5th Annual Creating a Resilient Community From Trauma to Healing Conference

1050 West Morse Boulevard,Winter Park FL 32789

11 May, 2023

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Thank you for your interest in joining the 5th Annual Creating a Resilient Community: From Trauma to Healing Conference! This conference is presented by the Peace and Justice Institute and the Resilience Network! The two-day conference will be hosted in-person this year! Registrants have the opportunity to regsiter for Day 1, Day 2, or the full conference. The 5th Annual CRC Conference focuses on the strides our criminal justice, public safety, mental health, and educational sectors are making to move from punishing individuals towards true discipline. Participants will hear from national experts and local change makers on their efforts to create systems that support mental health, prevent trauma, restore, heal, and transform. Join us to envision the community in which we all live! Day One - Moving towards a Transformative Approach: From Punishment to True DisciplineThursday May 11th, 2023 - 8:30am - 4pm On the first day of the conference, participants will hear from a dynamic panel of speakers, including national experts and local changemakers, to address how we can move toward community approaches centered on accountability, connection and healing. Location: Winter Park Events Center - 1050 W Morse Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32789 Day 1 - Keynote Speakers Honorable Judge Steven Leifman, 11th Circuit (Miami-Dade), FL Dr. Lori DeSautels, Nationally Acclaimed Author and SpeakerDay 1 - Additional Guest Speakers Undersheriff Mark Canty, Orange County Sheriff's OfficeHonorable Monique Worrell, State Attorney, 9th Circuit FLRobert Wesley, Public Defender, 9th Circuit FLHonorable Bob LeBlanc, Retired Judge, 9th Circuit FLRuben Saldana, Ru Camp & Credible Messengers, Orange County, FLNuriyah Shabazz, Youth Advisory Board Member, Credible Messengers, Orange County, FLCatherine Jones, Co-Director of Outreach & Partnership Development at the Campaign for the Fair Sentencing of YouthRaymond Warthen, Co-founder and President, Infinite Zion Farms Lisa Early, Director of Families, Parks and Recreation and Children and Education, City of OrlandoTremayne Simpkins, Supervisor, Vocational Rehabilitation, Florida Department of Education Jesse Riddle, M.S., Transition Services Administrator, Vocational Rehabilitation, Florida Department of EducationKim M. Clark, CEO Founder, Lift Your Gaze Day Two - Local Voices: Change in Central Florida Friday May 12th, 2023 - 9am-3pm Day two offers two concurrent tracks: 1) How Our Brains Learn: A Journey Through Development, Adversity, Trauma and Resiliency, an all-day track for educators and 2) Local Voices: Change in Central Florida, one-hour to two-hour workshops for all sectors. Location: Valencia College Winter Park Campus - 850 W Morse Blvd, Winter Park, FL 32789 Workshop Offerings: Engage-Motivate-Change: A Strength-Based Approach to Intervention using the Functional Family Therapy (FFT) Model Facilitated by: Megan McBride, LMHC, Certified FFT Therapist, Director of Community Based Services, BAYS & Kristal Soler, LMHC The Implicit Bias Conversation Facilitated by: Jania Fuller; Community Partnership School Director, Children’s Home Society Empowering Youth Voice - UCF Center for Community Schools Facilitated by: Sally A Shah, Program Manager, University of Central Florida Center for Community Schools Lift Your Gaze: Faith-Based Approach to Forgiving the Unforgivable Facilitated by: Kim M. Clark, CEO Founder, Lift Your Gaze The Evolution of the Behavioral Response Unit: A Partnership between Orange County Sheriff’s Office & Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Facilitated by: Samantha Breslin, Program Director, Devereux Advanced Behavioral Health Florida & Sgt. Bruce Vail, Orange County Sheriff’s Office Discipline takes Discipline: Strategies that promote The Well-Regulated Adult Facilitated by: Lesli Odum, LMHC, MCAP & Parenting Mentor, Full Circle Florida & Daisy Vazquez The Faces of Change: The People & Organizations Leading by Example Facilitated by: Jeremy Hugley, Founder, Worthy of Belonging Connect, Create, and Innovate! Embodiology®: Breath, Rhythm and Movement Facilitated by: Smruti P. Jani, Embodiology® Practitioner, Dancer/Choreographer, Mathematics Professor Credible Messengers: When the Poison Becomes the Cure Facilitated by: Ruben Saldana, Credible Messengers of Florida Coach & Consultant, Credible Messengers of Florida Basic Okayness as a Healing Path Interpersonal Mindfulness: Receiving and Offering Attention Mindfulness Tools for Emotional Regulation Three sessions on mindfulness Facilitated by: Celine Kavalec, Qualified MBSR instructor, A Mindful Center & Lianna McGowan How Our Brains Learn: A Journey Through Development, Adversity, Trauma, and Resiliency Full Day Workshop Facilitated by: Dr. Lori Desautels ScholarshipsPJI will be offering limited scholarships for students and anyone with financial hardship. For more information and to apply for a scholarship, complete this form by April 13th, 2023. SponsorshipIf you are interested in sponsoring the conference by participating in the collective funding model OR through an in-kind donation, please contact us via the email listed below. ExhibitorsLimited Space Available!Contact us for more information. Questions? Please Contact [email protected]