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SUMMARY:HSABC Webinar: Responding to ACEs in Frontline Settings
DESCRIPTION:In this 3-hour training, participants will gain a deeper unde
 rstanding of the lasting impact of developmental trauma on all dimension
 s of the person and society as a whole and meaningful and effective ways
  to respond with compassion. This training reviews the findings of the A
 dverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) study, the impact of ACEs, principles
  of trauma-informed practice, and tools to intervene.\n\nLearning object
 ives:\n\n* Understanding what the ACEs are\n\n* Identify the lasting bio
 -psycho-social-spiritual impacts of childhood trauma on clients accessin
 g services.\n\n* Reframe perspectives on the challenges presented by cli
 ents who have experienced developmental trauma\n\n* Gain an understandin
 g of the principles of trauma-informed practice\n\n* Learn specific tool
 s to support clients in managing complex trauma reactions\n\n* Gain insi
 ght into applying trauma-informed principles to program design and opera
 tions\n\n* Engage in compassionate self-reflection on our role as servic
 e providers in walking with clients in their healing journeys\n\n \n\nI
 nstructor:\n\nMeredith Klemmensen, MA CCC\n\nMeredith Klemmensen is the 
 Program Coordinator and therapist for the Stopping The Violence women’
 s counselling program at Ishtar Women’s resources. Meredith holds an M
 A in Counselling Psychology and is registered as a Canadian Certified Co
 unsellor (CCC). She has also worked as a therapist and anti-violence adv
 ocate in various settings, including transitional housing, residential a
 ddiction rehabilitation facilities, and municipal, provincial and federa
 l correctional settings. She holds specialized training in feminist and 
 anti-oppressive approaches to therapy, the neurobiology of attachment, t
 rauma, and evidence-based practices in the treatment of complex developm
 ental and acute trauma, including training in the Structural Model of Di
 ssociation, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Lifespan Integration Therapy, 
 Observed and Experiential Integration Therapy, and Eye Movement Desensit
 ization and Reprocessing Therapy. In all her work, Meredith strives to u
 phold the fundamental dignity of clients and staff, support others in ac
 cessing their innate capacities for courage and resilience, and enact ju
 stice through the relational encounter of counselling and supervision. Â
  
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