Learn the message! Attend a Workshop

Connections Matter is a community effort. We want everyone to know that fostering caring relationships with the children, families, and adults in your life matters for developing healthy brains, supportive relationships, and thriving communities.

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General workshop

Please e-mail whatsyourconnection@gmail.com for details and pricing.

What you will receive:

  • Interactive, discussion-based curriculum

  • Better understanding of trauma, brain development, resilience, and health - and how these topics relate to one another

  • Concrete knowledge about Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

  • Action planning and next steps for how you can make a difference

  • Resources on trauma-informed care and implementation

  • Strategies for increasing and improving your own connections

  • Meet other community members and build your network

  • Tools for strengthening both personal and community resilience

 

Education Workshop

Please e-mail whatsyourconnection@gmail.com for details and pricing.

What you will receive:

  • Interactive, discussion-based curriculum

  • Better understanding of how trauma impacts brain development and a child’s ability to cope/succeed in school

  • Concrete knowledge about ACEs and how they affect a child’s learning environment

  • Action planning and next steps for implementing trauma-informed strategies in schools

  • Strategies and ideas for helping students, families, and teachers to connect with one another

  • Resources specifically related to trauma and resilience in education

  • Connect with other members of the education community

  • Tools for overall building more caring and resilient learning environments

 

To sign up and customize your preferences, please fill out this form. 

If you are in North Carolina or West Virginia please use this form to request a Connections Matter workshop.