University of Baltimore’s School of Criminal Justice Hosts Trauma Summit, May 5-6
May 4, 2016
Contact: University Relations
Phone: 410.837.5739
The School of Criminal Justice in the University of Baltimore's College of Public Affairs will host a Trauma Summit, "From Training to Practice," on Thursday and Friday, May 5-6, in the Wright Theater in the UB Student Center, 21 Mt. Royal Ave.
The summit will start each day at 8 a.m. and continue until 4:30 p.m.
The two-day summit, co-sponsored by the Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, and the National Center for Trauma Informed Care, will highlight the impact of trauma on the health, stability and well-being of individuals, families and communities. Invited guests include leaders from federal, state and local government, non-profits, and other community-based agencies. The goal of the summit is to provide attendees with best practices and strategies that may be used to effect change in their communities and organizations.
"Most service professionals have an understanding of the impact of trauma and what it means to be trauma-informed; what's missing is the implementation of a trauma-informed response within their agencies," said Debra Stanley, executive director of the School of Criminal Justice. "The Trauma Summit addresses this gap by providing nationally recognized best practices and allowing participants the opportunity to develop 'action plans' for implementing trauma-informed practices for their own organizations and communities."
The summit agenda includes rotating workshops, panel discussions and group discussions. UB President Kurt L. Schmoke will deliver a keynote address on the importance of addressing trauma in our communities on day one, and the Hon. Marcia Hirsch, Queens Supreme Court in Queens, N.Y., will present on "managing a trauma-informed courtroom" on day two. Other scheduled speakers include:
- Debra L. Stanley, executive director, School of Criminal Justice, University of Baltimore, day one welcome and introductions;
- Barbara J. Bazron, executive director, Behavioral Health Administration, Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, day one welcome;
- Michael Barnes, clinical program manager, Center for Chemical Dependency, University of Colorado Hospital, on the secondary trauma of families;
- Tonier Cain, consumer advocate, Annapolis, Md., on surviving trauma;
- Theodore Corbin, Center for Nonviolence and Social Justice, School of Public Health, Drexel University, on trauma and violence in the lives of young black men;
- Joan Gillece, National Center for Trauma Informed Care, Washington, D.C.;
- Ibet Hernandez, Sanctuary Institute, Yonkers, N.Y.;
- Father Jeff Putthoff, Hopeworks, Camden, N.J.
The UB Trauma Team plans to follow up with Baltimore agencies three months after the summit to assess the success of implementing an action plan for establishing a trauma-informed response in agencies. The Trauma Summit Model will be duplicated in other communities within Maryland and around the country.
Learn more about UB's School of Criminal Justice and the College of Public Affairs.
The University of Baltimore is a member of the University System of Maryland and comprises the College of Public Affairs, the Merrick School of Business, the UB School of Law and the Yale Gordon College of Arts and Sciences.