2015 NNHVIP Conference Call for Workshops
“Healing is Justice: Helping Systems of Care Promote Equity”
September 28-29, 2015
The California Endowment’s Center for Healthy Communities, Los Angeles, CA
The National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention Programs’ annual conference
draws a diverse audience committed to breaking the cycle of violence and promoting healing in
communities where violent injuries occur. The over 200 attendees include: frontline gang
intervention workers, pediatric and adult physicians, public officials, experts and emerging
researchers from various academic fields, crisis responders, community-based programs and
organizations, social workers, mental health providers, nurses, members of state/local/federal
government, and community members affected by and/or responding to violence. Presentations
are encouraged that honor, promote and build upon the expertise of conference attendees.
Proposed Session Title: Practical Tips and Tools for serving Trauma Impacted Clients in
the Community
Suggest a title (8-10 words) that is informative and clearly reflects the presentation content.
PRESENTER(S) BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Name of Lead Speaker/Proposal Submitter: Nicky MacCallum
This person will be the contact and is responsible for all session logistics
Job Title: Clinical Director
Organization: Youth ALIVE!
NNHVIP affiliation (i.e. member program, emerging program, other.):Click here to enter text.
Street Address:3300 Elm Street
City, State, Zip: Oakland, CA 94602
Telephone: 510 594 2566
Email: nmaccallum@youthalive.org
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Additional Speakers: If applicable, identify any additional speakers below with e-mail and phone
information.
Name
E-mail address
Phone #
Kyndra Simmons CIC Program Manager Ksimmons@youthalive.org
510 5942566
Professional Background: Provide a 1-4 sentence biography for each speaker to be used as an
introduction as well as an overview of your knowledge and experience related to the proposed
session topic and HVIP field; i.e.: years of experience in the related field, degrees held and from
what academic institutions, current appointments, concurrent responsibilities, areas of specialty,
past speaking engagements, etc.
Nicky MacCallum, LMFT, NCC, is the Chair of the Mental Health Working
Group for the National Network of Hospital-based Violence Intervention
Programs and the Clinical Director at Youth ALIVE! Nicky is a licensed
Marriage and Family Therapist, nationally certified counselor and CAMFTcertified clinical supervisor. She conducts trainings on trauma-informed
practices and vicarious trauma throughout the Bay Area and nationally as well.
Nicky has been providing quality psychological services to children,
adolescents, transition-age youth and their families for more than 25 years. She
was a Collaborative Investigator for the DSM-5 field trials contributing on
Trauma and Stressor-Related Disorders as well as Depressive Disorders. Ms.
MacCallum has experience collaborating with child protective services, victims
of crime services, family reunification, diversion programs, juvenile justice,
community mental health, foster care, residential services, school based
programs and hospital-based programs. Ms. MacCallum holds a bachelor’s
degree (with honors) in performing arts from the University of London,
Goldsmith’s College (UK) and a master’s degree in Marriage and Family
Counseling from San Francisco State University.
Kyndra Simmons, Youth ALIVE! Caught in the Crossfire Program Manager, a Berkeley, California native
began working with at-risk youth in 1995 while working with the AmeriCorps Program. Kyndra worked
with youth in mental health treatment facilities for seven years and noticed that a lot of issues youth
face daily are issues stemming from their home and neighborhoods. It was at this time when Kyndra
decided to explore other avenues of supporting youth in urban communities. Kyndra has worked with
Youth ALIVE! since 2002, starting as an Intervention Specialist and later promoted to Caught in the
Crossfire’s Program Manager and Lead Trainer for the National Network of Hospital-based Violence
Intervention Programs. While working at Youth ALIVE, Kyndra has completed Undergraduate degrees in
both Psychology and Criminal Justice, and most recently completed her Masters of Science in
Psychology. Youth ALIVE’s Caught in the Crossfire program is the country’s first Hospital-Based Violence
Intervention program to serve violently injured youth with the goals of promoting positive alternatives
to violence and to reduce retaliation, re-injury, and arrest. As Program Manager, Kyndra continues to
maintain her initial position as Intervention Specialist in order to continue working with young people
and their families in not only the city of Oakland, but throughout Alameda County.
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PRESENTATION DESCRIPTION
Presentation Learning Objectives: List 3 educational goals of the presentation that specify
what participants will learn as a result of attending the presentation. (NNHVIP reserves the right to
edit objectives to meet requirements for CEUs)
1. Increased knowledge of common trigger trauma experiences
2. Understanding of the key components of a therapeutic relationship
3. Increased knowledge of practical tools to enhance therapeutic relationship and
service provision
Session Categories: Check one or more categories that best represent the focus area of the
presentation.
☒ Promoting Equity / Addressing Bias
☒ Best Practices in Direct Services
☐ Policy and/or Advocacy
☒ Trauma-Informed Care
☐ Bridging Direct Service & Advocacy
☐ Mental Health
☐ Research
☐ Hospital-Community Partnership
☐ Other: Click here to enter text.
☐ Healing the Healers / Self-Care
I submit this workshop proposal for consideration for the preferred following event format(s):
(Check all that apply)
Presentation Length:
☒ 90 minute breakout session
☐ 40 minute presentation to be paired with another presentation on a similar topic
Presentation Format:
☐
Presentation (with or without Q&A to follow)
☒
Interactive training or conversation
(At this year’s conference, the planning committee is giving special consideration
to interactive workshops that build on the skills and expertise of audience
members. If checked, please specify what methods will be used to ensure
audience participation and interaction on the topic presented.)
Lecture/Discussion
Small group exercise
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Session Narrative: Please summarize the presentation in no more than 500 words).
This will be utilized to evaluate the overall relevance and quality of the proposed presentation. If
your presentation is selected, this narrative will also be adapted for the Conference Program.
Too often trauma survivors who seek out support find themselves re-traumatized by
the very systems and service providers wishing to help them. Participants in this
training will increase their knowledge of effective strengths-based, approaches and
tools that support a safe, supportive, service climate for both client and provider that
emphasizes respectful collaboration in the management and healing of trauma.
Presentation Agreement:
 Submit my PowerPoint presentation via email or flash drive no later than September 21, 2015.
 Provide all required information and affirmations for CEU certification, by due dates requested.
 Prepare, duplicate, and distribute handout materials for my presentation at my expense.
 Allow NNHVIP to list my contact information on printed and online materials.
 Presenters may not sell, promote or pitch any specific product or service.
 I understand NNHVIP cannot pay honoraria, travel, per diem, handouts or other costs for
speakers. In appreciation for your contribution, one approved speaker may attend the conference
at no cost for registration.
By submitting your presentation, you are agreeing to the presentation agreement.
*** Email submissions by May 1, 2015, to Ahmed Ali-Bob at ahmed@youthalive.org ***