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My paper entitled “Dehumanization in the Treatment of Elderly Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Persons with Histories of Prior Traumatization” is now available online

Issue 8: Spring 2018 of the online journal published by the Claims Conference for those who work or live with Holocaust survivors is now available online. To go to the issue, you can click on  this link. The issue includes a paper I wrote on “Dehumanization in the Treatment of Elderly Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Persons with Histories of… READ MORE>>

REMINDER: A Two-Day Workshop on Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care, Ruth and Norman Rales Jewish Family Services in Boca Raton FLA, Mar. 12-13/2018

On March 12-13, I will be giving a workshop focused on the care of aging Holocaust Survivors and their families, at the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services in Boca Raton, Florida. The workshop will open with a presentation to the clinical staff, which will address the generational impact of multiple types of traumatic experiences in the family, the… READ MORE>>

A Two-Day Workshop on Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care

Presentation Date: 03/12/18
Location: Boca Raton, FL

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On March 12-13, I will be giving a workshop focused on the care of aging Holocaust Survivors and their families, at the Ruth & Norman Rales Jewish Family Services in Boca Raton,… READ MORE>>

REMINDER: Presentation at William Allen White Institute in NYC on January 23, 2018

Update: More information, including registration procedures, has been added at this link. ———————————————————————————————————- On January 23, 2018 , I will be giving a presentation, entitled “Trauma, Psychosis and Functionality” at the William Allen White Institute in NYC. More details, as well as the registration procedure, can be found from this link. The presentation will describe personal experiences from encounters with… READ MORE>>

REMINDER: Workshop at the LiveOn Conference in NYC, January 25, 2018

I will be giving, with Adeena Horowitz, Administrative Director of Selfhelp Community Services, a workshop entitled “When the Past is Present: What Holocaust Survivors Can Teach Us About Working With Elders Who Experienced Trauma“ at the LiveOn Conference in NYC on January 25, 2018. LiveOn is an organization consisting of 100 agencies from small, single-site centers to large multi-service organizations, representing the… READ MORE>>

A Video of My Presentation in Atlanta, “Trauma Informed Care of Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Trauma Survivors”, Posted on My Youtube Channel

In November 2017, I gave a presentation at JF&CS in Atlanta, GA.  The presentation, entitled “Trauma Informed Care of Holocaust Survivors and Other Elderly Trauma Survivors”, was focused on understanding the impact of extreme traumatic experiences in prior times on elderly individuals, and on implementing principles of Person Centered Trauma Informed Care (PCTIC) in the care of elderly survivors of… READ MORE>>

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