Impact Talk | Ivan Conard: "Trauma, Healing and Hip-Hop: The Impact of Music on the Brain"

Wednesday, March 27th, 2024
12:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar 2024-03-27 12:00:00 2024-03-27 13:30:00 Impact Talk | Ivan Conard: "Trauma, Healing and Hip-Hop: The Impact of Music on the Brain" Event Description Learn how careers in social work are making a difference in society! You're invited to join the Mandel School for our 2024 Impact Talk series—four excellent opportunities to be inspired by our faculty and staff and their specializations. The events will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m., with the presentations beginning at 12:30 p.m., in Noble Commons and via livestream (livestream will open at 12:20 p.m.). They will be recorded for later viewing on the Mandel School's YouTube channel. Mandel School students can receive one PD hour for each Impact Talk they attend; one CEU will be offered for everyone else.  Lunch will be provided for in-person guests, and all attendees will have a chance to win three raffle prizes. Join Ivan Conard, research associate at the Center on Trauma and Adversity, as he discusses how movement, rhythm and the arts play a crucial role in the interconnectedness of human experience. Through a neurosequential perspective, he will explore the etiology of hip-hop music and its profound impact on the Black experience, particularly in addressing trauma. Conard will share his experiences collaborating with organizations to integrate trauma-informed and healing-centered approaches to provide vital support for his clientele's mental health. Mandel School | Noble Commons 11235 Bellflower Road Cleveland, OH 44106 OR  Livestream Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences America/New_York public

Event Format: Hybrid

1 hour of PD credit has been approved
1 hour of CEU credit has been approved

Event Description

Learn how careers in social work are making a difference in society! You're invited to join the Mandel School for our 2024 Impact Talk series—four excellent opportunities to be inspired by our faculty and staff and their specializations.

The events will be held from noon to 1:30 p.m., with the presentations beginning at 12:30 p.m., in Noble Commons and via livestream (livestream will open at 12:20 p.m.). They will be recorded for later viewing on the Mandel School's YouTube channel.

Mandel School students can receive one PD hour for each Impact Talk they attend; one CEU will be offered for everyone else. 

Lunch will be provided for in-person guests, and all attendees will have a chance to win three raffle prizes.


Join Ivan Conard, research associate at the Center on Trauma and Adversity, as he discusses how movement, rhythm and the arts play a crucial role in the interconnectedness of human experience. Through a neurosequential perspective, he will explore the etiology of hip-hop music and its profound impact on the Black experience, particularly in addressing trauma. Conard will share his experiences collaborating with organizations to integrate trauma-informed and healing-centered approaches to provide vital support for his clientele's mental health.

Event Location

Mandel School | Noble Commons

11235 Bellflower Road

Cleveland, OH 44106

OR 

Livestream

Ivan Conard headshot