Is it mental health or behaviors? This has been a long-debated question of frontline workers.
In this 2-hour workshop, we will explore the impacts on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) scores that impact the development of children. The audience will gain a foundation on the ACE study and the long-term impacts of health without intervention. As the audience gets familiar with the ACE study, Shawn leads them through the understanding of the neurological response in children who experience trauma and interventions that can be applied. Lastly, the workshop provides evidence-based approaches which organizations can implement to be trauma-informed.
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Facilitator Bio: Shawn Wood (MSW, RSW, CYC-P) has worked for over a decade with children, youth, and families struggling with mental health and addiction issues. Shawn has trained in multiple treatment modalities such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Motivational Interviewing (MI), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), and trauma approaches including the Connect Attachment Program, the Attachment Regulation Competency (ARC) framework, and the Collaborative Problem Solving model. He is also trained to provide readiness hormone and surgical assessments through for World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).
He is a dynamic speaker and presenter in large and small groups. His presentation skills foster interactive child and youth workshops to education and training events using an adult learning model to achieve the best outcomes. Shawn has had the pleasure of traveling throughout the Atlantic Provinces to provide professional development in a variety of settings and topics.
Shawn practices in a non-judgmental way, fostering a safe and secure environment for others to explore goals and self-advocacy. Through supportive, educational interventions, Shawn works with clients to reach self-identified goals and positive outcomes.
Shawn is also turning his attention to various research opportunities and plans to begin work in the field of video gaming addiction, an area he has studied and supported others in for many years
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