Childhood Trauma Seminar October 3, 2008

Otter Tail County CARE (Children are the Responsibility of Everyone) Committee presents "Childhood Trauma: Facts, Features and Necessary Help" on Friday, October 3, 2008 at the Bigwood Events Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.

Dr. Anne R. Gearity, a licensed clinical social worker with over 30 years of clinical experience, will address why children are vulnerable to trauma effects and how adults can best provide this support.

Seminar objectives include:
1. Learn the hallmarks of trauma and trauma effects in children;
2. Understand the biology, as well as the psychology of trauma experiences that may perpetuate a sense of danger or fear;
3. Examine different kinds of traumas and their meanings to children;
4. Examine developmental intersections with trauma: how children of different ages manage and respond;
5. Build confidence as adult responders to provide trauma support.

CEU's may be available for Nurses, Law Enforcement, Social Workers, School Administrators and Teachers.

Contact the Otter Tail County Human Services Department at 530 W. Fir Avenue, Fergus Falls, MN 56537 for more details.

The Otter Tail County CARE Committee includes: Otter Tail County Human Services; Otter Tail County Public Health; Early Childhood Family Education; Lakes Country Service Cooperative; Community Education; Fergus Falls Police Department; Dr. Lawrence Eisinger, M.D.; Someplace Safe; Otter Tail Family Services Collaborative;and the Children's Trust Fund.