Join Us for VOICES February Webinars!
Back by popular demand, we are Rebroadcasting The Ripple Effect of Trauma: Understanding and Supporting Those Impacted by Mass Violence with Dr. Robin Gurwitch. If you were unable to attend in January, here is your opportunity to tune in for an informative presentation.
February 12th marked the 15th anniversary of the crash of Continental Flight 3407 when we commemorated the lives of VOICES co-founder Beverly Eckert and the 49 other individuals who perished. This month, we launch VOICES Presents Accidental Advocates and we begin by highlighting the tireless efforts of Beverly’s sisters, Karen Eckert and Susan Eckert Bourque who continue to advocate for aviation safety.
VOICES Encore: The Ripple Effect of Trauma
Understanding and Supporting Those Impacted by Mass Violence
Presented by Dr. Robin Gurwitch
Tuesday, February 20th - 10:00am EST
Have you or your children been impacted by mass violence? Are you working with children affected by tragedy? Would you like to learn about the long-term effects of trauma, and how to promote resilience?
Join us for the re-broadcast of Robin Gurwitch’s excellent presentation on The Ripple Effect of Trauma: Understanding and Supporting those Impacted by Mass Violence. Robin discusses traumatic stress, how immediate and long-term effects of exposure to trauma vary among individuals and what contributing factors influence the intensity and duration of those effects.
The presentation offers strategies to recognize and strengthen one’s protective factors that build resilience and lead to post-traumatic growth.
Register today and join us on February 20th.
VOICES Presents Accidental Advocates
The Families of Continental Flight 3407
Presented by Karen Eckert and Susan Eckert Bourque
Tuesday, February 27th - 7:00pm EST
VOICES presents Accidental Advocates: The Families of Continental Flight 3407. Join us in conversation with Karen Eckert and Susan Eckert Bourque, sisters of VOICES Co-Founder Beverly Eckert who died tragically, along with 49 others, when their plane crashed near Buffalo, New York on February 12, 2009.
Karen and Susan, along with other family and friends of those who lost loved ones that day, were thrust into advocacy roles that led to comprehensive aviation reform. They have established a legacy that has raised the level of safety for every passenger who sets foot on a U.S. commercial passenger flight.
Karen and Susan will share their personal journey and efforts that continue today to promote aviation safety.
Register today and join us on February 27th.