Speaker(s):

Eddie McCaskill, MSW, EdD, LPC, LCSW, NCC, CADC

Amethyst Roberson, MA, LPC, NCC

Geoffrey Schaefer, MSW, LCSW

Presentation: The purpose of this workshop is to examine to what extent trauma and adverse childhood experiences impact the lives of Black fathers who have experienced trauma or one of the ten indicators of adverse childhood experiences.

Objectives:

  1. Discuss the impact of trauma
  2. Define ACE
  3. Describe the connection between ACE, trauma and substance use