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Clallam Resilience Project: NOHN, the Olympic Peninsula’s community health center: a vision for resilience

Why are community health clinics a model for resilience? 

Is it the ability for “upstream” engagement? 

Or addressing the social determinants of health? 

Come learn about North Olympic Health Network (NOHN) from Carlos Osorio, Community Outreach and Navigation Department Manager.  He will speak to how NOHN serves our community by connecting residents with resources, like the mobile clinic, that help them get and stay healthy. 

Meeting details

January 3, 2023, from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.

Hosted by Carlos Osorio, North Olympic Health Network

Join Zoom Meeting

  • Meeting ID: 899 2819 4489  Passcode: HOPE  
  • Dial in by phone: +1 253 215 8782     Phone Passcode: 706561

Hosted by the the Clallam Resilience Project, a United Way of Clallam County project.

For more information, contact Sydney Crowe, program manager for the Clallam Resilience Project, [email protected].

Clallam Resilience Project: Creating new pathways to healing with the R.E.A.L. team

Join us on December 6th from 10-11:30 at the Clallam Resilience Project’s monthly Community Meeting to learn from the R.E.A.L team about their mission: to improve the lives of people they serve through Recovery Empowerment Advocacy & Linkage, while promoting dignity, health, and self-sufficiency.

Come learn about available support systems and materials including:  Substance Abuse resources, and behavioral health resources.  Perhaps you have someone in your life who is struggling and could use extra support? In this presentation you will learn about the wide range of services available through the REAL Program and how you can connect someone you care about to services in our community.

  • Join Zoom Meeting
  • Meeting ID: 899 2819 4489  Passcode: HOPE  
  • Dial in by phone: +1 253 215 8782     Phone Passcode: 706561

Parenting with ASD and ADHD: Peace Discipline training

Karen Quail is offering two 2-hour Zoom training classes on how to apply her Peace Discipline parenting techniques with children who have an autism spectrum disorder or ADHD diagnosis. Each class is $20.

Karen Quail’s mission is to help parents raise healthy children with the best parenting techniques. Her 5-year research study uncovered the best techniques identified with high quality scientific studies. She is a kind and excellent teacher who offers useful real-world examples, and CCB.com highly recommends her classes. Karen is located in Cape Town, South Africa. The classes start at 7:00 p.m. South Africa time, which is conveniently at 9:00 a.m. Seattle time. (Double check the time with Google after the switch to daylight savings.)

The two workshops below are focused on applying Peace Discipline techniques, so bring your questions.

Order to shorten time procedure

The Clallam County Superior Court has issued guidelines for the procedure to shorten the notice time required for motions.

The following is the process for obtaining an order shortening the time for proper notice on either a civil or a criminal matter.

  1. If the parties agree to an order shortening time, that order signed by both parties can be presented to the Court Administrator and the order will be reviewed in chambers.
  2. If the parties do not agree, the following process is required:
    a. The party seeking the order should notify the other party of an intent to appear on the ex parte calendar (civil or criminal) to ask for an order shortening time.
    b. On the ex parte calendar, the following documents are needed:
    i. The substantive motion which will ultimately be at issue, including any declarations which support that motion.
    ii. A motion to shorten the notice requirements to hear the substantive motion, and a declaration explaining the request. The declaration must describe what efforts were made to notify the other party of the intent to appear on the ex parte calendar seeking the order shortening time.
    iii. An order shortening time with a blank line for the court to set a time when the hearing on the substantive motion will occur. This order should also have additional space for the court to write in any other provisions which are
    necessary.

The procedural notice was sent by the Superior Court via Clerk Kaysey Clayton on September 21, 2022 to the Clallam County Bar lawyer’s listserv.

Judges domestic violence manual available online

The Washington Court’s 2016 official Domestic Violence Manual for Judges is available online at https://www.courts.wa.gov/index.cfm?fa=home.contentDisplay&location=manuals/domViol/index.

It is available as a searchable series of web pages and as one PDF file for downloading.

The DV manual is a bit disorganized since it is written by a series of authors, but overall it is a fairly comprehensive review of domestic violence. It has not been updated to include information about Washington’s new domestic violence law in RCW 7.105, which was adopted in July 2022.

It does talk about coercive control, but not as defined in RCW 7.105. Washington’s new law allows for people to obtain a protection order based on coercive control which does not involve physical violence. However, the concept of coercive control has been around for many years and the 2016 Judge’s DV Manual references the concept.

Boundaries with teenagers: Peace Discipline training

Peace Discipline is offering a one day training on holding boundaries with teenagers. Topics will include alcohol and other substances, managing screen time, dating, and more. Questions from participants are encouraged. Registration information is below.

Peace Discipline is one of the best parenting models and based on state of the art parenting and relationship science. The Peace Discipline toolkit of discipline techniques is available free, as is the research their program is based on.

The boundaries with teenagers class is offered online on Thursday, August 4, 2022, from 10:00 a.m. to noon (Port Angeles time). The class is free if you make a donation to Funda Lali.

Karen Quail and Peace Discipline

Peace Discipline was developed by Karen Quail who lives in South Africa. The class time is 7-9pm in South Africa, which is 10am-noon in Port Angeles. It will be a great opportunity to meet parents on another continent who are struggling with the exact same issues you are.

Funda Lali is a South African non-profit organization supporting under-resourced schools in rural areas.

Karen Quails mission in life is to help reduce violence by starting with parents and their children. Her parenting techniques brilliantly help parents guide their children with love and kindness to help their children optimize their neural development.

Registration information

To register, go to the Funda Lali web page, https://fundalali.org.za/ and make a donation.

