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InterPlay: Increasing Self-Knowledge and Joy through Creative Play

Presented by LaVerne Baker Hotep

Join us to experience InterPlay, a fun, trauma- informed, and creative way to unlock the wisdom of the body through a series of incremental "expressions." All five performative ways of the body will be included: movement, voice, word, stillness, and contact. We’ll explore ways to establish empathic connections to ourselves and each other as we tell our stories. Beginning with reminders to regulate breath (BIBO: breathe in, breathe out), you will learn how to:

enhance your own body’s awareness and that of your clients and/or staff
connect with your own creativity while engaging in movement, gestures and storytelling
experience games that spread contentment, ease, and comfort throughout any space
release stuck emotions and attune with others so fast it will astound you
employ amusing, “sneaky-deep” methods of self-recovery that can help you regulate your nervous system and widen your window of tolerance

InterPlay gives both therapists and clients more embodied paths for self-discovery and personal healing. We'll discuss examples of ways these practices can be embedded in therapeutic settings.

Presenter Information
LaVerne Baker Hotep is a Program Coordinator for the Traumatic Stress Institute of Klingberg Family Centers. With over 30 years in social service and a special interest in historical and intergenerational trauma, she has co-lead training for various client serving agencies around the country. With members of Mediators Beyond Borders International, LaVerne has co-facilitated trauma response training in Liberia and South Sudan.

Previously, LaVerne served as a Family Development Specialist and Resource Navigator at the Kingsley Association in Pittsburgh, PA, serving Allegheny County’s East Liberty Family Center where she founded and continues to convene Me2 Sister Circle, an international trauma-informed self-care and enrichment group for women. As former director of community education for the Center for Victims in Pittsburgh, PA, she initiated and convened culturally significant conferences to educate about trauma and its impact in vulnerable communities. She also hosts a podcast, Black Girl Back Talk.

When: September 19, 2023, 9-11:30 a.m.
Where: Klingberg Family Centers, 370 Linwood Street, New Britain, CT

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Please Note:

This is an in-person event at our main location in New Britain, CT.
Continuing Education Credits are not available for this event.
RC Trainers need to attend 2 RC events per year, every year, in order to meet their attendance requirement. The events that count toward this requirement are: RC Webinars or Consult Groups, Day of Learning and Sharing, RC TTT, FC TTT, and RC Recerts (though Recerts are required only once every 2 years).