2024 Tennessee FJC Conference
Leadership Retreat Agenda
Thursday, May 2nd
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Lunch
1:00 – 1:15 PM: Mindfulness/Relaxation Exercise
1:15 – 2:15 PM: Welcome and Q & A – Jennifer Brinkman, Director, Office of Criminal Justice Programs (OCJP)
2:15 – 2:30 PM: Break
2:30 – 4:00 PM: Workshop
HR for Leadership – LaToya Townsend, Nashville Office of Family Safety
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Dinner off-site
Friday, May 3rd
8:30 – 9:00 AM: Breakfast Networking
9:00 – 9:15 AM: Welcome & Mindfulness Exercise – Jennifer McCraw, Director, Safe Hope Center
9:15 – 10:45 AM: Workshop
Name the Harm: Addressing Organizational Trauma – Dr. Shana Hormann
In this interactive session, Dr. Hormann will discuss organizational trauma as a collective experience that overwhelms an organization’s defensive and protective structures and leaves the agency temporarily vulnerable and helpless or permanently damaged. Healing from organizational trauma is a process, with steps and tools for effective intervention. Too often, trauma remains undiagnosed, even as it causes burnout, conflict, poor service, and other symptoms of troubled organizations. This workshop will prove an invaluable resource for leaders and organizational members who care deeply about the cultures, wellness, and resilience of the systems for which they are responsible.
10:45 – 11:00 AM: Break
11:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Workshop
Collaborating Best Practices
- National Alliance for Family Justice Centers – Diane Lance
- Critical Incidents Support – Becky Bullard
- Funding our FJCs
12:00 – 1:00 PM: Networking Lunch
1:00 – 1:15 PM: Mindfulness Exercise – Jennifer McCraw, Director, Safe Hope Center
1:15 – 2:45 PM: Workshop
From Trauma to Health: Building Individual and Team Resilience – Dr. Shana Hormann
What exactly is that quality of resilience that carries people, teams, and communities through traumatic times and helps them bounce back after adversity? We will come together and share stories of resilience and how to help individuals and teams thrive. We will explore individual and team Strengths and Shadows to champion our strongest positive qualities, and to shine light on qualities that are too often denied and hidden. This highly experiential workshop will offer you opportunities to build your own resilience and provide you with tools to share with others.
2:45 – 3:00 PM: Break
3:00 – 4:00 PM: Workshop
Collaborating Best Practices Part 2 & Closing Discussion
6:00 – 7:00 PM: Networking Dinner at Lodge Restaurant
Saturday, May 4th
8:00 AM: Continental Breakfast
11:00 AM: Check-Out of Hotel
Dr. Shana Horman
Dr. Shana Hormann is passionate about promoting health and resilience with organizations and communities that have experienced trauma. She has over 30 years’ experience providing training and consultation for nonprofit organizations, tribal communities, law enforcement, and government agencies. Shana also coaches leaders for their own professional development and the development of their organizations. Her approach is grounded in her own extensive leadership experience and practical application of cutting-edge theory. Her co-authored book, Organizational Trauma and Healing, focuses on organizational trauma in non-profit organizations.
Dr. Hormann is Professor Emerita with Antioch University and has served as faculty with the University of Alaska Southeast-Juneau, University of Washington School of Social Work-Seattle, and the Muckleshoot Tribal College on the Muckleshoot tribe’s reservation. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Master’s in Social Work from the University of Washington and a Ph.D. in Leadership and Change from Antioch University.