The Chester County ACEs Coalition’s mission is to increase our county’s awareness and knowledge of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and to build resiliency and foster hope in order to offset the cycle of trauma.
Eat at Bertucci's on February 20th and donate to CCACEs Coalition!
Present the below certificates when you take out or dine in at Bertucci's in Wayne (523 W. Lancaster Avenue Wayne, PA 19087) from 11:30am-9pm on Wednesday February 20th to be able to donate up to 25% of your bill to the Chester County ACEs Coalition!
Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider
The Chester County Department of Emergency Services presents
Stress Management for the Trauma Service Provider
Course Description: Explore the “Stress Continuum,” the levels of stress including eustress (i.e., beneficial, motivating stress), traumatic stress, burnout, countertransference, compassion fatigue or secondary PTSD, and vicarious traumatization which may occur as a result of helping others. A discussion of coping strategies for those who work with traumatized children will also be offered. Individual self-report exercises and an experiential group support session will assist the participating trauma provider in assessing their own level of stress through sharing personal experiences with others. Stress management self care techniques will be presented, experienced and discussed.
Audience: This course is appropriate for all mental health professionals, emergency services personnel, peers, chaplains, and other disaster responders.
Course Information:
Date: March 7th & 8th, 2019
Location: Chester County Public Safety Training Campus (137 Modena Road, Coatesville, PA 19320)
Time: 9am to 5pm both days (Registration from 8:30am to 9:00am)
Cost: Free (supported by the Southeastern PA Task Force)
To register: https://destraining.chesco.org/StressManagement
Free Resilience Documentary Screening in Southern Chester County!
The Chester County ACEs Coalition is partnering with the Avon Grove School District to host a screening of the documentary, Resilience: The Biology of Stress & The Science of Hope, on Thursday February 21st from 6:30pm-8:00pm at the Jennersville YMCA.
Please click on the following link to RSVP!
https://docs.google.com/form/d/e/1FAIpQLSeYkZvn6geCDJ09cfRLhDIVF8Y7OKAriCnwuIInkhjjCjeU0Q/viewform
Attention Community Members!
Please come to our Networking Event on Thursday February 7th from 6:30pm-8:30pm at the Home of the Sparrow's new office space at 967 Swedesford Road Exton, PA 19341.
Please RSVP to the event here:
Attention Professionals!
Please come to our 1st Networking Event on Friday February 8th from 9am-11am at Home of the Sparrow's new office space at 967 Swedesford Road Exton, PA 19341.
Please RSVP to the event here:
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