Ancestral Trauma, Indigenous Well-Being, & Collective Healing

This event is open to the public, and is appropriate for beginner to intermediate professionals involved in working with youth and families that have experienced complex trauma.

This workshop emphasizes the importance of culture on well-being and quality of life, and how history and context are part of the whole person and should be taken into account when looking to understand someone’s experience and behavior. The training describes historical trauma and its cumulative impact and includes lessons that can be learned from indigenous communities about healing and resilience.

This module is a part of the Complex Trauma Training Consortium Master Series (CTTC Training Module #11). This project is supported by National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative (NCTSI) Category II Treatment & Services Adaptation Centers Grant # H79SM085102 awarded to Adelphi University through the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS).

Registered participants will receive an e-mail with instructions on how to join the session.

Target audience: This intermediate level 1.5 hour workshop is appropriate for beginner to intermediate professionals involved in working with youth and families that have experienced complex trauma. Some introductory background in complex trauma is useful.

Learning Objectives:

Attendees will be able to:

1. Describe land acknowledgement.
2. Describe being a good relative (stress response/trauma triggers, self-regulation/co-regulation/community care).
3. Define historical and ancestral trauma.
4. Describe historical and ancestral wellness and cultural healing.
5. Describe healing-centered engagement.

This session is part of a FREE training series taking place every month that will aid participants in broadening their understanding of complex trauma in children and adults. All those on the Training Academy listserv and who follow us on social media will receive th