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Hope Changes Everything Training + WVCADV Inspiration Luncheon
Training (In-person)
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October 28, 2026 08:30 AM
Until October 28, 2026, 04:00 PM 7h 30m

Hope Changes Everything Training + WVCADV Inspiration Luncheon

Embassy Suites - Charleston 300 Court Street, Charleston, WV 25301
Hope Changes Everything Training + WVCADV Inspiration Luncheon
Embassy Suites - Charleston

Hotel located in downtown Charleston, next to the Town Center Mall in walking distance of many eateries, and within three miles of the Capitol Market. Amenities include conference space, a pool, wifi, and fitness center. Accessible. Complimentary breakfast each day for overnight guests.

Trauma changes the brain–but hope changes it, too.

Join Alliance for Hope founder and author Casey Gwinn (J.D), and president Catherine Johnson, (M.S., Ed.S., LMFT) for an interactive course on integrating the science of hope into everyday practice. This all-day training hosted by WVCADV teaches hope as a measurable, teachable science that evidence shows strengthens healing and resilience.

The course will provide an overview of the impacts of unmitigated trauma and violence in the lives of those experiencing domestic and sexual violence and will provide practical tools for all professionals working with survivors of abuse.  Casey and Catherine will present on the Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and the predictive nature of childhood trauma on adolescent and adult illness, disease, victimization, and perpetration.  It will also look at the powerful, transformative impact of increasing hope in the lives of adult and trauma survivors.

Inspiration Luncheon Included

Every year WVCADV hosts an awards luncheon for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which honors those who inspired us by going above and beyond over the past year to support our work to end domestic violence in WV. This year, the luncheon is a part of the training.

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There will be a short ceremony to confer the honors.

Learn more about the Inspiration Luncheon, the awards, and the award winners who will be honored.

Register early!

Due to limited seating space for this event, the deadline for registration is October 14th, 2026

What you’ll learn at the training:

  • How trauma impacts hope, and what restores it
  • Building hope-centered multidisciplinary teams and organizations
  • Leadership practices that foster connection, resilience, and belonging
  • How to measure hope and use it to strengthen programs and improve outcomes

What skills you’ll bring back to your work:

  • Building hope in everyday interactions
  • Helping children and adults develop meaningful goals and pathways toward healing
  • Strengthening positive team and work culture
  • Fostering resilience in children, families, and communities
  • Leading with evidence-based strategies that create lasting change.

Who should attend?

Law Enforcement
Social workers
Members of faith communities
Judges and Court personnel
Prosecutors
Medical providers
Non-profit Leaders
Child Welfare professionals
Mental Health professionals
Educators
Victim Advocates

Continuing Education Credits

Social Work – 6 hours
Law Enforcement LETs – 6 hours
Attorney CLEs – 6 hours
Nursing CEUs – 6 hours
DVAC:

  • Trauma Informed Advocacy – 2 hours
  • Collaboration & Systems Advocacy – 2 hours
  • Behavioral Health – 2 hours

 

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Your lunch is free and included in the training: WVCADV's annual "Inspiration Luncheon" with award ceremony occurs from noon to 1:30. Additionally, signed copies of author Casey Gwinn's book, Hope Rising, will be available for sale.