ACEs Connection



Crawford County & Erie County System of Care Partnerships

And Edinboro University Of Pennsylvania

PRESENT:

3RD ANNUAL TRAUMA INFORMED & RESILIENT COMMUNITIES CONFERENCE

“BUILDING AND SUSTAINING TRAUMA

INFORMED COMMUNITIES”

Monday, September 26th, 2016

Frank G. Pogue Student Center, 405 Scotland Road, Edinboro, PA 16444

Registration 7:45 am to 8:45 am ♦ Conference 8:45 am to 3:45 pm

KEYNOTE SPEAKER—MATTHEW SANDUSKY

Continental Breakfast & Box Lunch Provided!

Continuing Education Units & Continuing Legal Education Credits Available

Childcare and transportation assistance is available,

but must be arranged in advance.

Contact Katheryn Picard at

kpicard@co.crawford.pa.us or 814-373-2768.

Seating is limited.

To Register:

Trauma affects everyone.

This conference is for EVERYONE!

This event is cosponsored by the Crawford County & Erie County Departments of Human Services, Edinboro University’s Departments of Political Science/Criminal Justice and Social Work, University of Pittsburgh, Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic and Peace4Crawford trauma informed community collaborative

The PA System of Care Partnership is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

Conference description:

The System of Care partnerships of Crawford and Erie County are committed to addressing the lifelong impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and childhood trauma through awareness programs, trainings, screening and assessments, treatment capacity and community/system change. Our third conference “Building and Sustaining Trauma Informed Communities” will provide all members of our communities with a basic introduction to the science of ACEs and trauma, and much more. We will continue our theme of promoting public and service system engagement in addressing trauma through a variety of speakers and workshops that will answer the questions: What is trauma? What is an ACE score? How does childhood trauma impact behavior, school performance, mental health, physical health, substance abuse, relationships, careers, the economy, suicide and more? Why is it a public health issue? What is trauma resilience and recovery? What can I do about trauma? What can my community do about it? This conference will answer these questions, inspire action and more.

Two plenary sessions will anchor the conference with both the inspiration of personal experience and how that experience can ignite action for trauma awareness, treatment capacity, and individual as well as community resilience. Our first presentation will feature experts and “trauma champions” Audrey Smith and Harry Nelson of Parkside Psychological Associates, who will provide a brief overview of the science of childhood trauma, in particular, the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study. System leaders and community volunteers from Crawford County will join them to share their personal perspectives as well their organizational efforts to build a trauma informed community. Reverend Paul Abernathy of Pittsburgh FOCUS will complete the session by sharing about an innovative pilot program in the Hill District to help a neighborhood recover from trauma and build resilience.

The afternoon plenary session will bring us all back together for our much anticipated keynote speaker, Matthew Sandusky. Matthew will be sharing his personal and powerful story of overcoming sexual abuse as a child, and his life after. Speaking on his journey of healing and empowerment, Matt looks to encourage awareness to caregivers, and hope and healing to survivors.

Morning and afternoon conference workshops will provide participants the opportunity to choose from a variety of specific trauma related sessions in smaller group formats. (See all Workshop descriptions below.)

Who should attend?

The target audience includes community members, family and youth (if under 18, with an adult); university students and staff; members lawyers, judges and other members of the legal/judicial systems; social service providers; all levels of mental health professionals, addictions, corrections, child welfare, domestic violence, education, juvenile/criminal justice, intellectual disabilities, and other family organizations and agencies.

Learning Objectives:

After attending this conference, participants should be able to:

• Describe the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and its importance for communities

• Discuss the impact of trauma generally and through the experiences of trauma survivors

• Explain how unaddressed trauma affects the schools, courts, the child-serving system and more

• Describe secondary trauma and learn strategies to foster personal resilience through self care

• State a minimum of 3 ways to promote individual and community resilience

Agenda:

7:45 Registration & Continental Breakfast

8:45 Welcoming Remarks

9:00 Plenary Presentation – Audrey Smith, Harry Nelson, Rev. Paul Abernathy & more: Building the Trauma Informed Community

10:15 Break

10:30 Skill Development Workshop of Your Choice – Please select a 1st &2nd choice when registering.

12:00 Box Lunch

12:45 Skill Development Workshop of Your Choice – Please select a 1st & 2nd choice when registering.

