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IF YOU ARE A MINNESOTA SOCIAL WORKER, TEACHER, OR NURSE TAKING THIS
TRAINING FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE), please note you must register
for the TRAINING ON THIS WEBPAGE AND ALSO PAY THE REQUIRED CE fee here
[https://cesforstaronlineapr142020.eventbrite.com/]. Thank you!
INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIES FOR TRAUMA AWARENESS AND RESILIENCE
(INTRO TO STAR) 2 HOUR ONLINE TRAINING
TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 2020, 10:00 A.M. - 12:00 P. M. CST
WHEN TERRIBLE THINGS HAPPEN, LIKE COVID-19, OUR PEACE HAS BEEN STOLEN
FROM US. INTRODUCTION TO STRATEGIES FOR TRAUMA AWARENESS AND
RESILIENCE (STAR) TEACHES HOW TO BUILD PEACE BACK INTO OUR LIVES AND
COMMUNITIES.
_TRAINING FACILITATOR:
_Donna Minter, PhD, LP
Certified STAR Trainer, USA and International Experience
Neuropsychologist, Clinical Psychologist, and Forensic Psychology
Examiner
Founder and Executive Director, Minnesota Peacebuilding Leadership
Institute
This 2 hour ONLINE TRAINING TEACHES THE BASIC CONCEPTS, models, and
STRATEGIES OF THE 5-day Strategies for Trauma Awareness and Resilience
- STAR Training [https://www.mnpeace.org/star-training.html]. STAR is
a research and practice-supported peacebuilding TRAINING INTEGRATING
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY, TRAUMA HEALING AND RESILIENCE, restorative justice,
nonviolent conflict transformation, and broadly defined spirituality.
The TRAINING INTRODUCES PEOPLE TO BEING TRAUMA-informed,
RESILIENCE-oriented, and restorative justice-focused for the benefit
of themselves and others. It is for individuals who wish to learn
basic STAR concepts and models within a shorter-time frame than the
single day STAR-Lite Training
[https://www.mnpeace.org/star-lite-training.html] and the 5-day STAR
Training [https://www.mnpeace.org/star-training.html]. Introduction to
STAR is not a pre-requisite or replacement for the STAR or STAR-Lite
Trainings. It is designed for those wanting to understand and heal
trauma toward building peace within their spheres of influence.
The INTRODUCTION TO STAR ONLINE TRAINING OBJECTIVES:
a. Learn the full intersectional spectrum of individual and collective
psychological TRAUMA.
b. Learn the links between unhealed TRAUMA AND CYCLES OF VICTIMHOOD
AND VIOLENCE.
c. Learn STAR's TRAUMA HEALING AND RESILIENCE MODELS AND ASSOCIATED
PRACTICES.
d. Explore self-care for RESILIENCE STRATEGIES TO BUILD PEACE INTO
YOUR LIFE, family, and community.
For licensed Minnesota social workers, teachers, and nurses who also
wish to earn 2 hrs of continuing education (CE) for INTRODUCTION TO
STAR, the CE fee is an additional $15, which must be paid via this
link [https://cesforstaronlineapr142020.eventbrite.com/]. If you're a
social worker, nurse, or teacher licensed in another state, please
contact your state's professional board to determine if they have a
reciprocal CE relationship with Minnesota.
_PLEASE NOTE THAT IT IS STILL NECESSARY TO REGISTER ON THIS WEBPAGE IF
YOU INTEND TO PURCHASE CES. _
After you receive your training registration confirmation from
Eventbrite, we'll send you PDF handouts in preparation for this online
training as well as instructions to access the Zoom video conferencing
online training link.
Also, we'll invite you to send US a visual IMAGE OF HOPE via email
attachment that you are willing to let us show to the online training
group as a part of a community peacebuilding collage. Sending this
image to us is completely optional.
Maximum number of trainees: 30
CANCELLATION POLICY: Refunds for this TRAINING, less a $10
administrative fee, will be given if written cancellation is
received from the registrant at least 48 hours prior to the TRAINING.
No tuition refund is offered after 48 hours prior to the TRAINING.
Transfer of tuition to another ONLINE TRAINING IS GRANTED IF WRITTEN
REQUEST IS RECEIVED AT LEAST 24 HOURS BEFORE THE DAY OF THIS TRAINING.
Refunds or transfers are not available for no-shows. THERE IS HIGH
DEMAND FOR THIS TRAINING. If you realize you cannot attend, please
contact US immediately at info@mnpeace.org to let us know. This will
open your spot to another attendee. Thanks!
