Trauma-Informed Care Symposium

Tuesday, October 24, 2023
7:30 a.m. to 3:45 p.m.

Location: Capital Health Training Center or Online via Zoom

CME’s and CNE’s will be available

Who Should Attend

The program will benefit all clinical and non-clinical staff that work at Capital Health.

Agenda

7:30 - 8 a.m. | Registration and Breakfast

8 - 8:15 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction
Christi Weston, MD, PhD
Director, Outpatient Psychiatry
Director, Integrated Behavioral Health
Capital Health

8:15 - 9 a.m. | Trauma-Informed Care: Adverse Childhood Experiences and Health Risk Factors
Victoria Pena-Cardinali, LCSW
Manager, Outpatient Clinical Social Work
Capital Health

9 - 10 a.m. | Trauma-Informed Health Care Organizations: What Does it Take?
Keynote Speaker
Samantha Koury, LMSW
Co-Director, The Institute on Trauma and Trauma-Informed Care
Buffalo Center for Social Research, School of Social Work

10 - 10:15 a.m. | Break

10:15 - 11:15 a.m. | Trauma-Informed Care Approaches in the Inpatient and Outpatient Settings
Giovanna Giacobbe, MSW
Senior Training and Consultation Specialist
Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions
Rutgers University

11:15 a.m. - 12 p.m. | Lunch

12 - 12:45 p.m. | Recognizing Trauma in the Health Care Setting: Assessment, Psychotherapy, and Interventions
Kristina McGuire, PsyD
Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists

12:45 - 1:30 p.m. | Panel Discussion
Moderator: Gary Brown, DO
Chair, Psychiatry Department
Vice President, Medical Staff
Capital Health

1:30 - 1:45 p.m. | Break

1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Trauma-Informed Self Care
Tara VanHise, DO
Capital Health Primary Care – Ewing

2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | Yoga and Meditation Session
Nancy McCormack, BS, LMT, RYT800, C-IAYT
Capital Health Wellness Center

3:30 - 3:45 p.m. | Closing Remarks
Lisa McCormick, MSN, RN, PMH-BC
STCF Manager/Nurse Educator
Capital Health Regional Medical Center

This program is provided free of charge with support from the Capital Health Foundation and Capital Women in Philanthropy.

Capital Health is accredited by the Medical Society of New Jersey to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Capital Health is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the New Jersey State Nurses Association, an accredited approver with distinction by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Attendance is required at the entire program to receive credit.

Contact Information
Call 609-394-6085 or email [email protected] for questions or more information.
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