We are thrilled to announce the Women in Leadership Symposium 2025, hosted by the Center of Excellence - Homeland Security Emergency Management, will be held at Lower Columbia College in Longview, WA.
Rosie the Riveter By Nancy Aird The iconic face of Rosie promoted the female defense workers during World War II, but the name of the worker was unknown. The first poster image was titled “We Can Do It!”. J. Howard Miller created the iconic women in a red bandana with her flexed bent arm in a rolled-up shirt sleeve in 1942 as part of the Westinghouse Electric Corp. wartime production campaign. Norman Rockwell created a cover on The Saturday Evening Post on May 29, 1943. The women had a blue jumpsuit, red bandana in her hair, and was eating a [...]
It never hurts to look back on our history, if for no other reason than to avoid repeating it!
2024 Women in Leadership Symposium May 14-15, 2024 Pierce College Puyallup 1601 39th Ave SE, Puyallup, WA 98374 This event is in-person only May 14, 2024 – Networking Event (5pm – 9pm) Location: Pierce College Puyallup – (Arts & Allied Health Building, Lobby) May 15, 2024 – Main Event (8am – 4pm) Location: Pierce College Puyallup – College Center Building (Multipurpose Rooms A/B) Price: FREE This year’s symposium will center around the importance of fostering robust and dynamic relationships and partnerships with women in Resilience Management and associated fields such as security, safety, emergency/risk management, and [...]
This year's symposium will center around the importance of fostering robust and dynamic relationships and partnerships with women in Resilience Management and associated fields
“The great deception of life is to assume that what is so today will be so tomorrow” (former Senator Bill Bradley, writing in ”Time Past, Time Present).
Mental Health Resources 2-1-1 Washington Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Stress and Coping Mental Health America Mental Health Resources in Washington Washington State Department of Health Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-8255 SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990 (Toll Free - English and Español) SMS: Text TalkWithUs to 66746 National Child Traumatic Stress Network Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) resources Green Cross Academy of Traumatology Training Courses: https://greencross.org/training-ce/ Memberships: https://greencross.org/membership/
College/Program Resources Below are available resources for college/program courses: Inventory of courses offered at SBCTC Colleges https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/professional-technical/default.aspx Career Pathway Course Maps Social Service Mental Health (AA-DTA) with Certificate Career Pathway Course Map Social Service Mental Health (AAS) Career Pathway Course Map Social Service Mental Health Certificate Career Pathway Course Map SBCTC Positive Mental Health https://www.sbctc.edu/colleges-staff/programs-services/basic-education-for-adults/beda-handbook/beda-biennial-conference-positive-mental-health.aspx?expandall=y&term=mental Bellevue College Bachelor of Applied Science: Health Promotion and Management https://catalog.bellevuecollege.edu/preview_program.php?catoid=7&poid=1659&returnto=292 Bellevue College Bachelor of Applied Science: Health Promotion and Management https://www.sbctc.edu/resources/documents/colleges-staff/programs-services/bachelors/approved-proposals/bellevue-bas-proposal-health-promotion-management-final.pdf Centralia College: Behavioral Healthcare (BAS-BH) https://www.centralia.edu/pathways/bachelors/bas-bh.aspx Clark College: Holistic Approach to Behavior Health (BAS) https://www.clark.edu/academics/programs/public-service-society-and-education/bashs/index.php Columbia Basin College: Applied [...]
Storytime: The Equal Rights Amendment and Me by Jim Mullen From 1973-75 I was an ombudsman in Jacksonville, Illinois, an exempt employee of a self-proclaimed “reform” Governor, Dan Walker. Though my “day job” was to advocate for citizens wrongly deprived of government services to which they were entitled, my “exempt” status meant the intrusion of state politics “after hours” was inescapable. The formal amendment of the US Constitution to include the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) required ratification in 2/3rds of the 50 states. In 1974-75, the supporters of the ERA needed only a handful of states to amend the Constitution. [...]
Imagine This... by Dr. Mary Schoenfeldt Trauma, Resilience, Self-Care, Burnout, Compassion Fatigue, PTSD and Post Traumatic Growth… all common words these day, aren’t they? They have become such everyday familiar words we use them freely in conversation, but what do they really mean? And more importantly, why does it matter to you? Imagine this… your home is destroyed in a disaster… or your community is shattered by an unimaginable act of violence against innocent people. You watch responders of all kinds drive 100 mph hour with lights and sirens blaring to the scene to help. You think this is the [...]
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