Trauma and Adversity in Mental Health Services With Noël Hunter

 

Monday, October 22nd from 2pm to 4pm @ the Berkshire Athenaeum Auditorium, 1 Wendell Ave, Pittsfield, MA

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Tuesday, October 23rd from 10am to 12pm @ the Holyoke Library, 250 Chestnut St, Holyoke, MA

 Registration requested.

**CEUs for Social Workers and LMHCS have been requested**

Based on Noël’s recently released book, ‘Trauma and Madness in Mental Health Services,' this presentation will explore what is meant when referring to "trauma", and ways in which various biases and conflicts may hinder implementation of a truly trauma-informed approach in clinical settings. An overview of the research as it pertains to rates of adversity in people                diagnosed with mental illness; findings within the neurological and psychological research on the cognitive and neurocognitive effects of trauma, and the ways in which mental health professionals can practice more trauma-informed care will be provided.

Noël Hunter is a clinical psychologist working in private practice in New York City. Her work focuses on the link between adversity and altered states, human rights, and alternative approaches to healing. She is the author of Trauma and Madness in Mental Health Services (2018). www.noelrhunter.com