HEALING IN BROKEN PLACES:
A Social Justice Perspective to Address Trauma
Continuing Education Credits and Certificate of Attendance Available
Registration is now closed.
This symposium will present social justice perspectives to address trauma experienced by five key populations:
- Veterans
- Latino Immigrants
And those affected by:
- Addiction/Alcohol and Drug Dependency
- Incarceration
- Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Symposium includes a keynote presentation by Lynn Sanford followed by a moderated panel discussion featuring various speakers from the above listed targeted populations.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER
Lynn Sanford: Linda T. Sanford, LICSW is a Professor of Practice at Simmons College, certified military family life consultant and licensed independent social worker and who began working with survivors of sexual assault in l973 and with children with sexual behavior problems in l983. In the past twenty years, she has served as Clinical Director for: an outpatient trauma clinic; a 40 bed staff-secure facility for teen boys convicted of crimes against people; a 16 bed long-term locked psychiatric unit for teen girls and most recently, a day school and residential treatment center for 95 latency-age children with profound learning differences, mental illness or attachment issues. She is the author of Strong at the Broken Places (1990, 2004) and The Silent Children (1980). Sanford is also co-author of Women and Self-Esteem (1984) and In Defense of Ourselves (1978). In 2002, Sanford received the Massachusetts Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers Award for Outstanding Contribution to Social Work Practice and in 2010 she received the Devereux Foundation Legacy of Caring Award.
Veterans
Gregory L. Inman, Ph.D., is a licensed clinical psychologist and Team Leader of the Raleigh Vet Center in North Carolina. He is a veteran of the Persian Gulf War and received his doctoral degree from Georgia State University in 2002 with a dissertation entitled, “Life Events and Mental Health Service Utilization in Vietnam Veterans with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.” He is an expert in clinical treatment of posttraumatic stress disorder, combat readjustment issues, marital therapy, and military bereavement. He has worked with hundreds of veterans and their families in treating combat-related mental health issues. He specializes in utilizing evidence-based treatments and is a trainer for cognitive processing therapy and integrative behavioral couple therapy. Additionally, he has provided bereavement counseling to parents, spouses, siblings and children of service members who have died on active duty since the onset of the Global War on Terror.
Latino Immigrants
Karen E. Smith, LCSW is a licensed clinical social worker with over 20 years of experience working with individuals and families. Karen’s passion for social work and social justice began as a young child while living in a poverty stricken country with a military dictatorship. Karen lived in Honduras for the first 20 years of her life. She is bilingual and bicultural. Having been raised in a bicultural family and environment has given her a deep understanding and sensitivity to individual social and cultural perspectives. She received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology in 1985 from Boston College and her Master of Social Work in 1990 from the University of Pennsylvania. Karen moved to North Carolina in 2004.
Karen began her career as a meals on wheels coordinator for a non-profit agency in Pennsylvania and in the past 20 years has served as a program director, educator/trainer, consultant and clinician in the field of gerontology; and in the field of mental health as outpatient therapist, team leader at a psychiatric hospital, program coordinator for a mental health intensive case management program, and clinical director of an outpatient community mental health center. Last year Karen expanded her career to include a private psychotherapy practice in Raleigh where she works with individuals, couples, and families focusing on trauma recovery, adolescent and women's issues, and relationship concerns. She is a member of the Department of Social Work Advisory Council at North Carolina State University, a volunteer tutor for the Graduaté program of the NC Society of Hispanic Professionals, and a volunteer career coach for Future for Kids.
Those Affected by Addiction/Alcohol and Drug Dependency
Frank Heitmann graduated from UNC-Chapel Hill's Social Work program in 1997. Since then he has been working with hard-to-treat adult populations for over fifteen years, among them sex offenders, individuals who self harm and individuals with substance abuse disorders. In his experience with substance abuse treatment and management, he has held positions in outpatient, residential and inpatient settings. He primarily uses evidence based treatments such as Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy and Motivational Interviewing. He is also a member of the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Foundation and the American Association for Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work and uses those interventions when evidence indicates they are effective.
Along with his direct practice licenses, he is a certified clinical supervisor with the North Carolina Substance Abuse Professional Practice Board. He has supervised numerous counseling and social work students from UNC-Chapel Hill, ECU, NCCU, NCSU, Elon College, Wake Technical College and Shaw University with excellent results. He has over nine years of experience as a manager of substance abuse facilities. He has produced studies including a one year study of outcomes for the inpatient unit of the Wake County Alcoholism Treatment Center (now known as the WakeBrook Recovery Center). In addition, he has been an adjunct instructor at Wake Technical College’s Human Service Department where he has taught on substance abuse. He currently works for Wake County Human Services and has a private practice of supervision and consultation.
Those Affected by Incarceration
Amey Victoria Adkins is an author, artist and social justice advocate focused on issues pertaining to violence against women, trafficking in human persons, and the prison industrial complex. A sexual assault survivor and licensed Baptist minister, Amey Victoria is an active community member and speaker who has worked with a multiple non-profits and advocacy organizations addressing systemic issues of injustice locally and internationally. She is currently completing her PhD at Duke University in Religion (Christian Theological Studies), working on a dissertation offering a theological account of the global sex trade. She is Editor in Chief of The Cry, the advocacy publication of Word Made Flesh, and has served as a lecturer with Project T.U.R.N (Transform, Unlock, Renew), a partnership between Chaplaincy Services of the N.C. Department of Corrections and Duke Divinity School.
Links:
http://www.wordmadeflesh.org/author/ameyadkins/
http://www.indyweek.com/indyweek/duke-divinity-conference-explores-solitary-confinement-as-form-of-torture/Content?oid=2251945
Those Affected by Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
Stephanie Francis, Ph.D. is a domestic violence counselor with a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology and Master’s Degrees in Therapeutic Recreation and Social Work. She graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Social Work in May, 2008.
- She has worked with Interact, Wake County’s Family Violence Prevention Center, since 2000, and is currently the Clinical Education Director.
- As the Clinical Education Director, she is responsible for recruiting, interviewing, training and supervising all undergraduate and graduate level interns who work with the agency.
- Prior to her current position, Stephanie worked in Interact’s Residential Counseling Program (Battered Women’s Shelter). During her tenure there, she held the positions of Residential Counseling Program (RCP) Adult Counselor, RCP Assistant Director and RCP Director.
- Stephanie received her Doctorate from the School of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research focus was on the co-occurrence of domestic violence and child maltreatment within families.
- Prior to working at Interact, Stephanie was a Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist (CTRS) who worked with children and young adults with developmental disabilities. Her training in Therapeutic Recreation included an internship at the Center for Emotional and Behavioral Health in Vero Beach, Florida.
Registered participants will be provided with refreshments throughout the day. Continuing education credits will be offered for this event.
Symposium participants are also invited to attend the reception and book signing from 5:00 - 6:30 pm. Join us for wine and hor's devores, alumni award presentations and the opportunity to have a book signing and meet with Linda Sanford . (Free to all NC State Department of Social Work Alumni. Participants must be 21 or older)
Symposium Registration Fee = $35 *
* Discount rates available for NC State Department of Social Work students and affiliates (faculty, field instructors, advisory council members, etc.),
Contact socialworkevents@ncsu.edu for details.
Registration is now closed.
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