Workplace Reckoning: How Do We Create Change? – NYC
January 2, 2018
As we kick off 2018, please save the date and join Quorum Initiative and guest speaker Dr. Elissa Brown, Professor, St. John’s University and Founder and Executive Director, Child HELP Partnership, on January 30th for Workplace Reckoning: How Do We Create Change? as we discuss the impact of the #Metoo movement on corporate culture and best practices. This tremendous reckoning in the workplace presents an opening for huge change – come join us to talk about how Quorum can help accelerate the progress.
In this interactive session we will discuss:
- What your institution needs to make healthy, productive change
- How Quorum can support efforts to address the impact of this movement
- How the #Metoo movement can drive women’s equality
- Where we go from here and your role in making change
DATE: Tuesday, January 30th
TIME: 6:00pm- 8:30pm
LOCATION: Paul Hastings, 200 Park Ave, New York, NY 10166
Guest Speaker:
Dr. Elissa Brown,
Founder and Executive Director,
Child HELP Partnership, and
Professor of Psychology,
St. John’s University
Dr. Brown is Professor of Psychology and Executive Director of the Child HELP (Heal, Empower, Learn, Prevent) Partnership at St. John’s University. Her primary clinical and research interests include the prevention and treatment of child trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder.
She has participated in research on the assessment and treatment of sexual assault, child physical abuse, and bereavement related to traumatic circumstances (such as September 11th, 2001). Dr. Brown has received funding from the National Institute of Mental Health, New York State Office of Mental Health, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Department of Justice, and Private Foundations to evaluate treatments for traumatized children and adolescents, many of whom are from culturally diverse and economically disadvantaged populations. She is the Director of a Category III affiliate site of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network. Currently, she is the Principal Investigator of a DOJ Safe Start Initiative, in which the PARTNERS team is examining the engagement, retention, and outcomes of families in a randomized clinical trial examining the effectiveness of Alternatives for Families: A Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for family conflict and physical abuse.
Dr. Brown is a member of several national and international organizations dedicated to improving mental health services for traumatized children and has served on the Board of the American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children.
