Treatment Trainers:
Laura Murray, Ph.D., Treatment Trainer for Drs. Cohen and Mannarino's Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) study, has conducted numerous trainings on TF-CBT, AF-CBT and TF-CBT-CTG, both nationally and internationally. Dr. Murray has extensive experience in training therapists of diverse cultural backgrounds to implement, adopt, and adapt Drs. Cohen and Mannarino's models for children and families in community settings. She has and continues to provide extensive international training and direct clinical care in Africa, Romania, and for the World Health Organization/World Psychiatric Association.
Esther Deblinger, Ph.D. is a widely respected researcher at the New Jersey CARES Institute, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey, who, with Drs. Cohen and Mannarino, developed, standardized and evaluated the TF-CBT model over the past 20 years. Together they conducted the largest randomized controlled trial ever published with traumatized children, which was the first to demonstrate the efficacy of any treatment model for multiple traumatized children. Dr. Deblinger has published extensively on this subject and has delivered numerous local and regional presentations on TF-CBT.
Amy Hoch, Psy.D. is a psychologist licensed in New Jersey and Pennsylvania who is currently Program Development Specialist at the University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey's CARES Institute where she specializes in working with children and famlies who have experienced sexual abuse and other traumas. She also provides community education and professional workshops on such topics as identification and treatment of sexual abuse, dissociation, postraumatic stress disorder, dating violence, and sexual assault.
Current and Upcoming Events:
May 3-8, 2008: American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
On Monday, May 5, Judith Cohen, M.D. will present the course proposal "The Basics of Disaster Psychiatry" at the 161st Annual Meeting of the APA. With disasters seemingly on the rise, mental health risks of disaster events continue to be of significant concern in this country. When disasters strike, psychiatrists can provide assistance in post-disaster settings but unfortunately, their role has not been clarified nor well utilized.
At the end of this course, attendees should be able to define disaster mental health, identify practical clinical interventions in response to disaster, discuss management strategies for post-disaster PTSD and other mental health conditions, and assess individuals exposed to disasters, among other objectives.
The course level is basic, requiring no prior knowledge or experience in this area.
May 23-26, 2008: 14th Annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar, Crystal City, VA
Judith Cohen, M.D. will be presenting at the 14th Annual TAPS National Military Survivor Seminar and Good Grief Camp for Young Survivors. The event goes from May 23-26, 2008. The Good Grief Camp is for children who have lost a loved one in military service. This Seminar will offer workshops, grief related instruction for medical professionals, peer support groups, and much more.
June 2-3, 2008: National TF-CBT Learning Collaborative, St. Louis, MO
Drs. Judith Cohen and Anthony Mannarino will present at the Second Learning Session for the National TF-CBT Learning Collaborative. The conference is being held at the Children's Advocacy Services of Greater St. Louis, Weinman Building.
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