
PROUD: Trauma-Informed Care – Context Matters 6/2/25
June 2, 2025 @ 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
FreeJoin us for this engaging in-person learning event, where participants will explore the impact of trauma exposure on the overall health and well-being of patients and providers from an intergenerational lens. Presentations will focus on key strategies to integrate culturally informed frameworks and trauma-informed care models into the care they deliver to their patients. Topics to be covered include:
- Assessing Risk and Protective Factors with an Integrative Trauma-Informed Approach to Care
- Intersection of Pregnancy, Trauma, Mental Health, and Substance Use Disorders
- Body Movement Strategies
Workshop Agenda:
8:30 a.m.-9:00 a.m. | Registration and Continental Breakfast |
9:00 a.m.-9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Introductory Remarks |
9:10 a.m.-10:25 a.m. |
Keynote Presentation: Understanding How the Impact of Intergenerational Trauma and Vicarious Trauma Shows Up in Caring for Self and Others by Lucinda Canty, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Associate Professor of Nursing; Director, Seedworks Health Equity in Nursing Program; Associate Faculty, Slavery North; University of Massachusetts Amherst |
10:25 a.m.-10:35 a.m. | Program Break |
10:35 a.m.-12:00 p.m. | Facilitated Discussion/Workshop: Assessing Risk and Protective Factors with an Integrative Trauma-Informed Approach to Care by Maria Teresa Restrepo, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences, UConn Health, and Intersection of Pregnancy, Trauma, Mental Health and Substance Use Conditions by Ariadna Forray, MD, Chief, Section of Psychological Medicine; Director, Center for the Wellbeing of Women and Mothers; Yale Medical Director for ACCESS Mental Health and Substance Use for Moms |
12:00 p.m.-12:55 p.m. | Body Movement Strategies by Hilary Rudenauer, Owner, Healer, and Teacher, Resonance Healing Arts |
12:55 p.m.-1:00 p.m. | Wrap-Up & Evaluation |
This workshop will serve as the kick-off event for the 2025 PROUD Summer Webinar Series, which will include opportunities for providers to learn from additional practitioners already applying a trauma-informed approach to care in clinical and non-clinical settings to support overall whole-person care.