence of clinical care, healing was nurtured by building on the cultural assets and traditions of the participants. The care provided was holistic and included civic engagement, peer-to-peer support, and strategies such as storytelling to foster empowerment. Dr. Salas’ presentation of a pathway to healing and connection through the creation of an environment that promotes wellness will resonate long after you attend the training!

Dr. Lorraine Moya Salas, PhD, MSW joined the Social Work Department at WCSU in 2017. She has over 30 years of experience working in urban school settings, inpatient facilities, and in community practice
with Latino immigrant families.
Approved for 2 Cultural Competency Continuing Education Hours by NASW/CT
Cost: $10, Student  §  $30, NASW MEMBER  §  $55, Not a Member Yet
 
Register online at www.naswct.org
Call 860 257-8066 if you need more information
Co-sponsored by the WCSU Social Work Department and NASW/CT 
Continuum Recovery Services Open House
The Art of Crisis Intervention

July 18, 2019
1 PM to 2:30 PM
Continuum of Care 109 Legion Ave New Haven, CT 06519
Presented by: Jillian Griffin, LCSW and John Labieniec, LCSW
A mental health crisis can often be challenging, scary, and frustrating. This training will help professionals recognize the basic signs of a crisis as well as the interventions, de-escalation skills, and nonviolent methods for managing disruptive and challenging behavior. The training will also provide an understanding of alternative available resources with essential tips for working with emergency providers.

Approved for 1.5 CECs by NASW/CT

To Register Please Visit http://www.continuumct.org/openhouse
Somatic Healing for Trauma Resolution
Are you a helping professional interested in learning how to effectively
address and transform the symptoms of toxic stress and trauma?

NASW CT and Sound Counseling Center, LLC
are pleased to offer 2 training opportunities!
An Overview of Somatic Healing            Fundamentals of Somatic Healing
Thursday, July 18 th                                  Friday, July 19 th
6 pm - 8 pm (5:30 registration)                       9 am - 4:30 pm (8 am registration)
$35 for NASW members $125 for NASW members
$55 for non-members / public $160 for non-members / public
2 CECs 6 CECs

Approved for CECs by NASW/CT for LM/CSW’s, LMFT’s, LPC’s, Psychologists

Inn at Middletown
70 Main Street
Middletown, Connecticut

This Somatic Heal ing workshop is designed for professionals who work with the effects of trauma: social workers, mental and medical health professionals, body workers, first responders, educators, clergy, and other professionals in the healing arts. Participants will learn about the basic principles and theory of Somatic Healing and about the Somatic E xperiencing Professional Training. Somatic Experiencing® (SE™) was developed by Peter Levine, PhD, author of the bestseller : W aking the Tiger: Healing Trauma , In An Unspoken Voice and Trauma and Memory: Brain and Body in a Search for the Living Past .
SE is a potent approach to resolving the symptoms of trauma and chronic stress. The SE approach offers a framework to assess where your client is “stuck” in the fight, flight, or freeze responses and provides clinical tools to resolve these fixated physiological states that underlie many trauma symptoms. Both workshops will offer theoretical and experiential opportunities to learn effective s trategie s for restoring nervous system regulation and resolving trauma that can be immediately integrated into your professional practice.
 
The three-year SE™ Professional Training is a continuing education program that will help you make an even greater impact with your clients who suffer with sy mptoms of trauma . I nformation will be av ailable for regional upcoming trainings.
RUSSELL IRA JONES is Advanced Level faculty of the SE Trauma Institute and the Brazilian Trauma Association. He teaches SE in North and South America, Europe, and Japan. Together with Lael Keen, he operates a training center on the south coast of Brazil and is a founding member of the Brazilian Trauma Association. Russell has a BA in psychology, is trained in meditation and is a Matrixworks (group dynamics) trainer. He has studied Ki-Aikido, and Shin Shin Toitsu Do, the Japanese art of mind and body coordination, for over 40 years and is an internationally recognized lecturer. Russell has a private practice in Brazil, and continues to work intensively with trauma, and its effects, and enjoys experimenting with others to expand awareness and perception of boundaries in order to restore the natural self-regulation of our nervous systems.
 
FREE Workshop
Understanding Medicaid Eligibility Basics

Tuesday, July 23, 2019
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm (Registration starting at 4 pm)
Artis Senior Living, 814 East Main Street, Branford, CT 06405

Medicaid rules are complicated. To add to the confusion, the rules change regularly. In this FREE session led by Attorney Paul Czepiga , you’ll learn about Medicaid as it applies to the state of Connecticut’s senior population, including a general overview of Medicaid and the application process. You'll learn through real-life examples how different techniques can be used to help your clients protect some of their assets, especially in a crisis situation. You’ll walk away with an understanding of the most current Medicaid rules and how and if your clients could benefit.


