Trauma Workshops

Trauma workshops are available through volunteer trainers, licensed through Lakeside Global Institute. These individuals have completed Lakeside’s Enhancing Trauma Awareness course and 25-hour Train the Trainer course to become licensed adjunct trainers. They are dedicated to trauma awareness, education and trauma-informed care in Bucks and Montgomery Counties. Thank you to these wonderful volunteers! Thank you to the United Way of Greater Philadelphia and Southern New Jersey for sponsoring the Train the Trainer Course!

Barbara Coale

Barbara Coale

School Counselor, Souderton Area School District

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Hello! My name is Barb Coale and I am a school counselor in the Souderton Area School District. I earned a Bachelor's of Science in Psychology from Ursinus College and a Master’s of Education from West Chester University. My career as a school counselor began in 2011 and prior to that I was a behavior specialist and mobile therapist. For years, I have worked with faculty and staff on becoming a trauma-informed school community. I am delighted to continue my journey becoming an adjunct trauma trainer.
Rachel Privete

Rachel Previte

IBHS Supervisor, Central Behavioral Health

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Rachel is the Clinical Supervisor of the IBHS program at Central Behavioral Health. Rachel graduated from Cairn University with a Master of Science in Counseling. She has experience working in Mobile Crisis, and has also worked as an adjunct professor at Cairn University. Rachel has experience providing suicide intervention as well as psychological first aid, and she seeks to increase others comfortability in talking with people about suicide in her role as a QPR trainer. Rachel likes to spend her free time going out to dinner with her son Jared and husband Bill, listening to true crime podcasts, and caring for her hairless Sphynx cat named Cleo!
Melissa McDermott

Melissa McDermott

Training Specialist, Keystone Crisis Intervention Team of NOVA Bucks

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As the Training and Outreach Specialist for the Keystone Crisis Intervention Team (KCIT), Melissa McDermott has over 10 years of experience working in social services with trauma-impacted populations. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Art from Thomas Jefferson University and a Certificate in Trauma Studies from Lakeside Global Institute. Her passion for trauma resolution and healing for others drive both her professional and personal purpose. Beyond her work with KCIT, Melissa is a trained Yoga teacher.
Kimberly Ryan

Kimberly Ryan

YWCA Tri-County Area

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Kim Ryan, Foster Grandparent Program Senior Manager at YWCA Tri-County Area, has dedicated her career to the non-profit sector, working in higher education, health care and a variety of community-based non-profits. Kim is skilled in managing projects and programs from inception, having founded Girls on the Run of Berks County in 2012 and serving as its Executive Director until 2016.

Kim earned degrees from Reading Area Community College and Temple University and has continued her personal and professional development through life coach training, Alvernia University’s Leadership Berks program, and Lakeside Global Institute’s trauma competent professional training. Her training through Lakeside has inspired her to become an adjunct instructor for the Institute and do her part to increase awareness around trauma and trauma-informed practices. Kim is passionate about supporting meaningful missions and work that deeply serves the community.
Christopher White

Christopher White, NCC, LPC

Owner/Therapist- Christopher J. White LPC, LLC

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I have been a therapist for the past 17 years and I have been in private practice for the past 4 years. I am also employed as a Clinical Director for the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission and Bucks County Drug Court Program. I have been married for 15 years to my wife Sue and together we have a set of twins, Maya and Christopher. I have attended several Lakeside Trauma trainings, such as Trauma 101, Deepening Trauma Awareness, and Applying Trauma Principles.
Shushma Patel

Shushma Patel

Bucks-Mont Collaborative

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Shushma has a Masters in Social Work and enjoys working with others.
Nadja Mummery

Nadja Mummery

Director of Inclusion and Education at Manna on Main Street

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Nadja Mummery is the Director of Inclusion and Education at Manna on Main Street where she has worked for 13 years. Starting her role at Manna as Case Manager, Nadja identified a need for services that would build resources instead of just bringing them to our clients. Education seemed like a great path to creating self-sustainability. Through the Bridges out of Poverty Framework, Nadja helped Manna build several programs that addressed helping clients move beyond food-insecurity through education and training.

