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The Roll Out of LEVEL 2- Historical Trauma Specialist Certification
LEVEL 2 HISTORICAL TRAUMA SPECIALIST CERTIFICATION MARCH 2022!!! The wait is finally over! Iya Affo and Heal Historical Trauma will present: Historical Trauma Specialist Certification- LEVEL 2: A Neurological, Environmental & Cultural Perspective on March 1st & 2nd 2022. LEVEL 2 will cover the following: Neurological implications of Historical Trauma and how to align neurobiology with desired behavioral outcomes. Indigenous Attachment Theory Understanding the injurious relationship...
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The Launch of Heal Trauma Global: Culturally Attuned Trauma Training
Being Trauma-Informed means that we are Culturally Attuned. Heal Trauma Global is a sister company to Heal Historical Trauma and was cultivated to fill a wide gap in stress science & trauma training. The trauma-informed movement is beautiful! It's wonderful that as a society we are moving in a direction that honors an individual's past as part of the driving force behind current behaviors. Yet, time and time again, I have attended trainings that are labeled as Trauma-Informed only to...
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Nonprofit spotlight: Phoenix group uses art to build resilience in children affected by trauma [azcentral.com]
By Roxanne De La Rosa, Photo: Free Art For Abused Children Of Arizona, Azcentral., November 14, 2021 In 1993, Free Arts for Abused Children of Arizona was created by art therapist Margaret Beresford. There was zero funding to start the program, but Beresford understood that art can be used to bridge the gaps in services for children who have experienced trauma. Today, the group serves an average of 7,000 children a year. Many come from foster care, homeless and domestic-violence shelters,...
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Free Webinar: Embodied Trauma-Informed Care
Forward-Facing Face to Face: Embodied Trauma-Informed Care Our bodies have the power to convince people we serve that we are trustworthy, but how? This workshop will equip professional caregivers to offer embodied trauma-informed care to traumatized communities by teaching them how to interrupt their threat response and offer cues of safety from a relaxed muscle body instead of cues of stress. Join us Tuesday, December 7, 2021 at 5:00pm Arizona Time for 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝-𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐞...
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Black History Month 2K22- NEW Trainings!
In Honor of Black History Month 2k22 Please Enjoy the Following NEW Trainings: Facilitating a Full Expression of Resilience: BIPOC are resilient. In learning how trauma is formed and passed from one generation to the next in our communities, we will understand how to facilitate a full expression of resilience in vulnerable communities. This course takes a deep dive into the reality of flight or fight mode and how many people enduring oppression, discrimination and hate live with a constant...
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5 Years Ago and 5 Days Later (AZTIFC) – The 4th Annual Building Resilient Church Conference
Register now! February 11, 2022 10:30 AM 6:30 PM EST Pure Heart Church, Glendale, Arizona (In-Person or Online) As the founder of The Faithful City, I also founded Arizona Trauma Informed Faith Community (AZTIFC) five years ago. It was out of my life with a traumatic season and powerful healing journey with trauma informed care (TIC) that includes my faith tradition and practice. AZTIFC has been in an exponential growth as a grassroots movement, collaborating with all other social sectors to...
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The Loss of Cultural Identity and Neurological Dysregulation
Pre-COVID, I was invited to speak at a conference in Flagstaff, Arizona. During lunch the organizers brought dancers from the Apache tribe to perform. What we witnessed was so powerful and moving, that it prompted me to inquire about the spiritual significance of the songs and dance. They explained to me that after going to war, the warriors returned to their land and were gathered together to perform that particular dance and song. As a tribal African woman, it all made perfect sense. As...
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Getting Voters the Truth in a Whirlwind of Lies (yesmagazine.org)
“Many new voters are to some extent tired of both parties, and a concern in this election is that they don’t believe their vote will make a difference.” ILLUSTRATION BY SURFUPVECTOR/ADOBE STOCK Author: To read Lourdes Medrano's article, please click here. In the early months of 2022, Masavi Perea counted the days until he could register to vote. Being able to cast a ballot was a major reason why the Mexico native applied for U.S. citizenship as soon as he became eligible. “I feel that my...
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Local Tribal Members Join Stand Against Lithium Mining in Arizona and Salton Sea (eastcountymagazine.org)
Photo, left: September 30 protest at Barona reservation in Lakesid e Author: To read Miriam Raferty's article, please click here. Members of the Barona band of Mission Indians and other tribal nations have joined a fight aiming to stop the proposed Sandy Valley lithium mine in Arizona and proposed lithium mining at the Salton Sea in California that could adversely impact Native Americans. Local activist Bobby Wallace led a local contingency of tribal members who traveled in late September to...
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US government tells Arizona to remove border containers (newsbreak.com)
Author; To read the Associated Press article, please click here. The federal government is demanding the state remove double-stacked shipping containers placed to fill gaps in the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, saying they are unauthorized and violate U.S. law. The Cocopah Indian Tribe in southwestern Arizona welcomed the call to take down the containers in the latest rift between the Biden administration and Republican-led border states over how to prevent illegal border crossings. The...
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How Arizona squeezes tribes for water (hcn.org)
SHARON CHISCHILLY/HIGH COUNTRY NEWS AND PROPUBLICA To read more of Anna V. Smith, Mark Olalde, and Umar Farooq's article, please click here. The Navajo Nation has for years been locked in contentious negotiations with the state of Arizona over water. With the tribe’s claims not yet settled, the water sources it can access are limited. The hospital tried tapping an aquifer, but the water was too salty to use. If it could reach an agreement with the state, the tribe would have other options,...
