trainings
lunch & learns
Lunch & Learn: Understanding Adverse Childhood Experiences
January 20, 2026 | 12-12:45PM
This introductory webinar will provide an in-depth look at ACEs for those who want to understand how these experiences affect children and how community members can promote protective factors.
Lunch & Learn: Power, Control, & the Love Stories We Tell Teens
February 11, 2026 | 12-12:45PM
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Teens are especially vulnerable to messages they receive about love from the media they consume. This training will discuss how the dynamics of power and control dynamics show up in teen relationships, and how pop culture can reinforce or challenge these narratives.
Lunch & Learn: Talking to Teens About Dating Violence
February 17, 2026 | 12-12:45PM
February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. Learn how to best support teen survivors in your community in this introductory webinar.
Lunch & Learn: Who is in Control? Examining Mutual Abuse
March 17, 2026 | 12-12:45PM
As advocates, we often hear: "aren't both partners to blame for the violence?" or "they're probably both abusing each other". But is that actually true?
trauma-informed workplace training series
The Trauma Informed Workplace Training Series is a quarterly virtual training and learning space. It is designed for participants to gain knowledge about trauma informed practices in the workplace, connect with other service providers, and bring ideas and inspiration back to their organization. These trainings are open to staff in social service organizations and nonprofits, regardless of program or area of focus. The topics discussed will be especially relevant for those in leadership or supervisory roles, including direct service staff, program coordinators, and human resources managers.
The first half of each two hour meeting will be a training session on a topic related to trauma informed workplaces. Topics may include hiring and onboarding practices, approaches to supervision, providing feedback, and navigating conflict. The second hour will be for discussion, conversation, and sharing wisdom among participants. This is an opportunity to build relationships and seek out insight from others, to share your organization’s successes, and to identify challenges and areas of focus.
Session #1: Assessing Your Organization's Practices
January 27, 2026 | 1-3PM
Working with populations who have experienced trauma while navigating systems and their own lived experiences can have a significant impact on staff, which then affects the organization as a whole. Over time the organization can become traumatized itself which can lead to fragmentation, isolation, and re-traumatization. Trauma in organizations can create barriers to care, lead to reactive decision making, and negatively impact staff morale and retention.
Let’s envision what it could look like to create organizations that support the healing of service providers and service users.