We are excited to announce Dr. Linda Chamberlain as our featured speaker for the 2024 NWCF Forum, Child Well-Being and the New Science of Trauma: Regulating the Nervous System to Promote Healing. Dr. Chamberlain is an internationally recognized speaker known for her keen abilities to translate science into practical strategies. An expert for over two decades in the field of brain development, she will share the latest research and science-supported tools to reset the nervous system. While science continues to validate the important role of these tools in working with trauma, many of these strategies have longstanding, deep roots in cultural traditions and practices.

Dr. Ben Danielson, pediatrician, youth advocate, and Center Director of AHSHAY, returns to the Forum to give opening remarks and lead a panel from the community, including:

• Skye Camphouse, Senior Director of Inpatient Services at Ryther which offers behavioral health care to children in the Puget Sound region;
• Abigail Bocanegra, MA, LMFT and co-author of the Integrative Cultural Healing Model, a treatment approach intersecting Tribal Traditional Knowledge and Western-based practices to foster ancestral healing for Indigenous children and their families;
• Martina Whelshula, educational and behavioral health consultant, co-author of the Integrative Cultural Healing Model; and a citizen of the Arrow Lakes Nation of the Colville Indian Reservation; and
• Roshaé M. Lowe, Professional Development Facilitator with BELONG Partners, a nonprofit partnering with educators, organizations, and families to transform schools into equitable learning communities.

They will discuss the different ways they use mind-body practices in their work with children, youth, and families. Attendees will come away equipped with an expanded understanding of the role of the nervous system in healing, as well as practical tools and skills they can immediately apply to their own work.

We hope you can join us! Learn more and register here.

Continuing Education Credits:

• Washington Association for Infant Mental Health: 4 CEUs
• MERIT Training: 4 STARS Credits available pending approval.