REWIND - Rediscovering the Beauty Within PM

Series Overview and Purpose

The Blank Children's STAR Center seeks to improve outcomes for child victims of abuse by providing educational opportunities for members of our professional community at no cost to attendees. The purpose of the Workshop Series is to impact the systemic coordination of services for children and families through increased professional knowledge and skills surrounding developmentally appropriate, child-focused interventions.

Intended Audience

The Workshop Series is intended for professionals involved in the child protection field including: Department of Human Services professionals, law enforcement, attorneys, victim advocates, medical and mental health providers, family service professionals, nurses, school-based professionals, and foster parents.

Morning session 8:30 AM-12:00 PM; Afternoon session 1:00 PM-4:30 PM (repeat of morning)

Session Description: REWIND - Rediscovering the Beauty Within

In his intimate yet energized presentation of “Rediscovering The Beauty Within,” Sasha Joseph Neulinger invites audiences to understand the power and significance of choice. Recognizing his own personal crossroads at age 23, Sasha had to make one of the hardest, yet most important choices of his life. The follow-through on that choice would lead to a life-changing, direction-altering journey that birthed his Emmy Nominated film, REWIND, all while affording him the opportunity to triumph and reclaim ownership of his life despite his traumatic childhood. Utilizing photos and home videos as immersive aids, Sasha shares the most important lessons from his journey, how those lessons helped him, and how they may help others.

Objectives:  

1) Inside the Mind of a Child Abuse Victim - Learning about the intimate thoughts, logic, and beliefs of a child sexual abuse victim while trapped in the secret (pre-intervention).

2) Secondary Trauma of the Prosecution Process - How absence of CAC, high profile nature of a case can negatively impact the prosecution and the mental health of the victim.

3) Effective Healing Practices/Positive Reinforcements for Survivors - How Sasha was able to shift his perceptions, thoughts, logic and beliefs, and what he uses today to positively reinforce a healthy life, post trauma.

CEUs:

Iowa Board of Certification: *Pending*

This program is approved for 3.0 CLE hours by the Iowa Supreme Court Commission.

DHHS Foster Parent Training: *Pending* 

Iowa Board for the Treatment of Sexual Abusers: *Pending*

IBON Provider #31, UnityPoint Health - Des Moines (Nursing): *Pending*