In this free 3 hour interactive training, Michelle Zehr of the Center for Earth Based Healing will cover:
1. Who is the Center for Earth-Based Healing
2. Trauma-Informed Ecotherapy Defined
3. Benefits to Trauma Survivors
4. Incorporating Trauma-Informed Ecotherapy into Your Existing Services
5. Overview of the free programs the Center for Earth-Based Healing Offers Survivors
For more information about the Center for Earth-Based Healing visit their website: www.earthbasedhealing.org
The training will be focused on using ecotherapy with trauma survivors, so all who join us should be prepared to discuss and explore various aspects of trauma and treatment. The training does not lead to certification in trauma and ecotherapy, but participants will come away with practical applications for integrating trauma informed ecotherapy into their practices.
About the Presenter:
Michele Zehr, M.A., M.Ed., is the founder and Executive Director of the Center for Earth-Based Healing, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization that offers trauma-informed ecotherapy programs for survivors of sexual and domestic violence. Michele has worked with survivors of sexual and domestic violence in various capacities since 2009. As a Sexual Assault Response Team coordinator and advocate for survivors of sexual violence, she provided the full range of direct services for survivors at a local non-profit agency. As staff, she taught the cultural competency module at the Virginia Victim Assistance Academy, and served as Program Coordinator for the Community-Defined Solutions to Ending Violence Against Women grant at the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice Services. In this role, she led a multi-disciplinary team of state-level stakeholders dedicated to creating systemic change by offering training conferences that brought law enforcement officers, Commonwealth’s Attorneys, and advocates together to learn how to better coordinate survivor services.