2:15 Break

2:30 Plenary Keynote –Matthew Sandusky: Hope and Healing

3:45 Closing & Evaluation

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

PLENARY SESSIONS

Morning Plenary 9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

Building the Trauma Informed Community—Awareness, Leadership & Innovation

The creation of a trauma informed community does not happen by accident. It can be nurtured but never forced. It is an incremental process that often can blend subtlety with community values and existing practices, or inspire immediate and creative seismic change. This session will look at some of the fundamental building blocks that help make it all happen.

About the Presenters –

Audrey Smith, MA & Licensed Psychologist, is the founder and executive director of Parkside Psychological Associates (PPA), a privately owned practice specializing in the treatment of individuals whose lives have been impacted by traumatic experiences. Ms. Smith is the co-creator of the Community Abuse Response Team (CART). For the last 20 years, CART has been providing therapy to child and adult victims of sexual abuse as well as adolescents and adults convicted of sexual crimes. In this role Parkside has established collaborative working relationships with Juvenile Probation offices, as well as the offices of County, State and Federal Probation and Parole. Ms. Smith is also a member of the Crawford County System of Care County Leadership Team and its Peace4Crawford, trauma informed community collaborative. She and her brother, Harry Nelson, are two of the founders of the Crawford County trauma informed community movement.

Harry Nelson, MA, is a co-assistant director at Parkside with 35 years of experience in the human service field, including work in the areas of inpatient and outpatient mental health, street based social work, and crisis services. Much of his energy is spent in the area of training and education including trainings with local police forces and the FBI. For 13 years Mr. Nelson taught Service Planning for the Office of Educational and Regional Programming at WPIC in Pittsburgh.

* Ms. Smith and Mr. Nelson have provided training on trauma to over 3,000 individuals in Northwestern Pennsylvania including child welfare, juvenile probation, adult probation, mental health, school personnel, family and youth partners and other community stakeholders over the last year. Many of these trainings were facilitated and supported through partnerships with Crawford County Human Services, Crawford County Juvenile Probation and local schools as a beginning step toward the implementation of a Trauma Informed System of Care.

Reverend Paul Abernathy, MA, is the Director of FOCUS Pittsburgh, an Orthodox Christian non-profit focused on human development in the Hill District, Pittsburgh Pa. He has B.A. in International Studies from Wheeling Jesuit University, and holds a Master in Public and International Affairs from the University of Pittsburgh as well as a Master of Divinity from St. Tikhon’s Orthodox Theological Seminary. Since its inception in 2011, FOCUS Pittsburgh has distributed hundreds of thousands of dollars in food, clothing, furniture, transportation assistance, Identification, and emergency relief to the Greater Pittsburgh Community which includes a Back Pack Feeding Program that distributes food to 2,500 children every weekend during the school year. Paul is also the CEO of the FOCUS Pittsburgh Free Health Center which offers free primary and free behavioral health care to Pittsburgh’s uninsured and underinsured with an initiative currently underway to address Community Trauma called Trauma Informed Community Development.  A former Non-Commissioned Officer in the U.S. Army, Paul is a combat veteran of the Iraq War and has received community awards to include the New Pittsburgh Courier’s 2013 Fab 40 award and Wheeling Jesuit University’s Fr. Pedro Arrupe Distinguished Alumni Award.

Bruce Harlan, BA, is Executive Director of Women’s Services, Inc., in Crawford County, PA. Women’s Services, Inc. serves victims of domestic and sexual violence and provides emergency shelter services to women and children who are temporarily displaced due to domestic violence or other crises. Bruce was born in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, but grew up in the greater Harrisburg area. He received his Bachelors of Arts degree in Behavioral Science from Messiah College in December, 1981. After graduation, Bruce was hired by a residential treatment facility to serve as a counselor to adjudicated youth. For the next eighteen years, he continued to work with at-risk adolescents in a variety of residential and community-based treatment settings. In the year 2000, Bruce was offered the position of Executive Director for a domestic and sexual violence center in South-central Pennsylvania, making him the only male to hold such a position in the Commonwealth. In December 2008, Bruce was appointed Executive Director of Women’s Services, Inc. In this capacity, he is active on various boards and committees in the Meadville community and sits on the statewide boards of the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Rape (PCAR), the Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence (PCADV). He is also a member of the Crawford County System of Care County Leadership Team and its Peace4Crawford, trauma informed community collaborative.