Most recently adding trauma informed care to her tool belt, Nadja now presents trainings for organizations in Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia counties around the experiences and impacts of poverty and trauma, and teaches soft skills within Manna’s workforce development program, The Common Grounds Food Service Training Program. Since 2015, Nadja has received several certifications from Aha! Process and Lakeside Global Institute, which enable her to conduct trainings to build systemic changes around these issues she cares most about.
Melissa Groden

Melissa Groden

The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc

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Melissa Groden, is a Human Service Professional with 28 years of experience in the field. She engages in a person-centered approach to support, educate and empower those in need. Melissa has worked at The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. for fifteen years, overseeing the Prevention, School Services, and Training programs. She has also been an adjunct professor at Chestnut Hill College for fifteen years, instructing and writing curricula in both classroom and hybrid format for the School of Continuing and Professional Studies.

Melissa is a Board Certified – Human Services Professional, Certified Family Recovery Specialist, a Certified Trainer in Pennsylvania Student Assistance Program and Youth Mental Health First Aid. She holds a Master’s Degree in Administration of Human Services from Chestnut Hill College with a Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology, minor Criminal Justice, from Temple University.
Kaela Dakes

Kaela Dakes

Intern, Bucks-Mont Collaborative

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Hello! I am a second year student in West Chester University's Master of Social Work program. I received my BSW from West Chester University as well and am excited to return and continue my education experience with WCU.

I am interning with the Bucks-Mont Collaborative in fall 22 - spring 23 semesters; I will help facilitate workshops and trainings in addition to supporting the growth and goals of the Collaborative. I have a passion for social justice and community advocacy. I look forward to learning more about the services offered and available to our communities, and deepening my understanding of trauma informed approaches.
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Deborah Harris

Geriatric Counselor, Family Services of Montgomery County

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I have been in the social services field in various capacities for twenty-five years. My most recent clinical work has been with older adults, but prior to that I served in the areas of substance abuse treatment for teens, community mental health, and in a college student counseling center.

I have also been involved in research on child care quality, AmeriCorps Vista, and Adult Literacy. With my varied experience I have found that trauma impacts us in all life stages. I am looking forward to the opportunity to be a Trauma Workshop instructor as I enjoy teaching and leading groups. It will be a meaningful experience to assist others in learning how to recognize and handle trauma when it comes up in our work lives.

If you are interested in a trauma training for your organization, please complete this form. Thank you!

For eight years, Bucks-Mont Collaborative has been committed to advancing trauma knowledge. We encourage you to deepen your understanding of trauma and its impact on the individual, family, community, and systems in which we work and serve. Participate in an upcoming training to learn more! Visit PACES Connection, HEAL PA or Resilient PA to connect with others engaged in trauma education and action. Join the Bucks-Mont Trauma Coalition! Contact Shushma Patel to learn more about the Coalition: shushma@bucksmontcollab.org. Thank you to PACES for this image of the realms of ACES, including Adverse Childhood and Community Experiences (ACES)!

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Upcoming Trainings

Trainer: Pearl S. Buck International

Implicit bias is something that we all have. First, we will define the different forms of bias and discuss the origins of implicit bias. Through the workshop, we will explore how to recognize our biases and how to manage these unconscious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so that they do not develop into stereotypes, prejudice, and discrimination. We will also discuss biases across groups and generations and examine how to bridge the gaps with communication, understanding and empathy.

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September 29, 2022, 9:30am - 1:00pm, Zoom. Register Here

Trainer: Nadja Mummery, Director of Inclusion and Education, Manna on Main Street

This comprehensive approach to understanding poverty is presented in partnership with Manna on Main Street. Bridges Out of Poverty is an interactive training that provides applicable information that enables us to work together as a community, sharing a common language and understanding, to alleviate and eliminate poverty.

This training provides a framework for agencies, businesses, and individuals to create programs and policies that are innovative and most effective when serving or working with those who are in unstable environments. It is helpful for anyone who ever interacts with people who are different from themselves - whether that difference is related to economic class or not.

Throughout the workshop, participants will receive specific strategies for improving outcomes, but the focus is to provide a broad overview of concepts. This training assists employers, community organizations, social service agencies, and individuals in gaining insight and strategies.

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October 18, 2022, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Zoom. Register Here
February 21, 2023, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Zoom. Register Here

Training is free to all attendees but registration is required, with a max of 3 people per organization.

