An Intro To Trauma-Informed Leadership
Wednesday, April 16, 2025
9:00 am - 12:00 pm
Cal Lutheran Oxnard Center
2201 Outlet Center Drive, Ste. 600, Oxnard, CA 93036
Individual Members: $0
Organizational Members: $0
Non-Members: $55
About this event
As a nonprofit leader you can feel the prevalence of individual and collective trauma and adversity in your everyday work. On the surface it shows up as stress, burnout, disconnection, unresolved conflict, and turnover. It impacts critical areas such as building trust with donors, engaging board members, developing the workforce, and impacting the community. While trauma-informed approaches are commonly applied in the helping profession or behavioral health care settings, there are vital principles that can empower you as a nonprofit leader to strengthen organizational health and resilience.
This workshop will explore:
- The unique challenges of high trauma exposure for your staff and teams
- The essential qualities of a trauma-informed leader
- Practical strategies to promote a healthy team or organizational culture
Target audience:
This workshop is relevant to nonprofit board members, executives, staff, and volunteers who serve in a leadership or management capacity. It is particularly timely for nonprofits serving vulnerable populations, yet applicable to all community-based nonprofits.
Faculty
James Freeman
James Freeman, MA is the founder of Training Grounds where he facilitates trauma informed leadership development for individuals and organizations. He has a master's degree in organizational leadership and has over 30 years of experience in community-based nonprofits from direct care to senior leadership roles. See more at www.training-grounds.net
James is an award-winning leadership coach, author and advocate for the field. He has facilitated training around the globe, empowering thousands of individuals working with the most urgent needs in their communities. James has consulted and worked with organizations across the human service field, including behavioral health, child and youth care, disability, education, juvenile justice, supportive housing, and human trafficking response programs. In his 30+ year career in Child and Youth Care he has worked alongside young people, families, and colleagues facing grief, loss, depression, suicide, addiction - and has seen lives transformed into stories of hope and healing. He holds a graduate degree in Organizational Leadership and has served in direct care, senior leadership, and board roles in local, national, and international organizations. James lives in southern California, is married to Julie, and is dad to three amazing teens.