David Crowe, MA, is the Executive Director at Crawford County Drug & Alcohol Executive Commission, Inc. Mr. Crow obtained his Bachelor of Arts in Criminal Justice from Edinboro State College and followed with a Master’s in Criminology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. He began his career as a Juvenile Probation Officer for seven years in Somerset County, followed by a position as Director at York County Juvenile Detention Facility. Mr. Crow returned to local organizations, serving as the Chief Adult Probation Officer in Crawford County for thirteen years, and recently gained his current position with Crawford County Drug & Alcohol Executive Commission. Mr. Crowe is a member of the Crawford County System of Care County Leadership Team and its Peace4Crawford, trauma informed community collaborative.

Gail Kelly, BS, is the current Director of Crawford County Human Services. Ms. Kelly received her Bachelor of Science degree in Business and Behavioral Science from Penn State Behrend. She has worked all of her adult life in social services in Crawford County. She began as a Job Training instructor for intellectually challenged individuals. She also worked as a Case Manager, social service agency Accountant, Program Specialist and Associate Director of Human Services. Ms. Kelly has been in her current position as Director of Human Services for a little over a year. In that time, she has been a champion for the creation of a trauma informed community. Ms. Kelly is an active board member of Big Brothers and Sisters and is involved in many activities and committees at Twelve Apostles Lutheran Church. She resides in Meadville with her husband Frank.

Thomas Washington, MA, is currently the Superintendent of Schools for Crawford Central School District. Before his current position at Crawford Central he served as Superintendent in the Penn Hills School District and the Assistant Superintendent for Human Resources in the Bethlehem Area School District. He was also the Director of Student Services and Elementary Principal in Bethlehem as well. Mr. Washington served as an Elementary Principal in the Allentown School District, and an Assistant Elementary Principal in the Pocono Mountain School District. He started his career as an Elementary Teacher in Albany City and Bethlehem Area School Districts. Mr. Washington has served on numerous committees and organizations including the Superintendent’s Minority Affair Committee, Western Pennsylvania Forum for Superintendents, Allegheny Intermediate Unit Superintendent’s Advisory Council Teams for Legislative Advocacy and Workforce Development, Northwest Tri-County Intermediate Unit, Pennsylvania School Boards Association Platform Committee, the Secretary of Education Poverty, Student Achievement Initiative, Superintendent of Record for the Forbes Road Career and Technology Center, and the Crawford County Career and Technical Center. He has been a workshop/conference presenter to many highly accredited educational conferences. Mr. Washington received his bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York, a master’s degree in education from Kutztown University, an administrative certification from Penn State University, Superintendent’s Letter of Eligibility from the Pennsylvania Department of Education in 2003 and completed his post-masters’ work at Lehigh University. Most recently, he completed the NISL Instructional Coaching Institute of the Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Program. He is also a member of the Crawford County System of Care County Leadership Team. Mr. Washington is married to his college sweetheart, Rene, for 28 years. They have 3 children, Corey, Arria and Adrienne.

Afternoon Plenary 2:30-3:45 p.m.

Matthew Sandusky- Hope and Healing

Mr. Sandusky will be sharing his personal and powerful story of overcoming sexual abuse as a child, and his life after. Speaking on his journey of healing and empowerment, Matt looks to encourage awareness to caregivers, and hope and healing to survivors.

About the Presenter –

Matthew Sandusky, Founder and Executive Director of Peaceful Hearts Foundation, was a victim of childhood sexual abuse from the age of 8 to 17 at the hands of his adopted father, Jerry Sandusky. Matthew is working to turn his traumatic personal experience into a mechanism to prevent childhood sexual abuse and help other survivors heal.

Through his work with Peaceful Hearts, Matthew, raises awareness around child sexual abuse in local communities, supports the life-saving work of children’s advocacy and sexual assault treatment centers, and advocates for legislative changes. Matthew works with researchers, clinicians, the media, politicians, social workers, and child protection professionals to raise awareness and improve the quality and availability of services to survivors nationwide.

In addition to his advocacy work, Matthew is committed to empowering and educating children to use their voices and help protect them against abuse. He is working with other advocates to implement an in-school curriculum to empower children to use their voices as a first line of defense, along with parents and teachers.

Matthew is also an accomplished author, chronicling his years of abuse in his memoir, Undaunted: Breaking my Silence to Overcome the Trauma of Child Sexual Abuse, which sheds light on the truth about abuse and the healing journey that a victim goes through to become a survivor. As an internationally recognized spokesperson, on the topic of child sexual abuse, Matthew is asked regularly to comment on breaking news. He has done a one-on-one interview with Oprah Winfrey, been featured in two documentaries, Happy Valley and Invisible Scars, and is regularly published in major newspapers across the country.

