Organizational Trauma and Healing
Over 30 years as a consultant Pat Vivian has provided organization development consultation to hundreds of nonprofit agencies, state and national coalitions, and government entities in the U.S. She has facilitated and supported organization change, organizational governance improvement, strategic planning, executive and leadership development, group conflict management, and coalition building. Many of Pat’s recent consultation projects have focused on organizational trauma and healing. She has been exploring, consulting, and researching ways an organization’s trauma-related work influences its culture and developing strategies for helping organizations face and recover from traumatization.  Her community contributions include co-founding and co-leading the Community Consulting Partnership, which provides pro-bono team consultation to nonprofit organizations while giving individuals an opportunity to gain skills and experience in organization development. In addition she has provided leadership on numerous nonprofit and community boards of directors. Since 1982 Pat has taught graduate courses in organization development and organizational psychology at several universities and published papers related to organizational trauma. Pat holds a Masters in Psychology from Antioch University Seattle.  Shana Hormann, Ph.D., is a consultant and serves as the Associate Academic Dean and Dean of Students at Antioch University Seattle. Passionate about strengthening health and resilience in organizations, communities, and families, Shana has worked more than 30 years with nonprofit agencies, government organizations, and tribal communities. She has been recognized for her work in promotion of diversity.  Shana is an accomplished researcher, author, and presenter in the areas of family violence, juvenile female offenders, and organizational traumatization, including leading during organizational trauma. Since 1981 she has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology, organization development, and organizational psychology at several universities and published papers related to organizational trauma. Shana has provided consultation to lawyers, judges, law enforcement officials, social service professionals, clergy and lay people, school personnel, and parents throughout the U.S. and Canada about organizational trauma, family violence, and juvenile offenders. Her CD, “Peace on Earth,” contains creative visualizations for meditation and relaxation.