Presentation Details

Summary

Trauma is now recognized as a near universal experience of individuals with behavioral health issues often resulting in a complex array of social, emotional, and behavioral challenges.  Through understanding of the latest trauma research and careful translation into practice, we can help trauma survivors experience healing, resiliency, and hope.  This training coordinates trauma informed care into a framework that can be used by anyone working with victims of trauma.  It includes the three stages of positive trauma resolution (re-experience, release, and re-organize) and the five resilience factors found in people who move beyond their traumatic experiences.  Trauma’s effect on brain chemistry, development, and relationships are explored, and since trauma is processed and stored in nonverbal parts of the brain, expressive, relational, and sensory based will be identified to benefit clients of all ages and ability levels.  Service plan goals and objectives will also be presented to assist in bringing this treatment to your current work. 

Objectives

Participants will be able to identify and address: 

• The centrality of relationships in human growth and development, how the quality of relationships affects brain development and the healing power of empathic connection. 
• The impact of trauma on brain development, attachment, and developmental milestones. 
• Cultural context and its impact physically, psychologically, and behaviorally 
• Trauma induced co-occurring disorders 
• The three stages of positive trauma resolution and how to address them with survivors. 
• The five resilience factors found in people who overcome and do not recreate their traumatic experiences.  

The Presenter

Mary Vicario is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S) and a Certified Trauma Specialist with over 30 years’ experience working with trauma survivors of all ages and ability levels and training on trauma informed care nationally and internationally.  She has been a People-to-People delegate to China and Mongolia with the American Counseling Association and guest lectured and participated in a conference on human trafficking in Germany.  She holds a Certificate in Traumatic Studies from Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute and has also been honored with a CASA award for cooperative casework.  As a former teacher, clinician, and clinical director and now as the founder of Finding Hope Consulting, LLC, Mary has many years’ experience working with trauma survivors, addictions, and training.  Receiving ongoing training at international conferences and Harvard Medical School since 1992, she has been bringing home to Ohio the latest in neuroscience and trauma research to create cutting edge training and programming for individuals of all ages and ability levels and the systems that work with them. 

Ms. Vicario is a trainer and coach for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program and co-authored the Foster Parents' Survival Guide, a textbook chapter in Counseling Children and Adolescents:  Connecting Theory, Development and Diversity by Sondra Smith-Adcock and Catherine Tucker Eds through Sage Publishing, and other trauma informed articles and curricula.  She has been an expert witness on abuse since 1989 and worked with Hamilton County Courts for eight years creating cross system care for the 300 most challenging youth in the county.  Mary is a proud recipient of multiple grants to further develop and link trauma informed care across systems and communities in Ohio and is honored to provide Trauma Responsive Care Certification through the Tristate Trauma Network for anyone working with trauma survivors.       

Speaker(s)

Mary Vicario LPCC-S

Owner

Finding Hope Consulting, LLC

Mary Vicario is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor Supervisor (LPCC-S) and a Certified Trauma Specialist with over 30 years’ experience working with trauma survivors of all ages and ability levels and training on trauma informed care nationally and internationally.  She has been a People-to-People delegate to China and Mongolia with the American Counseling Association and guest lectured and participated in a conference on human trafficking in Germany.  She holds a Certificate in Traumatic Studies from Bessel van der Kolk’s Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute and has also been honored with a CASA award for cooperative casework.  As a former teacher, clinician, and clinical director and now as the founder of Finding Hope Consulting, LLC, Mary has many years’ experience working with trauma survivors, addictions, and training.  Receiving ongoing training at international conferences and Harvard Medical School since 1992, she has been bringing home to Ohio the latest in neuroscience and trauma research to create cutting edge training and programming for individuals of all ages and ability levels and the systems that work with them. 

