This 90-minute training examines the ACE Study and how cumulative trauma affects brain development, stress response systems, and long-term health. Participants will explore how trauma exposure impacts individuals and communities, including those frequently encountered in crisis response. The session highlights protective factors and resilience-building approaches that support both community members and responder wellness.

About the Presenter

Lucila Beaton, LISW-CP/S, LCSW, LCSWC

Lucila Beaton, LISW-CP, graduated with an MSW degree from Yeshiva University. She is an independent licensed clinical social worker specializing as a trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapist. She is also a certified mental health first aid instructor for the National Council on Behavioral Health and a Living Works trainer who provides suicide prevention and intervention training such as ASIST and Safe Talk. She also offers Triple P parent trainings for levels 2, 3, 4, and 5 and Fearless training in English and Spanish. She is bilingual and bicultural and embraces the intersectionality of being Afro-Latina and all that it entails. She never forgets that she began her career as an ESOL student in the Brooklyn, New York, public school system.

1.5 CEUs will be provided