Trainer: Nadja Mummery, Director of Inclusion and Education, Manna on Main Street This comprehensive approach to understanding poverty is presented in partnership with Manna on Main Street. This is Part Two of Bridges Out of Poverty, an interactive training that provides applicable information that enables us to work together as a community, sharing a common language and understanding, to alleviate and eliminate poverty. This training provides a framework for agencies, businesses, and individuals to create programs and policies that are innovative and most effective when serving or working with those who are in unstable environments. The workshop incorporates trauma principles into the Bridges framework. It is helpful for anyone who ever interacts with people who are different from themselves - whether that difference is related to economic class or not. Throughout the workshop, participants will receive specific strategies for improving outcomes, but the focus is to provide a broad overview of concepts. This training assists employers, community organizations, social service agencies, and individuals in gaining insight and strategies. Sign-up for this training! April 19, 2023, 9:30am - 12:30pm, Zoom. Register Here Prior attendance at Bridges 101 is a requirement. This training is free to all attendees, but registration is required, with a max of 3 people per organization.
Trainer: Pearl S. Buck International Learn the framework of intercultural competency and cultural humility. Through self-reflection and self-critique, individuals learn about another’s culture by examining one’s own beliefs and cultural identities. Learn skills to interact effectively with others, recognize and challenge power imbalances and navigate differences while managing emotions and building intercultural literacy. Explore how to recognize implicit and explicit messages, identify our own biases, and learn how to manage these unconscious thoughts, feelings, and behaviors so that they do not develop into stereotypes, prejudices, and discrimination. Through narrative storytelling, examine how to bridge the gaps with communication, understanding and empathy.

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November 7, 10:00am-1:00pm, Zoom. Register Here

Trainer: Pearl S. Buck International Learn how to recruit and support a diverse team to achieve organizational goals and realize the value of diversity in the workforce. Training registration is coming soon!
Trainer: Pearl S. Buck International Learn techniques for cross-cultural verbal and non-verbal communication and managing difficult dialogue. Learn how to navigate challenging conversations, planned and unplanned, with principles and practices that mitigate conflict and lead to win-win results. Sign-up for this training! December 13, 2022, 10am-12pm, Zoom. Register Here
Trainers: Licensed Adjunct Trainers through Lakeside Global Institute Research shows that 67% of the population has experienced at least one Adverse Childhood Experience (ACE). These trauma-based adversities are predictive of a multitude of toxic physical, mental and social outcomes throughout a person’s lifetime. As a society and as individuals, we need to be better informed and prepared to prevent and address the traumatic impact of childhood adversities. In this multi-media, interactive workshop, professionals work together to build a powerful image that helps them appreciate the complex nature of trauma and its aftermath.

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November 3, 1:00-3:00pm, Zoom. Register Here

Trainers: Licensed Adjunct Trainers through Lakeside Global Institute Building on information provided in Trauma 101, professionals expand their understanding of trauma and are provided specific skills that enhance abilities to interact in emotionally and relationally healthy ways with people impacted by trauma. As professionals become trauma-aware, they have a responsibility to prevent, avoid and respond to trauma. In this hands-on, interactive workshop professionals are provided opportunities to implement and practice the skills presented. Training registration is coming soon!
Trainers: Licensed Adjunct Trainers through Lakeside Global Institute The emotional and physical cost of being an engaged and empathetic caregiver can be an occupational hazard. Considering the potential impact of vicarious and secondary trauma, compassion fatigue, and burn-out, caregivers are provided with critical steps in identifying signs and symptoms of each. Additionally, practical skills and a commitment to self-care are an integral part of this interactive workshop. Training registration is coming soon!
Trainers: Licensed Adjunct Trainers through Lakeside Global Institute Enhancing cultural competence and encouraging cultural humility is essential to increasing access and improving the standard of care for traumatized children, families, and communities. Cultural awareness, responsiveness, and understanding need to be infused at every level to be effective in addressing the needs of those who have experienced trauma. With both presentation and group interaction, participants will identify forces that contribute to behaviors that build or decrease emotional health in individuals and systems. Training registration is coming soon!
Trainers: Licensed Adjunct Trainers through Lakeside Global Institute Prerequisite training: Trauma 107, Trauma-Informed Cultural Sensitivity This workshop provides information the subject of racism with a focus on: • Defining basic aspects and components of racism, historic racism and researcher bias • Implicit Bias and the Neuroscience of Bias • White Privilege, Colorism and Microaggressions • The Intersection of Trauma and Racism • Reasons to have Hope including Theory of Change, Social Movement and Tipping Point • A.R.C. of Racial Reconciliation • Constructive, Critical and Courageous Conversations • The Myth of Race Additionally, time will be spent integrating trauma principles to highlight the profound impact of racism while offering ideas with regard to the responsibilities of white and BIPOC to actively promote anti-racism and social equality. There are opportunities for individual reflection and constructive conversations among participants to allow consideration of action steps to take as individuals, communities and a society to challenge and change attitudes, beliefs and behaviors around race. Training registration is coming soon!