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Trauma Sensitive Practices

March 10, 2022 @ 11:00 AM EST

Trauma Sensitive Practices

Facilitators: Chyrel Oates, Brenda Pryor
March 10, 10am – 12pm

This session will an overview of incorporating trauma sensitive approaches into youth work practices. This workshop focuses on enhancing the understanding, recognizing, and responding to the impact of a variety of trauma experiences. The sessions will explore the effect of trauma on brain development in youth and youth-centered practices to mediate its effect.
Participants will:
• Identify the impact of trauma on the brain
• Utilize evidence-based practices to develop coping and healing strategies for adults
• Learn to consider the impact of the role of trauma in youth
• Develop practices to mediate the effects of trauma

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Testimonials

“MyCom Youth Development Initiative aims to engage via education, such amazing out-of-school opportunities as they recognize that youth who are bullied are more likely to feel disconnected from school."

Curtis Benjamin
"MyCom has extended hundreds of youth exceptional opportunities to grow, expand their knowledge and express their voice in so many ways. I can honestly say that the youth are not the only ones who are learning, growing and having wonderful exposure opportunities. This adult is a beneficiary of countless blessing as well."

Brenda Pryor

MyCom Coordinator
"It was amazing, and really made me think of my community more, and how I can change it"

Brandan Newton

Anton Grdina FLOW Participant

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MyCom will enact our mission with race and equality at the forefront of our work as we always have. We will use our thought-leadership, funding, advocacy, and network to redesign service delivery. Together we will rethink infrastructure and create solutions that eliminate access to healthcare, cyclical poverty, access to quality education, housing stability, and other barriers that have impacted black lives.

Trauma Sensitive Practices