Transgender-Affirmative Care: An Introduction
Session Description In this workshop, participants will be introduced to a spectrum of gender identities and expressions. The workshop is designed to prepare individuals for... Read More
Climate Change & Ecoanxiety: Strategies to Engage Helping Professionals (University of Southern California)
DESCRIPTION While acceptance and recognition of the current climate crisis continue to grow, meaningful behavioral changes at the practitioner level remain mostly absent from daily... Read More
When Helping Hurts: Understanding the Impact of Secondary Traumatic Stress and Compassion Fatigue
Description Secondary Traumatic Stress (STS), also referred to as Compassion Fatigue is defined as the indirect exposure to difficult, disturbing and/or traumatic images and stories... Read More
Healing Through Housing – Trauma Informed Transitional Housing for Youth Survivors of Sex Trafficking (Orangewood Foundation)
Description In 2016 Orangewood Foundation launched The Lighthouse, a two year transitional housing program for youth survivors of sex trafficking, aged 18-22 years in Orange... Read More
Assessing and Treating Symptoms with Non-Pharmacological Treatments in the Older Adult with Dementia at End-of-Life
Description With the growing elderly population, dementia is increasing and more families are reaching out to hospice for end-of-life support. Dementia affects 50 million individuals... Read More
Developing cultural competence and cultural humility strategies to address the needs of Afro-Caribbean survivors of sexual trauma.
Description Studies and focus groups with Afro-Caribbean population reveal a high prevalence of sexual violence victimizations left untreated due to customary avoidance of mental health... Read More
Canceled – Challenges Experienced by Older Persons in Relation to Self- Care in the Absence of Designated Care Givers at their Domicilium (University of South Africa)
Description Aging presents a physical decline in the ability to manage self-care amongst older persons. In the traditional African society the burden of care with... Read More