Training Overview
Interpersonal neurobiology will be introduced as a framework by which clinicians and educators can understand how to work best with refugee youth with trauma backgrounds. The biology of trauma and relationships within the context of refugee experiences will be addressed in depth.
This training will address school-aged children and adolescents and is appropriate for Juvenile/Restorative Justice, social services professionals, school system professionals, and mental health professionals.
Learning Objectives
- Participants will learn how interpersonal neurobiology conceptualizes the human experience within the context of trauma and development.
- Participants can apply key principles of interpersonal neurobiology when working with refugee youth.
- Participants will be able to articulate and identify interventions that promote healthy functioning in refugee youth with trauma backgrounds.
About the Trainer
Zamzam Dini, LAMFT is a trauma therapist and licensed associate marriage and family therapist. She is also a PhD candidate in Family Social Science, specializing in Couple and Family Therapy at the University of Minnesota. Zamzam’s research focuses on refugee trauma and the intergenerational transmission of trauma in refugee family systems. Zamzam is also a second-generation Somali refugee.
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There is 3 hours of CEHs.