Presentation at the American Psychological Association Annual Convention in Washington, DC

The Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) will take place between August 3-5, in Washington DC.

On Friday August 4, I will have the honor of chairing a panel about intergenerational legacies of trauma in the USA. This panel, which I have organized together with my colleagues, is sponsored by Division 42, Psychologists in Independent Practice.

The panel include the following presentations:

• Alan Entin, Connecting the Dots, Creating a Tapestry: A Multigenerational History of Trauma
• Ilene Serlin, Using Dance and Culture to Work Through Intergenerational Trauma
• Irit Felsen, The Roles We Take On: A Holocaust Survivors’ Daughter’s Perspective
• Andrew Berry, The Interpersonal Psychoanalytic Approach to Working with Veterans
• Jessica Gourneau, The Impact of Historical Trauma for the Native Healer
• BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, Catching Our Collective Breaths: Healing from Systemic Racism, Violence and Hate.

There has never been a greater urgency to address the multiple legacies of oppression and trauma that we carry with us, to listen to each other’s stories, to each other’s perspectives, and to work together to make real and lasting changes to ensure inclusion and equity for all.