Hawaiʻi Affiliated Trainings

Sunday, March 1st 2026 | 8:30 AM HST - 4:30 PM HST | 7 Continuing Education Credits 

AT1. MEGA♪ Specialized Risk Assessment Training (VIRTUAL) - L.C. Miccio-Fonseca, PhD, Clinic for the Sexualities 

MEGA♪ is a tool for assessing risk for coarse sexual improprieties, and/or youth who are sexually abusive in youth ages 4-19 years. MEGA♪ is applicable for adjudicated or non-adjudicated males, females, and transgender individuals, including youth with low intellectual functioning. Robustly anchored in scientific methods and tested on over 4,000 youth internationally (largest validation studies in its field), MEGA♪ is state of the art and unique. It provides a comprehensive individualized risk assessment report according to age and gender. MEGA♪ can also follow changes in the youth’s risk level over time (an outcome measure).

This training provides certification on how to administer the assessment, as well as how to interpret and apply the MEGA♪ findings.

AT3. Journey of Forgiveness: Destination Peace - Azim Khamisa, Tariq Khamisa Foundation

Many of us are either in resentment about what has happened to us or in guilt about what we have done to another. We all suffer from hard hits. We cannot be mired in either of these two highly debilitating emotions as it harms our psyche and our lives and limits our ability to live life 100 percent. This workshop will help you rid both resentment and guilt so you can live life at its zenith, and enjoy a healthier, more prosperous life - within your relationships, work, family, and community. Here, you will learn 3 steps in riding yourself of resentment and 4 steps in forgiving yourself for the harm you have caused. With the freedom from guilt and resentment, you will be free to pursue your goals of good health, loving relationships, life purpose and prosperity. "The Journey of Forgiveness: Destination Peace" is about living life fully and with joy. The workshop shows you how to heal broken relationships and bring a deeper, more intimate connection in existing relationships. It is about living life at a higher frequency - living life with happiness, meaning, and exuding love and compassion to all the people in your lives and beyond. The Program - a one-day intensive is ideal for therapists, counselors, and coaches. Although the workshop follows the lesson plan of "The Journey of Forgiveness: Destination Peace" it delves deeper in order to train participants, educators and professionals how to incorporate the principles of forgiveness in their work. Participants will be able to use the knowledge garnered in this workshop in their practice with clients, family, peers, and community. Most all the participants in this workshop have experienced a transformative breakthrough.

AT4. Decolonizing Trauma Work: Indigenous Approaches to Trauma, Healing, and Community Well-Being- Tammy Martin, PhD, Hawai'i Pacific University, School of Social Work; Dolly Tatofi, MSW, LCSW, Pouhana O Nā Wāhine

Given that Native Hawaiians have experienced multi-layered trauma, including historical, cultural, intergenerational trauma, this full-day training, co-led by two Wahine Maoli (Native Hawaiian female) social workers, will provide an experiential training in decolonizing trauma work through involving participants in cultural protocols, reflective discussions, and highlighting examples of individual and collective healing/well-being. Participants will be provided an overview of the Native Hawaiian worldview, Hawaiian ways of knowing, being, and doing and then engage in practical application of a specific blessing ceremony to engage participants in an experiential learning process. Pilina (relationships), as a central Hawaiian concept, will be emphasized and cultural pathways to addressing trauma to move toward healing and reconciliation will be offered.

Based on the Hawaiian worldview, trauma is viewed as harm to self, family, ancestors, spiritual forces, community, and the ʻāina (land). Thus, healing is relational, communal, and land-based. Specific Hawaiian practices such as moʻolelo (storytelling), mele (song), oli (chant), hula, and communal rituals (i.e. pi kai - salt cleansing ceremony) are explored as core processes for individual and community healing. Since many Native Hawaiians are dually diagnosed with Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Use Disorder, a critical examination of DSM-5 TR will be offered, highlighting when Western diagnostic frameworks may be useful, and when they may risk pathologizing individuals rather than recognizing the long-standing negative impacts of cultural, historical, and intergenerational trauma. Throughout the day, participants will have opportunities to reflect on their knowledge, cultural context, and kuleana (positionality/ responsibility) to contribute to culturally grounded, trauma-informed practice.