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Tuesday, October 10, 2023, 1- 2:30 PM Eastern Time
Post-Traumatic Growth: Transformation of the Trauma Experience. "Post Traumatic Growth" (PTG) is a theory which holds that people who endure psychological struggle following adversity can often see positive growth afterward.
According to researchers, those who experience PTG are able to develop positive life changes. These positive changes can result in personal fulfillment and a newfound personal investment in one’s life satisfaction — a new appreciation for life, a new focus on helping others, healthier relationships, a curiosity about one’s possibilities, personal strength development and even changes in spiritual and/or existential practices.
Come join us for this 90 minute workshop on PTG where we will explore the PTG Framework, the Five PTG Positive Responses to look for, the difference between resiliency and PTG and learn how to introduce and discuss the PTG approach without minimizing the pain and experience of others.
This workshop will serve to broaden participants’ understanding around post-trauma experience (both personal and professional) and trauma-informed care application that leans toward developing a more healthier, optimistic and resilient approach towards the everyday post-trauma life experience.
About the Presenter
Carmen Caraballo, MSW, is a seasoned bilingual Master’s Level Social Worker with over 27 years of experience working with children, youth, adults, families, communities, and organizations throughout the Philadelphia area. She possesses a strong clinical background working with various populations, such as pregnant and parenting women, pre-term prevention, home visitation services, early childhood education, child welfare, at-risk youth and violence prevention, reunification, homelessness and housing, smoking cessation, addiction, and substance abuse, HIV/AIDS, domestic violence, trauma work, and critical incidence, hospice, and end of life care. She has provided services along the continuum of direct service practice, case management, clinical counseling and therapy, supervisory and management functions, director of programs and executive leadership, and executive coaching. She has a passion for coaching and partnering with individuals to unlock their fullest potential in order to attain their most desired personal, professional, and creative goals. In her personal time, she enjoys reading, writing, appreciating the wide range of creative arts, listening to jazz really loud, tending to her many plants, and spending quality time with her three amazing adult children, her nine beautiful grandchildren, and her beloved circle of female friends.
About the Resilience Session Themes
After learning skills for workplace resilience - skills that help counter burnout, help prevent secondary traumatic stress, and help strengthen your work within your team and with those to whom you provide service - how do you sustain these skills? This Resilience Series is currently themed each month around one of the letters in CHIME - Connectedness, Hope & optimism, Identity, Meaning, and Empowerment. Using CHIME can help you keep track of your own skills and check in with yourself on how you are doing.
Supported in part by the Philadelphia Department of Public Health
This Resiliency Series is specially offered for community members and organizations who through their work are First Responders or are involved with those affected by the Substance Use Crisis in Philadelphia. The stress of caring for others can affect our bodies and minds. This free virtual series is here to support our workplaces and community and is open to anyone.
For information on Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), visit #TakeCarePHL at https://www.philadelphiaaces.org/sts. Visit the Events page to sign up for notifications of future events.
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