Editor’s Note – Spring 2019
Greetings, Welcome to an expanded spring issue of Trauma Psychology News. The earlier portion of the current issue is devoted to a special section on the topic of dissociation. We are fortunate to have Dr. […]
Articles by Wyatt Evans
Presidential Voice – Spring 2019
Sylvia Marotta-Walters, Ph.D. The news every day seems to provide a panoply of potentially traumatic experiences (PTE) affecting our families, our political systems, and our global society. At the time of this writing, families are […]
Who’s Who: Bryann DeBeer, PhD
1) What is your current occupation? I am a clinical research psychologist at the Veterans Affairs (VA) VISN 17 Center of Excellence for Research on Returning War Veterans. My research focuses on the intersection between […]
Division 56 Fellows Committee
Priscilla Dass-Brailsford Hi All – It is an honor to Chair this important Fellows committee that has been Chaired by Laurie Pearlman for many years. Laurie, thanks for your service and helping so many of us […]
The NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations Trauma Working Group Annual Meeting: “The Fight for the Suffering Other”
Irit Felsen, PhD This year’s annual meeting of the Trauma Working group took place on February 14thand was entitled “The Fight for the Suffering “Other”. The program provided a valuable opportunity to hear from colleagues […]
Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy for Couples with Concurrent PTSD and Traumatic Bereavement Due to the Loss of a Child
Nicole Freeman-Favia, B.S., Mindy Merricle, Psy.M., & Jeremiah A. Schumm, Ph.D. The following is a review of literature, focusing on Monson and Fredman’s (2014) Cognitive-Behavioral Conjoint Therapy (CBCT) for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and its […]
Mental Health on the Line: The Effect of Attachment Trauma on Immigrant Families Facing Separation or Deportation
Lucybel Mendez, M.S., Jacqueline O. Moses, M.S., & Jacqueline B. Duong, B.A. In the past decade, U.S. immigration policies have impacted the lives of immigrant families from Latinx countries. Recently, the “zero-tolerance” policy has enforced […]
Transforming the Epidemic of Gender-Based Violence: The Case of Caribbean Immigrant Communities The 7-Step Integrative Healing Model
Patricia Mura Desert & Dr. Ani Kalayjian Introduction Gender-Based Violence (GBV) is defined as abuse that is directed toward women and girls because of their gender (International Organization for Migration [IOM], 2018). GBV includes “gendercide, […]
International Committee Report
Elizabeth Carll, Ph.D. with Laura Captari, M.A., M.S. As part of the series of interviews conducted by student members with trauma psychologists from various parts of the world, Laura Captari, a student member of the International […]
Intern Call: 2019-2020 Association for Trauma Outreach and Prevention (ATOP)
Dr. Ani Kalayjian Mission: At Meaningfulworld, the ultimate goal is to prepare a generation of conscientious individuals who are guided by love, peace, passion, and meaning.Meaningfulworld is dedicated to fostering a meaningful, peaceful, and just world […]