This year marks the 7th Annual Trauma Informed and Resilient Communities Conference in partnership with Crawford and Erie County Systems of Care and Edinboro University of Pennsylvania with a special "thanks" going to Peace4Crawford and the Erie Coalition for a Trauma Informed Community (ECTIC) for their dedication and support of the conference.  

"THANK YOU" Sponsors:

Crawford County Department of Human Services

Erie County Department of Human Services

Crawford County System of Care (SOC)

Erie County System of Care (SOC)

Beacon Health Options

Edinboro University of Pennsylvania

"THANK YOU" Planning Committee:

Joe Barnhart - Crawford County System of Care (SOC) & Peace4Crawford

Melissa Bible - Erie County Department of Human Services & ECTIC

Cassie Dundon - Achievement Center & ECTIC

Melanie Hetzel-Riggin - Penn State CORE & ECTIC

Sabrina Hornstein - Crawford County SOC Family Partner & Peace4Crawford

Gloria McDonald - Crawford County SOC Family Partner & Peace4Crawford

Steve Minick - Family Services of NWPA & ECTIC

Angela Morton - Crawford County Drug & Alcohol Executive Commission, Crawford County SOC & Peace4Crawford

Lee Scandinaro - Crawford County SOC

Nicole Wells - Achievement Center, System of Care Erie & ECTIC

About the Conference:

This conference will focus on how individuals, families, and our communities can move forward after a global pandemic by redefining our “new normal,” making sense of the past, and focusing on the future.

NOTE: This conference will NOT be recorded. Attendees will NOT have access to any conference materials or presentations past 4:30 pm on 9/21/2020.  

Conference goals:

1. Explore the impact the coronavirus pandemic had on identifying social inequalities within systems that support children, young adults, and their families, and explore strategies for addressing inequalities within those systems.
2. Draw attention to local initiatives, programs, and efforts that have successfully implemented and sustained pandemic protocols and quickly adjusted daily business or service delivery to meet the needs of vulnerable populations through creative engagement strategies, building resilience, or staying connected.
3. Explore the importance of post-traumatic growth and coping in a pandemic through evidence-based coping strategies.
4. Highlight effective strategies for conducting supervision, educating others, or changing policies and organizational culture to promote trauma-informed principles that dually support professionals, educators and clinicians post-pandemic.
5. Discuss the importance of building resilience through effective self-care practices and post-pandemic relationship-building strategies.
6. Discuss ways to establish safety and security when redefining the “new normal,” and explore interventions that support individuals in mitigating the collateral damage (for example, stress and anxiety) the pandemic may have imposed.
7. Explore the impact of intergenerational trauma on individuals who lived through a global pandemic.

Continuing Education Units:

The Conference Planning Committee has applied to offer the following Continuing Education Credits: Please note the applications are pending approval.

1. Pennsylvania Certification Board (PCB) for Drug & Alcohol
2. Social Work (LSW/ LCSW, LPC & LMFT)
3. APA credits
4. Nursing CE: This activity meets the continuing nursing education requirements of the Pennsylvania State Board of Nursing. It is sponsored by Mercyhurst University, an eligible source of continuing education (CE) for nurses in Pennsylvania
5. Act 48

Points of Contact & Troubleshooting:

Attendees are encouraged to use the "live chat" feature located in the bottom right corner of the screen (blue circle icon). Technical support is offered via chat, email or phone 24/7 through AccelEvents

For additional assistance or questions contact:

Nicole Wells, MS

System of Care Erie

Project Director

nicolewells@achievementctr.org

814-460-2115