Registration for this has now closed. Please contact Marketing@vnaohio.org or call 216-931-1302 for more information. 

Thursday, May 3, 2018
8:00-10:00 a.m.
7:30 a.m. Registration/Light Breakfast

Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio
Jerry Sue Thornton Center - Ford Room
2500 East 22nd Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44115

Registration includes complimentary admission and breakfast. Parking is available for free in the lot. Deadline to register is April 26, 2018.

FREE 2.0 Credit Hours for Nursing and Social Work.

Trauma-informed care is a relatively new approach that encourages clinicians to consider a patient’s history of trauma and how it impacts direct care the patient receives. It asks us to shift the question from, “What’s wrong with you?” to, “What happened to you?”

In this presentation, VNA of Ohio nurses will focus on trauma including events, experiences, and effects. As we discuss the four pillars of trauma-informed care, Respect, Safety, Information, and Choices, we will utilize lecture, video, and demonstration of how to conduct a trauma-informed interview. We will also address the impact of trauma on the clinician and the importance of self-care.

At the conclusion of this program audience members will have the knowledge to ask the right questions, avoid re-traumatizing a client, and build resilience in clients and in ourselves. 

About the Presenters

Thom Huggins, RN
Thom is a psychiatric nurse with Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio’s mental health department. Thom has extensive knowledge in the industry and has worked in several aspects of the healthcare system including inpatient and psychiatric emergency departments, schools, home care and corrections.

Amy Silbaugh, BSN, RN-BC
Amy is the Behavioral Health Nurse Clinical Liaison at the VNA of Ohio. She previously served as the Manager of Mental Health Services for ten years and most recently as the Manager of Clinical Development. Amy has worked in hospital-based care, camp nursing, and Assertive Community Treatment. Her areas of expertise include severe mental illness management, gero-psychiatric care, employee management, quality, and staff education.

The Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91) (OH-108, 2/01/21)

The Visiting Nurse Association of Ohio is approved as a provider by the State of Ohio, Counselor and Social Work Board (03/19.RSX051202.) Continuing education credits for these programs satisfy license renewal requirements for Social Workers.