Mental Health Matters
Leadership in the Wake of Trauma
Saturday, May 31, 2014 from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm
This conference will review some of the psychological literature regarding early intervention with victims of trauma. It will also bring several leaders to present their thoughts on the best practice in trauma response.
The Program
8:30 – 8:45 Welcome
Dr. Nicholas Covino, President , MSPP
8:45 – 10:15 How Science Can Help Us Improve Treatment of Trauma Survivors
Dr. Richard McNally, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Doctoral Clinical Psychology Program, Harvard University
10:15 - 10:30 Coffee Break
10:30 – 12:00 Innovations in Treatment/Intervention with Traumatized Children & Youth
Dr. Robert Macy, Executive Director, Boston Children’s Foundation
Dr. Jessica Griffin, UMass Memorial Child and Family Forensic Center
Dr. Gemima St. Louis, Director of PATHWAYS at WREC, MSPP
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch (on your own)
1:00 – 2:15 Unconventional Responses to Unique Catastrophes: Tailoring the Law to Meet the Challenges
Attorney Kenneth Feinberg
2:15 – 2:30 Break
2:30 – 4:00 Human Trafficking: Psychological Consequences, Intervention and Prevention
Dr. Jill Betz Bloom, Clinical PsyD & Global Mental Health Faculty, MSPP
4:00 - 4:30 Closing Remarks
Dr. Kathryn Stanley, Faculty Director Masters of Organizational Psychology and Professor of Organizational and Leadership Studies