Jewish Family Service off Central NJ presents a half-day program dedicated to the issues surrounding the treatment of elderly Holocaust survivors and the challenges faced by their children as caregivers. The event will be Sunday February 26 , 9:30-12:30 at Congregation Israel, 339 Mountain Avenue, Springfield. Continental breakfast will be served, dietary laws observed. The relationships between survivor parents and… READ MORE>>
Tag | Trauma
News from Symposium: Transgenerational Transmission of Trauma and Resilience, Jan. 20, University of Miami
Posted by on January 27, 2017
On Friday January 20, I participated in a panel at a symposium on intergenerational transmission of trauma at the University of Miami campus at Coral Gables. The symposium was sponsored by Next Generations, the University of Miami, Jewish Family Services of S. Florida, and Miami-Dade Holocaust Survivors. My lecture entitled “The Second Generation: Enhancing Resilience Now” addressed the double-edged nature… READ MORE>>
My paper about Adult-Onset Trauma published in Jan. 2017
Posted by on January 26, 2017
My paper entitled “Adult-Onset Trauma and Intergenerational Transmission: Integrating Empirical Data and Psychoanalytic Theory” was just published in the January 2017 issue of the Journal Of International Psychoanalytic Self Psychology (the journal has just been re-named to “Psychoanalysis, Self and Context”). The paper addresses the impact of trauma that occurs in the lives of adults, and its effects on the… READ MORE>>
“Save the Date” Flyer Released for Symposium in Miami, Jan. 20/2017
Posted by on December 5, 2016
Workshop on Trauma-Informed Care of Aging Holocaust Survivors, Sept. 22/2016
Posted by on September 17, 2016
On Thursday September 22, I will be giving a half-day workshop starting at 9:15am at the Jewish Family Service in Elizabeth, NJ. This workshop is an in-service for the staff of the JFS and invited guests. The workshop will focus on trauma-informed care of elderly trauma survivors as a particularly vulnerable patient population facing higher risk of dehumanization and infrahumanization… READ MORE>>