Neuro Collaboration

This Webinar takes place live over Zoom on October 21, from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PST.

If leaders don't understand how to cultivate a culture of collaboration, it's like missing the yeast in your bread recipe: everything falls flat. "Neuro Collaboration" is an essential leadership training session aimed at unlocking the brain's innate ability to connect and collaborate within the workplace environment.

* Before enrolling in this course, you should complete "The Science Behind the Series."  For your convenience there is also an On Demand version here:

**This course earns 3 SHRM (Society for Human Resources Management) credits.  A completion certificate will be awarded at the end of the course.**


                                                               


Community Resilience Initiative is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP® recertification activities.




Moving from Trauma Informed to Healing Centered Practices

This course will be held live over Zoom on:

Thursday November 6 and 13 from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM PT


When stress becomes prolonged or intense (trauma), the body and brain enter a stress-based state. This can lead to ongoing stress symptoms like trouble sleeping, anxiety, depression, digestive issues, chronic tension, stress-related ailments, or learning challenges. These effects can have a cascading impact across the lifespan.

Healing-centered practices help the body and brain return to a balanced, restorative, or high-performance state. Central to this process is the care of the brain, nervous system, and stress-related patterns held in the muscle memory. Advances in neuroscience and epigenetics inspire powerful habits to relieve stress and improve well-being.

Course Objectives:

  • Integrate healing-centered and restorative practices into trauma-informed care.
  • Experience simple ways to take care of your brain and central nervous system in order to feel better and be at your best throughout the day.
  • Grow understanding of the connection between stress and disease and the importance of stress-relief practices.
  • Create muscle memories that support optimal functioning of your brain, heart, and lungs.
  • Activate and strengthen your social engagement and learning systems.
  • Experience co-regulation in action and the power of mirror neurons.
  • Develop a mindset and habits to support your goals.
  • Gain actionable insights to boost your health at the cellular level.
  • Recognize the deep connection between culture and healing.

 

Module 1- Framing the Move and Setting the Foundation: N.E.A.R. Science gives us a strong foundation to move toward healing centered practice. (Neuroscience, Epigenetics, ACEs and Resilience)

 

Module 2 – Your Body’s Protective Mechanisms and Support Systems: Get to know how your nervous system and body adapts when there is stress or a perception of threat.  Activate your built-in support systems to empower and restore your brain and body.

Module 3 – Social Engagement, Learning, and Co-Regulation: Discover strategies to activate your social engagement systems and your superpowers of co-regulation. Access more creativity and whole brain intelligence.

Module 4 – Moving Towards Health and Thriving: We know a lot about how our bodies work and thrive. Epigenetics for everyone insights help you ignite your health at a cellular level.  



CRI Workshop: Blueprint for Framing Your Community Initiative 1 Course

This is a Pre-Conference Offering on October 16, 2025

This course will take place  in person at,1810 N Greene Street, Spokane, Washington, 99217  from 8:30pm to 3:30pm PST. 

(1/2 hour lunch provided)

This hands-on workshop will help participants frame their own resilience initiatives by examining their communities from the perspective of social determinants of health.

This 6-hour, hands-on workshop will help participants frame their own community initiatives, whereby the community may be anything from a small group to a large organization. The workshop is not meant to create a fully fleshed work plan, as each community is different. Instead, participants will elevate questions and concepts of individual resilience to a community-wide level. They will examine their communities from the perspective of social determinants of health. Who in the community is present at the table to identify the risk factors present? Who makes the decisions, and who is at the receiving end? Are participants’ ideas of what needs to change in a community based on a limited personal scope of vision, or are they aligned with the views of those affected by the outcomes? 

Communities are living systems, which is why linear approaches to addressing adversities often do not bring the desired results. This workshop uses the salmon cycle as a living systems model. As an indicator species, salmon teaches us a lot about survival, about safety and connection. This workshop’s goal is to provide a foundation and nourishing framework for enriching our communities now and in the future.


Self-Regulation for Early Learners: Trauma-Informed Strategies and Practices

This course will be held live over Zoom beginning on Monday October 27th, and will continue for four conecutive Mondays from 4:00 PM to 5:30 PM PST.

Self-Regulation for Early Learners is a curriculum for the supportive adults in children’s lives and for the children themselves. It uses trauma informed strategies and practices to teach people of all ages how to use their smart bodies to experience:

  • Relaxation
  • Regulation
  • Stress relief
  • Optimal learning
  • Playful connections with others
  • Positive mental and physical development (for children).

Certified Trauma-Informed Specialist – Trainer (CTIS-T)

This webinar takes place Live On Zoom on Wednesday, December 3, 2025 from 10:00 AM to 4:30 PM CST with a 1 hour lunch break between 12:00 PM and 1:00 PM CST.

Certified Trauma-Informed Specialist – Trainer (CTIS-T) is an advanced-level course designed to prepare individuals to facilitate the Certified Trauma-Informed Specialist (CTIS) training. Since CTIS is the training-of-trainers for the Trauma-Informed Educator (TIE) certification course, those completing CTIS-T are stepping into a leadership role, equipping future trainers to deliver TIE effectively and with fidelity. CTIS-T participants gain deep content knowledge, develop advanced facilitation skills, and learn how to guide trainers through both the instructional and logistical components of the CTIS program.

If you have any technical questions please contact Tom Dawson at tom@knowledgedash.com.





Foundations of Trauma Informed Practices and Resilience

This is a Pre-Conference Offering on October 16, 2025

This course will take place  in person at,1810 N Greene Street, Spokane, Washington, 99217  from 8:30pm to 3:30pm PST. 

(1/2 hour lunch provided)


Build a strong foundation in trauma-informed practices and resilience with CRI's KISS framework (Knowledge, Insight, Strategies, and Structure). This course guides you through our approach to translating theory into practical application of evidence-based resilience strategies. You will explore the foundational NEAR sciences (Neuroscience, Epigenetics, ACE Studies, and Resilience), understand the vital link between Knowledge and Insight ("Beneath Behavior"), and learn core strategies to enhance your ability to support others. The central goal is to provide you with the knowledge and evidence-based resilience strategies to effectively identify and respond to trauma, even when an individual’s history is unknown.