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Foundations of Trauma & Trauma-Informed Care: Understanding Harm, Healing, and Resilience
This foundational training offers participants a grounding in the core principles of trauma and trauma-informed care. We'll explore what trauma is, how it shows up in people’s lives and bodies, and the profound ways it can shape behavior, relationships, and access to services. Participants will gain insight into the different types of trauma, including acute, …
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Resentencing and Recidivism: What the Research Tells Us
What if the instincts driving incarceration decisions are systematically wrong, and the data can prove it? This training brings together two researchers whose work cuts straight to that question. Professor Hannah Shaffer of Harvard Law School links what prosecutors actually believe about the risk of violent re-arrest to the incarceration outcomes in their own cases. …
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When Self-Care Isn’t Enough: Addressing the Roots of Burnout in Victim Advocacy to Create Change
On a good day, victim advocates are tired. On the worst days, they're barely recognizable to themselves, hollowed out by the weight of work that never stops mattering. Burnout in victim advocacy isn't a weakness. It's a signal. And it demands more than a bubble bath. This workshop moves beyond surface-level self-care to examine the …