 Ilene Serlin, PhD ~ San Francisco ~ 6 Hrs
Friday, November 7, 2008 ~ 9:00am-4:00pm Ilene Serlin, PhD is a clinical psychologist and registered dance/movement therapist. She is the founder and Director of Union Street Health Associates and the Arts Medicine Program at California Pacific Medical Center. Dr Serlin has researched and conducted trainings at trauma centers throughout Israel, including Natal and Selah, which is dedicated to working with trauma among immigrants. She has also worked recently with the Casualty Dept. of the Israeli Defense Force, in which women serve both as soldiers and caregivers. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, Past President and Council Representative of the Division of Humanistic Psychology of the American Psychological Association, on the Editorial Boards of the Arts in Psychotherapy, the Journal of Dance Therapy, and the Journal of Humanistic Psychology, and has taught and published widely in the US and abroad. Women soldiers face multiple layers of trauma, from the male environment of the military to sexual harassment to war trauma. This class will discuss critical clinical issues, theories, and research about female soldiers. Clinical cases from Israel and the US and tool kits will help participants develop practical approaches to this work. Based on recent research and trainings, Dr Serlin will draw from overall approaches and specific techniques used in trauma treatment centers in Israel and the United States. She will also present research on the status and needs of female vets in California, conducted by the California Research Bureau. |
