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HEM - Hutterite Educators of Manitoba

Conference Title: Trauma-Informed Care and Growing Resilience

Location: The Manitoba Teachers' Society, 191 Harcourt Street, Winnipeg, MB

Time: 9:00 am - 3:30 pm

Registration Deadline: October 22, 2025

- Program -
09:00 am - 12:00 pm - AM Session
12:00 pm - 01:00 pm - Lunch (included for HEM members)
12:30 pm - 01:00 pm - HEM AGM
01:00 pm - 03:30 pm - PM Session

- Conference and Membership Fees -
HEM Conference Fee ................................... $99
HEM Conference & Membership Fee ........ $100
HEM Membership Fee ................................. $20

Cancellation Policy: Cancellations with refunds will be accepted until October 12, 2025.

If you are paying by cheque, please make payable to Hutterite Educators of Manitoba and send to:
Hutterite Educators of Manitoba
Box 40
MacGregor, MB R0H 0R0

If you need Conference or Registration information, please email Karen Maendel at karen.maendel@plpsd.net or Sarah Blair at sarah.blair@bpsd.mb.ca.

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Sessions - 9:00 AM-3:30 PM

Session Description

Trauma-informed Care and Growing Resilience

Participants will learn about the prevalence and pernicious nature of adverse experiences and how they may impact child and adolescent development. More importantly, participants will learn how to assist youth impacted by adverse experiences to help them adapt and be resilient in the face of adversity.

The workshop will focus on the following topics:

- Understanding Traumatic Experiences: Participants will learn about trauma-informed classrooms.

- Seven Attributes of a Trauma-sensitive Classroom: Things to consider in creating a trauma-sensitive classroom. When to differentiate, adapt, and modify learning.

- Polyvagal Care: What is polyvagal theory and how can we use it to gauge learner presence and learning potential.

- Helpful Communication and Skill Building: Essential acceptance and commitment training and brief introduction to dialectical behavioural approaches.

- Managing Difficult Situations: Participants will learn how to manage difficult situations using a trauma informed approach. Using a polyvagal crisis developmental lens, participants will learn how to respond to different neuroceptive states (Safe/Connected, Flight, Fight, and freeze) effectively.

Presenter: Dr. Chris Brown, Brandon University

Dr. Chris Brown is an Associate Professor in the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Graduate Studies at Brandon University where he teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in Educational Psychology, Counselling Psychology, and Inclusive Education. Chris has experience as a teacher, principal, resource teacher, and guidance counsellor. Chris also works as a therapist with youth and young adults challenged by trauma, depression, and anxiety. As a practicing therapist and educator, Chris is deeply invested in capacity building to support mental health and wellness practices in communities, as well as in the teaching and counselling professions.