Plenary Session: Creating Trauma-Informed Healing Communities
Plenary Speaker: Becky Haas
Resilient Communities include all of us serving children and families. This track will focus on what all organizations within the community can do to support children and encourage their resilience. So, join us if you work for or volunteer with a children’s club, youth sports team, faith-based program, or early childhood organization.
Communities Track Schedule:
Monday, June 23, 2025
Opening Keynote: How Positive Patterns of Stress Create Resilience: Understanding the Difference Between Adversity and Advantage – Bruce Perry, MD, PhD
1D. Creating Healing Communities: The Community Resilience Model – Elaine Miller Karas, LCSW
2D. Community Response after a Mass Violence Incident: Creating and Coordinating a Response Plan for your School, Organization or Community – Josh Novick, LPC
3D. Creating Resilient Faith Communities of Belonging – Rev. Dr. Sanghoon Yoo, MSW
Special Event: Lifting the Veil on Adoption – A Documentary Project – Brighid O’Shaughnessey, LMSW
Tuesday, June 24, 2025
4D. Plenary Session: Creating Trauma-Informed Healing Communities – Becky Haas
5D. Building Hope in our Communities – Melissa Sadin, EdD
6D. Building Life Skills through Trauma-Informed, Community Mentorship – Rebecca Britt, MA
7D. The Community Resiliency Model for Early Childhood Professionals – Jordan Murphy, CNP, PhD
Closing Session: How Clear is Your Diamond? Using Sports & Exercise to Build Sanctuary for Youth facing Adversity – Martin Simms
