Kaimana Skills Workshop
THE MASTER OF SOCIAL WORK PROGRAM PRESENTS
Kaimana Skills Workshop:
An Indigenous Approach to Conflict Resolution
Seating is limited! Register below!
Location: Okazaki Community Meeting Room (SW 155), University of Utah College of Social Work
Date: Thursday, February 12, 2026
Time: 4:00 pm – 6:00 pm (MT)
Overview
Participants of this in-person skills workshop will have the opportunity to explore evidenced-based holistic practices for conflict and trauma within the field of social work. The workshop will focus on the Kaimana Intervention, a culturally responsive approach to conflict resolution and trauma. Grounded in Indigenous epistemologies and practice, the Kaimana Intervention engenders cultural awareness and understanding for those unfamiliar with indigenous ways of knowing and being. This includes an invitation to come and learn not only cultural differences, but openness of heart and mind to similarities within the field of social work to care for the land and its communities. Participants will develop a deeper understanding of the concepts of harmony and pluralism in Indigenous epistemology and practice the corresponding clinical skills.
About Presenter
Presenter Leilani Anne Ha’akaiko’okalani Katoa-Taholo’s ancestors are from the Pacific Islands of Tonga and from the Big Island of Hawai’i. She comes from Tongan, Hawaiian, Chinese, and Norwegian ethnic descent. Her doctoral dissertation research employed Indigenous epistemology throughout her qualitative research, resulting in the development of the curriculum “Kaimana: A Pacific Islander-Based Training and Curriculum Kit for Culturally Responsive Conflict Resolution and Trauma Intervention.” The manual is currently in its final edit before copyright and publication. Working in the field of social work for 43 years, Dr. Taholo is the director and co-owner of Child and Family Empowerment Services, an outpatient mental health agency.
CEU Information
For those seeking professional development credit, 2 CEUs will issued at the end of the session for full verified attendance. Please note, participants must record their attendance by signing in and signing out at the registration desk.
Registration Form