Chairs:

Michael Andronico, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Somerset, NJ

Trish Cleary, M.S., LCPC-MFT, CGP, Private Practice, Chevy Chase, MD

Felicia Einhorn, M.S.W., CGP, Private Practice, Delray Beach, FL

Madelyn Miller, C.S.W., A.C.S.W., CGP, Chair Disaster Trauma Working Group, NASW, New York, NY,

Emanuel Shapiro, Ph.D., FAGPA, CGP, Senior Faculty Analyst, Group Department, Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York, NY

Henry Spitz, M.D., FAGPA, CGP, Director, Group Psychotherapy Program, Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY

Margaret Yard, Ph.D., Assistant Professor-Research, Department of Medicine-Psychiatry, New York University, New York, NY

Through the lens of 9/11 and global insecurity, addressing the impact of cumulative disaster trauma, loss, and uncertainty on mental health and related providers/caregivers became paramount.  AGPA's protocol provides effective guidelines for assessment, treatments, and group intervention providers/caregivers across diverse settings.  Participants will learn to implement this protocol. 

didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

References:

1.  Charney, A., & Pearlman, L. (1998).  The ecstasy and the agony: The Impact of Disaster and Trauma Work on the Self of the Psychologist.  In P. Kleepsies (Ed.), Emergency Psychological Services:  The Evaluation and Management of Life Threatening Behavior. NY: Guilford Publications.

3.  Saakvitne, K. (2002). Shared Trauma: The Therapists' Increased Vulnerability. Psychoanalytic Dialogues. 12, 443-450.