Heartland Dispute
Resolution Association (HDRA)
Wednesday, May 15, 2024
11:30am to 1:30pm
Trauma Informed Communication
Dr. Teri Hargrave
2 KS CDRE Hours - Approved
2 KS CLE Hours – Approved
2.4 MCLE – Approved Program #743161
Once you register and pay, you will be sent the Zoom link the day before the webinar.
If you pay on the website, you will be using HDRA’s PayPal account. You
may also mail a check to HDRA’S P.O. Box in the signature address. Click this
link to register: https://www.heartlanddisputeresolutionassociation.org/monthly-webinar-registration/ (This webinar will not be video-taped to watch at a
later date) You need 6 KS CDRE hours for your KS 2025 state approval
including one domestic violence hour or one ethics hour.
Trauma Informed Communication
Dr. Teri Hargrave
This presentation will discuss symptoms and signs of
trauma and trauma triggers, de-escalation, resources, and safety. This
presentation is beneficial to all career fields and can be adapted to meet the
needs of mediators and attorneys. How do you tell if someone is in a
dissociative state? What can we do to reduce re-traumatization? The justice
system and being in conflict are triggering for the majority of individuals.
How can we help them? ADR professionals, attorney/mediators and attorneys
interact with people who have survived trauma every day. These are individuals
who have been through experiences that caused intense physical and
psychological stress reactions. High conflict dynamics can cause a form of PTSD
in the participants. Often the trauma experienced by individuals can have
lasting adverse effects on their physical, social, and emotional well-being,
impacting how they interact with others and experience the world. This session
will explore how to a foster a healthier environment and culture by using
trauma-informed communication and conflict management to understand and
successfully engage with people who have been impacted by trauma. She will
share her personal experiences on how ADR professionals, attorney/mediators and
attorneys can communicate with their clients who have experienced trauma to
help them think more clearly and make better decisions for themselves.
Dr. Teri Hargrave joined Clay County's Office of Dispute Resolution as a
volunteer in 2014, facilitating Community Justice Boards. She completed her
internship for the Graduate Certificate in Conflict Resolution from Missouri
State University in 2016, and her practicum for a Master of Science in
Negotiation and Conflict Resolution from Creighton University School of Law in
2018 through ODRS. She successfully finished her doctorate in Educational
Doctorate in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis in conflict management
in 2022. The emphasis of her Master's Thesis and Doctoral dissertation was on
trauma, school attendance, and the judicial system. Previously, she served as a
Deputy Juvenile Officer at the Clay County Girls Group Home from 2016-2018, until
she joined the staff of ODRS in March, 2018. In 2022, Teri became the Director
of the Office of Dispute Resolution. Teri’s education, training and experience
working with families has enabled her to provide staff and volunteer training
in trauma awareness, initiate a truancy intervention, School Attendance Matters
(SAM), Mother-Daughter Circles, and mentoring. She has provided trauma training
to the Clay County Deputy Juvenile Officers, detention staff, and CASAs. She
has also provided trainings for Missouri State University, Johnson County
Community College, and was recently selected to present at the Missouri
Children's Trauma Network Conference at the end of April 2024.
Jun 19, 2024: Restorative Justice in Columbia, South America post
Peace Treaty – Tonya Ricklefs (2 CDRE + 2 CLE?)
Jul 17, 2024: Workplace Mediation – Marvin Motley (1 CDRE, 1 CLE?)
Aug 21, 2024: RJ in Schools – KIPCOR Laurel Woodward-Breckbill (2 CDRE,
CLE ?)
Sep 18, 2024: Johnson County Landlord/Tenant Pilot Project – Judge John
McEntee (1 CDRE, 1 CLE, 1 MCLE)
Oct 16, 2024: Higher Education Mediation – Dorris Mbogo (1 CDRE, 1 CLE,
1.2 MCLE)
Nov 20, 2024: Interplay Between Ethical Requirements for Attorneys &
Mediators - Lloyd Swartz (Ethics 1 CDRE, 1 CLE, 1.2 MCLE)
Dec 18, 2024: : Kansas Office of Judicial Administration – Amanda Jacobsen
(1 hour) (Free) (1 CDRE & 1 CLE)
Two-hour webinar pricing:
HDRA Member ..... $45
Non-HDRA Member .... $75
Full-Time Student ......$20
SAVE THE DATE: 2025: In person conference April
3-4, 2025 with Bill Eddy at KU Edwards Campus in Overland Park, KS.
Bill Eddy’s 2021 book: Mediating High Conflict Disputes
Monthly webinars every month except April in 2025.
