The phenomenon of grandparents raising grandchildren is an increasingly common occurrence. Data from the US Bureau of the Census (2019) report that grandparents have the primary responsibility for the care of more than 5.7 million children in our country. Of the children living in grandparent-maintained households, the highest percentage (12%) is within African-American families; Latinos are about 6% and White-Anglo families are around 4% (Bryson, 2001). Growth in African-American grandparent maintained homes has been calculated to be as high as 20-50% in some low resourced communities. Moreover, a National Health Interview Survey found African-American grandparent-headed households to include an overrepresentation of poverty, unemployed, and low literacy. Equally important is the lack of access that African-American older adults have had to health and hospitals for equitable care. Therefore, when they transition to the role of parenting (children) there can be a gap in the care they receive because of these psychosocial factors.

When victims of child abuse, sexual assault, intimate partner violence, or sex trafficking are identified, we know trauma has occurred and internal recovery work from trauma is needed. However, few professionals know how to effectively respond. This session will focus on providing information on trauma, triggers, trauma-informed care, and trauma-focused care to help clients heal through The Survivor’s Journey. Participants will learn the twelve internal and external journeys clients should travel that moves them from victim, to survivor, to thriver.

This presentation was originally reviewed on June 1, 2023, and broadcast live online on June 2, 2023, from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on May 16, 2023, and broadcast live online on May 19, 2023, from 1:00 PM- 4:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on May 3, 2023, and broadcast live online on May 5,  2023, from 2:45 PM- 4:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on May 3, 2023, and broadcast live online on May 5,  2023, from 1:00 PM- 2:30 PM ET. 

A twenty-year programme of work using immersive virtual reality to assess, understand, and treat mental health disorders will be outlined. A chronological presentation of studies will illustrate the issues addressed, show the evolution of the technology, and highlight key areas for the future. The case will be made that much greater access to the best psychological treatments can be achieved using automated delivery in VR. In this automation process VR therapies need not simply replicate face-to-face therapy but can be used in innovative ways – impossible in the real world - to enhance treatment outcomes. The results of the first trial of automated VR therapy with patients with psychosis will be described.

This presentation was originally reviewed on May 3, 2023, and broadcast live online on April 28, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 4:15 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on April 24, 2023, and broadcast live online on April 21, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET.

This presentation was originally reviewed on April 10, 2023, and broadcast live online on April 7, 2023, from 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM ET.