Ms. Vicario is a trainer and coach for the Ohio Child Welfare Training Program and co-authored the Foster Parents' Survival Guide, a textbook chapter in Counseling Children and Adolescents:  Connecting Theory, Development and Diversity by Sondra Smith-Adcock and Catherine Tucker Eds through Sage Publishing, and other trauma informed articles and curricula.  She has been an expert witness on abuse since 1989 and worked with Hamilton County Courts for eight years creating cross system care for the 300 most challenging youth in the county.  Mary is a proud recipient of multiple grants to further develop and link trauma informed care across systems and communities in Ohio and is honored to provide Trauma Responsive Care Certification through the Tristate Trauma Network for anyone working with trauma survivors.  

Education

Xavier University, Cincinnati Ohio
Post Masters Clinical Endorsement Program studying the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness completed during 1997-1998.

Xavier University, Cincinnati Ohio
Master of Education in Counseling awarded in 1989

Xavier University, Cincinnati Ohio
BS in Elementary Education and Elementary Montessori awarded in 1983, Magna Cum Laude

Post-Masters Coursework

University Of Cincinnati

• Post Masters coursework in counseling issues, spring 1992.
• Post Masters paper on relational therapy with child sexual assault survivors, spring 1991.
• Post Masters coursework and critique on the diagnosis and treatment of child sexual assault survivors, winter 1992.

Xavier University

• Post Masters paper on dissociative responses of child sexual assault victims, spring 1991.
• Post Masters coursework in ethics and family therapy that included instruction on incestuous family systems and work with incest survivors.

Finding Hope Consulting, LLC

Founded in 2007 by Mary Vicario, Finding Hope Consulting addresses the gap in training available to communities by translating cutting edge relational neuroscience into everyday activities that anyone can use to promote healing, resilience and hope.  Through interactive and entertaining training, Finding Hope brings the neurobiology of hope to life.  We have strengthened a broad range of organizations with a focus on supporting underserved populations and creating trauma-responsive communities.  

Schedule

Wednesday, March 25, 2021

Day 1 – Part I: Hardwired for Connection  

9:00 am – 10:30 am    
The Impact of Relationships and Trauma on Brain Development, Attachment, and Developmental Milestones; The Prevalence of Trauma in Children’s Lives, and The Healing Power of Empathic Connection

10:30 am – 10:45 am  
Networking Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm 
Trauma Induced and Co-occurring Disorders:  Mood Syntonic vs. Mood Dystonic Abuse; PTSD vs. Complex PTSD; Biologically Based Fear Responses

Thursday, March 26, 2021

Day 2 – Part II:  The Healing Power of Empathy and Connection: 

9:00 am – 10:30 am   
The Three R’s of Trauma Recovery:  Re-experience, Release, Reorganize with Relational, Sensory, Expressive and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions and sample Service Plan Goals and Objectives

10:30 am – 10:45 am
Networking Break

10:45 am – 12:15 pm  
The Five Resilience Factors and Relational, Expressive and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions 

Registration

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Registration - Free

This two-day program is free for ONCAC members and non-members. 

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About

Partnership

Brought to you in partnership with -

Victim Services, Central Office

Training Times

All sessions shall be run on Ohio time, with the day starting at 9:00 am Eastern Time. 

What's Included

Participation in this training is free. Included is access to virtual session. Within the virtual session, you will have the ability to ask questions of the presenter(s) and download handouts for use during and after the session. This training will use a ZOOM format. 

Where is this Offered

This training will be hosted on the ONCAC training website and use a ZOOM format.  Each registrant will login to that website and click on the Virtual Symposium event. 

Registration Requirements

No requirements are needed in order to register for this training. 

Cancellation, Substitution & Refund Policy

Not applicable since this training is free. 

Continuing Education Credits

The training must be attended in its entirety to be eligible for CE Credits.  Check-in points will be conducted throughout the two days. 

NBCC - CE Credits (APPLICATION SUBMITTED - NOT APPROVED CURRENTLY)

Facilitating Healing, Resiliency, and Hope: Trauma Responsive Care has been approved by NBCC for NBCC credit. Ohio Network of Children's Advocacy Centers is solely responsible for all aspects of the program. NBCC Approval No. SP______.