Trauma-Informed Practice Training with Riverside Trauma Center, Part Two

Event Date 10.26.2019
Location: Cambridge, MA

Overview
The goal of this comprehensive two-day training is to prepare teaching artists and leaders in the cultural sector to deliver basic behavioral health disaster response skills to young people that have experienced trauma from large-scale disasters or critical events such as homicides, suicides, accidental deaths, and similarly distressing events. Participants will be presented with the evolution of efforts to assist survivors following trauma and provided with an overview of the human stress response and how it affects the choice of interventions with distressed individuals. The Post-traumatic Stress Management (PTSM) continuum of interventions and the eight core functions of Psychological First Aid (PFA) will be taught.

Part One
Friday, October 18, 2019
9am-5pm
Boston Children’s Museum
308 Congress Street
Boston MA 02210

Part Two
Saturday, October 26, 2019
9am-5pm
Community Art Center
119 Windsor Street
Cambridge MA 02139

The training comprises two 6.5 hour days. Participants must commit to both days.

9.00-9.30: Registration, coffee etc.
9.30-12.00: Session time
12.00-1.00pm: Lunch
1.00-5.00pm: Session time

NOTE: THE TRAINING IS FREE AND LIMITED TO TWO REPRESENTATIVES PER ORGANIZATION.
For more information, contact Erik Holmgren at 617-858-2731.

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