Last Friday I attended in NYC a day conference entitled “Veterans, Trauma and Resilience: What’s New” (http://www.eomega.org/visit-us/omega-nyc/veterans-trauma-resilience-whats-new). The speakers included important figures in trauma research and in mental health and veterans mental health services. Bessel van der Kolk, M.D. presented his view of the persistence of trauma in embodied experience as discussed in his recently published new book, “The Body… READ MORE>>
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Irit Felsen presenting at Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, NJ, Nov. 13/2015
Posted by on November 11, 2015
On Friday November 13, Irit Felsen will give a presentation, entitled “Managing Trauma and Post-Traumatic Stress in the Older Adult Population“, at the Oscar and Ella Wilf Campus for Senior Living in Somerset, NJ. The presenation is intended for mental health professionals and case managers working with older adults. The prevalence of traumatic histories among the elderly is high. There… READ MORE>>
Article written by Irit Felsen published in The Times of Israel on November 10/15
Posted by on November 11, 2015
Another article written by Irit Felsen was published in The Times of Israel on November 10, 2015. The article, entitled “Helping Holocaust Survivors Cope in Uncertain Times“, can be found at the following link: http://blogs.timesofisrael.com/helping-holocaust-survivors-cope-in-uncertain-times/ .
Recording of Irit Felsen’s lecture to the Claims Conference available online
Posted by on November 2, 2015
On Thursday 10/29/15 Irit Felsen presented a teleconference lecture entitled “Helping Our Clients During Times of Unsettling World News”. An audio recording of the lecture is available online free of charge at https://www.cubbyusercontent.com/pl/Instant+Meeting+2015-10-29.webm/_6f1f54b7ad58496f97314d7ddaba12de The lecture was a part of an ongoing monthly lecture series provided online by the Claims Conference for service providers across North America, Australia and the UK… READ MORE>>
Irit Felsen presenting in the Claims Conference teleconference, October 29/15
Posted by on October 20, 2015
On Thursday Oct 29 beginning at 1 pm, I will be giving a talk entitled “Helping Our Clients During Times of Unsettling World News” during the next teleconference of the Claims Conference. More information, including directions of how to connect to the teleconference, can be found at http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=db9190cf3354f272fa9c7a934&id=3d419152ce&e=adbddb621d. For any questions, email Chavie Brumer: Chavie.brumer@claimscon.org. If you are joining the… READ MORE>>
Irit Felsen presenting at Museum of Jewish Heritage in NYC, Oct. 15/2015
Posted by on October 10, 2015
On Thursday Oct 15 beginning at 10:30 am, I will be giving a talk for the speaker’s bureau at the Museum of Jewish Heritage, Living Memorial to the Holocaust (http://www.mjhnyc.org). The talk will be titled “Intergenerational Transmission: Inheriting Historical Trauma” and will address the various aspects of strengths and vulnerabilities that have been observed in studies of the children of… READ MORE>>