The Intersectionality between Trauma Informed Care and Domestic Violence

Wednesday | January 18, 12:00 p.m.

General Info

Join us for a webinar on the intersectionality between trauma informed care and domestic violence. This webinar will review the foundational pieces for understanding domestic violence, what it means to be trauma informed, what is trauma-informed care, and practical application on how to implement these pieces into our services.

Cost

$35 Members/$50 Non-Members

Instructor Info

Sarah Prout Rennie, JD, is Executive Director for the Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence (MCEDSV). Ms. Rennie has been an attorney for over twenty years and has extensive experience serving survivors. Ms. Rennie has been a trainer for MCOLES (Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards) on sexual assault and domestic violence since 2009, and is also a FLETC (Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers) certified trainer on elder abuse. She is the author of numerous articles that have been included in the Michigan Family Law Journal on human trafficking, meeting the needs of rural LGBT survivors, elder abuse and child custody and domestic violence. Ms. Rennie’s work on economic justice has also been published in the Michigan State Bar Journal and the Management Information Exchange Journal, and her article on the fundamental right to parent was featured in the Wayne State Law. Her work with trauma informed care of survivors of violence in the criminal justice system has also been featured in the Wall Street Journal, the Detroit News and on ABC news.

Merkeb Yohannes, joined MCEDSV in 2017 and is a Deputy Director. She joins MCEDSV after nearly 10 years of working in advocacy and program management at a non-profit organization serving those with disabilities. Prior to that she lived in Atlanta, Georgia primarily working in social services amongst Immigrant and Refugee families and was an active member of various social justice community groups. Merkeb has vast experience working in developing countries with international non-profit organizations, local governments and faith-based organizations in areas of woman and girl empowerment, grant management, HIV/AIDS prevention and intervention, media material development for public health issues, and workforce training and development. As a Lansing resident, she continues to volunteer in her community with local agencies that advocate and support survivors as well as with the Refugee community.