CONNECTIONS MATTER
led by 
KRISTA GONCE

Krista Gonce, MA is Regional

Prevention Coordinator at the

Georgia Center for Child Advocacy

since 2012.  She has a bachelor’s of

Arts degree in Psychology and

Criminal Justice from the University

of Central Florida and a Master’s

degree in Clinical Psychology from

Argosy University in Atlanta, Georgia.  

She previously worked as a Victim

Advocate at the State Attorney’s

Office in Orlando, Florida and a

Substance Abuse Counselor at

various non-profit agencies in both Florida and Georgia.   Krista currently resides in Fayette County with her husband and daughter.

 

Connections Matter  is an in-person training designed to engage community members in building caring connections to:

• Improve resiliency,

• Prevent childhood trauma, and

• Understand how our interactions with others can support those who have experienced trauma.

 

The Connections Matter Georgia initiative is a collaboration between the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy and Prevent Child Abuse Georgia. The training curriculum is an evidence informed curriculum, developed using a robust body of literature by Dr. Linda Chamberlain and adapted for Georgia specific audiences.

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As followers of Christ, we want all children to flourish and have the opportunities to become the fully expressed image of God that he created them to be. This seminar will help us to understand how trauma impacts learning and even the ability to accept and process love.