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… READ MORE>>
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Presentation at William Allen White Institute in NYC
Posted by on January 12, 2018
Presentation Date: 01/23/18
Location: White Institute, NYC
Workshop at the LiveOn Conference in NYC
Posted by on January 9, 2018
Presentation Date: 01/25/18
Location: LiveOn Conference, NYC
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… READ MORE>>
Presentations to the Speakers’ Bureau at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Posted by on January 7, 2018
Over the recent years I have had the privilege of developing a very special connection with the Speakers Bureau and the docents at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC. The Speakers Bureau and the docents are part of the Educators program at the museum, which is run by Elizabeth Edelstein, Vice President for Education at the Museum. The docents… READ MORE>>
Come Join Me for “Intergenerational Legacies of Trauma in Families”: A Full-Day Workshop
Posted by on December 13, 2017
Presentation Date: 02/06/18
Location: West Palm Beach, FL
On February 5th-6th, 2018, I will have the honor of presenting a professional training about trauma and aging for the Alpert Jewish Family and Children’s Service in West Palm Beach,… READ MORE>>
Workshop on “Working with Traumatized Clients”, Dec. 14/2017 in NYC
Posted by on December 10, 2017
On Thursday December 14, I will present a talk at a one-day event organized by ESCOTA, the Ease Side Council of the Aging, which is a voluntary not-for profit interagency interdisciplinary organization for professionals working in the field of aging. For more information about ESCOTA, see their webpage. The talk will address unique issues that elderly adults who have suffered… READ MORE>>
Video of Panel Discussion on Lessons from the “Doctors Trial” and Ramifications for Medicine Today Are Now Available on My YouTube Channel
Posted by on November 29, 2017
The video-recordings of the panel discussion “70 Years After Nuremberg: What Have We Learned?” are now available online on my Youtube channel. The event took place on November 9, the anniversary of Kristallnacht, at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City. There are three segments of the discussion that can be viewed. My personal comments about the lessons… READ MORE>>
Presentation at Trauma Institute of Orange County in Goshen NY, Nov. 30/2017
Posted by on November 19, 2017
On Thursday November 30, 2017, I will be giving a presentation entitled “Trauma, Aging, and the Implications for Treatment” at the Trauma Institute of Orange County, in Goshen, NY. The program offers 2 Continuing Education hours for Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists and Psychoanalysts. The presentation will focus on the impact of various… READ MORE>>
Thoughts About My Participation in Panel on “Medicine After the Holocaust”, Museum of Jewish Heritage, Nov. 9/2017
Posted by on November 13, 2017
On Thursday November 9th, the 79th Yahrzeit of Kristalnacht, I had the honor of participating in a panel discussion addressing lessons that can be drawn from the Holocaust which might be relevant to healthcare today. The discussion emanated from the well-known and horrifying facts about the active role of healthcare professionals, especially physicians and nurses, in the Nazi murder of… READ MORE>>
Reflections about Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Workshop that I Gave in Atlanta Last Week
Posted by on November 12, 2017
This past week I gave a two-day workshop for JF&CS in Atlanta, GA, focused on Person-Centered Trauma-Informed Care. The workshop included a presentation to clinical staff, an agency-wide presentation to administrative staff and all those who come in contact with the service consumers, such as receptionists, drivers, and all other staff members, a supervision session with the team who works… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Panel this Thursday (Nov. 9): “70 Years after the Nuremberg Code: What Have We Learned?”
Posted by on November 7, 2017
On November 9, 2017, I will participate in a panel discussion regarding the relevance of lessons learned from bioethics and the Holocaust, for modern scientific theory, medical practice, healthcare policy and human rights endeavors throughout the world. This program is organized by the Maimonides Institute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust, the UNESCO Chair of Bioethics (Haifa) Department of Bioethics… READ MORE>>
Video of My Lecture at Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference Available on Youtube
Posted by on November 5, 2017
A videotape of my lecture at the Eighteenth Annual Fanya Gottesfeld Heller Conference is now available online on my Youtube channel, or by directly following this link. The video can also be found at this link to the Youtube channel of the Museum of Jewish Heritage. This lecture, entitled “Defying Evil: Child and Adolescent Survivors of the Holocaust”, focused on… READ MORE>>
REMINDER: Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care Workshop in Atlanta, GA, November 6-7, 2017
Posted by on November 4, 2017
On November 6th and 7th I will be presenting a workshop at the Jewish Family and Children Services in Atlanta, GA. The training will take place at the JF & CS offices on 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338. The first day’s program will include specific separate training sessions for clinical staff, agency-wide non-clinical staff, and the Holocaust Survivor… READ MORE>>
In Memory of Fanya Gottesfeld Heller
Posted by on November 2, 2017
Fanya Gottesfeld Heller passed away earlier this week. Fanya was an adolescent during the Holocaust. In her life in America, she has been a generous benefactor of the Museum of Jewish Heritage – Living Memorial to the Holocaust, and a devoted educator about the dangers of prejudice and discrimination. I had the immense honor of meeting Fanya last year and… READ MORE>>
Person-Centered, Trauma-Informed Care: Workshop in Atlanta, GA, November 6-7, 2017
Posted by on October 28, 2017
On November 6th and 7th I will be presenting a workshop at the Jewish Family and Children Services in Atlanta, GA. The training will take place at the JF & CS offices on 4549 Chamblee Dunwoody Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338. The first day’s program will include specific separate training sessions for clinical staff, agency-wide non-clinical staff, and the Holocaust Survivor… READ MORE>>
Panel on Nov. 9: “70 Years after the Nuremberg Code: What Have We Learned?”
Posted by on October 23, 2017
On November 9, 2017, I will participate in a panel discussion regarding the relevance of lessons learned from bioethics and the Holocaust, for modern scientific theory, medical practice, healthcare policy and human rights endeavors throughout the world. This program is organized by the Maimonides Institute for Medicine, Ethics and the Holocaust, the UNESCO Chair of Bioethics (Haifa) Department of Bioethics… READ MORE>>