In-Person Event
'What happened to you?' PM
Series Overview and Purpose
The Blank Children's STAR Center seeks to improve outcomes for child victims of abuse by providing educational opportunities for members of our professional community at no cost to attendees. The purpose of the Workshop Series is to impact the systemic coordination of services for children and families through increased professional knowledge and skills surrounding developmentally appropriate, child-focused interventions.
Intended Audience
The Workshop Series is intended for professionals involved in the child protection field including: Department of Human Services professionals, law enforcement, attorneys, victim advocates, medical and mental health providers, family service professionals, nurses, school-based professionals, and foster parents.
Morning session 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; Afternoon session 1:00 PM-4:30 PM (repeat of morning)
Session Description: 'What happened to you?'
Healing from trauma through meditation, EMDR therapy, community, and stand-up comedy. A deep dive into the mental and emotional impacts of child sexual abuse and the trial experience.
Objectives:
· Explore methods that alleviate the weight and stigma associated with discussing traumatic experiences.
· Develop a deep understanding of the emotions and thought processes of a child molestation survivor going through the abuse and the trial experience, using the actual audio from the trial in 2006.
· Examine the impacts of different healing modalities from a survivor's perspective, both as a child and as an adult.
CEUs:
This program is approved for 3.0 Special Populations CEU hours by the Iowa Board of Certification.
This program is approved for 3.0 CLE hours by the Iowa Supreme Court Commission.
This program is approved for 3.0 hours of group foster parent training by DHHS.
This program is approved for 3.0 Victim hours by the Iowa Board for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers.
IBON Provider #31, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines, awards 3.0 contact hours for full attendance.