Organizational Trauma

Principal Members ONLY

Description

Explore the nature of our work and how that impacts our organizational culture. Learn ways to be aware of and address trauma as it comes up in our work and recognize practices of our organizations that can contribute to trauma. Learn strategies to make positive change.

Facilitator

Cathy Cave, Senior Training Consultant, The National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health

Cathy Cave has more than 30 years’ experience as an administrator, facilitator and consultant specializing in cultural inclusion, equity, anti-racism work and disparities elimination, trauma informed services and supports, organizational development, supervisory practice and leadership coaching within child welfare, juvenile justice, disaster response, health care, mental health, and substance use services. She is one of New York State’s early trauma champions, coordinating county collaboratives and clinical training trauma conferences.

For the National Center on Domestic Violence, Trauma, and Mental Health, Cathy is engaged in internal and external planning, development, and change initiatives. She provides in-person and virtual training, TA, and curriculum development supporting programs, coalitions, other technical assistance centers, governmental bodies and community-based organizations. Since 2012 as a Senior Training Consultant with NCDVTMH, she utilizes her survivor, family, community and administrative perspectives to facilitate organizational change to improve service quality at local, state and national levels.