Article archive / August 1, 2014
Originally published: . Volume 5, No. 12. Source pages: 12.
Dr. Darlyne Nemeth, Dr. Judy Kuriansky Intervention for Environmental Trauma Dr. Joe Tramontana, Dr. Kelly Ray, and Chelsie Songy
Dr. Darlyne Nemeth will co-chair the symposium, “Intervention for Environmental Trauma––Resiliency, Responsiveness, and Recovery Approaches,” on Friday with Dr. Judy Kuriansky. Symposium presenters will be Dr. Joe Tramontana, Dr. Kelly Ray, and Chelsie Songy.
Presenters will focus on efforts of psychologists, in government agencies as well as in the private sector, to respond to disasters, including appropriate planning and implementation of intervention strategies. Programs to facilitate training in the basics of trauma intervention, including understanding coping strategies, characterological adaptations to trauma, stages of the recovery, and appropriate short-term and long-term therapeutic interventions, along with other topics, will be addressed. Dr. Tramontana will describe the State of Louisiana’s disaster planning and intervention model that is now being adopted by other states, as developed by Drs. Anthony Speier and Rosanne Prats.
Dr. Darlyne Nemeth (L) and Dr. Judy Kuriansky at a recent convention where Kuriansky spoke about her global efforts to bring mental health to the agendas of countries worldwide.
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