This coming week on Thursday, March 24, 2016, I will attend the Annual Bill Lane Social Work Disaster Response Conference . The topic this year is The Integrative Model of Coping and Resiliency: Basic Theory and Practice. The conference will bring together experts in disaster mental health to explore best practice models of disaster response. The presenters at the Conference… READ MORE>>
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Presentation on Mar. 20/2016 at Ofek School in West Orange, NJ
Posted by on March 19, 2016
On Sunday, March 20, I will be presenting a talk to the parents and members of the Isreaeli-American community at the Ofek School (http://ofekschool.wix.com/ofekschoolnj) in JCC MetroWest, on 76 Northfield Avenue, West Orange, NJ. The presentation, which will take place between 2:15-4:00, will be in Hebrew. The Ofek School is an integral part of the emerging Israeli community in MetroWest,… READ MORE>>
“Illusions of Immortality: Psychoanalytic Engagement with the Human Condition”
Posted by on March 14, 2016
On Saturday March 12, I attended the NIP (National Institute for the Psychotherapies) 27th Annual Conference. Entitled “Illusions of Immortality: Psychanalytic Engagement with the Human Condition” (http://www.nipinst.org/nip/training/events/annual_conference/), the conference was a uniquely enriching experience. The presentations addressed, from different yet complementary perspectives, the mind’s struggle with its own demise, with the knowledge that we all must die. Martin Frommer, Ph.D.,… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Irit Felsen presenting at OHEL Workshop on “Psychology of Change” on Mar. 9/2016 in Brooklyn, NY
Posted by on February 28, 2016
On March 9, 9:00-4:00 I will be presenting a workshop at the Ohel Institute for Training. The workshop topic will be : Psychology of Change: Promoting Positive Therapeutic Outcomes The presenters will be : David Pelcovitz, PhD, Irit Felsen, PhD and Alessandra Scalmati, MD, PhD This advanced full-day workshop will provide valuable insights for mental health professionals seeking to enhance… READ MORE>>
Dying with dignity – an important conversation to have
Posted by on February 21, 2016
Recently on CNN.com, Dr. Jacquelyn Corley wrote a piece titled “Why Doctors Want to Die Differently” : http://edition.cnn.com/2016/02/17/opinions/doctors-choose-quality-of-life-over-length-corley/index.html Dr. Corley describes the heart wrenching story of a man who was lying in the hospital bed on the twentieth day after he had suffered a massive hypertensive hemorrhage which destroyed his brain. She said that from the perspective of any remaining… READ MORE>>
Paper published: Encounters with Chronic Psychiatric Holocaust Survivors: Trauma, Psychosis and Functionality
Posted by on February 16, 2016
Last week a paper I wrote, entitled “Encounters with Chronic Psychiatric Holocaust Survivors: Trauma, Psychosis and Functionality” appeared in issue 6 of the online journal “Kavod”. The paper can be found at http://kavod.claimscon.org/2016/01/encounters-with-chronic-psychiatric-holocaust-survivors-trauma-psychosis-and-functionality/. The paper describes a research project conducted by me and Dori Laub with chronically hospitalized psychiatric Holocaust survivors. “Kavod: Honoring Aging Survivors” is a professional Journal for… READ MORE>>