Trauma Resiliency- A Wellness Workshop for Victim Service Professionals

ACVS is a non-profit coalition made up of crime victim service providers.  One of its main goals is to provide training and networking opportunities to agencies that provide services to crime victims.  For more information on ACVS click on the following link:http://www.azcvs.net/

Arizona Coalition for Victim Services

Learn tools to build resilience, reduce secondary trauma, and sustain emotional capacity to deliver effective, trauma-informed services.

Prescott Resort & Conference Center

FREE HOTEL ROOMS AVAILABLE (see below)What's included:This retreat will provide practical tools to strengthen professional resilience, manage secondary traumatic stress, and maintain the emotional capacity necessary to provide high-quality, trauma-informed services. These workshops are designed to support effectiveness as advocates and strengthens skills that support Victims of crime. Workshops: The Body As An Ally To Address Vicarious Trauma:The presentation aims to enhance participants' physical, mental, and emotional well-being by providing alternative methods to manage the unique stress and vicarious trauma associated with their important work.Objectives:<ul><li>Understand the role of the autonomic nervous system in trauma responses and how body-based practices support regulation and healing</li><li>Identify three common somatic symptoms associated with trauma</li><li>Learn at least two somatic-based techniques that can be safely integrated into a trauma-informed setting</li></ul> Exploring with Expressive Arts:This workshop will introduce interdisciplinary creative mediums to foster self-discovery, emotional healing, and personal growth. It focuses on the creative process rather than the final product, emphasizing "low-skill, high-sensitivity" methods accessible to all, aimed at managing stress and building resilience. Through art, we can bypass the need to talk about emotions and create a platform of release that is experimental, initiative and private. (No experience necessary.) Somatic Interventions For Vicarious Trauma:End the day with soothing movements and postures to help regulate an over-stimulated nervous system, help to tame a ruminating mind, and release stagnant energy that often builds up from chronic stress or exposure to stress. This class will include a combination of evidence-based Yoga, Tai chi, and mindfulness practices for stress-reduction promoting healing and resilience. Leave feeling more centered, clear, and better prepared to maintain personal health while meeting the demands of trauma-informed professionalism. (No experience necessary.) Meet your Instructors:

<h4>Jagbir Kaur Kang, MA, MS, AMFT (#148425), is a survivor–proof that perseverance and persistence may lead to a path of healing and growth. She is the founder of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ihealandgrow/" title="https://www.instagram.com/ihealandgrow/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">@ihealandgrow</a> and has embarked on a quest to help other survivors shine through their adversities. She empowers them to rediscover their inner strengths and strive to heal their invisible wounds.</h4><h4>She is an author of #1 New Release bestseller “<a href="https://a.co/d/ebHBkRN" title="https://a.co/d/ebHBkRN" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Blooming Through the Cracks</a>” on Amazon and holds a master's degree in psychology from Harvard University Extension Studies and a master's in counseling psychology from Palo Alto University. She is an international speaker, a yoga and meditation teacher, and regularly delivers webinars on mental health and domestic violence. She lives in the San Francisco Bay area.</h4>

<h3>Robin’s work is rooted at the intersection of her background in Justice Studies, Clinical Psychology/Mental Health Counseling, and Mind-body Wellness. She has been a licensed trauma therapist, Master Yoga teacher and specializes in Somatic Psychology and body-mind interventions for trauma resolution. Though clinically trained, her approach to mental health and community wellness is rooted in holistic and integrative perspectives and modalities that restore balance, purpose, and fortitude.</h3><h3>Robin is a nationally recognized presenter on Trauma and Resilience (visit <a href="https://trauma-forward.com/" title="https://trauma-forward.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Trauma-Forward</a>) and has trained thousands of helping professionals. She has been teaching yoga for over 20 years and is considered a teachers’ teacher. She blends all areas of expertise in this unique training.</h3><h3>Robin has created progressive, evidence-based trauma healing programs that incorporate alternative healing modalities such as trauma-informed yoga, mindfulness, eco-therapy, art, music, cultural heritage projects, and peer support programs. She has created programs for Veterans, Cancer Care/Health Care Providers, Family Services, Victim Advocacy, and First Responders.</h3>

HOTEL SCHOLARSHIPSHotel scholarships are available for one night on 4/30 if you are outside the county. If you are traveling for more than 3 hours away, you may request two nights. To apply for the scholarship, register for the event and then email Connie Chapman at avaaacademy@gmail.com requesting the scholarship.WHEN REGISTERINGPlease ensure that your current e-mail address, position title along with your name is included in the registration information. Many agencies have accounting personal and/or supervisors who register for them, so be sure you enter your name and e-mail address when registering.REFUNDSA full refund minus registration site fees can be received by requesting it BEFORE 4/24 by going through the Eventbrite system or emailing avaaacademy@gmail.comIS MY REGISTRATION TRANSFERABLE?You may transfer a registration from one person to another by 4/28 by contacting Connie Chapman at avaaacademy@gmail.com.

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