2025 Webinar Series - Trauma-Informed Care and Its Impact on Older Adults, the Long-Term Care Workforce, and Leaders in Senior Living

August 8, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Zoom

August 15, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Zoom

August 22, 2025 | 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM | Zoom

LeadingAge Kansas is proud to partner with LeadingAge Nebraska to bring you this webinar series. This 3-part series is packaged as a whole, and webinars cannot be purchased individually.  

Register for this series Here.

Registration for this webinar series closes August 4, 2025.

This workshop explores the critical role of trauma-informed care (TIC) in senior living environments. Trauma can significantly impact older adults, influencing their physical health, emotional well-being, and behaviors. At the same time, the long-term care workforce often faces secondary trauma and burnout, while leaders must foster a supportive, healing-centered culture. This workshop will equip participants with practical strategies to recognize trauma, respond with empathy, and build resilience at every level of care.
Workshop Goals:

• Understand the principles of trauma-informed care and its relevance in senior living.
• Identify the unique ways trauma manifests in older adults.
• Explore strategies to support the long-term care workforce in mitigating the effects of trauma.
• Empower leaders to create environments that prioritize psychological safety and well-being.

Webinar 1 (August 8) Trauma-Informed Care for Older Adults

This workshop addresses the profound ways trauma can shape the lives of older adults, influencing their physical health, emotional resilience, and daily behaviors. Participants will learn how to recognize the often-subtle signs of trauma in seniors and respond with sensitivity and compassion. By understanding trauma's long-term effects, caregivers and team members will be better equipped to create environments that foster dignity, trust, and emotional safety for aging residents, ultimately enhancing their overall quality of life.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Recognize common sources of trauma among older adults, including adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), medical trauma, loss, and institutionalization.
• Identify trauma responses in older adults, such as withdrawal, aggression, or confusion.
• Apply trauma-informed communication techniques to foster trust and reduce re-traumatization.
• Implement personalized care strategies that honor an individual's life history and experiences.

Webinar 2 (August 15) Trauma-Informed Care for the Long-Term Care Workforce

In caring for others, long-term care professionals are routinely exposed to high levels of emotional stress and secondary trauma, leading to compassion fatigue and burnout. This workshop provides the workforce with tools to recognize the impact of trauma on themselves and their colleagues. Through practical strategies for self-care, peer support, and emotional regulation, participants will build resilience and foster a culture of empathy and well-being within their teams, ensuring both caregivers and residents are supported holistically.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Discuss results from a recent Trauma and Resilience Study that analyzed the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES); the COVID-19 pandemic and social determinants of health on employees.
• Recognize signs of burnout and compassion fatigue in themselves and their colleagues.
• Practice self-regulation techniques to maintain emotional balance during high-stress situations.
• Collaborate with peers to build a supportive, trauma-aware work environment.

Webinar 3 (August 22) Trauma-Informed Leadership in Long-Term Care

Leaders play a pivotal role in shaping trauma-informed environments. This workshop empowers long- term care leaders to embed the principles of psychological safety, trust, and empowerment into organizational culture. Participants will explore strategies to support both residents and staff, implement trauma-informed policies, and lead with empathy. By modeling trauma-informed practices at the leadership level, organizations can cultivate healing-centered communities that prioritize the emotional and psychological health of everyone they serve.

Learning Objectives

By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
• Identify leadership strategies that foster a trauma-informed organizational culture.
• Implement policies and practices that support staff well-being and resilience.
• Develop systems for continuous learning and feedback about trauma-informed care.
• Model empathy and psychological safety to encourage a compassionate workplace.

Faculty | Jean M. Hartnett, MHSA, NHA, CDP, YTT, C.N.A., Founder, Radical Sabbatical

Jean Hartnett is a visionary health care leader with over 30 years of executive experience serving the older adult population. Ms. Hartnett is a proven collaborator known for the innate ability to inspire new thinking in others while repositioning organizational strategy to achieve desired results.
Acknowledged by her peers for applying best practice approaches and significantly improving seniors’ quality of care, Ms. Hartnett brings practical, consultative guidance to healthcare, community, and business leaders from the unique perspective of the frontline employee. She has worked as a healthcare executive, college professor, consultant, and strategic advisor for large and small health systems across the United States.
Ms. Hartnett is a dedicated expert in trauma-informed care and adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) and she founded Radical Sabbatical to help others turn past adversity into self-advocacy. With a deep understanding of the profound effects trauma can have on development and well-being, Jean brings a compassionate, evidence-based approach to support individuals and communities on their healing journey. Recognizing that every individual's experience with trauma is unique, Jean integrates both the science of ACEs and the art of trauma-informed care to create environments of understanding, resilience, and empowerment. With a commitment to illuminating the shadows cast by trauma and fostering a culture of holistic healing, Jean's expertise not only encompasses the technical knowledge but also the heartfelt understanding that true recovery requires.
Ms. Hartnett is a dynamic communicator with a captivating style of relating real world senior care experiences to her audiences. Her natural curiosity and belief in “people power” has afforded her a rich and diverse career path in managing and leading complex health care organizations, leading nation-wide consulting engagements and bringing the board room into the classroom. She willingly shares her knowledge in a relatable and engaging way that promotes mindful conversation amongst individuals, teams, board members, students and community stakeholders.
Ms. Hartnett earned a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from The University of Nebraska Omaha and a Master’s in Health Services Administration with Long Term Care Specialty from The George Washington University. Ms. Hartnett is a Certified Dementia Practitioner, a Certified Yoga instructor, and a Certified Nursing Assistant.

Continuing Education

This educational event has been approved for up to 3.0 continuing education hours in the core of Administration for Licensed Adult Care Home Administrators, Adult Care Home Operators and Dietitians by the Kansas Department of Aging and Disability Services. Health Occupations and Credentialing approved provider number (LTS A0009).

LeadingAge Kansas is approved as a provider of continuing nursing education by the Kansas State Board of Nursing. This course offering is approved for 3.0 contact hours applicable for APRN, RN or LPN relicensure. Kansas State Board of Nursing provider number: LT0102-1116.

*Continuing education hours are subject to change.
*Dates and Times are subject to change.

LeadingAge Kansas Webinar/Workshop Registration Policy

This webinar series is hosted by LeadingAge Nebraska, and is therefore subject to the policies and procedures of their organization. As such, registration for this webinar includes digital handouts and tools, one connection to the live webinar, and instructions for receiving CE credit/ attendance certificate for one person. A recording of this webinar is NOT included in the registration fee. 

LeadingAge Kansas Cancellation Policies

Substitutions for events are always welcome. These individuals can be anyone employed on your campus, board members, resident family members, or residents. Substitutes must be made for the whole event.

Virtual Event Cancellations: 

• Five or more business days prior to the event start, a 50% refund will be issued. 
• Four or fewer business days prior to the event start, no refund will be issued.