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X-WR-CALNAME:Fireside Chat and Alumni Book Launch Featuring Dr. Isaiah B. P
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DESCRIPTION:Doors open at 6:30pm\; event starts at 7:00pm\n\nTrauma-Informe
 d and Culturally Responsive Practices in Schools: Building a Climate of Co
 mpassion\n\nFireside Chat featuring Dr. Isaiah B. Pickens\, BA '05\, Autho
 r and GW Alumnus\n\nIn conversation with Interim Dean Lionel C. Howard\, G
 W Graduate School of Education and Human Development\n\nThe fireside chat 
 will be followed by a reception and book signing in Room 310.\n\nYou are i
 nvited to a fireside chat with Dr. Isaiah Pickens to celebrate the officia
 l launch of his new book\, Trauma-Informed and Culturally Responsive Pract
 ices in Schools. In conversation with GSEHD Interim Dean Lionel Howard\, D
 r. Pickens will reflect on how trauma and polarization have reshaped relat
 ionships between families\, students\, educators\, and schools. Drawing fr
 om stories of immigrant students\, school crises\, and educator well-being
 \, they will explore pathways to healing\, preparedness\, and renewed trus
 t through community partnership.\n\n \n\nAbout Dr. Isaiah B. Pickens:\n\nD
 r. Isaiah B. Pickens\, BA '05 and former Stephen Joel Trachtenberg Scholar
 \, is the founder and CEO of iOpening Enterprises\, a professional develop
 ment company that helps schools and educational organizations build trauma
 -informed and culturally responsive environments to support student succes
 s and educator well-being.\n\nHis unique expertise as a clinical psycholog
 ist and organizational development specialist is grounded in a career dedi
 cated to strengthening people and systems. As former Assistant Director at
  the UCLA-Duke National Center for Child Traumatic Stress and a former cli
 nical assistant professor at NYU School of Medicine\, Dr. Pickens has buil
 t a reputation as a national trauma expert and a highly sought-after speci
 alist in creating emotionally intelligent school cultures. As a Robert Woo
 d Johnson Foundation Culture of Health Leader and Fellow\, Dr. Pickens col
 laborates with cross-sector scholars and practitioners to promote equitabl
 e\, student-centered learning environments. He is also certified by Stanfo
 rd University as a Compassion Specialist\, using his expertise in building
  compassionate systems to help schools foster safe\, supportive\, and high
 -performing learning communities. Learn more→
GEO:38.899924;-77.047113
LOCATION:University Student Center\, 3rd Floor Amphitheater
SUMMARY:Fireside Chat and Alumni Book Launch Featuring Dr. Isaiah B. Picken
 s\, BA '05
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 launch-featuring-dr-isaiah-b-pickens-ba-05
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