Burned out, tired of a toxic workplace, looking to join the Great Resignation, or, if you’re an employer, looking for ways to prevent a mass exodus and retain valued employees? Either way you’re not alone. The last three years have seen collective traumas, the pandemic, racial unrest, increases in poverty, and the effect these have on our stress levels. These collective traumas inevitably affected our tolerance for challenges to our lives, livelihoods, and wellbeing.
Register here now for early-bird pricing on the conference, taking place from noon - 4:30 p.m. ET, June 13 - 15. Tickets range from $150 for a single day to $399 for the full conference. Early bird registration saves $70 on the full conference registration through April 15.
Join PACEs Connection CEO Ingrid Cockhren and authors and leaders from the field of PACEs science, human resources and trauma-informed leadership. They will share historical perspectives on work and trauma, our economy, the dignity of work, lived experiences, the impact of policy, who’s looking to create “trauma-informed workplaces”, and the future of work.
Will work be healing centered? How would we work in a “Just Society”, where all are valued equally? The healing-centered workplace – and the disruptions it will take to create it – will happen through community.
Daily descriptions:
Day 1: The Great Resignation: How did we get here? How is it that we created and now perpetuate a system that values the work of some and denigrates the work of others? How did we get to the point of The Great Resignation? When and how will it stop? How does historical trauma in America affect the way we work– and overwork – ourselves and each other? What about economics, racism, and poverty and their impact on how we work?
Speakers will include Cockhren, an expert on historical trauma in America, and author Tony Biglan, PhD, a Senior Scientist at Oregon Research Institute and the Co-Director of the Promise Neighborhood Research Consortium. Dr. Biglan has been conducting research on the development and prevention of child and adolescent problem behavior for the past 30 years. His books include, The Nurture Effect, How the Science of Human Behavior Can Improve Our Lives and Our World; and Rebooting Capitalism: How We Can Forge a Society That Works for Everyone.
Day 2: Change starts here: Toxic stress, burnout, and work life balance. We have to look at where we are – as individuals – with toxic stress, burnout, and work life balance. Do we value – or not value – the sacredness of work? What are the lived experiences of people who’ve survived toxic workplaces? Racism on the job? Microaggressions for being LGBTQI? Loss of employment or income due to lack of quality affordable childcare? What are the lived experiences of people in countries where new parents are given time off, and high quality childcare is state-sponsored, as is healthcare?
Speakers will include Becky Haas, internationally recognized advocate, trainer, and organizational coach on using a trauma-informed approach, and Porter Jennings-McGarity, PhD, LCSW, PACEs Connection Director of Community Data + Continuous Quality Improvement and Trauma-Informed Criminal Justice Consultant. Haas is the co-author of the Building a Trauma Informed System of Care Toolkit for the Tennessee Department of Children’s Services detailing a blueprint for creating community resilience, as featured in PACEs Connection, Growing Resilient Communities 2.1, and has been recommended as a “practical tool” in Johns Hopkins, Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. Guided by her direct practice experience in the child welfare system, Dr. Jennings-McGarity's scholarly agenda includes empirical research related to secondary trauma and burnout in the child-welfare system, including co-authorship of a peer-reviewed research paper on compassion satisfaction published in the Journal of Social Service Research.
Day 3 - The Future of Work - Envisioning a healing-centered workplace and just society. Diversity, equity and inclusion, and health and wellness. What does work look like in a “Just Society”? How do we pay people what they're worth? How do we ensure that people are able to do work they love? How will it be when all work is honored and valued, when all are assured an income that makes truly living – being able to afford the basics of housing, food, clothing, transportation, education, and healthcare as a given, but also earning enough to enjoy life’s pleasures of vacations, entertainment, free time? Will we actually be more productive?
Speakers will include Katharine Manning, author of The Empathetic Workplace, and Vernisha Crawford, CEO of theTrauma-Informed Institute. Manning has worked on issues of trauma and victimization for more than 25 years. As a Senior Attorney Advisor with the Executive Office for United States Attorneys, for fifteen years Manning guided the Justice Department through its response to victims in cases ranging from terrorism to large-scale financial fraud to child exploitation.
Crawford's Trauma-Informed Institute certifies leaders as trauma-informed professionals to reduce workplace trauma and prioritize wellness. We educate teams on various forms of trauma, resilience-building techniques, and empower leaders to transform their lives and the live of those around them at home and in the workplace.
Additional speakers to be announced. For sponsorship packages and other information, contact Carey Sipp, PACEs Connection director of strategic partnerships, at csipp@pacesconnection.com.
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