MN Transition Coalition Newsletter, November 6, 2015

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In This Issue...

northland reentry

Northland ReEntry invites you to join us for food and fellowship.  Join with others who are helping to develop networks of employers, churches, business and agencies in support of those in recovery.

 When: November 9th at 4:45 pm.
  Where: Randy's Restaurant- 2125 W. Superior St., Duluth, MN  55806

Who: All are welcome! 

Please let us know you are coming! .

RSVP Appreciated....

tonier

A FREE Woodland Hills Community Service Event

Tonier Cain 

Nationally acclaimed speaker on childhood trauma
and trauma informed care.

I hope you'll join me and hundreds of others in Duluth on November 9th or in St. Paul on November 10th to hear Tonier Cain's inspiring message of hope and healing.

Trauma informed care helped Tonier recover from decades of horrific abuse to eventually become the Trauma Informed Care Team Leader for the National Center for Trauma Informed Care.

A powerful 26 minute video of her story, titled "Healing Neen" can be viewed on YouTube.

You won't want to miss this opportunity to meet her and hear her in person. 

Duluth: Register Now!                           St. Paul: Register Now! 

November 9 @ 1:00 p.m.                     November 10 @ 1:00 p.m. 

University of Minnesota Duluth                    Concordia University 

Kirby Ballroom                                             E.M Pearson Theater 

 

If you have questions about the event or registration, please contact Catrina Whitehead at 218.728.7500 x111 or cwhitehead@woodlandhills.org.

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Challenging Behaviors in Youth – Strategies for Intervention

Nov 10, 2015 (9 AM - 4 PM)

Price: $ 157.00 (*early rate) $ 175.00 (regular rate)

Minneapolis, Minnesota – Sheraton MidTown

 Trainer: Michael Culliton, B. Ed.

For those who work with youth, managing challenging behaviors that interfere with development, learning or success can be both frustrating and exhausting. This workshop will review challenging behaviors related to aggression, non-compliance and attention-seeking, and will provide a framework for intervening with these behaviors. Participants will analyze the effectiveness of their current approach and develop insights into what is happening when attempts at intervention do not work. They will gain a clear understanding of how to structure interactions for positive outcomes and will be provided with a coaching model to bring out the best in youth who exhibit challenging behaviors.

Incarcerated Mothers: A View into Public Health Challenges

rebecca

Thursday, November 12, 2015

3:30 p.m. Lecture ⎢4:30 p.m. Reception
 Mayo Memorial Auditorium
FREE and open to the public

One in every 20 women who enter prison in Minnesota is pregnant. Incarcerated women and their children have complex health risks, yet addressing these risks presents new challenges for corrections systems and public health professionals. Rebecca Shlafer, PhD, MPH candidate will reflect on mass incarceration as a public health challenge and discuss her research on the topic.

​ This lecture is part of the Public Health Series

​ ​The Art & Science of Prevention

Register online: www.sph.umn.edu/artsci.​

overcoming racism conf

Overcoming Racism: Vigilance Now!
Friday November 13, 8:00 - 4:30 & Saturday November 14, 9:00 - 3:45
At Metropolitan State University in St. Paul

Vigilance is the state of being carefully observant and attentive, in order to notice and respond to potential dangers or threats. The 2015 Overcoming Racism conference will explore what vigilance looks like and what vigilance requires of us in order to resist and transform the system of racial hierarchy operating in our lives, organizations, institutions and communities.
Vigilance demands an understanding of how racism has historically been created, enforced and embedded in systems and structures as well as in our minds and bodies – and the many ways that people and communities have resisted. We must uplift and strengthen narratives that advance racial equity and inclusion to counter the mainstream narratives that continue to enforce white domination, and carefully observe and call out the ways different systems of oppression intersect with and support racism. Conference participants will have the opportunity to hear multiple perspectives on vigilance and racism past and present; to learn about different approaches and tools for vigilance, resistance and response; and to connect with others working to transform organizations, institutions and communities.

Download & share the save-the-date flyer
register now online!

AIAFS

Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment, and Intrafamilial Homicide: Clinical and Forensic Considerations

Date: November 13th, 2015 8:30am-4:30pm

Location: Mall of America Executive Center, 410 East Broadway Bloomington, MN 55425

Presenters: Hal Pickett, Jerrod Brown, Rachel Tiede, Eric Skog and Cynthia Hassan

Cost: $85.00 (Individual Rate)

Family violence is a significant public health and safety problem. Research suggests that approximately one in three women will experience domestic violence during their lifetime. These incidents result in significant physical and psychological trauma that affects the entire family system. In this full-day conference, attendees can expect to learn about common Intimate Partner Violence Risk Assessment tools and acquire knowledge about the causes, consequences, and risk factors associated with domestic violence and intrafamilial homicide cases. Specifically, we will focus on intervention and identification strategies, typologies, psychiatric co-morbidity, family dynamics, substance misuse, and the role of child protection and law enforcement as they relate to these crimes. Relevant research findings and case studies will be presented throughout the workshop.

Additional Info & Registration Here!

Jerrod Brown 651-734-5517 / email: jerrodbaiafs@gmail.com

6.5 hours of Continuing Education Approval - Application for continuing education credits will be made with the following MN boards: Social Work, Psychology, Behavioral Health, Marriage and Family Therapy, Post Board, & Continuing Legal Education.

Racism as Trauma - Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome Workshop

Tuesday, November 17, 2015 6:00-8:00 pm YWCA of Minneapolis - Downtown

Dr. Joy DeGruy spent 12 years of doing quantitative and qualitative research to understand and develop her theory of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome (PTSS). Come join us in a conversation about PTSS and the residual impacts of generations of slavery.

$10 ($5 for YWCA members) RSVP by November 10, 2015