Working Together to Heal the Wounds of Childhood Trauma

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If you work with traumatized children and families facing complex challenges and overwhelming obstacles to stability, then you are likely to have more questions than answers. Our usual ways of thinking about mental health are of limited value when problems are embedded within generations of abuse and neglect, family dysfunction, poverty and reactive living.

The Problem to Solution workshop series brings you state of the art knowledge about trauma and how it changes lives, and solutions based in over 30 years of clinical experience with children and families struggling to maintain equilibrium on uneven, shaky ground.

Problem to Solution workshops are designed for professionals who work with children and families in a variety of settings: DFCS, schools, hospitals and clinics, courts, group homes, social service agencies, family preservation agencies, adoption agencies, and clinical practice. The workshops are grounded in the belief that a shared understanding of the problems of troubled children and their families and a shared vision of the solutions will enable us to provide the most effective, trauma sensitive services to those most in need.

The objectives of the Problem to Solution workshops are to:

• Increase participants’ "trauma sensitivity"
• Enhance participants’ awareness and skills as agents of change
• Help participants view children through the dual lenses of trauma and developmental stages
• Give participants a framework for working with children and families that is sensitive to their roles in the social service network
• Provide practical tools for assessment and intervention
• Care for the caregiver: stress management and burn-out prevention

Each workshop in the Problem to Solution series addresses a question that you have likely asked many times. We explore the complexity of each question and arrive at a broader understanding than we started out with. Using the trauma and developmental lenses to give us a clearer view of perplexing questions, we are then ready to find innovative and effective solutions that are tailored to the needs of each child and family and are sensitive to the ways in which the challenges of working with troubled children shows up in your professional life.

When Will The Problem To Solution Workshop Series Be Held?

The workshop series will be presented on Fridays from March to June 2008, featuring two workshops a month. For your convenience, each workshop is offered twice:

	Title	Workshop 1	Workshop 2
#1	Who is this Child?	March 7, 2008	March 21, 2008
#2	Whose Child Is This?	March 14, 2008	March 28, 2008
#3	How do I Relate to Children Who Can't Relate	April 4, 2008	April 18, 2008
#4	How do Neglect and Abuse Alter the Course of Normal Development?	April 11, 2008	April 25, 2008
#5	Can’t He or Won’t He?	May 2, 2008	May 16, 2008
#6	How do We Ethically Balance Client and Job Demands?	May 9, 2008	May 30, 2008
#7	What do Children Really Need?	June 6, 2008	June 20, 2008
#8	Can Troubled Teens be Taught Responsibility?	June 13, 2008	June 27, 2008

Presented by Dr. Sunaina Jain

How Do I Sign Up For Problem To Solution Workshops?

By Phone

Call Pathways at 404-378-2300

By Email

Where Will The Problem To Solution Workshop Series Be Held?

Workshops will be held at the offices of Pathways Transition Programs:

Phone

404-378-2300

All workshops are held on Fridays from 9am to 4pm

What Is The Fee For Attending Problem To Solution Workshops?

Early registration (2 weeks before workshop)

$130

Within 2 weeks of workshop

$145

Group discount (5 or more from one agency)

$110 per participant