Wednesday, January 12, 2022, from 12 PM to 1 PM EST – this event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners.

What does it mean to hold the often emotionally intense experience of conflict with love and compassion? How can employers embrace conflict as an opportunity for growth and transformation while also being trauma-informed? This webinar explores trauma-informed, embodied approaches to conflict resolution and engagement. Kai Cheng Thom, MSc, Mediator and certified coach will explore connections between individual and collective trauma and conflict in organizations and marginalized communities. Participants will be invited to take part in (optional) experiential activities focused on developing an embodied conflict resolution toolkit, including meditation and movement, scenario analysis, role play, and group discussion. The key skills of self-soothing, ethical judgement, discernment, and managing polarized/binary thinking are central to this webinar. Kai Cheng will also briefly outline the concepts of trauma theory, Restorative Justice, Transformative Justice, and prison abolition, which this webinar is grounded in.

Learning Goals:

• Gain a basic understanding of trauma’s impact on the body, brain, and interpersonal relationships
• Acquire skills for trauma-informed conflict analysis and intervention
• How to de-escalate conflicts that are informed systemic power, privilege, and oppression

Audience:

• All employees of our partner organizations
• Inclusion and Diversity professionals
• Employee Resource Group members

Presenter:

Kai Cheng Thom (she/her), Writer, Performer & Community Worker

Kai Cheng Thom is a writer, performer, and community worker with an extensive background in clinical mental health, creative arts facilitation, and diversity/equity consulting.. She is the author of several award-winning books, including the essay collection I HOPE WE CHOOSE LOVE: A trans girl’s notes from the end of the world. A lifelong learner, Kai Cheng incorporates many approaches and disciplines in her work, and is currently studying somatics, holistic sex education, and conflict transformation.

This event is exclusive for employees of our Proud Partners and Community Partners. If you would like to register after the deadline, please send an email to info@prideatwork.ca