Neurobiology and Trauma Support

Join us for this 2-day training to understand how stress and trauma affect the brain and behavior. Participants will learn how difficult experiences can make it harder for people to process information and make choices. These practical tools are designed for frontline advocates.
Learning objectives:

• Interpret behavior through a threat response and regulation state rather than moral judgement or shame
• Recognize how toxic stress and trauma narrows bandwidth and reduces access to reflection and choice
• Apply plain language and repeatable tools to lower avoidable threat and restore regulation
• Design environments and interactions anchored in safety, trust and transparency
• Build coherent care by increasing comprehensibility, manageability and meaningfulness

At the end of the training you can choose to receive certification from the AZ Trauma Institute as a Trauma Support specialist at an additional fee.

His life and work reflects his deeply held conviction that human suffering is not a fate to be borne, but a mission to overcome. For over 40 years, Dr. Logan has helped individuals, families, and organizational teams to work through trauma, toxic stress, and histories of adversity, and build towards resiliency. He holds a Master’s Degree in Counseling and a Doctorate in Practical Theology. He is a Fellow with the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress and a Certified Trauma and Resiliency Life Coach. Dr. Logan trains and consults with organizational leaders and professional care providers throughout the United States and in multiple countries outside the United States.

PAYING BY CHECK

If you need to pay by check click on the "Order Now" button. Fill out the registration information and then when you get to the payment method, there will be a drop-down box with options of payment method. There you can select "Pay By Check" this will allow you to register without paying at this time. However, payment must be received Aug 18,2026. No one will be allowed to attend the training without payment unless approved by the Project Director, Connie Chapman. You can contact Connie at (602)-421-9354 or e-mail at [email protected].

Checks can be sent to:

**AVAA

P.O. Box 25859

Tempe, AZ 84285

WHEN REGISTERING

Please ensure that your current e-mail address, position title along with your name is included in the registration information. Many agencies have accounting personal and/or supervisors who register for them, so be sure you enter your name and e-mail address when registering.

REFUNDS

A full refund minus registration site fees can be received by requesting it Aug 18, 2026 by going through the Eventbrite system or emailing [email protected]

IS MY REGISTRATION TRANSFERABLE?

You may transfer a registration from one person to another by Aug 26, 2026 by contacting Connie Chapman at [email protected].

HOTEL INFORMATION

Hotel scholarships are available. You can request one by emailing Connie at [email protected]. It is on a first come first serve basis and subject to hotel availability.

If your agency would like to pay for the hotel yourself, the closest hotel to the facility is the Homewood Suites Phoenix Airport South

https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/phxashw-homewood-suites-phoenix-airport-south/?SEO_id=GMB-AMER-HG-PHXASHW&y_source=1_MjA4NDI1Ni03MTUtbG9jYXRpb24ud2Vic2l0ZQ%3D%3D

When making a reservation ask for the Desert Willow Rate.