Connect Now Seminar: Resiliency, Trauma, & Community
Thursday, October 19 | 12:30-1:30PM
Macon Campus | PSC 112
The Assessment and Care Team and the Office of Campus Culture & Community would like to invite students, staff, and faculty to attend the Connect Now Seminar on Thursday, Oct. 19 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. in PSC 112 on the Macon Campus.
The seminar will focus on engaging community members to build caring connections to improve resiliency, prevent childhood trauma, and understand how interactions with others can provide support for those who have experienced trauma. Guest speakers Amanda Juarez, Resilient Middle Georgia Project Coordinator, and Andrea Meyer Stinson, Co-Founder of Resilient Middle Georgia and Director of Workforce Strategy & Initiatives for Resilient Middle Georgia, will be speaking on the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) study and Connections Matter Georgia.
Light refreshments will be provided.
Register: https://mga.presence.io/event/connect-now-seminar-resiliency-trauma-community
Amanda Juarez is the project coordinator of Resilient Middle Georgia on contract with Macon-Bibb Area Community Partnership. A graduate of Middle Georgia State University, she holds a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. She is a member of the Society for Community Research and Action (SCRA), a member of the alliance for the Macon Mental Health Matters initiative, and is part of the Community Engagement, Education, and Outreach workgroup for One Safe Place Macon, home of the region's first Family Justice Center.
Dr. Andrea Meyer Stinson is the co-founder of Resilient Middle Georgia. She received her Ph.D. from Florida State University, M.S. from Purdue University, and B.A./B.S. from the University of Georgia. She is currently the Director of Workforce Strategy & Initiatives for Resilient Georgia. She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and an AAMFT Approved Supervisor. She has worked therapeutically with children, couples, families, and communities since 2001. She is trained in Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders (PMADs), and Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Dr. Meyer is the Past President for the Georgia Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (GAMFT) and former board member for Resilient Georgia.