Confronting Community Trauma: Shifting Towards Resilience and Transformation: Full Schedule

Join us for welcoming remarks by Susana Cordova, Superintendent of Denver Public Schools, and a special keynote presentation by Dr. Tara Raines, "Building Ourselves to Dismantle Disparities": School-based mental health professionals have a commitment to promoting Trauma Sensitive Schools. Doing this requires alignment with an intentional culture that promotes safety, empowerment, and healing. This session will set the stage for why we engage in this work. It will also foster reflection on what must be done to prepare ourselves to be fully present as we embark on this complicated academic year. Finally, participants will take the time to develop a preliminary plan to dismantle systems within our work that perpetuate disparities.

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Speakers

Susana Cordova

Superintendent, Denver Public Schools

Dr. Tara Raines, Ph.D., N.C.S.P.

Professor, University of Denver

Monday August 3, 2020 8:20am - 8:35am MDT
Zoom

Day 1, Welcome, Keynote

10:00am MDT

Morning Break

Monday August 3, 2020 10:00am - 10:20am MDT

Break, Break

10:20am MDT

Panel: COVID-19 and the Denver Community

Moderator: Jay Grimm, Director, Student Equity and Opportunity, Denver Public Schools
Dr. Dawn Davenport, PhD, Vice President of Child and Family Services, Mental Health Center of Denver
Dr. James Gaensbauer, MD, MScPH, Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Denver Health
Dr. Dulce Warren, PhD, RNC, WHNP-BC, District Chronic Disease Resource Nurse, Denver Public Schools

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Speakers

Jay Grimm

Director, Student Equity and Opportunity (MH&A), DPS

Monday August 3, 2020 10:20am - 11:20am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 1, Expert Panel

11:20am MDT

Panel: Healing-Centered Schools and Community

Moderator: Janet Damon, MLIS, Ed.S, Library Services Specialist, Denver Public Schools
Rossina Schroeer-Santiago, Therapists of Color Collective
Pamala Vaughn, DMLK Trauma-Informed Social Worker
Senakhu Donald, Intergenerational African Drum and Dance Ensemble
Lakshimi Nair, Founder of Satya Yoga Cooperative
Stacie Gilmore, Councilwoman

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Speakers

Janet Damon

Specialist, Library Services, Denver Public Schools

Monday August 3, 2020 11:20am - 12:20pm MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Expert Panel

12:20pm MDT

End of Day 1: Wrap Up, Announcements & Logistics

Announcements, Logistics, Wrap Up

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Moderators

Shannon Aud

Manager, Trauma-Informed and Restorative Practices Teams, Denver Public Schools

Monday August 3, 2020 12:20pm - 12:30pm MDT
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Day 1, Wrap Up

8:00am MDT

Morning Welcome & Announcements

Join us for a brief welcome to day 2 and general announcements

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Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:00am - 8:10am MDT
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Day 2, Welcome

8:10am MDT

Civil rights, anyone? Discrimination, Prevention, and Response

Basics of the discrimination prevention and response process.

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Speakers

Kristin Bailey

Equity and Safety Counsel, DPS: Legal (DPR & Title IX, discipline, mandatory reporting)

Scope of work/Main Projects: Primarily mandatory reporting of child abuse and neglect, implementation of civil rights laws that prohibit harassment and discrimination based on protected class, including Title VI and Title IX, and discipline policy and practice, such as use of suspension... Read More →

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:10am - 8:20am MDT
Zoom

Day 2, Welcome

8:20am MDT

An Equity Love Story

An Equity Love Story - Michael Sykes, Manager, Behavior Strategies, Denver Public Schools

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Speakers

Michael Sykes

Manager, Behavior Strategies, DPS

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:20am - 8:30am MDT
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Day 2, Welcome

8:35am MDT

Breakout: Addressing Tier 3 Behavior - Inequities, Relationships, and Safety

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Addressing Tier 3 Behavior: Inequities, Relationships, and Safety

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Speakers

Michael Sykes

Manager, Behavior Strategies, DPS

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

8:35am MDT

Breakout: Creating Inclusive and Equitable School Community to Build Positive Climate and Culture Through Restorative Practices

Limited Capacity seats available

Using restorative practices to create collaborative environments and positive learning engagement is complicated when we do not first assess the mindset that sustain unhealthy school systems. In this session we will learn what Partnership Education is, and how to overcome some of the systemic barriers that make the change hard. We will review implicit bias and the impact of ACES, in addition to frameworks for addressing the body trauma responses within us all. To connect theory to application, we will provide foundational tools to address these barriers and build a restorative and trauma informed culture that better supports individual mental health by building relationships and repairing harm.

