Tuesday, 9/16/2025 from 2:45 PM - 3:45 PM EST

Room: W109 A

Topic(s):
Community Engagement, Health and Wellness, Leadership and Personnel Management, Recreation Programming, Youth

Description:
Park and recreation programs create powerful healing environments when they prioritize safe, welcoming and positive relationships. Join the Center for Healing and Justice through Sport for a practical workshop exploring how suffering affects the brain, body, and behavior — and how physical activity builds resilience. This interactive session equips program leaders with care concepts and practical strategies that work in today's challenging environment. Discover practical techniques for creating supportive environments you can implement immediately.

Learning Objectives:

1. Understand how adverse experiences affect development and behavior, and identify how recreation programs can promote healing.

2. Apply trauma-informed principles to create safer, more welcoming environments that benefit staff and participants.

3. Implement actionable strategies that enhance program effectiveness while addressing current challenges in recreation settings.

Speaker(s):
Joe Smith