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: Relational Principles and Cognitive Behavioral Interventions for
Dealing with Trauma for Health and Medical Practitioners
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: Stan Bosch, Psy. D.
This person will be the contact and is responsible for all session logistics
Job Title: Director Mental Health/Psychotherpist
Inc. (SEA); Caught in the Crossfire, Los Angeles
Organization: Soledad Enrichment Action,
NNHVIP affiliation (i.e. member program, emerging program, other.): SEA is a member of the
NNHVIP network and operates the Caught in the Crossfire program in Los Angeles, CA.
Street Address: 222 N. Virgil Ave.
City, State, Zip: Los Angeles, CA 90004
Telephone: 213-309-5019
Email: sbosch@seacharter.net
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Additional Speakers: If applicable, identify any additional speakers below with e-mail and phone
information.
Name
E-mail address
Phone #
Nguyet Galaz, MSW
NGalaz@seacharter.net
213-631-6522
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.
Father Stan Bosch, S.T., Psy. D. is a member of The Missionary Servants of the Most Holy
Trinity, a Catholic religious community working with the poor and abandoned, and has worked
with Los Angeles’s gang involved youth and adults for more than 30 years. In these past years,
Fr. Stan’s work with inner city youth was featured in the National Geographic documentary
“Inside LA Gang Wars”, as well as in various Los Angeles Times articles.
Fr. Stan holds a doctoral degree in psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family
Therapy from the California Graduate Institute of the Chicago School of Professional
Psychology. He is a psychotherapist, Co-Director of Mental Health/Personnel Development for
gang intervention and staff workers with Soledad Enrichment Action (SEA), SEA’s Gang
Reduction and Youth Development (GRYD) project, and SEA’s Caught in the Crossfire
program.
Nguyet Galaz, MSW is Regional Program Manager for Soledad Enrichment Action and
provides oversight for eleven programs including Soledad Enrichment Action’s Caught in the
Crossfire Program. Ms. Galaz possesses more than 14 years of solid professional experience
working with vulnerable populations and over 12 years of progressively responsible program
management experience, with an emphasis on juvenile re-entry, substance abuse treatment, and
behavioral and mental health services. Ms. Galaz holds a master’s degree in social work (MSW)
with an emphasis in mental health from the University of Southern California (USC) and is a
Certified Addictions Treatment Counselor.
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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. To develop conscious listening skills to facilitate empathy in the healing relationship
with a client/patient
2. To assist the mental/medical practitioner to evaluate patterns of behavior in the
client/patient through listening and exploring in order to awaken a sense of freedom
for healthy choices
3. To facilitate a safe space between practitioner and client/patient and between their
thoughts, emotions and actions for deep healing
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: Evidence based practices
☐ 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.)
We will engage the participants through role-play, storytelling and clinical
experience, while suggesting practical skills for creating a place and space for
attentive listening and empathetic attending to their clients/patients
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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.
One of the greatest gifts that we can provide to another, especially to our clients/patients, is to be
empathetic and to listen. However, even mental/medical professional manifest a lack of
attention to the inner life of those who suffer at times. Relational or psychodynamic principles
assist the mental health and medical practitioner to listen attentively and review the emotions,
thoughts, early-life experiences, and beliefs of their patients/clients in order to gain insight into
their lives and their present-day problems. These principles empower the professional to evaluate
the patterns their patients/clients have developed over time. Recognizing, as one listens to the
recurring patterns, helps the patient see the ways in which they avoid distress or
develop unhealthy coping mechanisms as a method of managing life so that they can take steps
to change those patterns. This workshop will suggest personal and relational skills and methods
for listening to and following the ‘affect’ or emotions in the life of a patient/client in order to
help awaken a sense of freedom to make healthy decisions.
The healing relationship between client/patient with mental and medical practitioners is central
to trauma work as it can demonstrate the manner in which the client interacts with him/herself
(intra-psychically), his or her friends and loved ones (interpersonally). This intimate look at
interpersonal relationships can enable a person to see his or her part in relationship patterns and
empower him or her to transform that dynamic.
Cognitive-behavioral interventions likewise facilitate the creation of space between the
practitioner and patient/client, and to learn to create a space between thoughts, emotions, and
actions. These interventions enable a patient/client to observe, recognize and subsequently adjust
or change beliefs that affect their unhealthy behaviors. Facilitators will engage participants
through role-play, storytelling, and clinical experience, while suggesting practical skills for
creating a place and space for attentive listening and empathetic attending, in order to begin a
healing process.
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.
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*** Email submissions by May 1, 2015, to Ahmed Ali-Bob at ahmed@youthalive.org ***