Join us for an interactive and empowering webinar that introduces the Community Resiliency Model (CRM), an approach designed to support emotional well-being and build resilience in the face of trauma and stress developed by Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW. CRM offers a set of six essential wellness skills.

This session is ideal for educators, mental health professionals, caseworkers, resettlement staff, and community-based organizations supporting newcomers.

Through the CRM model, participants learn accessible, science-based tools that support nervous system regulation and emotional well-being both for personal use and to share with others. These wellness skills are especially valuable during times of acute stress or trauma, offering practical support to forcibly displaced individuals from Ukraine, as they navigate the challenges of resettlement and recovery.

Date and Time: 12:00 - 1:30 PM PST, Monday, June 2, 2025

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Featured Speakers

Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW

Elaine Miller-Karas, LCSW, is the co-founder and the Executive Director Emeriti of the Trauma Resource Institute. She developed the Trauma and Community Resiliency Models, which have been introduced to over 75 countries. Her book, Building Resiliency to Trauma: The Trauma and Community Resiliency Model, 2nd Edition, was published in 2023.

Elaine leads the Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief Program through the Trauma Resource Institute. Elaine also has led humanitarian efforts in many places across the globe during and after disasters, including in Haiti, Nepal, Tanzania, Kenya, Mexico, China, the Philippines, and Thailand. She has a weekly podcast show, Resiliency Within, and has a blog on Psychology Today.