Impact of ACEs on the Brain Workshop 

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Exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences increase the risk for 7 out of the 10 leading causes of death in the US and causes disrupted neurodevelopment and cognitive impairment. This workshop will review the original ACE Study, the effects of childhood adversity on brain development, and long-term consequences of untreated childhood trauma.

This 2.5-hour workshop will provide an overview, hands-on interactive learning, and strategies on becoming trauma-informed.

Learning objectives:

• Participants will be able to identify Adverse Childhood Experiences and their own ACE score.
• Participants will develop an understanding of how early trauma impacts brain development.
• Participants will be able to identify how childhood adversity leads to cognitive impairment.
• Participants will increase their knowledge of resiliency and buffering relationships.

*2.5 State of Florida CEUs are included. 

About the Presenter:

  Anne-Marie Brown, LCSW, MCAP, CIP, ICADC is the Director of the Childhood Trauma Response Program at the Center for Child Counseling. She is an EMDRIA Certified Therapist, a TF-CBT Certified Therapist, an EMDR Consultant in Training, and a Qualified Supervisor for addiction professional candidates. 

 Anne-Marie has worked with at-risk youth, families, and adults in our community for the past 15 years and has presented a variety of professional workshops and conference presentations on Adverse Childhood Experiences, Treating Sexual Abuse, Play Therapy Techniques and Treating Childhood Trauma. She has experience working with children, adults, and families who have experienced significant trauma, adolescents and adults struggling with substance use disorders, and individuals with co-occurring disorders. She currently focuses on providing individual and family therapy to children who have experienced sexual abuse, physical abuse, and neglect. She is also collaborating with EMDRIA to develop a series of workshops and articles to expand the use of EMDR with children. 

She is a member of the National Association of Social Workers, the Florida Association for Play Therapy, the Florida Association for Infant Mental Health, the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors and has been published in the Journal of Global Drug Policy and Practice. She is the Communications Chair and active member of the EMDRIA Child and Adolescent Special Interest Group Board and a Steering Committee Member for the North Palm Beach Chapter of the NASW. 

Center for Child Counseling is approved by the Florida Board of Licensed Clinical Social Workers, Licensed Marriage & Family Therapists, and Licensed Mental Health Counselors: Provider #50-11511. We are also an approved provider of Play Therapy Continuing Education. APT Approved Provider #09-263.