Matthew attended Penn State University, studying Business. He along with his wife and children currently reside in State College, PA. Through his work with Peaceful Hearts Foundation, Matthew Sandusky has moved from victim to survivor of child sexual abuse.

Skill Development Workshops 10:30 a.m. -12:00 p.m. & 12:45 - 2:15 p.m.

HealthRHYTHMS Group Empowerment Drumming with Mela Calomino, BA (AFTERNOON ONLY)

Try out HealthRHYTHMS® -- a fun, evidence-based whole person strategy which promotes socialization and ensures a healthy non-strenuous workout. On a deeper level it builds bridges while fostering nurturing, support, camaraderie, self-respect and respect for others. It is not really about drumming, but uses the drum as a tool for communication and personal expression. This system can be integrated as a therapeutic strategy in group counseling sessions, support groups, rehabilitation centers, schools, hospitals, aging facilities and more.

The HealthRHYTHMS Protocol is the foundation of HealthRHYTHMS Group Empowerment Drumming Program, and consists of a series of 10 steps participants are guided through to facilitate communication and personal expression. Research has shown the results can include: increase in natural killer cell activity, reduction in stress and burnout rates, improvement in mood states, enhanced creativity and bonding, and more.

About the Presenter –

Mela L. Calomino, BA has been employed by Crawford County Human Services in various capacities in child welfare since 2000. In 2009, she began serving as Planning Coordinator/Program Analyst for the agency. This position broadened her role in child welfare and fostered additional experience with improving mental health, intellectual disability and early intervention services throughout the county. Ms. Calomino is a certified instructor/facilitator of a variety of trainings including: HealthRHYTHMS Group Drumming (Basic and Adolescent Protocols) through Remo, Inc., Nonviolent Crisis Intervention through the Crisis Prevention Institute, Mental Health First Aid (Adult and Youth Protocols) through the National Council of Behavioral Health, Question Persuade & Refer Suicide Prevention training through the QPR Institute and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s) Overview training through Parkside Psychological Associates. Ms. Calomino’s duties also include special projects involving family engagement, integrated service systems and trauma informed care initiatives. She has been a member of the Peace4Crawford community collaborative since inception. Additionally, Ms. Calomino was a founding member of the Crawford County Suicide Task Force and has served on this Steering Committee since 2011 and as elected Chairperson for the Task Force since 2014. Ms. Calomino holds a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from Edinboro University. She is also a licensed stylist and esthetician. In her “spare time” she enjoys helping others feel relaxed and rejuvenated!

Hearing Voices with Marcy Kirkpatrick, MS (MORNING & ATERNOON)

This is a distressing voices simulation designed by Patricia Deegan, PhD, that is aimed at providing an experience that will increase empathy of professionals, family members and community members for those that hear voices. The training consists of an introduction by Patricia Deegan, who was diagnosed with Schizophrenia at the age of 17, voice simulation using headphones while also completing various tasks. The exercise wraps up with a debriefing to discuss the overall experience. Please note: This training is not recommended for those who hear voices as it can serve as a trigger for them.

About the Presenter – Marcy Kirkpatrick, MS, is the Clinical Liaison for Clarion Psychiatric Center in Clarion, PA.  Marcy received her M.S. in Rehabilitative Science from Clarion University of Pennsylvania.  She began her career in county mental health, and went on working for several years in mental health case management and child protective services.  Marcy began working at Clarion Psychiatric Center in 2009 in the Social Services Department.  In her current position, Marcy conducts various in-facility staff trainings, as well as outside trainings and presentations in the community, to include Clarion Psychiatric Center’s Suicide Prevention Program.  Marcy is also a member of the Clarion County Child Protective Services Multidisciplinary Team. 

Partners: Faith Communities & Government with Terry Kuhns, Jon Katov & Rose Hilliard (AFTERNOON ONLY)

Can government and faith communities work together and successfully address poverty? In this workshop you will learn how Crawford County Government and the faith community are creating incremental, sustainable capacity to transform poverty through the evidence driven, nationally recognized, Open Table model (). Crawford County was selected by SAMHSA as one of six System of Care sites in the United States to develop the Open Table model for faith and government partnerships. During this workshop you will learn about the shared purpose of Crawford County government and the faith community, how the model creates new human service capacity, the technical details and evidence base of the Open Table model and the training support Open Table provides to communities developing these new partnerships.

