ILLINOIS HEALTH CONNECT
WEBINAR REGISTRATION NOTICE
Mark
your calendars! Illinois Health Connect (IHC) is
hosting a free webinar entitled:
IT’S NOT ROCKET SCIENCE, IT’S BRAIN
SCIENCE
Presented by the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics
Session One
This session will explore lessons learned from the field of neurobiology
research, specifically the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Study,
intergenerational trauma, toxic stress, and the implications this has for child
cognitive development, including behavior and learning ability, and overall
health and well-being across the lifespan.
This session is part 1
of a 3 part series. The subsequent sessions include “The Cost of Caring: When
Their Circumstances Become Your Stress,” and “You Don’t Have to be a Therapist
to be Therapeutic.”
Our panelists will include:
Tom Bradach
Coordinator, Child Development Initiatives
Tom Bradach joined the Illinois Chapter, American Academy
of Pediatrics (ICAAP) in February 2015 as an intern for the Reach Out and
Read—Illinois program and the Promoting Resiliency of Trauma Exposed
Communities Together (PROTECT) initiative. After graduating from UIC with a
dual degree in English and Philosophy, Tom joined ICAAP full time as a
coordinator for ICAAP’s Child Development initiatives. He has provided training
on trauma, toxic stress, self-care and other related topics both statewide and
nationally to a wide array of service providers.
Juanona Brewster, MDiv, MTS, MJ
Senior Director, Child Development Initiatives
Senior Director, Child Development Initiatives
Ms. Brewster
earned graduate degrees from Northwestern University (and Loyola University of
Chicago, School of Law She has received fellowships from University of
Illinois, School of Public Health Policy and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Strategic
Communication). Currently, Brewster is
attaining her International Coaching Federation (ICF) credential.
Throughout her
nonprofit career, Ms. Brewster has advocated on behalf of vulnerable child and
family populations. She is the mother of two and the grandmother of five,
including a child with special health care and education needs.
This free webinar is being held on:
Thursday, August 31st,
2017
12:00PM – 1:00PM
Instructions:
Webinars are open to all IHC Primary Care Providers,
administrative, and clinical staff. To
or contact the IHC Provider Services Help Desk at 1-877-912-1999,
Option#3. A confirmation will be sent to
the email address that you provide on your registration and will include
details regarding your Conference dial-in as well as your “GoToWebinar”
instructions. You may also visit
www.illinoishealthconnect .com click on “Providers” then click on Webinars and
register. Come, join us!