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Speakers

Deanna Goodrich

Restorative Practices District Coordinator, Denver Public Schools

Yeruwelle de Rouen

Community Partner, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

8:35am MDT

Breakout: From Historical Trauma to Modern Oppression: Understanding Racism, Race-Based Trauma, and Cultural Healing

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This session will cover how historical events have led to intergenerational trauma, and how ongoing oppression and systemic racism compound historical trauma. The experience of historical trauma is often triggered by discrimination and systemic racism, leading to race-based trauma. Finally, the training covers approaching clients and families with cultural humility and promoting cultural healing through community-level anti-racism and leveraging cultural traditions and practices as strengths to promote resilience. The learning objectives are as follows: 1) Understanding of historical trauma and how trauma is culturally transmitted; 2) Understanding of how historical trauma has led to oppression and systemic racism; 3) Understanding of how individuals are affected by historical trauma, and how racism is a trauma trigger; 4) Awareness of white fragility and implicit bias; 5) Ability to leverage one’s culture to promote resiliency

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Speakers

Dr. Ashley Brock-Baca

Trauma Responsive Service Array Developer, Colorado Department of Human Services - Office of Behavioral Health

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

8:35am MDT

Breakout: Grief, Loss, and Post-Traumatic Growth

Grief, Loss, and Post-Traumatic Growth - Monica Padilla, Trauma-Informed Practices Specialist, Denver Public Schools

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This session invites attendees to acknowledge the present state of our nation amid two pandemics--COVID-19 and systemic racism. The session outlines connections between our present-day circumstances and the grief/loss realities of individuals who have experienced trauma (e.g., death, illness, financial insecurity and racism). This session names present losses our communities are feeling and the effects of ongoing and unacknowledged racism. The second half of the session presents strategies (for adults and students) to cope with stressful and negative reactions to the present crises and introduces the concept of post traumatic growth--the ability of individuals to change in meaningful ways after traumatic events. Attendees will have an opportunity to connect with other participants by sharing their experiences through the chat box or in breakout groups.

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Speakers

Monica Padilla

Trauma-Informed Practices Specialist, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
Zoom

Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

8:35am MDT

Breakout: Healing Wounds 400 Years in the Making

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Kimberly Gray’s Zoom Meeting:
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Speakers

Angel Amankwaah

DMLK Student

Kimberly Grayson

Principal, DPS

Kaliah Yizar

DMLK Sophomore, DPS

Dahni Austi

DMLK Sophomore, DPS

Alana Mitchell

DMLK Senior, DPS

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
Zoom

Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

8:35am MDT

Breakout: Schools and White Supremacy - Understanding the History

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This session will explore the history of white supremacy in public schools in Colorado. We will explore how our public education system responded to the Civil Rights movements, modern school funding, racial integration, and the public/private/charter divides that inform the landscape of the educational world today. We will be examining all of this through the lens of critical whiteness so that we can all work toward ending white supremacy for all of our students. We hope those who participate in our session leave with 1) an awareness of the history of white supremacy in Colorado's public education system, 2) 1-2 ways their specific school role has maintained these structures, and 3) 1-2 actionable ways participants can begin to deconstruct white supremacy within their role and within DPS.

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Joey Torres’s Zoom Meeting
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Speakers

Joey Torres

CRE Curriculum Specialist, Denver Public Schools

Jamie Bassett-Villareall

Manager of CRE Programs and Pilots, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

8:35am MDT

Breakout: Transformative SEL - Social Emotional Learning as a Lever for Equity

Limited Capacity seats available

Transformative SEL connotes a process whereby students and teachers build strong, respectful relationships founded on an appreciation of similarities and differences, learn to critically examine root causes of inequity, and develop collaborative solutions to community and societal problems. This session will look into current SEL practices with an Equity lens to ensure that current SEL practices are not propitiating white supremacist systems of power and privilege that negatively impact students of color.

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Kim Price’s Zoom Meeting:
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Speakers

Kim Price

SEAL Program Manager, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 8:35am - 9:50am MDT
Zoom

Breakout Pt. 1, Part 1

9:50am MDT

Morning Break

Take a break & join us for round 2 of breakout sessions promptly at 10:10.