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INTRODUCTION TO STAR TRAINING BACKGROUND, STRATEGIES, AND GUIDELINES
This ONLINE INTRODUCTION TO STAR TRAINING IS DESIGNED FOR THOSE
WANTING TO UNDERSTAND PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA AND MOVE TOWARD BUILDING
PEACE WITHIN THEIR SPHERES OF INFLUENCE. Our trainees come from a wide
variety of backgrounds; we represent different political leanings,
cultural practices, religious traditions and understandings of
spirituality and spiritual practices.INTRODUCTION TO STAR IS A ONLINE
TRAINING BASED ON THE STAR PROGRAM THAT ORIGINATED AT THE CENTER FOR
JUSTICE AND PEACEBUILDING AT EASTERN MENNONITE UNIVERSITY,
Harrisonburg, VA. Mennonites are an historic peace church
denomination, which is Christian but neither Catholic nor Protestant.
INTRODUCTION TO STAR, STAR-Lite, and the STAR TRAININGS ARE NOT
RELIGIOUS PROGRAMS AND WARMLY WELCOME PEOPLE FROM ALL BACKGROUNDS.
As you can imagine, rich diversity makes a dynamic learning
environment as we explore issues of trauma, security, justice, and
peacebuilding and relate it to our own contexts. In order to create an
optimal learning environment, please take time to read the following
understandings.
STAR RECOGNIZE THAT TRAUMA AFFECTS BODY, MIND, AND SPIRIT AND
ADDRESSES ALL OF THESE ASPECTS. Trauma hits us where we are most
vulnerable and makes chaos out of the order of our lives. Healing
processes need to address body, mind and spirit. As human beings, it
is normal for those coming from a spiritual tradition to seek comfort
and reassurance from their faith at such times or to address deep
questions of meaning. All of us are aware of the religious tensions
that exist in our world today. Your STAR online training group will
likely be a microcosm of this world and we see it as a rich
opportunity to learn from one another and build bridges of
understanding.
STAR IS CONDUCTED AS A MULTI-CULTURAL, MULTI-FAITH GATHERING in which
each trainee is given the safety and space to interact with the
content freely using the language of their own culture and faith
tradition, spiritual practice, or nonreligious ritual. We ask that you
exercise respect and sensitivity in this and at all times, speak only
for yourself.
We have also found that, given the diversity of people who join US,
many issues, both individual and structural, could be used as case
studies of TRAUMA AND THE RESULTING CYCLES OF VICTIMHOOD, oppression,
and violence. Because of the complexity, long history, and emotional
intensity of such issues, getting centered on any one could result in
diversion from the objectives for the TRAINING AND JEOPARDIZE THE
ONLINE LEARNING ATMOSPHERE FOR OTHERS. Therefore, for the emotional
safety of the group, we ask that the ONLINE TRAINING NOT BE USED AS A
PLATFORM FOR THE PROMOTION OF A PARTICULAR THEOLOGICAL, ideological,
or political issue.
INTRODUCTION TO STAR IS AN EDUCATIONAL EVENT. Many trainees have found
the training to be therapeutic, but the trianing is not designed to be
therapy. The interactions are designed to illustrate ways of
addressing trauma and practicing resilience toward building peace
within one’s sphere of influence; the academic input is educational
in nature -- neither should be used as diagnostic or professional
treatment tools. Any concerns you have about psychological issues
should be discussed with a qualified mental health professional. If
you have questions about this during the training, please discuss them
with our staff.
FROM THESE UNDERSTANDINGS, WE OFFER THE FOLLOWING STRATEGIES:
a. See our time together as an opportunity to stretch and grow, owning
that many of US have much to learn about other people’s cultures and
traditions.
b. Speak for yourself rather than being prescriptive for the group.
c. Share who you are, but refrain from theological, cultural and
philosophical debates and proselytizing.
d. Use the “ouch, then educate” principle if someone says
something that offends or hurts, e.g. “Ouch, making that
generalization about Africans, Muslims, Americans, etc. reinforces
tired, outdated stereotypes. In fact...”
e. Assume that no one in the group is deliberately wanting to hurt or
degrade your faith or people. Tell personal stories to illustrate why
you feel a certain way about something controversial rather than
making general statements or pronouncements.
g. Ask rather than make statements about another’s culture or faith
tradition, e.g. “I understand that Hindus…Am I correct?” “Is
it true that in your community you …?”
_STAR-Lite staff reserves the right to ask a trainee to withdraw from
the training early if, based on our experience and judgment, their
disruptive conduct jeopardizes the group’s educational
experience. _
__This training and all of Peacebuilding's trainings are available by
contract arrangement for community groups, organizations, and
corporations.
The content of this TRAINING IS BASED ON THE STAR (STRATEGIES FOR
TRAUMA AWARENESS AND RESILIENCE) Program, Eastern Mennonite
University, Harrisonburg, VA, USA. www.emu.edu/cjp/star
[http://www.emu.edu/cjp/star]
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