**This event is open to the public, and is appropriate for professionals and paraprofessionals working with children and their families that have experienced trauma**

CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION: 

Environmental stress and trauma refer to the societal and psychological distress experienced by individuals due to significant stressors in their surrounding environment. This can include natural disasters, climate change, pollution, extreme weather events, social and political instability, chronic exposure to community violence, overcrowding, or poor living conditions, among others. Environmental stress can have significant negative impacts on physical and emotional health and well-being, which can become overwhelming and disrupt a person's sense of safety and stability in their everyday functioning. Furthermore, the ripple effects of environmental stress can extend beyond the individual to impact several systems, including family, school and community, deepening inequities and injustices.

The 10th Biennial Trauma Conference, sponsored by the Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress at Kennedy Krieger Institute, is an opportunity to raise awareness about the impact of environmental stress. The conference is designed for those that deliver services to children and families who have experienced trauma. Attendees will have opportunities to learn and practice appropriate, culturally relevant, trauma-informed intervention and prevention approaches to combat hopelessness and foster healing. Specifically, the conference aims to incorporate the latest research and current trends in the field of trauma and provide practical tools, resources and strategies to mitigate the effects of environmental stress and trauma and to cultivate individual, family and community resilience.
 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

Attendees will be able to:

•    Discuss the complexities of environmental stress and trauma at an individual and societal level 
•    Describe effective trauma informed, evidence supported and practice-based interventions that can be used across context
•    Identify strategies that promote prevention, coping and healing for those impacted by environmental stress and trauma
•    Recognize the benefits of collaborative approaches in the delivery of trauma informed services between families, communities, and providers

WHO SHOULD ATTEND: Mental Health Professionals, Child Serving Professionals and Paraprofessionals, Criminal Justice Professionals, Community Service Organization Professionals, Legislators, Faith-Based Providers, Medical and/or Forensic Professionals, Community Service Providers, Military Providers, Members of Community Organizations, Organizational Leaders, Academic Faculty/Staff

CONTINUING EDUCATION:

Social Workers:  

Kennedy Krieger Institute, Center for Child and Family Traumatic Stress is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This program qualifies for 6.5 Category I continuing education contact hours. 

For non-Maryland Social Workers, this program is Approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Approval #886519563-2671 ) for 6.5 continuing education contact hours.

Professionial Counselors:

Application as an authorized sponsor of continuing education credits for licensed professional counselors has been made. Approval of this program is pending.  Please check back for updates. 

Psychologist:

Kennedy Krieger Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Kennedy Krieger Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Licensed psychologists will be granted up to  6.50 CE credits for the lectures attended in full.

Certificates of Attendance will be also available.
 

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN!!

Visit Event Website for more details:  www.KennedyKrieger.org/TraumaConference2025