Approved for 1 CEC by NASW/CT.
ENERGETIC BODY TYPES: WHAT THEY REVEAL ABOUT YOUR CLIENTS

Friday, July 26, 2019
9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Blue Heron Healing, 43 Amato Circle, Wethersfield, CT
The Energetic Body Types are: Creator, Lover, Supporter, Achiever and Challenger. Like energetic armor, each type reflects a way of holding energy in the body that defends against pain. Adopted in childhood, these defensive patterns prevent our clients from moving through life with flow, vitality and grace.

For each body type you’ll discover: how they engage in life, their main issues, their hidden agendas, how they feel, how they make others feel, how they speak, their human challenge, their spiritual life task, early imprinting, the energy centers most affected, their shadow emotions, how their overall energy feels; what physical, emotional, and psychological difficulties each body type is prone to, and the gifts and talents of each one. You’ll learn short and long-term healing practices for each.

The training goal is to begin to recognize the body types -- to ascertain what psycho/emotional/spiritual dynamics are at play for your clients. This is fascinating information you can put to immediate use in your practice.

To register please contact: Julie Montinieri, Energy Medicine Practitioner, at julie.montinieri@gmail.com or 860-614-0747. Visit http://blueheronhealing.blogspot.com/p/nasw-approved-cecs.html  for further information. $159 includes catered lunch.

This program is NASW/CT approved for 6 CECs.
“Say it soft and it’s almost like praying”
Understanding the Traumatic Experiences of Puerto Ricans in Colonial Context
August 8, 2019
Central Connecticut State University, Vance Academic Center, Room 105
9:00 to 9:30 Registration and Coffee
9:30 to 12:00 Panel Presentation & Discussion

This workshop combines research on trauma, resilience, and practice wisdom with findings from an ongoing community based participatory research project with Puerto Ricans who migrated to Connecticut after Hurricane Maria in October of 2017. The presentation’s title references the music and lyrics of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s song “Almost Like Praying” reflecting the spirit of Puerto Rico and the hope, strength, and spirit of unity offered to those affected by the tragedy. The incorporation of research on the effects of intergenerational and historical trauma and reactions to natural and socio-political conditions that compel migration with a study examining the relocation experiences of Puerto Rican families to Connecticut provides a unique and compelling learning experience for practitioners working with the Puerto Rican/Latinx community.

Anthony De Jesus, EdD, MSW , an Associate Professor of Social Work and Equitable Community Practice at the University of Saint Joseph, will serve as leader and moderator for the workshop.  F. Taina Amaro, LCSW , the owner of Harmony Health, LLC and an Adjunct Professor in the MSW Program at the University of Saint Joseph, will present on specific adverse childhood experiences and reactions to natural disasters and political conditions that spur migration causing individuals to confront a new set of adverse experiences in a new and often unwelcoming environment with economic challenges and linguistic and institutional racism.  Reinaldo Rojas, PhD, MSW , Assistant Professor of Social Work at Central Connecticut State University, will follow with the preliminary findings of an inquiry with Puerto Rican families who relocated to Connecticut including how they experienced their reception in Connecticut, the barriers they confronted, the resources that aided them, and the recommendations they offer to improve the process. Implications for clinical practice with Puerto Ricans and other survivors of trauma will be addressed with opportunities for questions and discussion.

Approved for 2.5 Cultural Competency CECs
Costs: $10, students; $30, NASW Members; $55, Not yet Members
Trans 201: Advanced Practices in Serving the Transgender Community
Sarah A. Gilbert, LCSW
Monday, August 19 th , 9am-4pm    The Lyceum, 227 Lawrence St, Hartford CT

Approved for 6 Cultural Competency CEC’s through NASW/CT

This training is suitable for mental health practitioners who already have some foundational knowledge of gender identity, and some experience in working with transgender clients. This is not your typical mental health training where you’re talked at all day. Here, you’ll be engaged in interesting discussions, engage with fellow colleagues, and think about your work in new ways to build a solid trans-affirming clinical space.
In this training you will:

  • gain an in-depth knowledge of various social, medical and legal transition options
  • learn how to assess for readiness/suitability for gender affirming surgeries
  • gain knowledge on treatment of co-occurring gender dysphoria and other diagnoses
  • learn about writing letters of support for clients for cross-hormone treatment and gender affirming surgery
  • gain insight into how to advocate for transgender clients with insurance companies and other medical/mental health providers.

Payment is expected at the time of registration to reserve your seat. Payments can be made via check, credit card, or PayPal.

Cost: $150