San Diego Trauma Informed Guide Team - September 2017 Minutes | San Diego County ACEs Connection (CA)

Another exciting meeting, including announcement of our new co-chair (Dana Brown:-), learning about Center for Community Solutions' trauma-informed journey and discussion of our upcoming celebration event!

See meeting minutes below (and attached) and CCS's presentation (attached).

Introductions: New Members and 1^st time visitors were welcomed. Introductions included “why you’re here”

Trauma Informed - Resilience Building Journey

Center for Community Solutions – Staff members Allison Johnson (Clinical Services Manager) and Liat Wexler (Training Specialist) presented on their services and trauma informed journey.
CCS has been working in the area of partner abuse/sexual assault since 1969 and started at SDSU.
Services focus on Resilience, Trauma Informed, and Empowerment. All employees receive a 60 hour crisis intervention course, including administrative staff and volunteers. CCS is using a grant from Peace Over Violence in LA to support training in core competency areas for therapists/service providers. Preliminary results include a 14% increase in feelings of wellness after 8 sessions. See attached PowerPoint for more specifics.
Guide Team members were led in a guided imagery exercise used with clients to assist in calming the nervous system.

Mobilizing Action for Resilient Communities (MARC) Project Updates MARC Project Manager, Cindy Davidson & Audrey Hokoda

Cindy provided a brief overview of the MARC grant and updates re: the grant ending. Audrey is our local evaluator and our goal as the grant comes to an end is to capture our outcomes and accomplishments. We will be using Brag Sheets and an email questionnaire to gather this data.
MARC has a national evaluator, Westat, to evaluate all MARC grantees. Westat is using a survey to do this. Members should have received this email. Please complete it if you haven’t done so. Westat will also be visiting us to do further evaluation.
Audrey shared some Brag sheet highlights, specifically highlighting the synergistic influence of the Guide Team and our effect on policy.

Co-Chair Announcement – Dana Brown was elected as our new Co-Chair – Congratulations, Dana!

ACEs Connection Updates

A. Mobilizing Sectors for Community Transformation – Table

B. Invitation to join MARC’s group on ACEs Connection Network - Tabled C. Email Notifications Guidance - Tabled

Committee Report Out

Resource Committee – Morgan Baskett - Tabled
Membership Committee – Stephen Carroll - Tabled
Marketing Committee – Dana Brown and Rosa Ana Lozada - Tabled
Training Committee – Elisa Barnett and Melissa Tran-Chamblin - Tabled
Invitation to join Event Committee and host a booth at San Diego
Trauma-Informed Guide Team event - Rosa Ana Lozada and Chris Muecke

The Guide Team received a grant from CA Endowment, part of which is to be used for an event highlighting the Guide Team. Event goals mirror our Strategic Plan goals of: advancing the Guide Team and our Strategic Plan, Engaging the community, and increasing awareness of ACEs in early childhood and across the life span.
We will partner with Sesame Street’s Trauma Informed campaign.
Date: Dec 9^th Saturday, 12 – 3 (confirmed)
Guide Team members and visitors are invited to join this time-limited committee. They meet by phone every Tuesday from 12 – 1 until December 19^th. Contact Rosa Ana Lozada (rlozada@harmoniumsd.org) to join.
Team discussed target audience and most members voiced inviting families, community members and professionals. Location was also discussed with the need to consider accessibility to public transportation.
Booths/tables will be available for Guide Team members.
Members voted on which Sesame Street character they wanted at the event. The Cookie Monster was the winner!

Announcement/Achievements - Tabled

Nile Sisters CEO, Elizabeth Lou, announced a presentation on 9/28 focusing on the Refugee Crisis in South Sudan. Contact Nile Sisters (619-265-2959) or look on ACEs Connection for more details.

Future Trauma Informed - Resilience Building Journey Presentations