Closing Keynote at CTSS27 – Gerry Brooks, MEd
Meet Our Closing Keynote: Gerry Brooks We’re closing CTSS 2027 with laughter, encouragement, and a voice educators know and love! ATN is excited to welcome Gerry Brooks as the Closing Keynote speaker for the 2027 Creating Trauma-Sensitive Schools Conference. A veteran educator, school administrator, and author, Gerry is widely known for his humorous videos capturing […]
Opening Keynote at CTSS27 – Dr. Adolph Brown
Meet Our Opening Keynote: Dr. Adolph Brown Get ready to learn, laugh, and be inspired! ATN is excited to welcome Dr. Adolph Brown as the Opening Keynote speaker for the 2027 CTSS Conference. A clinical psychologist, master teacher, author, and award-winning educator, Dr. Brown brings a powerful blend of expertise, humor, and heart. Known for […]
Keynotes at CTSS27 – Dr. Adolph Brown and Gerry Brooks, MEd
Meet Our Opening Keynote: Dr. Adolph Brown Get ready to learn, laugh, and be inspired! ATN is excited to welcome Dr. Adolph Brown as the Opening Keynote speaker for the 2027 CTSS Conference. A clinical psychologist, master teacher, author, and award-winning educator, Dr. Brown brings a powerful blend of expertise, humor, and heart. Known for […]
Sal Kahn, MBA, CEO of Khan Academy will Keynote at The Learning Brain Exchange!
Founder and CEO of Khan Academy ATN is thrilled to welcome Sal Khan as a keynote speaker at the Learning Brain Exchange, the Attachment & Trauma Network’s virtual conference on February 19–20, 2027. Sal’s interest in education began well before Khan Academy. As a student at MIT, he developed math software for children with ADHD […]
Solution-Seeking Sessions for Educators Struggling with Trauma-Based Behaviors…join us for FREE!
Is a challenging classroom situation keeping you up at night? Unsure how to best support a student’s behavior? You don’t have to navigate it alone. Join us for our Solution-Seeking Sessions, where our primary focus is finding real answers and creating tangible, positive outcomes for your classroom. We have sessions scheduled across the 2026–2027 school […]
Communities Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Session: Transforming Ourselves to Transform the World: Cultivating Healthy Communities from the Inside-Out Plenary Speaker: Dr. Stan Sonu Resilient Communities include all of us serving children and families. This track will focus on what all organizations within the community can do to support children and encourage their resilience. So, join us if you work […]
Education Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Speaker: Rae Hughart, MEd Plenary Session: The Adults We Forgot: Why the People Closest to Your Highest-Need Students Get the Least Support – and How to Fix It This line up of veteran educators is bringing us the best that Trauma-Sensitive Schools have to offer! In addition to the Plenary session and 7 workshops […]
Youth Justice Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Session: Empowering Communities, Youth, and Families through an Asset-Based Approach and Partnerships with Assessment Centers Plenary Speaker: Meredith Velasquez, LCSW The Youth Justice track includes workshops for both those working in Juvenile Justice and those working in Child Welfare, because we know often the children we are served are impacted by both systems. In […]
Clinician Track: Building Resilient Communities for Children Conference 2026
Plenary Speaker: Karen Buckwalter, LCSW Plenary Session: The Hidden Legacy: How Parents’ Attachment Histories Shape Their Children’s Lives This track’s presenters are experts in trauma-informed and attachment-focused interventions and strategies for counselors and therapists that truly help children impacted by developmental trauma. These workshops provide an opportunity to explore new ideas and tools you could […]
Meet Amanda Foust – ATN Board
Amanda Foust is a certified high-performance neurocoach, speaker, host of the Wake Up To Your Life Podcast, and higher education psychology instructor whose work centers on the intersection of neuroscience, trauma, and coaching. She holds a Master of Education in Neuroscience and Trauma from Tabor College and a Bachelor’s degree in Leadership from Indiana Wesleyan […]