Website/URL: http://www.childwise.org/ace-study-summit-2014/
Organized By: Child Wise Institute
Contact Info: (855) 513-1177
Course Description
This conference is designed to expand understanding and awareness of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and their cumulative effects on health, justice, productivity and wellbeing, and to promote competencies for professionals and lay persons to develop and implement public health strategies to prevent and mitigate the effects of ACEs. Participants will be able to better understand the origins of major causes of disease, disability and early death in Montana and the United States. The progressive nature of childhood adversity and trauma will be explored and how trauma-informed, community-based helping systems improve population-level outcomes.
Speakers:
Dr. Robert Anda
Elizabeth Kohlstaedt, Ph.D
Kristin Best, LCSW
Kimberly Gardner, LCSW, LAC
James Caringi, Ph.D
Who should attend?
Corporate and Small Business Executives, HR Directors, Workforce Development Professionals, Educators, Mental Health Professionals, Healthcare Providers, Health Reform Administrators, Juvenile Justice Professionals and Officers of the Court, Chemical Dependency Professionals, Policy Makers, Parents, Foster Parents, Early Care and Education Professionals, Leaders of Philanthropy and the Non-profit sectors.
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