For nearly 25 years, Risking Connection has been at the forefront of the trauma-informed care movement. Over the past decade, the Risking Connection foundational trauma training has evolved into the Risking Connection Change Model, a multi-stage intervention that supports trauma-informed, organizational culture change. In recent years, our hearts and minds have grown to embrace a more socially just view of the world. Now, we are pleased to announce the Risking Connection Change Model advances the beliefs that racism and trauma are inseparable and that healing racial trauma is an integral part of being trauma-informed.
John Engel and LaVerne Baker Hotep
John Engel and LaVerne Baker Hotep served on the task force for the 2024 revision of the Risking Connection curriculum. They have been working to introduce the new content to our existing RC community and implement it with our newest members, in conjunction with the rest of our program coordination team. John Engel is the Associate Director for the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers. John oversees all aspects of TSI’s training and consultation services, including sales and delivery of the Risking Connection Change Model. John supports departmental operations, including strategic planning, organizational development, staffing, and budgeting. LaVerne Baker Hotep is a Program Coordinator for the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers. With over 30 years in social service and a special interest in historical and intergenerational trauma, she has co-lead training for various client serving agencies around the country. With members of Mediators Beyond Borders International, LaVerne has co-facilitated trauma response training in Liberia and South Sudan.
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