Coping as a Community COVID-19

Many people have questions about ways to cope with stress experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic. In response to this, the UC Davis Office of Health Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion and its collaborating partners organized a webinar series with Dr. Hendry Ton, M.D., M.S. as well as several special guests. Recorded video of the webinars are provided below.

WEBINAR SERIES

Towards a Healing Organization

Health Care faces an existential moment, and this was before the Epidemic of Covid. The movement towards greater efficiency, productivity and profitability combined with increasing pressures from payors has created a gap between the moral foundation guiding the healing professions and the realities of academic, health, and healing work. There is a movement to reimagine organizational practices and culture as more equitable, compassionate, and collaborative. This talk reviews the context of our organizational culture, the importance of reflective practice, and the necessity of measuring our capacity to be a healing organization for the people that work in it, as well as the community we serve.

About the speaker: Dr. Ken Epstein has expertise in organizational culture change and has practiced, taught, and led teams for nearly three decades. He has worked in university, nonprofit, and County government positions in San Francisco, California and Vermont. In addition, he has been an innovator in the development, implementation, and sustainability of trauma-informed approaches at the institutional level through an equity and social justice lens. Currently, Dr. Epstein focuses on preparing, supporting, and developing leadership, organizational, and clinical models that focus on relational healing, systems change, and compassionate care.

Video Index

Introduction: 00:00:13
Dr. Epstein's Lecture: 00:01:42
The Hands of Healing: 00:22:08
How White Supremacy Shows Up at Work: 00:29:11
Mirror/Landscape: 00:32:20
Grief, Loss, Relief, Joy and Rage: 00:41:50
Champions and Catalysts: 00:53:22
Audience Questions: 01:01:01

WEBINAR SERIES

Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Education

Featuring panelists from Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing and UC Davis School of Nursing. Throughout the session speakers provide insight into the impact of trauma on learning, inequities in the learning environment, acknowledging and recognizing trauma in the learning environment, and frameworks for implementing Equity-Centered Trauma-Informed Educational Practices.

Introduction [Start at time 00:00]
Commitment to health equity [Start at time 1:46]
Land acknowledgement [Start at time 4:44]
Nursing Workforce Diversity Grant [Start at time 6:12]
What does it mean to be Trauma-Informed? [Start time 18:39]
6 Guiding Principles to a Trauma-Informed approach [Start time 32:35]
Interacting Layers of Trauma and Healing [Start time 37:31]
Discussion and Q&A [Start time 40:45]

WEBINAR SERIES

Understanding the Refugee Experience

Featuring panelists from Opening Doors, a Sacramento-based organization that offers a variety of different programs and services to help support newcomers on their path to stability, self-sufficiency, and belonging. Throughout the session speakers provide insight into the cultural understanding of neurodevelopmental conditions and how to support the refugee community in accessing health services. Additional resources from Opening Doors.

Introduction of panelists [Start at time 00:00]
Agenda [Start at time 3:04]
Background on Refugees [Start at time 3:31]
Afghan community - challenges to keep in mind [Start at time 12:13]
About Opening Doors Inc. [Start time 35:57]
Q&A session [Start time 44:34]

WEBINAR SERIES

Racism as a Public Health Crisis

Featuring a special short screening of "Cooked: Survival By Zip Code" (rent and view) followed by a discussion and audience Q&A with our panelists who are part of a national movement to address the colliding crises of structural racism, health inequity, and climate change.

Introduction of new Truth and Racial Healing Transformation Center (TRHT) [Start at time 01:47]
Introduction of panelists [Start at time 2:26]
Racism as a public health crisis [Start at time 3:46]
Climate justice [Start at time 8:14]
How power can harm local communities [Start time 12:21]
Introduction to film screening [Start time 17:11]
- Film screening available to rent
Film screening reflections and discussion [Start time 23:32]
Operationalizing initiatives [Start time 49:20]

WEBINAR SERIES

Healing our Trauma and Managing our Toxic Stress - Part Two

Many of us experience individual and collective trauma, the secondary traumas of our professions, and are managing toxic levels of stress. There are days when it can feel overwhelming and the versions of “self-care” we see on social media feel expensive, out of reach, and unrealistic. The good news is neuro-science can help! We have within ourselves and our communities, the tools we need to heal and manage that stress.

Introduction & land occupation acknowledgement [Start at time 00:04]
Healing trauma & toxic stress introduction - S. Brooke Briggance [Start at time 1:52]
Re-cap from Part 1 [Start at time 6:20]
Definition of trauma [Start at time 9:54]
Intergenerational trauma systematized [Start time 18:44]
Brain science 101 review [Start time 20:34]
Trauma, mental health, and health outcomes [Start time 28:22]
Integration strategies [Start time 43:42]
Self-care strategies [Start time 47:27]
7 types of rest we need [Start time 56:34]
Mindfulness [Start time 1:11:47]
Micro-routines [Start time 1:20:47]

WEBINAR SERIES

Healing our Trauma and Managing our Toxic Stress - Part One

Introduction & land occupation acknowledgement [Start at time 01:37]
Healing trauma & toxic stress introduction - S. Brooke Briggance [Start at time 5:56]
Changing how we respond [Start at time 15:49]
Definition of trauma [Start at time 18:04]
ACEs: Adverse Childhood Experience and Environments [Start at time 27:36]
Intergenerational trauma systematized [Start time 33:06]
Examples of historical trauma [Start time 35:49]
How trauma impacts the brain [Start time 43:30]
Defining "toxic stress" [Start time 50:52]
Trauma, mental health, and health outcomes [Start time 56:10]
De-escalation strategies [Start time 1:18:22]

WEBINAR SERIES

My Brother's Keeper Trauma and Healing Learning Series-Part 7

A panel of youth workers will share how racism shows up as a mental health crisis in their work, and what some of the challenges and solutions are to resourcing and empowering the youth they serve.

Agenda overview [Start at time 00:54]
Ancestor Acknowledgements - Dr. Tiffany Johnson [Start at time 1:51]
Youth Spotlight Performance by Coley World [Start at time 4:42]
About the Discussion with Andrew Avila [Start at time 08:54]
My Brother's Keeper Sacramento - overview and updates from Ray Green [Start at time 13:12]
Panel discussion with Q&A - DeAngelo Mack [Start time 20:31]
Resources - Tere Flores, Director of Organizing, Sacramento ACT[Start time 1:28:08]
Resources - Kristene Smith, CEO, Mental Health California [Start time 1:39:45]
Youth Spotlight Performance by Mya Worko [Start time 1:50:28]

WEBINAR SERIES

Asian Solidarity in Action

As we grapple with the increased violence toward Asian Americans, it’s critical to hear from experts about the importance of eradicating hate and adopting an anti-racism lens to aid in the safety of our communities.