Children and Traumatic Events
In this webinar (recorded on May 27, 2015) Dr. Cirecie A. West-Olatunji draws from her extensive knowledge and experience working with trauma and disaster mental health. Some of the topics covered include: Types of trauma; History of disaster mental health for children/adolescents; Children's responses to trauma; The effects of trauma; The need for culturally responsive interventions; Plus much more.
About the presenter:
Dr. Cirecie A. West-Olatunji is the immediate past-president of the American Counseling Association. She also serves as Associate Professor and Academic Program Director of the Counselling Program and Director of the Center for Traumatic Stress Research at the University of Cincinnati. Dr. West-Olatunji was an active spokesperson and advocate in regard to relief efforts in Haiti and New Orleans. She led a nationally representative disaster mental health outreach team to Haiti, consisting of counsellor educators and other professionals. Dr. West-Olatunji is a graduate of Dartmouth College and attended Teachers College of Columbia University where she pursued graduate studies in the area of Multicultural Counselling Psychology. Dr. West-Olatunji holds a doctorate degree in Counsellor Education from the University of New Orleans.