Courses
2019
One-Day Seminar on Secondary Traumatization for Youth Services Staff, Tulsa
Goal: Provide staff the skills to cope with traumatic contents to which they are exposed, and the difficulty to manage them.
Target Population: Youth Services Tulsa Staff; the agency works with adolescents in distress.
Number of Participants: 65
Location: OU – Tulsa
One-Day Training Seminar on Secondary Traumatization for Foster Care Services Staff, Homeland Security – DHS Care – DHS Department of Health Services
Partners: DHS, Norman
Goal: Support Foster Care Services team in coping with secondary traumatization.
Target Population: Foster Care Services staff, Oklahoma Welfare Department
Number of Participants: 70
Location: DHS, Norman
Two-Day Seminar on Youth Trafficking
Goal: Provide professionals with skills and knowledge on working with these youths.
Target Population: Professionals from various disciplines – social workers, nurses, doctors, psychotherapists, etc., from different organizations
Number of Participants: 120
Location: OU – Tulsa
Training programs for senior staff and summer camp counselors, usa
Goal: Provide knowledge and skills for coping with maltreated children
Target Population: Camp Hope directors and counselors in Oklahoma City, YMCA senior staff and summer camp counselors.
Number of Participants: 115.
Location: OU – Tulsa
Student Exchange Program: The Hebrew University of Jerusalem and Oklahoma University
Partners: Oklahoma University
Goal: Exposure and familiarization with welfare systems and organizations in other countries. Draw new ideas from them which may be implemented in Israel or the US.
Target Population: MSW students
Number of Participants: 250
Location: OU – Tulsa
Secondary Trauma Activity Days using a Model Unique to DVIS Organization and CAN Emergency Center
Goal: Reduce tension, anxiety and depression among professionals treating children at risk
Target Population: DVIS (Domestic Violence Intervention Services), CAN Emergency Center in Tulsa, The Opportunity Project which mentors children in schools and after-school care and works with children at risk.
Number of Participants: 75
Location: OU – Learning Center
One-Day Seminar for Foster Care Social Workers: The Motivational Interview, St. Francis Organization
Goal: Teach St. Francis social workers the intervention method in the motivational interview, so that they may apply the principles in their work with families.
Target Population: Foster care social workers , St. Francis
Number of Participants: 35
Location: Tulsa Simulation Center
One-Day Training Seminar on Bullying
Partners: Tulsa Educational System
Goal: Train public school staff in Tulsa to cope with bullying
Number of Participants: 30
Location: Tulsa Simulation Center
Therapeutic and Legal Aspects of Child Maltreatment: One-Day Training Seminar for Pediatricians
Partners: Oklahoma University
Goal: Raise awareness among pediatricians in Tulsa to the phenomenon of child abuse, and provide them with skills to identify, detect and treat.
Target Population: Tulsa Pediatricians
Number of Participants: 40
Location: OU, Tulsa Learning Center
Child Maltreatment: Explanatory Program for Pediatricians, Oklahoma District
Goal: Provide pediatricians with skills for identification and detection of maltreated children who come for treatment.
Number of Participants: 30
Location: OU, Norman
One-Day Training Seminar on Bullying, Tulsa Public Schools
Partners: Parent-Child Center
Goal: Impart knowledge and raise educational staff awareness to bullying, through various scenario simulations.
Target Population: Tulsa public schools’ educational teams
Number of Participants: 25
Location: Simulation Center, OU – Tulsa
Trauma in Preschoolers: Training Seminar with Dr. Paula David, Tulsa
Goal: Provide multi-disciplinary staff with information on trauma in preschoolers and its effect on their behavior.
Target Population: Tulsa Emergency Center staff, Tulsa Youth Services staff, Tulsa Parent-Child Center psychotherapists
Number of Participants: 85
Location: OU–Tulsa Learning Center, Tulsa Parent Child Center
2018
A Training Program for the Staff of the Family Safety Center
Goal: Imparting knowledge on trauma and its effect on the physical, emotional and social development of children
Target Population: Judges, social workers, police officers, therapists and advisors on domestic violence issues
Participants: 25
Location: University of Oklahoma
Simulation-Based Training for Workers of the Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Goal: Practicing communication skills and work with families and children in their homes
Target Population: Workers of the Department of Mental Health & Substance Abuse
Number of Sessions: 9 (Each session is attended by different workers)
Participants: 15
Location: University of Oklahoma
Training for Workers of the Parent & Child Center
Goal: Imparting knowledge on trauma and its effect on the physical, emotional and social development of children
Target Population: Workers of the Parent & Child Center, Home Visitors and Nurses
Number of Sessions: 8
Participants: 25
Location: University of Oklahoma
One-Day Study for Professionals from the Jewish Community, Baltimore
Goal: Training professionals working with children to help deal with trauma and crisis. Understanding trauma in childhood and its repercussions on children and their families.
Target Population: Professionals from the Jewish community in Baltimore
Number of Sessions: 1
Participants: 25
Location: University of Baltimore
One-Day Seminar for the Extended Staff of the Protection Center, Tulsa
Goal: Imparting knowledge on secondary trauma and how to cope with it
Target Population: Social workers, police officers, prosecutors, pediatricians, the director and managerial staff of the Protection Center in Tulsa
Number of Sessions: 1
Participants: 50
Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
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