About the Presenters – Jon Katov founded Open Table after colliding with a homeless man on a church outreach mission in 2005. Jon’s effort to build a board of directors around his “Brother” and develop a business plan for the next year of his life resulted in the founding of Open Table as a 501 (c) (3) in 2007. Jon serves as CEO of the organization. Open Table’s faith based poverty transformation model breaks through the walls that prevent individuals and families experiencing poverty from tapping the abundant intellectual and social capital and personal networks of faith community members. In faith communities, Open Table changes the response to poverty from transaction to transformation. The Open Table model creates new, reciprocal relationship and trust between people experiencing poverty and those who are not. Through these breakthrough relationships, people experiencing poverty connect to the intellectual and social capital they need to develop their human potential and those not experiencing poverty discover purpose and deepen their faith journey. Together, they begin heal themselves and their community.

The Open Table model is the center of faith-government and community initiatives that have launched in more than 20+ states to support the transformation of poverty into human potential. The Open Table movement is partnered with congregations, experts and best practice organizations in technical support and capacity building, evaluation and human services, business, technology and others. Independent research documents its return on investment for communities and its poverty transformation impact. Prior to leaving the business sector to develop the Open Table model, Jon had more than twenty years of business management and marketing experience. He has worked as an executive at a global advertising agency and as a marketing executive in Fortune 100 and start-up organizations. Jon serves as a member of the Bishop’s Strategic Advisory Committee for the Desert Southwest Conference of the United Methodist Church. Jon lives in Phoenix, Arizona with his wife of twenty-six years where they are members of a United Methodist Church.

Terry Kuhns is the Founder and CEO of People Achieving Change Today, LLC.  Also, he serves as the Project Director of Faith-Government Partnerships for The Open Table.   He has developed and managed organizations and programs that contract with county and state government for the last ten years.  Terry has served on county, state and national committees addressing family and community issues and has been a private consultant to government, faith-based and community organizations. A pastor since 1998, Terry has worked to nurture collaboration between government agencies, churches and other community service providers. He believes strongly that both government and the faith community have something to offer the other. His personal mission is to nurture trusting and purposeful relationships that will positively impact a community.

Rose M. Hilliard has worked at Women’s Services in various capacities since 2002. After a number of years as the Family Advocate, she accepted the position of Medical Advocacy Liaison in 2014.  Rose is also the Chairperson of the Human Trafficking Task Force and the Faith Based Mentoring Committee. Rose became a Commissioned Lay Preacher of the Presbyterian Faith in 2011 and preaches at rural churches in Crawford County.  She also teaches Worship on Wednesdays for the intellectually disabled. This year, Rose took on the roles of Faith Representative for the System of Care (SOC) and SOC Faith Community Coordinator for Open Table. She is qualified in QPR (Question, Persuade and Refer) as a suicide prevention specialist, and is a member of the Crawford County Suicide Task Force. Her civic engagement includes her work as the Chairperson for the Salvation Army in Linesville and as a Hospice Volunteer. She believes that the faith community and government can work together to empower those who are in need, that we can break down the walls to bring us to a place where we don’t bring each other down, but give each other the strength to build ourselves up.

Portraits of Professional CAREgivers: Their Passion, Their Pain with Elaine Rinfrette, PhD

(MORNING & AFTERNOON)

Dr. Rinfrette will facilitate the presentation and discussion of a documentary film which takes us on a journey into a world the public has not seen. The film depicts the dramatic emotional costs experienced by professional providers such as nurses, social workers, clinical psychologists, doctors, firefighters, first responders who rescue, assist, and when possible heal the injured and traumatized. Through dramatic stories, CAREgivers film probes the emotionally risky aspects of professional caregiving and public service. We ask the question: How is the professional care provider affected emotionally and physically, and who helps him or her?!  The audience will discover that engaged empathic caregiving can sometimes be an occupational hazard; we explore the painful and human sides of these professions and the professionals’ response to trauma known as Compassion Fatigue or Secondary Traumatic Stress. We also recognize the profound meaning caregivers may experience, sometimes referred to as compassion satisfaction and ways of coping and recovering from toxic stress in the workplace.

About the Presenter –

Elaine S. Rinfrette, PhD, is an Assistant Professor at Edinboro University Department of Social Work where she is the MSW Program Director. She has over 20 years of outpatient mental health treatment experience with a special interest in trauma and trauma informed care. Her research interests include trauma, trauma informed care, general mental health issues, and addictions.

