Trauma Training for Virtual Learning Centers
The For Richmond network is so grateful for the ways that Facilitated Learning Centers are serving Richmond Public Schools students and their families during virtual learning.
A number of Facilitated Learning Centers (FLCs) have requested Trauma Training for their staff and volunteers and For Richmond is partnering with Greater Richmond SCAN to provide it. We want to thank the Wheless Family Stewardship Fund for their generous sponsorship of this valuable training that is being offered to participants at no cost.
The training will take place on Wednesday, Nov. 18 from 7:30-9 p.m. via Zoom and will include:
· Wellness & Self Care for FLC Staff and Volunteers
· Introduction to Trauma & Resiliency
· Specific Strategies & Tools for Helping Your Students
Our trainers are two of Richmond’s best:
Amy Johnson is a Licensed Professional Counselor, Registered Play Therapist, Licensed School Counselor, and Nationally Certified Counselor specializing in working with children and adolescents. Currently, Amy is working as a school-based Trauma-Informed Education Specialist with Greater Richmond SCAN, supporting the needs of staff, students, and families within the Community Learning Center programs at Henrico County Public Schools. Over the past several years, Amy has served as a school counselor in an elementary school setting, as a Parent Group Facilitator with Greater Richmond SCAN, as well as a therapist in a private practice. She also has experience working within a local CSB providing outpatient therapy to children and adolescents, while also working collaboratively with their families and partner agencies. Amy has a special interest in assisting teen parents and supporting children, adolescents and teens on their healing journey.
Amanda Lynch, MA, CTP-E, is a writer and career educator specializing in Self-Care, Mindfulness-Based Trauma Informed Practices, and Restorative Justice. For nearly twenty years, she worked as an educator throughout the Richmond Metro area. She loves introducing communities of color to meditation, yoga and sound healing therapy. She is licensed teacher, Certified Trauma Practitioner, Certified Advanced Peacemaking Circles facilitator, Koru Mindfulness Teacher-In-Training and ACE Interface Master Trainer. She lives with her husband, Marcus and her very busy children, Justin, Ava, Hazy and Rosebud in Glen Allen, Virginia. She is also the author of The Mindfulness Room, Breathe, Baby, Breathe, The 5-Minute Mindfulness Journal for Kids, and co-author of My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams. She is the Trauma Informed Specialist for Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Richmond.
Please be sure that each of your staff and volunteers register for the training using the link below. After registering, they will receive a confirmation email from SCAN containing important information about joining the meeting:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIpduitqjsqH93y4suUjindCpu5Ygq9aNKa
If you have questions, please email info@forrichmond.org