Tuesday August 4, 2020 9:50am - 10:10am MDT

Break, Break

10:10am MDT

Break Out: Filling Your Cup - Well-Being Strategies for Educators

Limited Capacity seats available

School staff well-being is a vital component in building an equitable, trauma-informed school environment. In this session, participants will have the opportunity to reflect on their own well-being and leave with concrete self-care strategies that can be applied and integrated into their work in schools and at home.
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Speakers

Megan Gildin

Social Emotional Health Content Manager, Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Kate Berg

RISE Program Manager, Alliance for a Healthier Generation

Tuesday August 4, 2020 10:10am - 11:25am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Breakout

10:10am MDT

Breakout: Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) - Successes and Challenges in a Traditional High School Setting

Limited Capacity seats available

This session will address the background, purpose, and measured efficacy of the CBITS program for secondary students, with specific content focused on its delivery at North High School in Denver Public Schools.

Learning Objectives will include:
*Participants will be able to name the background, target population, and goals of the CBITS program.
*Participants will be able to self-assess their readiness and the readiness of their school system to train in and deliver CBITS within their individual school settings.
*Participants will better understand the overall structure of the CBITS program, including its individual, group, and school-based intervention components.
*Participants will be able to identify potential barriers to the successful implementation of CBITS in their schools and develop an awareness of resources/supports available to work through these obstacles effectively.

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Speakers

Amanda Wentz, LCSW

SSP, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 10:10am - 11:25am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Breakout

10:10am MDT

Breakout: How To Work Within the Context of Cultural Safety as a Tool in Providing Trauma Informed Care (For Nursing)

PDU Teaser: Trauma-Informed Care, Cultural Responsivity, and Nursing - Brooke Goudy, Nursing Services, Denver Public Schools
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Speakers

Omisola Ari, MPSH, BN, RN

Brooke Goudy

Registered Nurse, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 10:10am - 11:25am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Breakout

10:10am MDT

Breakout: Now What? Next Steps in Trauma-Informed Practices Implementation

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Using the newly developed Trauma-Informed Practices Implementation Model, this presentation will introduce the five identified essential domains of becoming a trauma-informed school. Attendees will leave this presentation understanding the qualitative research used in the development of the model, the five essential “best practices” components of the model, and practical application ideas within each domain. Attendees will be encouraged to think about where their school is currently (using the model as a guide) and which of the five components they believe their school will want to work on over the course of the upcoming school year.

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Google Meeting Link- https://meet.google.com/ixp-kkdr-ipb
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Speakers

Marni Choice-Hermosillo, PHD, NCSP

Social Emotional Learning Specialist, Adams 12 Schools

Marni Choice-Hermosillo, PHD, NCSP, is a licensed school psychologist with 18 years of experience both as a building based psychologist and as an itinerant support partner in the Office of Social/Emotional Learning. This past school year, Marni moved into a Dean of Student Services... Read More →

Tuesday August 4, 2020 10:10am - 11:25am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Breakout

10:10am MDT

Breakout: Plan B, Lagging Skills & Collaborative Problem Solving: An Overview

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This overview of the Collaborative Problem Solving model will provide participants with proactive and tangible strategies for addressing student behavioral concerns. By the end of the session, participants will have an understanding of the overall philosophy of CPS, they will be able to differentiate between Plans A, B, and C, as well as use the Thinking Skills Inventory to proactively have collaborative Plan B conversations with their students. Perry's "Three R" model of trauma intervention will also be discussed and integrated into the process of Plan B conversations.

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Speakers

Ron Ringenbach, Ph.D.

NCSP, LPC, School Psychologist, Denver Public Schools

Tuesday August 4, 2020 10:10am - 11:25am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Breakout

10:10am MDT

Breakout: Striving for Equity Through School Counseling Programming

Striving for Equity Through School Counseling Programming
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Speakers

Elizabeth Gray

Laura Tobey-Davis

Tuesday August 4, 2020 10:10am - 11:25am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 2, Breakout

11:25am MDT

School Group Guided Breakout Discussions

School Group Guided Breakout Discussions

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Tuesday August 4, 2020 11:25am - 11:50am MDT
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Breakout Pt. 3, School Breakout

11:50am MDT

Closing, Keynote Speaker and Conference Wrap Up

Closing Keynote Address by Leslie Juniel, Executive Director, CELT, DPS

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Tuesday August 4, 2020 11:50am - 12:30pm MDT
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Day 2, Keynote, Wrap Up