Tuesday, March 18, 2008
Take part in any or all of the day's three events
Social worker CEU’s available
Co-sponsored by the Bluffton University Social Work Program and Rape Crisis Coalition of Allen County
Reception with Ms. Bach-Van Valkenburgh
10:15-10:45 a.m. in Marbeck Center Gallery Lounge
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the Carl Smucker Distinguished Lectureship Series presentation
Trauma and the Power of Healing
11 a.m. in Founders Hall
Social workers often work with clients who experience great pain and grief. Whether trauma is experienced as a personal, organizational or public event, the dynamics of coping and healing are similar. Our lecturer shares her knowledge of working with trauma survivors in a manner beneficial to a general audience as well as to professionals.
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The Impact of Sexual Trauma Across the Life Span and Interventions for Healing
led by Ms. Bach-Van Valkenburgh
1:15–4:30 p.m. in Marbeck Center Room AB
This workshop will examine the impact of sexual trauma across the life span and the implications for treatment and long term recovery. Sexual trauma often greatly interrupts “normal development” because managing/coping with the symptoms of a traumatic event are so consuming for the survivor. Using a developmental lens as a tool for understanding the far reaching impact of sexual trauma can assist clinicians in better understanding and developing effective interventions with their clients and impact long term recovery. This workshop will also touch on adaptive and mal adaptive coping skills that arise out of trauma management and how to address coping strategy in recovery from sexual assault.
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Elizabeth Bach-Van Valkenburgh, MSSA, LISW ...
is increasingly in demand nationally as a speaker and trainer of service providers working with survivors of sexual assault. She is Associate Director of the Cleveland Rape Crisis Center, and previously served as the Director of Clinical Services there. She has reponsibility for supervision and training, and has written the organization's teaching curriculum. At another position she has supervised the Children Who Witness Violence program. Her work experience includes hospital social work and clinical private practice. She serves as adjunct instructor for social work courses at Case Western Reserve and at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland.
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