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<div>From: "Global Network"
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<div>Subject: Dr. Judith Herman to speak at The University of
Maine at Farmington April 10th 2:00pm</div>
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<div>Dear all: As you might remember, Dr. Judith Herman, Harvard
professor and author of TRAUMA AND RECOVERY, was our scheduled
keynote speaker at last year's conference on PTSD. She had to
cancel at the last moment, but we promised to bring her to Maine
somehow. Well, we're proud to join forces with UMF's
Rehabilitation Club to sponsor her appearance at UMF on Thursday,
April 10th at 2:00pm in Nordica Auditorium.<br>
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Here's some information about her:<br>
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<div><b>Judith Lewis Herman M.D</b>. is Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and Director of Training at the
Victims of Violence Program at The Cambridge Hospital, Cambridge, MA.
Dr. Herman received her medical degree at Harvard Medical School and
her training in general and community psychiatry at Boston University
Medical Center. She is the author of two award-winning books:
Father-Daughter Incest (Harvard University Press, 1981), and Trauma
and Recovery (Basic Books, 1992). She has lectured widely
on the subject of sexual and domestic violence. She is the
recipient of the 1996 Lifetime Achievement Award from the
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and the 2000 Woman
in Science Award from the American Medical Women's Association.
In 2003 she was named a Distinguished Fellow of the American
Psychiatric Association.<br>
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Her discussion on the 10th will touch on the following: <br>
<font size="-1">Workshop Outline: Empowerment and Recovery for Trauma
Survivors<br>
Judith Lewis Herman, M.D.<br>
Trauma destroys the social systems of care, protection, and
meaning that support human life. The essential features of
psychological trauma are disempowerment and disconnection
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<div><font size="-1">others. The recovery process, therefore, is based
on empowerment of</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">the survivor and restoration of relationships.
This lecture will</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >review the prevalence of trauma and of
posttraumatic stress disorder,</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >with special attention to the
experiences of women, both in the armed</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >services and in civilian life. We will
then review the principles</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >upon which a collaborative therapeutic
alliance may be established,</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >and outline a staged approach to the
treatment of trauma survivors.</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >The complementary roles of
bio-behavioral treatments, individual and</font><br>
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<div><font size="-1">> >group psychotherapy, self-help, and
social action will be discussed.</font><br>
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Doug Rawlings, Chapter Secretary</div>
<div>Maine Veterans for Peace</div>
<div> <a
href="mailto:rawlings@vfpmaine.org">rawlings@vfpmaine.org</a> </div>
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