Educational Training

Specialized Speaking & Training for Professionals
I offer tailored training sessions and keynote addresses for professionals who work with victims and survivors of abuse and trauma, including those with brain injuries. These sessions aim to foster understanding, build empathy, and provide tools for supporting survivors effectively:

  • First Responders: Educating emergency personnel on the physical, mental, and emotional impacts of trauma, including brain injury, and equipping them to respond with compassion and understanding.
  • Healthcare Workers: Addressing the intersections of trauma, brain injury, and health to improve patient care, identify hidden injuries, and foster more trauma-informed practices.
  • Attorneys and Legal Professionals: Enhancing awareness of the challenges survivors face, including cognitive and emotional impacts, and offering strategies to provide effective, trauma-sensitive legal representation.
  • Advocates and Social Workers: Providing insights into the lasting effects of abuse on mental health, emotional resilience, and cognitive functioning, with strategies to empower survivors.
  • Judicial System Workers: Educating judges, prosecutors, and court staff on how trauma and brain injury affect survivors’ behaviors and responses, ensuring a fair and supportive approach within the legal process.

Workshops & Seminars
Interactive, educational sessions designed to equip participants with tools for achieving holistic well-being and fostering trauma-informed care. Topics include:

  • Understanding the effects of trauma and abuse on the brain, body, and mental health.
  • Building resilience and navigating recovery for individuals with trauma-related brain injuries.
  • Strategies for self-care and reducing burnout for those working in high-stress professions.
  • Creating trauma-informed systems that prioritize survivor support and collaboration.