Penn State 阿宾顿 to hold community 'Creative Peace Building' workshop

Hands in the shape of a heart with information about Creative Peace Building workshop
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阿宾顿,爸爸. — Penn State 阿宾顿 invites the community to attend "Creative Peace Building: A Communities of Care Workshop" 一月星期一. 29、下午6:30.m. in Lares Building, Penn State 阿宾顿, 1600 Woodland Road. Registration is required by Jan. 23.

Attendees will explore the multifaceted nature of peace and steps toward developing and maintaining "Communities of Care" in a world rife with conflict. Following a light dinner, creative arts therapist Mariya Keselman-Mekler will invite participants to explore solutions to challenges that arise when varying perspectives on peace exist within communities. Attendees will leave with tools to begin creating communities of care in their own spheres. All are welcome.

Keselman-Mekler is a counseling and program manager, a creative arts therapist at KleinLife and a mobile therapist at Horizons Behavioral Health. She has worked in medical, psychiatric and community settings with individuals who experienced medical, 心理健康, 复杂的心理创伤, collective trauma, 种族灭绝, persecution and acculturation concerns. She uses intersectional and social justice lenses, and a person-centered, trauma-informed approach in her practice.

This free event is presented by the Penn State 阿宾顿 Office of Inclusive Excellence.

"Creative Peace Building" is the first workshop in the Communities of Care series. 2月, 29, the event will focus on Black history and Communities of Care, and the March 25 workshop will highlight women's history, disabilities and Communities of Care. To learn more about these and other community offerings, complete 这种形式.

About Penn State 阿宾顿

Penn State 阿宾顿 provides an affordable, accessible and high-impact education resulting in the success of a diverse student body. It is committed to student success through innovative approaches to 21st-century public higher education within a world-class research university. With more than 3,100名学生, Penn State 阿宾顿 is a residential campus that offers baccalaureate degrees in 25 majors, accelerated master's degrees, undergraduate research, the Schreyer Honors College, NCAA Division III athletics and more. 

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