An Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) and Trauma Science

In partnership with the Scattergood Foundation, the eXtension Foundation is providing an exclusive 10-month learning series opportunity focused on how philanthropists can use ACEs and trauma science to improve community outcomes.

Funders are in a unique position to both implement internal practices that are trauma-informed and fund organizations and collaborative efforts that are practicing trauma-informed care. If you are funding direct service providers, this series will help you learn more about how you can effectively review, evaluate, and measure the impact of these providers. If you are funding vulnerable groups that are more subject to ACEs and generational trauma, learn more about how your grant-making practices can either contribute to resilience or cause further trauma.

This series will guide the conversation around how communities can deploy resources in creative ways to build knowledge and capacity throughout the human-serving field. The series will be delivered in three parts, each of which will include two educational webinars and one interactive learning circle.

Part I: Using ACEs and Trauma Science for More Effective Practice | March, April, May, 2020
In Part I, we will explore the science behind ACEs, trauma, toxic stress, resilience, and healing; and what it means to be trauma-informed and how individuals, organizations, and communities can implement practices that reflect this knowledge.

Webinar 1: An Introduction to Adverse Childhood Experience (ACEs) and Trauma Science
March 11, 2020 | 3:00 - 4:00 PM EST
Presented by: Dr. Donielle Prince, ACEs Connection San Francisco Bay Area Community Facilitator

In her role as the ACEs Connection San Francisco Bay Area Community Facilitator, Dr. Donielle Prince supports communities that are organizing to build resilient neighborhoods, cities, and counties throughout the San Francisco Bay Area, drawing on her background in psychology, education, and research. Donielle holds a B.A. in Psychology, with a minor in education, from Wellesley College; an MS.Ed in Psychological Practice from the University of Pennsylvania; and a Ph.D. in Educational Policy from Stanford University, with a minor in sociology. 

Donielle’s past roles have included therapist and researcher. Donielle has studied community-based youth development programming in Philadelphia and the San Francisco Bay Area, as well as school reform strategies implemented in New Jersey and the San Francisco Bay Area. She also worked for the Chancellor’s Office of the California State University, at the Center for Teacher Quality, studying effectiveness of teacher preparation programs. 

Donielle is from the Bay Area, where she currently serves as Community Facilitator for ACEs Connection. Donielle lives in Sacramento, where she is active in community organizing on school based mental health. 

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

• Define key concepts related to the science of:
  • ACEs, trauma, toxic stress, and early life stress; and
  • Healing, resilience, and protective factors
• Explain how ACEs and trauma science is relevant to their work
   
• Describe the implications of ACEs and trauma science for individuals, families, organizations, communities, and systems