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>>
Tag | Trauma
Presentations to the Speakers’ Bureau at the Museum of Jewish Heritage – A Living Memorial to the Holocaust
Posted by on January 7, 2018
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>>