Re-creating a Sense of Safety

                  "Growth and Resilience After Tragedy" 

Join us in welcoming Judith Norman, MA, LPC, LSC, RPT-S on November 7th and 9th for the virtual workshop on Re-creating Sense of Safety - Growth and Resilience After Tragedy.

When we experience tragedy our view of the world can be changed in an instant. Disorientation creates a loss in a sense of safety.  We no longer perceive we know what to expect next, as we struggle to make sense of things. The recent school shootings have us all questioning what to do, and how to support our young people. Together, we’ll explore how to help re-create a sense of safety.

As a society, we’ve had several collective traumas over the past few years. These events have become part of the fabric of who we are, however, this doesn’t mean they have to define us, nor our children. Understanding the neurobiology of trauma gives us guidance in how to offer support. We’ll explore a timeline approach to interventions to guide our work now and, in the future, as integrating these events will be on-going.

Learn to facilitate processing in ways that build empowerment and resilience. This is vital as feeling empowered, with an internal locust of control, is a strong protective factor against PTSD symptoms. We’ll focus on one-on-one support, and strategies for working in groups, in both school and clinical settings. Using the tenets of Synergetic Play Therapy®, we can learn to move through these challenging moments in ways that develop the resilience of our clients and ourselves.

Specific Learning Objectives: (we need at least 3 objectives)

1.  Participants will examine the neurobiology of trauma.

2. Participants will explore a timeline approach to effective interventions.
3. Participants will learn strategies for moving towards integration and promoting empowerment.
4. Participants will examine the importance of ventral vagal activation for developing resilience.

Judith Norman, MA, MA, LPC, LSC, RPT-S

Judith Norman is a clinical supervisor, educator, and trainer with extensive experience in training mental health professionals in working with childhood trauma. Judith is a Registered Play Therapist Supervisor and is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapy Teacher and Supervisor. She is licensed as both a Professional and a School Counselor and trains clinical and school-based mental health professionals and speaks and consults internationally on creating trauma-informed schools. Judith is Certified in EMDR Therapy and utilizes the tenets of Synergetic Play Therapy in clinical and educational settings.

Judith Founded the Braindrops Play Therapy Wellness Center where she synthesized trauma-informed practices with child-clients, family education and support, along with Rhythmic Movement Training. She also co-Founded the Synergetic Education Institute to support educators, school-based mental health professionals and educational leaders.

The Ecumenical Center for Religion and Health is an approved provider of continuing education by the State of Texas for the following: LPC, LMFT, LSW, LCSW, LMSW, and LCDC. The Center is also  a provider of CPE by the Texas Education Agency, TEA CPE Number 902304.

This presentation provided 6 ceu credits.