Join us in celebrating the 70th anniversary of NASW! Let's honor social work innovation and looking ahead to the future. Connect and network with our diverse community of social workers and mental health practitioners while learning and enriching your practice!

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This conference brings together trauma healing, somatic therapies, and advocacy to explore innovative approaches to care. Sessions will examine how trauma impacts the brainstem and nervous system, highlighting the effectiveness of Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) therapy and neurofeedback in promoting deeper healing. Discussions will also emphasize the need for ethical, research-backed interventions to ensure accessible, high-quality care. Additionally, panelists will explore how advocacy and justice-centered approaches can address systemic inequities, foster resilience, and amplify the voices of those most impacted. Attendees will gain practical insights into bridging neuroscience, somatic healing, and social justice to create more inclusive and transformative healing frameworks.

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SCHEDULE

8:00 Registration

8:40 Introductions

8:45-10:15 Speaker

10:15-10:30 Break

10:30-11:45 Speaker

11:45-12 Questions

12-12:45 Lunch

12:45-2:15 Panel Discussions

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-4 Panel Discussions

4-4:30 Closing Remarks/Silent Auction

 

CONFERENCE MORNING SESSION-

Presented by Temperance Cervantes, Psychologist, LP, LSSP, BCN, QEEG-DC

 

This session explores how trauma affects the brainstem and nervous system, emphasizing somatic-based approaches for deeper healing. It examines the unique benefits of Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) therapy and neurofeedback in regulating the nervous system and resolving trauma, and highlights the importance of ethical, research-backed somatic interventions to ensure high-quality, accessible care.

 

Objectives: 

1. Explore how shock is stored in the brainstem, its impact on emotional and physiological regulation, and how somatic-based interventions provide deeper healing beyond cognitive approaches.

 

2. Examine how Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) therapy differentiates from traditional cognitive and exposure therapies, and how neurofeedback supports nervous system regulation to facilitate trauma resolution.

 

3. Recognize the importance of providing up-to-date, research-backed, and ethical somatic interventions to ensure clients receive the highest standard of care while promoting equitable access to transformative therapy.

 

LUNCH PROVIDED

12:00 pm

 

CONFERENCE AFTERNOON SESSION-

Panel Discussions- Participants to be finalized

 

This panel will examine how advocacy can drive policies that reduce systemic inequities and create more inclusive healing frameworks. Panelists will discuss the role of restorative and justice-centered approaches in fostering resilience and supporting both individuals and communities. The conversation will also explore ways to uplift the voices of those most affected, ensuring their experiences and perspectives shape meaningful solutions.

 

Objectives: 

1. Explore how we can advocate for policies that address inequities

    

2. Discuss ways to prioritize restorative and justice-centered methods to support healing and resilience in individuals and communities

    

3. Identify ways to ensure those most impacted have a voice in determining what healing means/looks like