Adrienne Wise

Adrienne delivers a thought-provoking presentation on trauma-informed care that educates, engages, and empowers the audience. She addresses how corporate leaders can build trauma-informed organizations that create safe, caring, inclusive environments for all employees. She helps organizations learn to adopt several trauma-informed strategies to help people overcome the effects of trauma, ranging from organizational changes in the culture and atmosphere of a corporate setting to the full adoption of practices to address the trauma of employees at all levels of the organization. Her presentation also addresses the importance of hiring a workforce that embodies the values of trauma-informed care and provides the foundational steps organizations can take to fully adopt a trauma-informed approach.

Adrienne strives to help leaders understand the harsh reality of staff quitting their jobs is rarely due to pay or job advancement. It is often due to employees feeling undervalued or a lack of respect in their place of work. This captivating presentation aims to walk you through the pitfalls of this "workplace pandemic" to rebuilding a workforce that feels valued simply because you treated them as "persons" first.