Your donation will be in Rand, which is the name of the South African currency. Karen is asking for a 100 Rand donation, which is about $6 in U.S. money. The normal price for the class is 300 Rand which is just under $20 U.S. On the first screen where you are asked to make a donation, put in the amount of Rand. On the next page you’ll see the amount with “R” in front of it. You will get other confirmations that the donation was in Rand.

Then forward your receipt to Karen Quail at [email protected], and ask to be registered.

Then, enjoy! Karen is a delightful speaker who offers lots of practical advice and good examples. See you there!

Clallam Resilience Project: Transforming substance abuse stigma

The Clallam Resilience Project’s monthly programming will cover managing the stigma of substance abuse. CRP is a United Way of Clallam County program.

Olympic Community of Health (OCH) recently conducted a research project exploring the presence of stigma of substance addiction across the Olympic region (Kitsap, Clallam, and Jefferson Counties). Our goal is to raise awareness of the presence of stigma on a local level, build understanding of how stigma impacts the community, and discuss a path forward in addressing stigma. Together, we can foster a region of healthy people, thriving communities. 

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 899 2819 4489  Passcode: HOPE
Date: April 5, 2022, 10:00 a.m.

Our monthly Community Meetings each feature a local presenter speaking on topics connected to toxic stress, resiliency, and trauma-informed practices.  They are free, virtual, and open to the public, and happen every First Tuesday of the month from 10:00 – 11:30am.

Contact Kaelan Gilman for more information.
[email protected]
Learning & Outreach Coordinator
Clallam Resilience Project
United Way of Clallam County

Parenting science training: biological embedding of early-life adversity

This training will look at how early life experience affects development and child and adult functioning, and look at mechanisms of resiliency. This free program is part of the Parent-Child Relationship Programs, a service of the Barnard Center at the University of Washington. This program is highly recommended.

Register here

Biological Embedding of Early-Life Adversity: Challenges and Opportunities

January 13, 2022 from 2pm – 3:30pm PT via ZOOM

Dr. Shalev will discuss the current state of the science of how early-life adversity can ‘get under the skin’ and program biological systems, which in turn may increase risk for later-life physical and mental-health problems. In order to evoke change in the health trajectories for survivors, we need to fill critical gaps in our understanding of this ‘biological embedding’, and to further explore mechanisms of resilience.   Specifically, Dr. Shalev will highlight the role of telomere biology as a potential platform for discovery and intervention studies, as well as limitations in the field and new biological aging clocks to investigate the biological embedding of early trauma.
Idan Shalev, PhD, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Biobehavioral Health at The Pennsylvania State University. His research entails an interdisciplinary approach to identify mechanisms underpinning the biological embedding of stress, or ‘how stress gets under the skin’, and its effect on health and aging. Shalev’s research combines the disciplines of molecular genetics, endocrinology, neurobiology and psychology. This systems approach integrates data sources across multiple levels of genomic, biomarkers and phenotypic data. Specifically, using innovative research designs, his research tests the effects of stress from early life on change in telomere length and other biomarkers of aging across the life course, and the consequences of change in telomere length for physical and mental health problems. The goal of his research is to pinpoint behavioral and molecular targets for public health observation and clinical treatments aimed at mitigating the consequences of stress on health and aging. Shalev is the past Mark T. Greenberg Early Career Professor for the Study of Children’s Health and Development and an author of more than 60 scientific articles and chapters.

For lawyers, this program does not offer CLE credit directly, but should qualify if you apply.

Clallam Resilience Project: Ease Keys – relaxation practices with Rachel Hardies

January is a great time to find some ease. Join Rachel Hardies, from New Growth Counseling Services, as she introduces exercises that, with practice, can help you navigate life with more balance and ease. These “ease keys” are part of a larger curriculum designed around sharing breath and relaxation practices tied to neuroscience to help bring ease to our nervous systems, and the ways that we are walking through life.  She will present practices that can help in times of stress and help individuals to build resilience that they can then bring to their families, jobs, and relationships.

Our monthly Community Meetings each feature a local presenter speaking on topics connected to toxic stress, resiliency, and trauma-informed practices.  They are free, virtual, and open to the public.

*Every First Tuesday of the month from 10:00 – 11:30am.

  • January 4, 2021, 10:00 a.m.
  • Join Zoom Meeting
  • Meeting ID: 899 2819 4489  Passcode: HOPE  
  • Dial in by phone: +1 253 215 8782     Phone Passcode: 706561

Contact Kaelan Gilman for more information.
[email protected]
Learning & Outreach Coordinator
Clallam Resilience Project
United Way of Clallam County

Clallam Resilience Project: Trauma support through Little Free Pantries

The Clallam Resilience Project holds monthly Community Meetings on topics connected to toxic stress, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and trauma-informed care. The intention is to learn together as a community, from one another, and from a variety of perspectives. These meetings take place on zoom, the first Tuesday of the month, from 10:00 – 11:30am. Everyone is welcome. The zoom link is always available on the website here, as well as the recording of the past presentations. Details of these meetings can also be found on our Facebook page.

Giving through free pantries to ease trauma

At our next meeting on December 7th at 10am,  we will have a presentation by Benji Astrachan from WSU Extension on The Little Free Pantries in Clallam County, and how they offer trauma-informed support for the community.

Join Zoom Meeting
Meeting ID: 899 2819 4489  Passcode: HOPE  
Dial in by phone: +1 253 215 8782     Phone Passcode: 706561

Parents might consider teaching their children about empathy and giving by creating a family SNACCMS project to support Little Free Pantries.

Contact Kaelan Gilman for more information.
[email protected]
Learning & Outreach Coordinator
Clallam Resilience Project
United Way of Clallam County