QPR: Question, Persuade, Refer with Perri Rosen, PhD (MORNING & AFTERNOON)

Mela Calomino, BA and Rose Hilliard Co-Presenting

Learn how to use QPR! This is an evidence-based “gatekeeper” training on suicide prevention.  Gatekeepers can be anyone, including parents, friends, neighbors, teachers, nurses, etc. in a position to recognize a crisis and/or warning signs in someone that may be thinking about suicide.  The gatekeeper learns to recognize early suicide warning signs, question their meaning to determine suicide intent or desire, persuade the person to accept or seek help, and refer the person to appropriate resources. 

About the Presenter –

Perri Rosen, Ph.D., is Project Director of the Garrett Lee Smith Youth Suicide Prevention grant, a SAMHSA-funded grant awarded to the Pennsylvania Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) at the Department of Human Services (DHS) in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.  This grant is focused on suicide prevention awareness, training, screening, and intervention for youth ages 10-24 throughout the Commonwealth.  Dr. Rosen is also Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP) and a Pennsylvania certified Special Education teacher.  Additionally, she sits on the Executive Board of the Pennsylvania Youth Suicide Prevention Initiative (PAYSPI) and the Association of School Psychologists of Pennsylvania (ASPP).

The Role of Relationships and Cognitive Restructuring in Reducing the Trauma Associated with Peer Mistreatment in Schools with Charisse Nixon, PhD (MORNING ONLY)

This session will apply germane developmental research findings related to the role of relationships and cognitive restructuring in reducing at-risk outcomes (i.e., peer mistreatment and its associated trauma). Particular emphasis will be directed towards identifying those specific protective factors that help to mitigate the distress associated with peer mistreatment, and instead build resiliency. Study findings will be discussed using a contextual framework, paying particular attention to gender and grade level effects.

About the Presenter –

Charisse Nixon, PhD received her Ph.D. from West Virginia University and is currently a Full Professor of Psychology at Penn State Erie. She also serves as the Director for the Susan Hirt Hagen Center for Community Outreach, Research and Evaluation (CORE). Building students’ resiliency is a core tenet of her work. She is the coauthor of Girl Wars: 12 Strategies That Will End Female Bullying (Fireside, 2003) and the Youth Voice Project: Student Insights into Bullying and Peer Mistreatment (Research Press, 2014), as well as several scholarly articles on peer victimization.

The Role of Trauma in Symptoms of Mental Illness & Impact on Developing Lives

with Mandy Fauble, PhD, LCSW (MORNING & AFTERNOON)

This presentation will cover the role of trauma in exacerbating symptoms of mental illness, as well as the traumatic impact of mental illness on developing lives and families. Early intervention programming for individuals with first episode psychosis is critical to both reducing the risk for negative outcomes for individuals, families and communities; and building resiliency strategies to support growth and community integration.

About the Presenter –

Mandy Fauble, PhD, LCSW, is Vice President of Clinical Operations at Safe Harbor Behavioral Health of UPMC Hamot in Erie, PA. She has been with Safe Harbor since 2002, and currently oversees all clinical programming. Her areas of focus include serious and persistent mental illness, trauma and crisis intervention. Dr. Fauble has been a faculty member at Mercyhurst University since 2005 and is an assistant professor at Edinboro University of Pennsylvania. She is a certified trainer of Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) and Question, Persuade, Refer. Mandy serves locally on the Erie County Department of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Advisory Board and the Erie County Criminal Justice Coalition. She is on the PA State Board of Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists and Professional Counselors.

The View from Inside the Child-Serving System—Young Adult Success Stories (MORNING ONLY)

Five young adults from Erie County will share their experience, system insight and success stories.  Dannielle, Miranda, Kyree, Sean and Killian are all unique stories of growth and resilience.  How did they do it? What worked? What didn’t? What’s next for them?

About the Presenters –

Dannielle Sidelinger is 19 years old and has been a participant in the Erie County Independent Living Program for approximately three years.  Dannielle is entering her sophomore year at Edinboro University where she is working on a double major in Social Work and Criminal Justice.  In her free time she likes to read, go for runs, and watch Netflix.  Dannielle is an active participant on the Office of Children and Youth’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB) and volunteers her time on other projects such as Global Youth Service Day.  Dannielle has experienced sexual, physical, mental, and emotional abuse.  She is a courageous survivor of childhood trauma.

