Empowering Recovery and Resilience Through Compassionate Practices.
Research shows that the effects of trauma are long-lasting, and they have detrimental impacts on individuals and communities. While providers in medical, behavioral, and social services strive to be trauma-informed when caring for clients, it is also crucial to be attuned to the impact on service providers in providing care to traumatized populations. This became even more critical during the COVID-19 pandemic, which was a community trauma for everyone suddenly impacted by changes in daily functions, and additionally, acutely traumatic for populations that are more adversely affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore, learning the principles and practices of trauma-informed care is vital to the emotional and physical health of our clients and providers.Â
Trauma-informed care starts with us. As a community, we are dealing with social and physical distancing, which has created anxiety among broad levels of the population. This community trauma impacts individuals, families, and communities in many ways, and on many levels. Incorporating knowledge of trauma can help ensure physical, psychological, and emotional safety for professionals and create opportunities to rebuild a sense of empowerment and autonomy for individuals and communities.Â
This training navigates the impact of anxiety and emotional responses to our client, through a trauma-informed lens. Join us as we talk about identifying triggers, coping skills that may assist in handling the negative input of social media/media, setting boundaries while working remotely, and staying physically and emotionally healthy through it all. Â
At Radiant Sunshine, our goal is to offer a special blend of expertise and client-centered care that encourages emotional, spiritual, physical, social, and intellectual wellness. Radiant Sunshine’s core values incorporate our beliefs as a center of excellence in human service and social work. Our overarching principles of empowerment, enrichment, and education combine to offer a lifelong impact to those we serve. Radiant Sunshine, #1403, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Radiant Sunshine maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 2/28/23 to 2/28/2026. Radiant Sunshine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7371. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified.
MSW Intern-Sherry Wherry is the Founder and Empowerment Strategist of Wherry Consultations, LLC. She is passionate about helping women move past their pain and barriers to success in order to manifest their God-given identity. Sherry graduated from Kenyon College with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and has completed a certificate of training in Personal Development Coaching from the RS Counseling & Wellness Center (RSCWC). Where she serves as the Lead Life Coach. Sherry has worked extensively within Social Services and Workforce Development and enjoys empowering individuals to accomplish their educational, professional, personal, and spiritual goals.
CEO
Sharea Farmer is the Founder and CEO of RS Counseling & Wellness with over 20 years of experience as a licensed clinical social worker. Her training includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Theory, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, and Racial Trauma. Her expertise in both clinical and administration has allowed her to work in the private and public sectors as an advocate for employee wellness, Diversity & Inclusion, Race Equity, and Trauma-Informed Practices. Her unique practice that focuses on empowerment and education creates transformative wellness for her clients that range from executive leadership teams to supervisors to staff. RS Wellness has developed employee resilience plans and trauma-informed care programs for state and public health agencies, as well as educational groups, both locally and nationally. The workshops and courses created by RS Wellness are the keys to a healthy trauma-informed workplace where everyone can thrive. Courses fall under four categories: DEI, Social Work Continuing Education, Trauma-Focused, and Wellness. Although each course is tailored to its specific subject matter, the courses provide curriculum, assignments, video, and affirming activities. In recent projects, Sharea led the development of Racial Equity training, committees, DEI, and trauma-informed supervision in both Philadelphia and New Jersey-based government, public health, and nonprofit agencies including the City of Philadelphia Division of Substance Use Prevention and Harm Reduction, Access Matters, Philadelphia Futures, The Ladipo Group, National Coalition to Prevent Child Sexual Abuse and Exploitation, NJ National Association of Social Work and more. This led to assisting those agencies with the development of their trauma-informed and diversity and inclusion strategies. Sharea lives in New Jersey with her husband. She enjoys all things basketball, live NBA games, traveling, coloring, and spending time with family and friends.
