Voices Center for Resilience (VOICES) is excited to announce the launch of our Pathways to Resilience Programs, an ongoing series of discussion groups, interactive workshops and webinars. Identifying skills to build resilience is critical during this unpredictable time. Whether you were impacted by a traumatic event, have experienced personal challenges due to the pandemic, or are anticipating the 20th Anniversary, these programs provide an opportunity to expand your skills. The virtual programs are free and open to all.     

On Thursday, April 29 at 7pm EST, we begin the first in a series of interactive workshops titled, Building Personal and Community Resilience. Over the course of five consecutive weeks, the workshops will explore and experiment with a variety of practices that will help to identify and manage stress, face daily challenges, and build more compassionate relationships. The training will address the core elements of resilience and identify and apply strategies for building individual and community resilience.

Building Personal and Community Resilience Workshop Series

Each workshop will be held from 7:00pm – 8:30pm EST on the following dates:

Week 1: Thursday, April 29th - What is Resilience?

Week 2: Thursday, May 6th - Mindfulness and Self-Compassion

Week 3: Thursday, May 13th - Developing Resilient Relationships

Week 4: Thursday, May 20th - Gratitude and Appreciation

Week 5: Thursday, May 27th - Remembering the Big Picture

The workshops will be facilitated by Katherine Manners and Carolina Bautista-Velez, OVC consultants, two of the foremost authorities with decades of experience in trauma-informed practices to promote resilience.

This series is free and open to all. Participants are invited to attend one or all of the workshops but benefit most from attending the entire series. Registration is required. The workshops will be held via Zoom.

Carolina Bautista-Velez

Carolina Bautista-Velez, an Office for Victims of Crime consultant, holds a degree in Clinical Psychology with a specialization in Social Psychology. She has nearly two decades of experience working with governmental and nonprofit organizations in the areas of trauma-informed services, crisis intervention, diversity and inclusion, theories of change, community organizing, social and language justice, conflict resolution, and mindfulness practices.

Katherine Manners

Katherine Manners, an Office for Victims of Crime consultant, holds a master's degree in Education in Clinical Psychology, a bachelor's degree in Cultural Anthropology, and a Marriage and Family Therapy license. She has over 30 years of organizational consulting and training experience in the fields of victim services, homicide bereavement, and resilience.

Our thanks to the New Canaan Community Foundation!

The Building Personal and Community Resilience workshops are funded in part by the New Canaan Community Foundation COVID-19 Response Fund. VOICES is grateful for their generous support of our work that benefits so many.

From 9/11 to today, helping families and communities heal after tragedy

Voices Center for Resilience assists communities in preparing for and recovering from tragedy, and provides long-term support and resources that promote mental health care and wellness, for victims' families, responders and survivors.

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