 

Miranda Wells is 18 years old and has been a participant in the Erie County Independent Living Program for approximately one year.  Miranda is a senior at Cambridge Springs High School.  Her plans are to attend Edinboro University and major in Psychology.  In her free time she likes to watch TV and do her nails, hair, and makeup.  Miranda is employed at Dollar General.  She is an active participant on both the Office of Children and Youth’s and the Erie County Independent Living Program’s Youth Advisory Boards (YAB) and is a regular representative at state events.  She participates in community service regularly at places like the Second Harvest Food Bank and ServErie.  Miranda is a courageous survivor of childhood trauma. 

 

Kyree Chapin is 20 years old and has been a participant in the Erie County Independent Living Program for approximately five years.  While in the program Kyree has displayed consistent participation and dedication.  He has persevered through life challenges with maturity and continues to soar towards his life goals.  Kyree is entering his sophomore year at Edinboro University where he is working towards his Bachelors of Science degree with the concentration being on Pre-Med and Biology with minors in Chemistry and Psychology.  Kyree’s goal is to be a doctor which he is well on his way to achieving. While Kyree’s main focus is on his education he has also dedicated himself to giving back to the community by way of volunteering for Toys for Tots, the Caring Closet, and the Special Olympics.  In addition his extracurricular activities include the Office of Children and Youth’s Youth Advisory Board (YAB), Tri Beta Honors Fraternity, playing the bagpipes, and holding the position as treasurer for the Pre-Healing Arts Club.  Furthermore he is employed part-time as a Science tutor for Edinboro University.

 

Sean Mitchell is 20 years old and has been a participant in the Erie County Independent Living Program for three years. Sean is entering his Junior year of college at Slippery Rock University as a Music Education major with the goal of becoming a music educator.  He is a member of the Slippery Rock University Marching Pride Band, The Pennsylvania Collegiate Music Educators Association, and an Orientation Ambassador.  Sean has been a qualifier in district and regional competitions for band, orchestra, jazz, and choir.  Sean’s passion for music has had everlasting effects on him and he hopes to pass on his passion for music to students when he becomes a teacher.  Music has been one of Sean’s largest copings tools and positive outlets; shaping his character, his outlook on life, his ability to bounce back from adversity, and overall ability to understand others.  Sean shares that he wasn’t dealt a perfect hand in life; music helped to raise him and to find solace in life.  He would like to convey his message of hope and perseverance by sharing his musical talents with others.

 

Killian Byrd is 22 years old and is a graduate of the Erie County Independent Living Program after five years years.  Killian successfully graduated from Great Lakes Institute of Technology where she earned a degree as a medical assistant.  She is currently enrolled in her freshman year at Edinboro University - Porrecco Center where she is majoring in Criminal Justice.  Killian has volunteered at a nursing home and has taught bible school for children ages 7 – 11.  She is currently employed as a Youth Support Partner for Erie County Care Management.  In addition to all of this, Killian is busy raising two children; a two and a half year old daughter and a nine month old son!  Killian has experienced sexual, mental, and physical abuse throughout her life which has made her passionate about advocating for others.

Trauma and Criminal Justice System Responses with Melanie Snyder, OWDS, GCDF, MHFA

(MORNING & AFTERNOON)

There is a growing recognition within criminal justice circles that a significant percentage of people in prisons and jails have experienced serious trauma, often during childhood. Understanding trauma is essential to changing how the justice system responds. This workshop, for people working with justice-involved individuals, will cover intersections between trauma and justice system involvement, how trauma-informed responses can de-escalate behavior, promote recovery, and avoid re-traumatization, and ultimately, reduce the numbers of people with behavioral health challenges in the criminal justice system. 

About the Presenter –

Melanie G. Snyder, OWDS, GCDF, MHFA, serves as the Executive Director of the Lancaster County (PA) Reentry Management Organization (RMO) - a coalition of over 30 criminal justice, human service and faith-based organizations, to improve community safety by helping people transitioning out of prison to become productive citizens and remain crime-free. She provides consulting, strategic planning and facilitation services to newly forming reentry coalitions in other regions and states. Melanie is the author of Grace Goes to Prison: An Inspiring Story of Hope and Humanity (Brethren Press, 2009) and has given a TEDx talk titled “Breaking Out of Prison Thinking.” She is a certified instructor for the Annie E. Casey Foundation’s Healing Communities model, a National Institute of Corrections certified Offender Workforce Development Specialist (OWDS), and a Restorative Justice Mediator. 

