Addressing the Neurological Cascade Associated with Urban Poverty

Friday, February 5, 2016
Registration: 8:30 – 9:00 a.m.
Program: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Metro State St. Paul Campus Library – Ecolab Room, located on the 3rd floor.
645 East Seventh Street
Saint Paul, MN 55106
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About the Program

No one likes the sound of the word poverty.  In urban America, however, the experience of living in poverty can dramatically impact the quality of life. Unemployment, housing disparities, and potential involvement in the criminal justice system can undermine the economic stability of a community.

Poverty can influence critical aspects within family including: safety, nurturance, privacy, and toxic exposure, all of which compound as environmental factors, which effect brain development and subsequent coping behaviors. 

This forum will define the neurological and bio-chemical changes associated with stress and trauma.  We will explore some of the current research on affect dysregulation, and discuss how to address the developmental changes which occur.  This presentation is at the intermediate level and is designed for psychologists and other mental health providers.

This session qualifies for 3.0 continuing education credits. You must attend the full 3-hour program to get continuing education credit for the event.

Participants will be able to:

1. Describe three situations associated with poverty which increase the potential for trauma.
2. Identify three neurological changes associated with trauma and stress.
3. Apply three treatment interventions to address Neurological Cascade.

The Minnesota Psychological Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  The Minnesota Psychological Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

About the Presenters:

Ted Thompson, M.Eq., L.P., is a Master’s Level Licensed Psychologist in private practice who studied at University of Minnesota College of Education, Counseling and Student Personnel Program. Mr. Thompson is recognized for his expertise in child and adolescent development. He has presented on issues of foster care parenting, cultural dynamics and identity formation for adopted children as well as grief and loss issues in the adoption process. He has been a contracted clinical consultant for several agencies including, African American Family Services, Domestic Abuse Project, African American Adoption Agency, Volunteers of America and several Hennepin County programs addressing children’s mental health, foster care, and adoption. He has often served as a featured presenter on the topic of Cultural Wellness with the Project Murua: Pre-Meditated Parenting Boot Camp. Mr. Thompson also works in Addiction Recovery and Trauma History Narrative work.

Carol Siegel, Ph.D., L.P., received her doctorate in clinical psychology from the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California.  Dr. Siegel has been in private practice in Minneapolis for the past 11 years.  Dr. Siegel completed internships at the San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center, the Infant Parent Program at the University of California, San Francisco, and McLead Hospital at Harvard Medical School in Belmont, Massachusetts. Her primary clinical focus as a licensed psychologist is parenting and issues encountered by parents with complex histories. Dr. Siegel teaches in the Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Certificate Program at the University of Minnesota and is endorsed by the Minnesota Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Association as an Infant Mental Health Clinical Mentor (Level IV).

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Refund/Cancellation Policy: A 100% refund will be made if the event is cancelled. Refunds, less a $5 handling free, will be given if a written cancellation is received at least two working days before the scheduled program begins. Transfer of fee to another program is granted if written cancellation notice is received at least one day before the program. No refund or transfer is given the day of the program.