NYAPRS Note: Two upcoming webinars from the STAR Center highlight the role of Intentional Peer Support in building and sustaining communities of diversity, and how a trauma informed perspective can aid us in standing in solidarity and active response to protestors in Ferguson, MO.
Upcoming Webinars:
Title: Intentional Peer Support as a Framework for Building Diverse Communities
Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Presenters: Eva Dech & Steve Morgan, International Peer Support
Description:
Please join us for an overview and discussion of Intentional Peer Support as a framework for building community and embracing diversity. IPS is a way of thinking about and inviting powerfully transformative relationships among people. By focusing on the tasks and principles of mutual support, practitioners learn to use relationships to see things from new angles, develop greater awareness of personal and relational patterns, and support and challenge each other in trying new things.
For over ten years, IPS has been training people working in human services all over the world on why and how to build mutual relationships that are energizing, co-creative, and explorative. It is a trauma-informed approach that focuses on staying connected, paying attention to worldview, shifting from helping to learning, and above all, creating relationships that open up new ways of seeing, thinking, and doing.
Title: Reflections on Ferguson: How a Trauma-Informed Lens Can Make A Difference
Date: Friday, December 19, 2014
Time: 2 – 3:30 p.m. ET
Presenters: Leah Harris, M.A., Director of the National Coalition for Mental Health Recovery; Chacku Mathai, CPRP, Director, STAR Center; Keris Jän Myrick, MBA, MS, Director of the Office of Consumer Affairs, Center for Mental Health Services, SAMHSA
Description:
The shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, MO and the recent grand jury decision to not indict police officer, Darren Wilson, became a lightning rod for a surging unrest and tension in communities across the country. Responses ranging from peaceful protests to riots are actually reflections of the grief, anger and continuing trauma of those who are outraged by the experiences of racism and discrimination. This is an important time for our movement to consider how we respond. What do we have to offer? Is the trauma-informed lens we use to understand our personal experiences enough to engage such tragedies in our communities? What do trauma-informed communities look like and how might we get started? Join us for a courageous conversation between national peer leaders and offer your questions and perspectives as we discover a way forward together.
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