
We have moved to:
652 West Exchange Street
Akron, Ohio 44302
We are located in the
Bayard Rustin LGBTQ+ Resource Center
just west of Equitas Health
KWANZAA
A Celebration of
Family, Community, & Culture
Greater Akron Canton Association
of Black Social Workers
You are Invited
December 31, 2022; 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
3300 Morewood Road,Fairlawn, Ohio 44333
KUUMBA libations, program, and feast
Desserts provided by OBWLC
The Sixth Principle of Kwanzaa
(KUUMBA, Creativity)
To do always as much as we can, in the way we can, in order to leave our community more beautiful and beneficial than when we inherited it.
AKRON CHILDRENS’ HOSPITAL
TRAUMA TRAINING SEMINAR
Missy McClain, Presenter
March 8 and April 12, 2022
8:00 am – 4:00 pm
Unitarian Universalist Church
3300 Moorewood Road, Akron, Ohio
Attendee’s fee is $20
Participation is worth 20 CEU’s
For scheduling, please contact: Meadow Newton, 330-543-4363, MNewton@akronchildrens.org. Travel and lodging fees may apply.
This seminar is currently planned as an in-person event. Masks and social distancing will be the protocol for the day.
Anyone working with children, e.g., teachers (public and private), counselors, PH.D. social workers, medical personnel, day-care employees, are encouraged to take part in this very informative and dynamic seminar.
An Introduction to Trauma
This component covers the basics of trauma, what types of trauma students may face, and how trauma can affect a student’s physical, emotional, and cognitive abilities.
90 minutes
Managing Trauma in the Classroom: (Prerequisite: An Introduction to Trauma)
This component includes a conversation on trauma focused staff mindset, school and classroom techniques to prevent a trauma-based reaction in the classroom and what to do if a child is acting out in your classroom.
90 minutes
Recognizing Secondary Traumatic Stress and Extreme Burnout
This component works with the educators to recognize their own compassion fatigue or burnout. It covers techniques for staff to use to relax, keep balance, and continue to help students in need.
60 minutes
Increasing Developmental Assets and Building Resiliency in Children
This workshop focuses on the strengths of children and how school staff can nurture a path to thriving for all. The workshop uses the Search Institutes 40 Developmental Assets and Sparks to provide a framework for building strengths and resiliency for children.
60 minutes
10 Ways to Connect with Kids
This workshop introduces the Search Institutes framework for Developmental Relationships. This hands-on session will detail practical tools for connecting with children and give participants the opportunity to practice the tools themselves.
120 minutes
An Introduction to Restorative Justice
This session introduces the concept of the school to prison pipeline, the historic effects of “no tolerance” policies, as well as an introduction to the theory and structure of restorative justice and practices. This session will help school staff think critically about traditional classroom and administrative discipline protocol.
90 minutes
Classroom Restorative Practices in Action: (Prerequisite: An Introduction to Restorative Justice)
This session provides school staff with the opportunity to practice Tier 1 and 2 restorative practice circles and intervention that turn classroom discipline from just punitive to positive learning and relationship building exercises.
4 hours
District Trauma Consultation(Prerequisite: An Introduction to Trauma and Managing Trauma in the Classroom)
Individual administration, leadership teams, or educator consultation is available for schools that have participated in introductory sessions. This consultation includes voluntary only classroom observation and one to one meetings for strategy building. (Schools must provide a substitute coverage for any teacher requesting a consultation)Details discussed during scheduling
Due to Covid, this adventure is subject to the nation's health status.
Akron Canton Association
of Black Social Workers
Presents
"GET ON THE BUS"
Education by Exposure
Join us for a bus trip to
The National Memorial for Peace and Justice
National Lynching Memorial & Museum
Coach will leave June 13, 2022, from the RSVP store parking lot on South Hawkins at 5:00 am sharp and return late on the night of June 18, 2022. The nights of June 13 - 17 will be spent at Drury Hotels, Montgomery, Alabama. A daily, complimentary full breakfast is included.
Proof of covid vaccine and booster are required of all attendees.
Double occupancy rooms at $500 non-refundable are available. Payment schedules are available. Please contact Lillie Jackson, 330-999-0312 to reserve your seat or gather more information.
Sponsored by:
ALPHA PHI ALPHA FOUNDATION
Executive Committee: President--Damon Taylor;
Vice-President--Steve Arrington; Treasurer--Lillie Jackson;
Secretaries--Lisa Roebuck and Samuel Prince,
EQUITAS,
FIRST GRACE UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST,
and
UNITED HEALTH CARE
GET ON THE BUS
GET ON THE BUS
