2017 Cross-Discipline Trauma Conference of Central Texas


May 11- 12, 2017 

AT&T Executive Education and Conference Center

Austin, TX  

May 11th 7:30 am-4:00 pm

May 12th 8:00 am- 5:00 pm

 

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Dan Siegel, M.D. 

Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, UCLA School of Medicine, Center for Culture, Brain, and Development

Co-Founder, Mindful Awareness Research Center

Presenting on:

An Interpersonal Neurobiology Approach to Trauma and its Treatment

Click HERE to view Breakout Session Speakers

Breakout sessions are available on a first-come, first-serve basis the day of the conference.

Austin Child Guidance Center is convening the second Cross-Discipline Trauma  Conference of Central Texas, a regional training conference on trauma and trauma-informed care. This two day conference brings together over 650 professionals and organizations in Central Texas that work with children and young adults; including mental health clinicians,  physicians, school personnel, medical/nursing professionals, law enforcement, juvenile  justice professionals, and occupational/physical therapists. The conference will provide  expert guidance and education on the effects of trauma, as well as evidence-based practices in recognizing and treating trauma.    

 

Keynote speaker Dr. Dan Siegel is a clinical professor of psychiatry at the UCLA School of Medicine where he is on the faculty of the Center for Culture, Brain, and  Development and the founding co-director of the Mindful Awareness Research Center. He is an award-winning educator and author of numerous articles and books in the field of  interpersonal neurobiology. Breakout sessions will take place the second day of the  conference and cover topics including best practices and interventions that can be utilized by professionals from a variety of disciplines.  

 

2017 Cross-Discipline Trauma Conference of Texas is provided by Austin Child Guidance Center through generous support of St. David’s Foundation.  

Continuing Education

Certificates will be distributed via email following the conference.

ACGC has secured CEU's for social workers, psychologists, law enforcement, LPC's, LMFT's, teachers, speech therapists, physical therapists, occupational therapists, and LCDC's. 

 

This continuing nursing education activity was approved by the Texas Nurses Association – Approver, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.  

Parking Information

Parking will not be validated for this event. Parking is available in nearby garages and street parking.

Click to see parking available at the AT&T Conference Center. 

Parking is also available at the Dobie Parking Garage, across the street from the conference center.

Conference Sponsors