PD Opportunity: How to Create Trauma Informed Spaces

Sponsored by Agassiz Baldwin,  Cambridge Community Center and East End House will help you understand the effects of trauma on middle school youth development, brain development, and behavior.  You also will gain an understanding of the neurobiology of trauma. The workshop will cover best practices for individuals and programs in trauma sensitivity, the importance of self-care, mindfulness activities, and how to avoid vicarious traumatization.  

The workshop, Working with Traumatized Middle School Youth, will be held at Cambridge Community Center from 10 am to 12 pm on January 31st and will be lead by Alice Cohen.  If you would like to sign up, please register here on Sched.

Source: http://www.csvinc.org/

Alice Cohen
​Lead Teacher for Social Emotional Learning Cambridge Public Schools
159 Thorndike Street
Alice has been working with children that other people don't like for about 35 years! She has a deep respect for the fact that kids are trying their best and will do well if they can. Always interested in empowering staff with new tools and skills, she tries to make all of her trainings practical, interactive, and fun. Alice LOVES the Cambridge OST community because it is FULL of supersmart, dedicated, reflective, and sensitive people!