Trauma in the Family: A Roadmap of Recovery Through Stress Management and Building a Social Support Network with Erik Young, M.Ed., LPC; and Rhiannon Young (MORNING & AFTERNOON)

Trauma can manifest in many ways; emotional, behavioral, and physical. It is sometimes hard to recognize trauma symptoms for what they are. This presentation will discuss Erik’s family’s story of living with and ultimately recovering from trauma. Through interactive discussion and small group practice, participants will learn how to recognize less common trauma symptoms. They will learn concrete stress management strategies to mitigate the effects of trauma. The will also learn ways to access and strengthen the social support network to help in recovery. The goals of this presentation will be to understand different ways that trauma can manifest within the family system, learning and practicing stress management techniques that are particularly useful for trauma survivors. Participants will also learn about the importance of the social support network and how to bolster it to create a healing environment within the family system.

About the Presenters –

Erik Young, M.Ed., LPC, is a therapist in private practice and a special needs family therapist. He helps exceptions kids and their exceptional parents get along better. He combines over 20 years of experience working with families along with his personal experience of raising several special needs children of his own into his work to create a unique and powerful healing environment in his practice. He spent 13 years as a clinician form the Devereux foundation and over 10 years as a special needs foster parent.

Rhiannon Young is a 16 year old student at Coatesville’s Turning Point cyber school program. She is a talented writer and artist who has won awards for her poetry and photography. As a result of past traumatic experiences she has developed a compassionate heart for others’ suffering. She knows first-hand the importance stress management and proper social support on the journey of trauma recovery.

Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercise® with Kevin Berceli, LPC of Counterpoise Solutions, LLC

(MORNING & AFTERNOON)

This is an interactive demonstration of world renowned TRE®.  Counterpoise Solutions is founded on the basic principle that people are designed to be healthy, and stress may offset our balance.  TRE®, or Tension/Trauma Releasing Exercise®, is designed to restore balance by activating a natural stress reducing response from the body in a safe and self-controlled manner.  This technique has been used around the world from soldiers to school children.  There is a wide range of reported benefits including reducing physical pains or emotional symptoms, and even improving one’s thought process or ability to focus.  At Counterpoise Solutions, we believe in a world that our children can feel proud of, experience safety in and be loved in. We support this by reducing responses such as anger, fear and stress within ourselves within ourselves. This is why we share TRE®.  For more information: . *There will be a limited number of yoga mats and blankets available.  If you prefer, please feel welcome to bring your own.

About the Presenter –

Kevin Berceli, LPC is the founder of Counterpoise Solutions, LLC, which he opened in 2013, providing TRE workshops and stress/trauma education services.  Kevin has the fortunate opportunity to work with various populations including veterans, business professionals and community members.  He has acquired experience in elementary, secondary and post-secondary education settings, drug and alcohol treatment and mental health treatment.  He is a Licensed Professional Counselor and currently serves as a program director at a non-profit mental health residential treatment program for adults in Erie, PA.

CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS

CEUs Offered through Western Psychiatric Institute & Clinic (WPIC):

• Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals

Nurses and other healthcare professionals are awarded 0.6 continuing education units (CEU’s). One CEU is equal to 10 contact hours.

Nurses: for attending this program you will receive a Certificate of Attendance confirming 6.0 hours of continuing education. These hours may be considered eligible for completing the 30 hours of continuing education required for biannual nursing re-licensure in Pennsylvania.  Peer Specialists:  This program fulfills requirements for Certified Peer Specialist continuing education.

• Psychologists

This program is co-sponsored by Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic (WPIC) and the System of Care Partnerships of Crawford and Erie County. WPIC is approved by the American Psychological Association to offer continuing education for psychologists. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This program is being offered for 6.0 continuing education credits.

*Applications for the above credits Nurses and Other Healthcare Professionals and Psychologists will be available at the training.  Participants requesting continuing education credit will need to submit the completed application and the required $30 fee directly to WPIC.

Social Work Continuing Education Offered Through the University of Pittsburgh:

This program is offered for 6.5 hours of social work continuing education through co-sponsorship of the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Social Work, a Council on Social Work Education-accredited school and, therefore, a PA pre-approved provider of social continuing education. These credit hours satisfy requirements for LSW/LCSW, LPC and LMFT biennial license renewal. The University of Pittsburgh certification fee for this program is $10.00 per person due at the conference by check payable to Crawford County Human Services. For information on social work continuing education call (412) 624-3711.

-----------------------

[pic]

................
................

In order to avoid copyright disputes, this page is only a partial summary.

Google Online Preview   Download