Everyone experiences stress and trauma. The impacts are different for everyone, as every individual copes in his or her own way. This workshop is designed to introduce participants to basic concepts of stress and trauma and strategies to care for oneself and others in their day-to-day lives. Youth-serving professionals will participate in a variety of activities while developing their understanding of stress and resilience in their personal lives and work settings. Participants will come away better attuned to their own stress triggers with tools to more intentionally respond to the impact of stress on their own life and those around them.
The workshop has three primary learning outcomes:
1.Understanding Stress and Trauma
2.Resilient Self: Ways to Shake It Off and Bounce Back
3.Cultivating Ripples of Care: A Brief Overview of Trauma-informed Care
This workshop is sponsored by the College of Education and Human Development’s Office of Professional Development, in partnership with alumna, courageous heARTS founder, and 35W bridge collapse survivor, Lindsay Walz.
Cost: General admission - $50, students - $25, UMN staff and faculty - $40
Breakfast and coffee will be provided.
Who should attend?
Youth-serving professionals including teachers, school administrators, youth workers, social workers, and others who work with and on behalf of youth.
How many CEUs will be available?
There will be College of Education and Human Development clock hour certificates awarded for 3.75 CEUs, and Board of School Administrator certificates awarded for 3 CEUs (BOSA will not award by half units).
About Lindsay Walz
Lindsay is an alumna of the University of Minnesota, where she received her B.S. in Family Social Science and M.Ed. in Youth Development Leadership. She has worked with youth in a variety of settings and has become an influential voice in the field of youth work. In 2011-12, she participated in a youth work fellowship designed to strengthen practitioner voice in the field. Her position paper, Toward a Youth-Centered Approach, speaks to the importance of shared values in our work with young people. Lindsay's passion for social justice led her to restorative practices as a community response to harm, and she is trained as a Circle Keeper and restorative group conference facilitator.
Since surviving the collapse of the 35W bridge in Minneapolis, Lindsay has embraced the lessons and the gifts of her experience and made meaning from this seemingly meaningless event. Lindsay’s road to resilience has been paved with paint. She uses painting as a means of healing and personal expression, relying on intuitive, process-oriented creation to give voice to her inner experience. An understated artist, Lindsay most often creates for personal growth and healing, rather than public display. Lindsay was a recipient of the 2013 Arts and Healing Network: Honoring the Next Generation award and has been recognized as a 2014 College of Education and Human Development (U of M) Rising Alumni.
Lindsay is committed to shifting our collective understanding of stress and trauma from a clinical concern to an everyday reality and guiding individuals and communities toward their inner resilient gurus.