OU-Tulsa Learning Center, room TBD (4502 E 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135)

Registration: $20

4 hours of CECPD and CEU credits available for $20 (in addition to registration fee)

Presenter’s Bio: Lauren Garder is a Licensed Professional Counselor with a decade of experience in mental health and victim services. The focus of Lauren’s career has been chronic trauma and victimization. Lauren has worked across the spectrum of services from hotlines to therapy to working in administration for the ODMHSAS overseeing trauma services and outpatient treatment for suicidality across the State. Lauren is now “back in the chair” in private practice in Oklahoma City providing therapy, expert witness, and consulting in her areas of expertise.

Workshop Description: “Trauma-Informed Care: It’s Who You Are” is designed to provide professionals in healthcare and social services with a foundational understanding of how to recognize and respond to the effects of trauma. This approach shifts the focus from asking “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” emphasizing the importance of understanding, recognizing, and addressing the signs, symptoms, and risks associated with trauma. Participants will explore core concepts of trauma-informed care and be introduced to motivational interviewing techniques to better support the well-being and healing of individuals affected by trauma. This learning day offers practical tools and insights to foster safer, more empathetic environments in professional practice.

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July 24, 6pm-8pm (check-in starts at 5:30pm)

OU-Tulsa Learning Center, Room 145 (4502 E 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135)

Registration: $10

Scholarships available: APPLY HERE

Presenter’s bio:

Alicia Cohen is a familial exploitation survivor and compassionate educator specializing in early childhood intervention. She has expertise in both domestic familial trafficking of children and faith-based trafficking of children. She holds a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Wilmington University and is pursuing a Specialist Degree in School Psychology from Rowan University. In 2019, she co-founded SAFE (Survivors of Familial Exploitation) to close the gap in available research and develop survivor-informed resources for direct service providers. She loves photography and spending her free time hiking the trails of New Castle County, DE with her three dogs and teenage daughter.

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OU-Tulsa Learning Center, Perkins Auditorium (4502 E 41st Street, Tulsa, OK 74135)

Registration: $10

Free CEUs available for Social Work and Behavioral Health (5 credit hours)

JaeRan Kim, Ph.D., MSW, (she/hers) is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Work and Criminal Justice at the University of Washington at Tacoma. Prior to completing her doctoral degree, Dr. Kim worked with foster and adopted children and families and with adults with disabilities in residential care. Dr. Kim’s research is focused on the wellbeing of adoptees, exploring disability, race, and transnational experiences for adoptees. Dr. Kim also explores the preparation and training of professional social workers. JaeRan is passionate about engaging in community-based projects. Her blog, Harlow’s Monkey, focuses on the transracial/transnational adoptee experience.

Susan Rodríguez Branco, PhD, LPC (VA), NCC, ACS, BC-TMH, (she/her/ella), is a transracial and transnational adoptee from Colombia, South America. She is an advocate for increased adoption related research and training within counselor education and is passionate about improving mental health outcomes for transracially adopted persons. Currently, Dr. Branco is a practicing counselor, board-approved clinical supervisor, and an Associate Professor in the Counselor Education program at Palo Alto University. Her research interests include transracial adoption and mental health, Colombian adoption policy, and clinical training and supervision practices for BIPOC counselors. She has authored or co-authored over 45 peer-reviewed journal or book chapter publications. Her work has been featured in national and international news media to shed light on unethical international adoption practices.

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