Approved for CFLE Continuing Education Credit (3 Contact Hours/.3 CEUs)

This seminar focuses on historical and generational trauma from the perspective of American Indians and African Americans and will build on Karina Walter’s 2009 presentation. The fall seminar will host a panel of community and university professionals to discuss cultural ways of knowing, how healing and wellness take place within families and communities, and where the science of historical and intergenerational trauma currently exists.

Date and Time:

October 18, 2012 - 9am-12:30pm, CDT

Locations:

• University of Minnesota, McNamara Alumni Center - Saint Paul, Minnesota (LIVE)
• Throughout Minnesota (via video stream and interactive television)

Objectives:

• Understand approaches to historical and generational trauma from community, science, and historical perspectives
• Define a theory of “sickness” and the impact of loss of culture and community on individual health and healing
• Identify the impact of historical and intergenerational trauma on communities, families, and individuals
• Incorporate cultural ways of knowing and healing for individuals, families, and communities

Target Audience:

Graduate students and professionals who work with children, youth and families.

Including (but not limited to):

• Child Protection Workers
• Day-care Providers
• Educators
• Nurses
• Psychologists
• Public Health Workers
• Pediatric and Primary Care Physicians
• Juvenile Justice Workers
• Legal Advocates
• Policy makers

FLE Content Areas Covered:

• Families and Individuals in Societal Contexts
• Internal Dynamics of Families
• Human Growth and Development
• Interpersonal Relationships
• Parent Education and Guidance
• Family Life Education Methodology

Sponsored By:

Extension's Children, Youth & Family Consortium - http://www.cyfc.umn.edu