***ATTEND IN-PERSON OR VIRTUALLY***

AGENDA:

3:00 PM – Registration & NEAAP Chapter Meeting

3:30 PM – Putting on your trauma lens - basics of trauma - how/why kids are impacted - Heather Forkey, MD

• Review the human stress response and the connections with ACES, toxic stress and resilience
• Apply the role of attachment or safe, stable and nurturing relationships as they address resilience and trauma
• Identify the long-term impact of repeated stimulation of fight or flight responses and hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis at the molecular, cellular and organ level and how this presents as physiologic and behavioral effects
• Explain differential sensitivity to context, or the “orchids and dandelions” theory

4:30 PM – Break

4:45 PM – Another lens: Helping families navigate mental health needs - Stefanie Armstrong & Cathy Schweitzer from The Cord

• Review behaviors that may be linked to underlying mental health issues.
• Identify language to facilitate conversations to seek mental health treatment.
• Explain methods to help parents connect behaviors to potential mental health concerns.

5:30 PM – Panel Discussion - Heather Forkey, MD; Stefanie Armstrong; Cathy Schweitzer & Suzanne Haney, MD

6:00 PM – Adjourn

A networking reception will be held immediately following the conference with beverages and hors d'oeuvres.

***CME pending***

ABOUT PRESENTERS:

Heather Forkey, MD

Mass Memorial Children’s Medical Center/UMass Medical School

• Chief, Child Protection Program (CPP)
• Director, Foster Children Evaluation Service (FaCES)
• Medical Director, Lifeline4Kids
• Professor of Pediatrics
• Vice-Chair for Wellness, Department of Pediatrics

Stefanie Armstrong, MS, LIMHP

• Co-Owner of The Cord
• Certified EMDR therapist and consultant
• Co-author - Integrative Team Treatment for Attachment Trauma Protocol (IATP-C) & its guide - Integrative Parenting

Cathy Schweitzer, MS, LIMHP

• Co-Founder of Attachment and Trauma Center of Nebraska
• Certified EMDR therapist and consultant
• Co-author - Integrative Team Treatment for Attachment Trauma
• Protocol (IATP-C) & its guide - Integrative Parenting

Suzanne B. Haney, MD

• Medical Director of Project Harmony
• Associate Professor of Child Abuse Pediatrics at UNMC
• Child Abuse Pediatrician at Children’s Hospital & Medical Center