Join us for two virtual community-wide resilience training sessions hosted by HCAN, the Hawaiʻi State Department of Health, and the Community Resilience Initiative. 

Session 1 - September 16| 9AM-10AM

CRI’s KISS Framework

A framework is described as a basic structure underlying a system, concept, or text.  CRI’s KISS Framework is the basic structure that underlies all of CRI’s community building concepts.  KISS is a powerful acronym that represents the blueprint for mitigating risks in the context of community.  This framework is all about building capacity.  Participants in this session will learn the scaffolding concepts developed from the merger of science and practice.

Register for the zoom link for Session 1 at the bottom of this page.

Session 2 - September 23| 9AM-10AM

A Community-wide Approach to Resilience Building

We already know to be effective and sustainable a trauma-informed movement must be community-wide. Our research tells us individual resilience is certainly important, but without a community focus on resilience across all domains in which we live our lives, individual resilience may be challenged. This session focuses on the overarching shift to trauma-informed care by addressing resilience at the broader community level.

Register for the zoom link for Session 2 here.

About the Presenter Rick Griffin:  

Rick is currently the Director of Training and Curriculum Development for Community Resilience Initiative (CRI), the nation’s first community resilience network. Rick holds a Master’s degree in Education and uses his education to develop innovative content and to deliver engaging presentations. He speaks to thousands of groups from all over the country and is widely recognized for his work with trauma-informed practices.

As the former Executive Director of a trauma-informed therapeutic residential program for struggling teens, Rick has first-hand experience with developing and implementing strategies and structures that foster resilience. His experience allows him to consult seamlessly with schools, businesses, and community organizations.

Mr. Griffin continues to be on the leading edge of training design. He has developed several outstanding trauma and resilience-based programs and practices including; Racism from a Neurodevelopment Lens, Fostering Resilience in the Family, and Resilient Relationships: The Search for Love, Trust, and Safety. He is currently working on his latest program Safe Structures, a program designed to empower organizations to move past their involvement in generational trauma to institutions of hope, help, and healing. Amid all this Rick still finds the time for his highest priorities, his faith, his family, and his friends.