There will be two sessions included in this full day workshop.
Session 1
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM: What Happened to You?: Shifting Perspectives on the Impact of Childhood Trauma
Session 2:
1:00 PM - 3:00 PM: COVID19: Helping Children and Families Manage Stress and Build Resilience
This is a FREE professional development opportunity for TAOEP, RSSP, and ICEARY members.
Dr. Perry is the Senior Fellow of The ChildTrauma Academy a Community of Practice based in Houston, TX and Professor (Adjunct) in the Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria Australia.
Dr. Perry is the author, with Maia Szalavitz, of The Boy Who Was Raised As A Dog, a bestselling book based on his work with maltreated children and Born For Love: Why Empathy is Essential and Endangered.
This workshop is sponsored by West 40 Intermediate Service Center, the Illinois Coalition for Educating At-Risk Youth (ICEARY), and the Truants' Alternative and Optional Education Professional Development (TAOEP) Project.
