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Speaking Engagements
SEPTEMBER 2021
Virtual Teachers’ Lounge training Fall 2021 cohort begins on Sept. 25.
The program continues for 5 sessions on Sept. 25, Oct. 9 and 23, November 6 and 20 and December 9. Learn more about the program at https://www.
OCTOBER 2021
Oct. 9th and 25th
Virtual Teachers’ Lounge sessions continue
(advance registration required, learn more at https://www.
Oct. 12th and 13th, 8:30am — 4:30pm
Northwest Indiana Community Action’s reimagine conference
(Registration and information: http://www.nwi-ca.com/news/news-es1.html
Oct. 22nd, 1:00pm — 4:45pm EST
British Columbia School Counselor Annual Meeting
Topic: Can Schools be Places for Healing Trauma) (3 hours)
NOVEMBER 2021
Nov. 4th
Massachusetts Parent Teacher Association Mental Wellness Conference; Keynote Address
Topic: How Schools Can be Places for Healing Trauma, plus a follow-on breakout group session on a deeper dive with strategies parents and teachers can use to ameliorate student trauma.
Nov. 6th
Virtual Teachers’ Lounge sessions continue
(advance registration required, learn more at https://www.
Nov. 10th, 10am – 2pm
Leading in a Time of Crisis: The Pandemic and Beyond
Rutgers Graduate School of Social Work 3-hour online course titled: Leading in a Time of Crisis: The Pandemic and Beyond from 10 am to 1 pm
DECEMBER 2021
Dec 9th
Last session of Virtual Teacher’s Lounge for the fall cohort
FEBRUARY 2022
Feb. 25th, 2pm – 3:15pm
The Attachment Trauma Network (ATN): Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools 2022 Conference
(Registration link: www.attachmenttraumanetwork.org/conference)
JUNE 2022
International conference at York University.
Karen will give the Keynote Address on Bankruptcy and Education: Why Community Counts Now More than Ever
(Exact date and time to be determined depending on COVID guidelines