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Please join us for a CEU sponsored by Interior Elements and presented by Allsteel at The Battery.

Registration closes Friday, January 19th.

Course Description: Trauma Informed Design is a pillar of inclusive design that focuses on constructing environments that "promote a sense of calm, safety, dignity, enpowerment, and well-being for all occupants." The goal is to design spaces that minimize the risk of activating individuals, that allow individuals to recover and regulate if needed, and that ultimately foster inclusiveness and empowerment.

Learning Objectives:

• Introduce Trauma Informed Design, and element of Inclusive Design, and explain how trauma experiences can impact our inner understanding and interpretations of the spaces in which we work and collaborate.
• Describe Trauma Informed Design considerations to dissuade dysregulation responses and create environments in which all can feel safe and supported.
• Discuss design elements that may allow for reregulation for the different types of dysregulation: flight, fight, freeze, and fawn.
• Understand that there is a continuum of needs in the office share how psycological safety and empathic design can help address conflicting requirements.

IDCEC Course Code: CEU-118901

Designation: 1 HSW

Continuing Education Units (CEU): 1.0

• Free for members.
• $30 for non-members.
• $5 for students.
• Payment must be processed online at the time of registration.
• Lunch provided. 

PLEASE make sure your IDCEC and IIDA numbers are listed on your website account profile so we can make sure you receive credit! Don't forget to download the IDCEC app for quick course registration.

Please arrive at 11:15 am. The CEU will begin at 11:30.