#20230411_2 WEBINAR: Parts of You, Parts of Me

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(April 2023) [Spring Summit] Parts of You, Parts of Me

How Understanding The Complex Inner Worlds of Young People (And Ourselves) Can Bring More Compassion and Connection Into Our Relationships. We often will describe experiences of internal conflict by saying “a part of me feels this way and a part of me feels that way”. Why do we do that? In doing so we are acknowledging (often unknowingly) the complexity of our inner worlds. All of us have different parts of us that develop in response to our families and cultures of origin – some that hold aspects of our identities, some that hold our trauma and wounding, others that work to manage our lives and protect us. Understanding ourselves and one another through the lens of parts work can be an amazing way to increase self compassion, understanding and patience with one another. In this webinar we will explore our inner landscapes through the frame of parts work and dive into specific strategies that can be used to support our own transformation and growth at the same time that we can engage with the young people (and other loved ones) in our lives with more curiosity, compassion and understanding.

Mariah Rooney, MSW, LICSW is a psychotherapist who has practiced in outpatient, community, hospital and specialty care settings; an adjunct faculty member in the graduate School of Social Work at Winona State University; a past consultant for the NCTSN’s Center for the Treatment of Developmental Trauma Disorders; and was previously a fellow at the Trauma Center at the Justice Resource Institute. She has extensive experience in clinical work with children and adults treating the complex challenges that arise as a result of traumatic stress, attachment trauma, intergenerational trauma, and dissociation. Additionally, her research, consultation, and writing has focused on areas such as gender-related violence, military trauma, trauma-informed embodiment practices, developmental trauma, and systems-level interventions to prevent and address the impacts of trauma. Additionally, Mariah is a consultant with the American Institutes for Research. Her primary responsibilities include supporting capacity-building to prevent and address the effects of violence and trauma within individual agencies and schools, national and state agencies, state-wide coalitions, and multi-agency collaboratives. Additionally, she is the Co-Founder of Trauma Informed Weight Lifting, a program of the Center for Trauma and Embodiment.

Watch time: 85 minutes

Eligible Certificate of Completion time: 90 minutes