Understanding Trauma and Practicing Resilience

Wednesday, January 22, 2025
1:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus
Faculty, Staff

GVSU Inclusion & Equity Institute Color Burst

This training has three components. Part 1 covers the biological mechanisms by which experiences and trauma affect human development. Part 2 introduces the concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and provides data about the frequency of ACES and the later health outcomes associated with exposure to childhood trauma. Part 3 introduces a multilevel model of resilience and discussion of personal, relational and community-level interventions to support positive outcomes for all people.

Learning Outcomes - By the end of the session, participants should be familiar with:

The mechanisms by which experiences affect human development including neurodevelopment & epigenetics
The concept of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and local and national data about the prevalence of ACES/trauma exposure
The dose-response relationship between ACES and later health and social outcomes.
A multilevel model of resilience.
Personal, relational, and community-level interventions to support positive outcomes for folks who have experienced trauma

Presenters:

Gwenden Dueker, PhD (She/Her/Hers) Professor of Psychology

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Location Information

Pew Campus in DeVos Center Rm# 138E

Contact Information

Inclusion & Equity Institute

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 616-331-4111

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This event was added to the calendar by Ashley Jefferson (jeffeash@gvsu.edu) on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 and was last updated on Friday, January 10, 2025 at 8:17 a.m.