ResilienceCon 2026 will be at the Scarritt Bennett Center in Nashville, TN
1027 18th Ave S, Nashville, TN 37212
Click here to book a room at the Scarritt Bennett Center (they offer great rooms at affordable prices)
April 12-14, followed by the World Association for Resilience Professionals meeting on April 15
Click here to view the full Program Book (PDF)
Sunday, April 12th
| Central Time | Great Hall |
|---|---|
| 12:00-1:00 | Registration Desk opens & Poster Set-Up |
| 1:00-1:30 | Convening & Opening Reflection |
| 1:30-2:30 | Data Blitz |
| 2:30-3:30 | Poster Session with hors d’oeruvres |
| 3:30-3:45 | Break |
| 3:45-4:15 | Welcome |
| 4:15-5:30 Keynote | Keynote: Christopher Thornton Using Music and Community to Disrupt Systems, Cycles and Experiences of Oppression – In Philadelphia and Beyond Host: Matthew Hagler |
| 5:30-5:45 | Evening Reflection with Music Christopher Thornton, Isaiah Robinson, & Tonishia Sheed |
Monday, April 13th
| Central Time | Great Hall | Laskey A | Laskey B | Laskey C | Clyde & Mary | Kreitner | Fondren |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 | Breakfast (included with registration) | ||||||
| 8:45-9:00 | Morning Reflection | ||||||
| 9:00-10:15 Breakout A | A1. Building Pathways to Resilience for Youth with a History of Child Maltreatment Perspectives Panel | A2. A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Multiple Triple P Online Programs: Insights into Participation, Experience, and Outcomes 20×20 Symposium | A3. Resilience After Chronic Trauma Mixed | A4. Resilience Portfolio Model Studies 20×20 | A5. Combating Loneliness Through Culturally Inclusive Group Fitness Hot Topic Panel | A6. Racial Health Response Teams: A Model Centering Relationships and Restoration within Institutional Change Models Perspectives Panel | A7. Trauma-Informed Mindfulness: Practices to Cultivate Regulation, Resilience, and Wellbeing Workshop |
| 10:15-10:30 | Break | ||||||
| 10:30-11:45 Breakout B | B1. Strengths-based Program Evaluations Mixed | B2. Creating A Critical Theory, Building A Scientific Evidence Base, & Engaging In Intersectionality Praxis: Lessons From Cultural Betrayal Trauma Theory Workshop | B3. How Social Support Promotes Resilience Perspectives | B4. Trauma-Informed Yoga with Yoga 4 Change Workshop | B5. Resilience Among Providers 20×20 | B6. Building Trust and Impact: Community-University Partnerships Hot Topic Panel | B7. Conversation with Dr. Sherry Hamby on Writing a Book about Resilience for a General Audience Workshop |
| 11:45-12:30 Lunch 1 | Dining Hall | Included with Registration | |||||
| 12:30-1:15 Lunch 2 | Dining Hall | Included with Registration | |||||
| 1:15-2:30 Breakout C | C1. Crafting our Wellness: Fibercrafts as Tools for Resistance, Mental Health, Resilience, and Well-being Perspectives Panel | C2. Youth Resilience: Big Picture Perspectives | C3. Queer Resilience Perspectives | C4. After The Crisis: Envisioning What’s Next for Science and Academia Workshop | C5. Improving Advocacy Mixed | C6. Crisis in Wellness: Culturally Specific Approaches to Healing Black Women Hot Topic Panel | C7. Retreating Back to Self: A Moment of Rest Workshop |
| 2:30-2:45 | Break | ||||||
| 2:45-4:00 Breakout D | D1. Creating Strengths-Based Systems Perspectives | D2. Using Music & Art to Foster Resilience and Belonging Workshop | D3. Environmental Supports for Resilience 20×20 | D4. Adolescent & Young Adult Resilience 20×20 | D5. Insights into Adult Resilience Mixed | D6. From Perfect to Possible: Overcoming Perfectionism as a Pathway to Resilience Workshop | D7. Resilience Portfolios: Updates on the Latest Findings & Future Directions Workshop |
| 4:00-4:15 | Break | ||||||
| 4:15-5:15 Keynote | Keynote: Thomas R. Simon The Future of Violence Prevention: Doing the Work in Challenging Times Host: Katie Maguire-Jack | ||||||
| 5:15-5:30 | Evening Reflection |
Tuesday, April 14th
| Central Time | Great Hall | Laskey A | Laskey B | Laskey C | Clyde & Mary | Kreitner | Fondren |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8:00-8:45 | Breakfast (included with registration) | ||||||
| 8:45-9:00 | Morning Reflection | ||||||
| 9:00-10:15 Breakout E | E1. Resilience and Recovery in Child Welfare: Qualitative Insights from Foster Youth and Systems-Involved Individuals Perspectives Panel | E2. Yoga for Conscious Empowerment Workshop | E3. Resilience Through the Lens of Gender Perspectives | E4. How Broader Forces Impact Resilience Perspectives | E5. Resilience in Traumatized Children 20×20 | E6. Advancing Intersectional Feminist Human Rights Framework: A Pathway to Just and Sustainable Systems in Child Welfare and Social Work Hot Topic Panel | ———- |
| 10:15-10:45 | Extended Break | ||||||
| 10:45-12:00 Breakout F | F1. Centering Community in Healing Centered Approaches to Alcohol-Involved Sexual Violence 20×20 Symposium | F2. “They’re a population that is overlooked and forgotten”: Exploring the Experiences of Trauma-Informed Yoga Providers Who Work in Carceral Settings Perspectives Panel | F3. Deep Dives Into Youth Resilience Perspectives | F4. Resilience Among Health Care Providers Perspectives | F5. Resilience for Social Workers Perspectives | F6. Interventions for Resilience Perspectives | ———- |
| 12:00-1:00 | Lunch in Laskey Building | Included with Registration | |||||
| 1:00-2:15 Breakout G | G1. System-Involved Youth Show Resilience Perspectives | G2. Coping with Major Adversities Perspectives | G3. Supporting the Supporters: Perspectives on Integrating Trauma Informed Practices into Child-Serving Mental Health Positions Hot Topic Panel | G4. Mind & Body Programs for Resilience Perspectives | G5. Family Resilience Perspectives | G6. Walking the Labyrinth Workshop | ———- |
| 2:15-2:30 | Break | ||||||
| 2:30-3:30 Keynote | Keynote: Jennifer M. Gómez Healing Through Societal Transformation: From Cultural Betrayal Trauma To Institutional Courage & Dreamstorming Host: Rujeko Machinga-Asaulu | ||||||
| 3:30-4:00 | Closing Reflection Nicole Yuan, Susan Yoon, & Danielle Rousseau |
Wednesday, April 15th
| Central Time | Great Hall |
|---|---|
| 9:00 – 2:00 | World Association for Resilience Professionals Drs. Victoria Banyard & Sherry Hamby |