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Sustaining Ourselves:
Vicarious Trauma Support for Midwives
Asynchronous Course
Tuition: $199
Contact Hours: 10
This asynchronous training, consisting of ten comprehensive modules, is designed to equip midwives with the tools and strategies to effectively identify, understand, and manage vicarious trauma. At the end of the program, learners will have developed a deeper understanding of vicarious trauma, identified personal triggers, and acquired practical techniques to foster resilience and well-being in their professional and personal lives.
The flexibility of asynchronous learning allows participants to progress at their own pace, ensuring they can fully absorb and implement the concepts presented in each module.
Topics:
- Neurobiological Response to Trauma
- Befriending Your Nervous System
- Diversified Skill Set
- Boundaries and Context Change
- Moral Injury
- Neuroplasticity and Regulation
- 厂辞肠颈补濒听厂别濒蹿
- Grief
- Identity and Collective Healing
- Anti-Trauma
Upon completion, participants will be able to:
- Understand trauma as a neurobiological response.
- Describe the Window of Tolerance and begin to apply it to your own experience.聽
- Reflect on the framework of Vicarious Trauma and connect it to your "why".
Instructors
Katie Hutchinson, DrPH, MSN, CNM, FACNM聽is program director of Midwifery and Women's Health at the Connell School of Nursing and an associate professor of the practice. She was previously at Boston University, where she was an associate professor and co-director of advocacy at the School of Medicine and an instructor at the School of Public Health. She received a B.A. from Swarthmore College, an M.S.N. from Yale School of Nursing, and a Doctor of Public Health from the Boston University School of Public Health.
Please note: Registrations are non-transferrable and final. We do not issue refunds.
Kathleen Flinton, MAR, MSW, LICSW聽is an Assistant Professor of Practice and co-Chair of the Trauma Integration Initiative at the Boston College School of Social Work. Flinton has over twenty years of experience in working with survivors of trauma. Her area of expertise is in cross cultural trauma treatment with a specialization in working with refugees and asylum seekers. She holds a BA from Vassar College, an MSW from Simmons School of Social Work and an MAR from Yale Divinity School. Flinton has postgraduate training in EMDR, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Forensic Social Work, and maternal mental health, and is a qualified expert witness in federal immigration court.
Previously, Flinton was a Lecturer at Boston University School of Social Work, and served as the Associate Clinical Director at the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights at Boston Medical Center. Flinton maintains a private practice providing therapy to survivors of torture and trafficking, clinical supervision, and consultation.聽
Anna Mancuso, ScM, MSW, LICSW聽is a clinical social worker specializing in trauma recovery. As an adjunct professor at the Boston College School of Social Work, Anna teaches graduate level courses focusing on clinical trauma work with adults. She was formerly at the Boston Center for Refugee Health and Human Rights where she provided long-term therapy to refugees, asylum- seekers, survivors of torture and related trauma and wrote psychological evaluations in support of asylum claims. She received her Master of Social Work from Simmons School of Social Work. Anna has worked with survivors of interpersonal violence at the Center for Violence Prevention and Recovery at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Hospital and in the BIDMC Emergency Department.
Anna also received her Master of Science in Population and International Health from the Harvard School of Public Health where she wrote her Master鈥檚 thesis on the community reintegration of former child soldiers. In addition to teaching, Anna currently maintains a private practice.聽
Lujuana Milton, MSW, LICSW, is the founder and owner of South Shore Child and Family Counseling, a behavioral health practice serving children, adolescents, and adults since 2013. Her clinical work focuses on trauma recovery, racial identity development, and holistic approaches to healing. In addition to her clinical practice, she serves as Program Coordinator for the Black Leadership Initiative at the Boston College School of Social Work, where she supports graduate students in their academic and professional development and advances the program鈥檚 mission of cultivating and sustaining Black leadership in social work. She also teaches graduate-level courses that integrate Afrocentric frameworks, trauma-informed practice, and culturally responsive care. A writer, consultant, and trainer, Lujuana offers culturally grounded approaches to mental health care for practitioners and organizations. She earned her Master of Social Work from Boston College and continues to work at the intersections of clinical practice, education, and community leadership.
Ximena Soto, MSW, LICSW聽is the Assistant Director of the Latinx Leadership Initiative at Boston聽 College School of Social Work. With 25 years of experience as a licensed social worker, she has dedicated her career to serving Latinx populations across various settings, including community-based organizations, schools, and law enforcement. For the past decade, she has been immersed in higher education, focusing on the development and implementation of best practices for supporting MSW graduate candidates working with Latino communities. This work has evolved into community-based research aimed at improving access to behavioral health services for Latinx populations, ensuring culturally responsive and effective care.