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Please join us for Claritycon2024 on July 18-19 at the Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort And Spa!

Claritycon is an annual educational conference that explores the internal and external factors that impact the emotional, psychological and social well-being of young people. Since its creation in 2013, the conference has grown to reach over 500 attendees annually, ranging from educators, therapists, nurses, social workers, and mental health professionals.

Your ticket covers:
  • 12 hours of professional development with presentations by 30+ renowned experts
  • 4 meals plus snacks
  • Breakfast and lunch keynote addresses including Friday’s celebratory luncheon with keynote speaker Delaney Ruston, Stanford trained physician and creator of the SCREENAGERS documentary

By attending Claritycon2024, you will also:
  • Earn CEU and/or CNE certificates
  • Refine your understanding of children’s mental health and the factors impacting kid’s well-being
    • Topics may include - but are not limited to - adolescent brain development, children’s behavioral issues, human trafficking, ethics, suicide prevention, student success, trauma, gender diverse youth, community building, psychotropic medications, eating disorders, conflict resolution, military families, and care for kids with complex needs
  • Strengthen your network of advocates
  • Engage in discussions with peers and explore new ideas on how to best care for children in our community
  • Build personal connections with others in your field who provide services to the families in your care
  • Connect with exhibitors to learn about local, state, and national resources
  • Enjoy the beautiful Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort And Spa
  • Support Clarity Child Guidance Center, the only nonprofit mental health hospital specializing in children ages 3 to 17 in South Texas, in its mission to ensure that every child and family that needs our services receives our services

Register before May 1 to receive a $50 early bird discount. For additional registration assistance, please reach out to events@claritycgc.org. If you would like more information regarding Sponsorship or Exhibitor opportunities, please email events@claritycgc.org. 
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Thursday, July 18 • 12:40pm - 1:35pm
Healing the Ancestral Wounds: Childhood Trauma, Intergenerational Trauma, and Health
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Research has demonstrated a strong link between childhood trauma, historical and intergenerational trauma and racialized trauma and mental health.  Newer research has shown that early childhood trauma has a direct effect on the neural circuitry of the brain in such a way that traits such as compulsivity, impulsivity and emotional dysregulation are promoted.  These traits are underlying cornerstones of most mental health disorders.  The definition of trauma has changed over time, providing a clearer picture of the various types and timing of trauma and its effect on the brain.  Studies beginning with the offspring of Holocaust survivors and now with Native populations and African Americans are demonstrating that the effects of trauma can be passed on to future generations through epigenetic changes thereby increasing mental and physical health risks for those future generations. The synthesis of these factors associated with acute, chronic and intergenerational trauma is important.  Early trauma treatment can help interrupt this cascade of effects of childhood adversity to adult and intergenerational physical and mental health issues.

Objectives:  
  • Participants will be able to understand the various ways in which trauma and childhood adversity can change the brain
  • Participants will be able to list 3 treatments that are geared towards improving cognition, impulsivity and recovery from trauma.
  • Participants will be able to describe how insecure attachment can result from trauma.
Speakers
avatar for Carolyn Coker Ross MD MPH CEDS-S

Thursday July 18, 2024 12:40pm - 1:35pm CDT
Independence Ballroom
  Keynote
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