Intimate Trauma Symposium: 50 Years of Intervention and Healing

On Safe Connections' 50th anniversary, join to learn about five decades of growth, challenges, and breakthroughs in addressing intimate partner dynamics. The Symposium is for clinicians, social workers, advocates and allies. CEUs available. Keynote Presenters are:

Fran Danis, PhD, Associate Professor Emerita, University of Texas at Arlington, recognized by the National Association of Social Workers as a Social Work Pioneer® in the field of violence against women. "Celebration & Resilience: Sharing Our Origin Stories"

Jennifer Gomez, PhD., Associate Professor at the School of Social Work and Faculty Affiliate at African American & Black Diaspora Studies and the Center for Innovation in Social Work & Health, Boston University. "Black Women & Girls at the Center: From Cultural Betrayal Trauma to Institutional Courage & Dreamstorming"

Co-Chairs are:

Tonya Edmond, PhD, William E. Gordon Distinguished Professor, George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Wash U

Heidi Suguitan, MA, LPC, ATR-BC, Director, Clinical and Education Services, Safe Connections

Additional presenters include:

Kelly Caul, MSW, LCSW, SEP, on "The Wisdom of the Body: A Somatic Exploration of Trauma, the Nervous System, and Healing"

Abby Gonzalez, MA, PLPC, ATR-P and Kendall Burt, MA, PLPC, ATR-P, Safe Connections, "Expressive Art as a Tool for Healing and Feeling"

Emily Stoinski, Community Outreach Coordinator, Safe Connections, "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do- Violence Prevention Through Rejection Focused Messaging"

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