Description & Objectives

Continuing Education Hours: 1.5 CEs for LPC, SW, LMFT, and Psychologists - NBCC Approved

Description:This workshop will take a deep dive into current approaches in modern relationships and explore the topics of trauma bonding, coercive control from narcissistic abuse, consent, co-dependency and attachment theory.  We will discuss topics that are trending online and learn about how social media influencers and licensed professionals are talking about healing, trauma and moving forward and building a healthy relationship.

These topics have garnered both positive and negative responses from survivors who are turning to popular social media outlets to find information about healing and relationships after sexual assault. This workshop will focus on the therapeutic shifts that need to continue to evolve to maintain supportive environments for survivors who are healing and the skills needed to continue to mitigate secondary victim blame. 

Learning Objectives:

  • This session will explore patterns of trauma bonding, coercive control and grooming and reframe how we discuss healing and relationship skills with survivors.
  • This workshop will take a deep dive into current approaches in modern relationships and explore the topics of trauma bonding, coercive control from narcissistic abuse, consent, co-dependency and attachment theory.
  • This workshop will focus on the therapeutic shifts that need to continue to evolve to maintain supportive environments for survivors who are healing and the skills needed to continue to mitigate secondary victim blame.

Instructor

Crystal Garcia

Crystal M. Garcia is the Community Education Specialist at TAASA. She is a dynamic speaker, solo mom, survivor leader, and NSVRC Visionary Voice recipient with 20 years of experience in the movement. During the Obama administration, she served on the White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual Assault, which provided guidance to help campuses strengthen their efforts to respond to and prevent sexual violence. Crystal is currently a part of the Safe Mothers in Texas initiative at Texas A&M Health Center of Excellence in Forensic Nursing at Texas A&M University, which is working to address gaps in maternal health outcomes. She is a proud Texas Tech Alumni, where she earned a Bachelor of Science in Health with a double minor in Exercise and Sports Science and Addiction Studies. She holds a Master's Degree in Population Health Management from The Johns Hopkins School of Public Health and is now working on her Doctorate in Public Health at Capella University. She lives in San Angelo, Texas, with her two kids and the never-ending pile of laundry!