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Resiliency Week: Resilient Cobb Summit
February 5 @ 8:30 am - 1:30 pm
Thursday, February 6 | 8:30 Am – 1:30 PM | Ben Robertson Community Center
Join us for the Resilient Cobb Summit, a day dedicated to exploring the profound impact of community connection on individual and collective healing and resilience.
This year’s summit will equip community leaders, service providers, and engaged participants with the actionable knowledge, robust strategies, and professional networks needed to foster greater well-being in the communities you serve.
What You Will Gain:
- Expanded Toolkit: Walk away with an expanded toolkit of evidence-based strategies derived from our expert-led workshops and panel discussions, empowering you to effectively foster individual and community resilience in your professional role.
- Strengthened Networks: Forge new and meaningful connections across different sectors, establishing a foundation for future inter-agency collaboration and resource-sharing crucial for long-term community strength.
- Strengths-Based Practice: Cultivate a deeper commitment to centering lived experience and community strengths in your work. Learn to recognize these protective factors as the vital “soil” needed to cultivate lasting healing and well-being in Cobb County and beyond.
What You Can Expect:
- Keynote Speaker, Dr. R. E. Breshears, PhD, ABPP – Chief Behavioral Health Officer (CBHO) & Chief Well-Being Officer (CWO), Wellstar Health System
- 4 Breakout Sessions:
- Dr. Nicole Thaxton & Andrew Wallace with Atlanta Wellness Collective: “Play as a Path to Healing: Fostering Resilience in Children and Adolescents”
- Dr. Fanike-Kiara Young with FK Young & Associates: “Biases and Their Impact on Care Delivery”
- Reinette Arnold with The Empowerment Agency: “Resilient Partnerships: Strengthening Community Collaboration in Behavioral Health”
- Kenneth “Lou” Koon with Stop Suicide USA: “Five Core Values to Successful Suicide Intervention”
- Lunch Panel on The Seed and the Soil: Cultivating Protective Factors by Honoring Lived Experience and Community Strengths.
- CEU’s! The Resilient Cobb Summit is approved for continuing education credits for LMFT, LCSW, and Law Enforcement (POST Hours).
Let us know you’ll be there! RSVP today.
