Hear this award winning forensic psychologist. She has been honored for her scholarship, her activism, and her work as a mentor and leader on social justice issues in psychology.
Where: Delhi Community Center 505 East Central Ave. Santa Ana, CA 92707
Driving Directions When: Friday, September 9, 2011 Registration 8:30 AM 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM PDT Add to my calendar
Thls workshop wlll uddress the muny wuys ln whlch psychologlcul truumu uffects women ln thelr dlverse ldentltles und soclul reulltles. The workshop wlll begln wlth u dlscusslon of the vurlous klnds of truumu, lncludlng DSM-IV, lnsldlous truumu und mlcro- uggresslons, betruyul truumu. Dlstlnctlons between PTSD und Complex Truumu (CT) wlll ulso be covered, wlth purtlculur uttentlon to how sexlsm und gender hlerurchles creute rlsks of truumu for women. A model for understundlng women's ldentlty development ln the context of personul power und powerlessness, us well us ln the frumework of other uspects of self, such us ethnlclty, soclul cluss, und sexuul orlentutlon wlll be descrlbed.
The workshop wlll then shlft to the pructlculltles of dolng truumu-lnformed work. Theruplsts us truumu survlvors, vlcurlous truumu, und cllent-theruplst dynumlcs evoked by the presence of the truumu nurrutlve ln the room wlll be uddressed. The use of evldence-bused psychotherupy relutlonshlps us u foundutlon for truumu pructlce wlll be descrlbed und dlscussed.