Unlearning Generational Trauma Scripts

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro Department of Counseling and Educational Development presents...

Unlearning Generational Trauma Scripts

by Dr. Stacey Diane Arañez Litam

Friday, August 15, 2025 from 1-2:30 PM EST

Location: Curry Building Auditorium (Room 225 of Curry Building)

1109 Spring Garden Street, Greensboro, NC 27412

This workshop is free for UNCG Department of Counseling and Educational Development (CED) students, faculty, staff, and site supervisors. For individuals not affiliated with UNCG CED, there is a $15 registration fee.

If you would like to obtain CE credit for the workshop, you must (a) register under the correct ticket, (b) indicate that you would like CE credit, and (c) attend the full program. Registration will close at 2:30 PM EST on Friday, August 15, 2025. Tickets will be verified at the door with check-in and check-out times for CE certificate purposes. Registration is required.

The workshop qualifies for 1.5 clock hours of NBCC-approved continuing education.

Program Description:

Each of us carry generational trauma scripts and limiting beliefs that impact our relationships, productivity and scholarship, as well as burnout and compassion fatigue within academia and higher education. Join Dr. Litam as she reflects on how identifying and challenging her family’s intergenerational stories and limiting cultural scripts empowered her to become an advocate for the Asian American community following COVID-19 while cultivating resilience among epistemically excluded communities. Attendees will reflect on their own internalized scripts and learn specific strategies to challenge limiting belief systems from a strength-based perspective.

Learning Objectives:

1. Attendees will learn key concepts related to intergenerational trauma.

2. Attendees will obtain a deeper understanding of how trauma scripts and limiting belief systems are inherited across generations and families of origin in ways that impact relationships, workplace behaviors and productivity, and overall well-being.

3. Attendees will learn specific strategies to challenge limiting beliefs and increase impact within relationships, families, workplaces, and broader communities.

About the Presenter:

Stacey Diane Arañez Litam, PhD, LPCCs, NCC, CCMHC is an Associate Professor of counselor education at Cleveland State University, racial equity strategist, licensed professional clinical counselor and supervisor, as well as a clinical sexologist with the American Board of Sexology. Dr. Litam is a member of the Forbes Health Advisory Board, the Advisory Council Chair for the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) Minority Fellowship Program and was named one of Crain’s Cleveland 40 Under 40 in 2023. Her book, "Patterns That Remain: A Guide to Healing for Asian Children of Immigrants" combines research, storytelling, and history to provide a practical framework to heal diasporic wounds, break intergenerational trauma patterns, and strengthen relationships. Dr. Litam’s work has been featured in the White House, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Forbes Health, National Public Radio (NPR), Discovery Magazine, Dutch BBC, Psychology Today, National Institutes of Health, Mental Health Academy, The Daily Mail, The Filipino Channel, as well as in podcasts, documentaries, and news outlets. She has served as a content expert on topics related to racial equity, intergenerational trauma, cultural competence, microaggressions, cross cultural communication, and multiracial solidarity for Fortune 500 companies, nationally recognized brands, professional sports teams, multinational law firms, federal level organizations, political leaders, and academic institutions. Dr. Litam is an immigrant and identifies as a Filipina and Chinese American woman.

For questions, please contact Dr. Christian D. Chan at cdchan@uncg.edu.

CE Provider Contact Information:

ced@uncg.edu

UNC Greensboro - Department of Counseling and Educational Development

228 Curry Building, PO Box 26170

Greensboro, NC 27402-6170

(336) 334-3423

soe.uncg.edu/academics/departments/ced/

UNC Greensboro – Department of Counseling and Educational Development has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 3014. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. UNC Greensboro – Department of Counseling and Educational Development is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.