Thank you for participating in our 2023 Training Workshop in Dallas, Texas. Please see below for session presentations, virtual handouts, and additional training workshop materials.

• Celebrating Lessons Learned from the Administration for Community Living Grant  (PowerPoint Presentation)
  • Hayley Herzog, MPH, MPA, Assistant Manager, Research and Evaluation, Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma, Jewish Federations of North America
  • Derek Lee, Regional Administrator, US Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, Region VI, Dallas, TX
  • Greg Link, MA, Director, Office of Supportive and Caregiver Services, Administration for Community Living
  • Shelley Rood Wernick, MBA, Managing Director, Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma, Jewish Federations of North America
  • Vanessa Rubenstein, MPH, Graduate Fellow, Research and Evaluation, Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma, Jewish Federations of North America

• Creating Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Communities and Partnerships (Pro-bono Dental Program for Holocaust Survivors Picture Slideshow │Article from the Jewish Federation of MetroWest │Article from Rutgers School of Dental Medicine Blog)
  • ​Dr. Michael Conte, MPH, DMD, Senior Associate Dean Office for Clinical Affairs, Rutgers School of Dental Medicine​
  • Bridget Gavaghan, Director, Illinois ACEs Response Collaborative, Health & Medicine Policy Research Group
  • Jesse Kohler, MA, Trauma Competent Professional Certificate, Executive Director, Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice
  • Deborah Victoria Rokhsar Rosen, MPA, Community Program Coordinator, Jewish Federation of Greater MetroWest NJ

• Historical Trauma Across the Lifespan (PowerPoint Presentation │ Handout: PCTI Guidance for Conversation Prompts │ Handout: Retraumatization - What Hurts?)
  • Bill Benson, President, International Association for Indigenous Aging, Health Benefits ABCs
  • Celena Donahue, Public Health, Health Equity Advocate, Facilitator, Presenter, Consultant
  • Yaffa Podbilewicz-Weinberg, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, Director Holocaust Survivor Care, Jewish Family Service of Greater Dallas
  • Dr. Michael W. Waters, B.A., M.Div., D.Min., PhD, Co-Founder and Principal, MYWaters Consulting, LLC

• Mental Health and Wellbeing: Trauma Treatment Modalities and Considerations (PowerPoint Presentation)
  • Mary Martha Abernathy, MA, LPC, NCC, Counselor and Grant Manager, University of Missouri

• Nonviolent Communication Practices That Embody Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care (PowerPoint Presentation │ Handout: Feelings and Needs List)
  • Paige Hector, LMSW, Author, Educator, Speaker, Paige Ahead Healthcare Education & Consulting, LLC

• PCTI Care Takes Root: Viewpoints from The Center, The U.S. Government, and PCTI Strategies For Family Caregiving (PowerPoint Presentation│ Handout: National Strategy Infographic │ Best Practice Caregiving Website)
  • Alison Barkoff, JD, Acting Administrator and Assistant Secretary for Aging/Principal Deputy Administrator, Administration for Community Living
  • Elana Broitman, JD, Senior Vice President, Public Affairs, Jewish Federations of North America
  • Harriet Cohen, LCSW, PhD, Clinical Social Worker, Older Adult Department, Jewish Family Service of Dallas
  • Rabbi Melanie Levav, BCC, LMSW, Executive Director, Shomer Collective
  • Shelley Rood Wernick, MBA, Managing Director, Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institute on Aging and Trauma, Jewish Federations of North America

• PCTI Strategies for Caregiving with Someone Living With Dementia (PowerPoint Presentation)
  • Yuliya Gaydayenko, MA, MSW, Chief Program Officer, Older Adult Services, Jewish Family Service of Metropolitan Detroit

• PCTI Strategies for Hiring and Retaining the Direct Care Workforce
  • Elizabeth Cullen, MPA, JD, Associate Director, Health Policy/Washington Representative, Jewish Federations of North America/Network of Jewish Human Service Agencies
  • Holly Fullmer, MS, CDCORP, CTCM, Trauma-Informed Policy and Training Specialist, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
  • James Janeiro, MPP, Director, Policy and Government Relations, Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence

• PCTI Strategies to Enhance Virtual and Hybrid Programming (PowerPoint Presentation)
  • Sheryl Gerrard, MA, GC-G, CDP, Senior Engagement Manager, Jewish Family Services of Greater Charlotte, Inc.

• Aging & Trauma Training Workshop Workbook (JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institue on Aging and Trauma)
• Guide to Trauma-Informed Meetings, Discussions & Conversations (Campaign for Trauma-Informed Policy and Practice)
• The Importance of Trauma-Informed Design (Forbes.com)
• National Survey Executive Summary (JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institue on Aging and Trauma)
• Program Evaluation Workbook (JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institue on Aging and Trauma)
• Response to Family Caregiver Strategy (JFNA Center on Holocaust Survivor Care and Institue on Aging and Trauma)

Dallas conference teaches new approach to care for Holocaust survivors, elderly trauma victims

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