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I. Personal Story Keynote Presentation:                                                                              
Healing Journeys: How Trauma Survivors Learn to Live Again       
by Linda Daniels, Psy.D.                                          
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 Dr. Daniels is a forensic and clinical psychologist and core member faculty at the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. As the former Chief Psychologist at The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Dr. Daniels is a direct survivor of the 9/11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center. She later treated over 200 other direct survivors of 9/11, including civilians, police and other emergency personnel. Subsequently, she published the book entitled “Healing Journeys: How Trauma Survivors Learn to Live Again” Dr. Daniels will highlight the diversity and uniqueness of each individual’s healing path and the role of “telling my story” in trauma recovery.

 II.  Keynote Presentation: 
Holistic Care for Disaster Stress       
by Valerie Cole, Ph.D.                                 
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Dr. Cole will discuss her experiences as a first responder and present  current research on the effect of natural and human-caused disaster stressors and  traumas on immediate and long-term consequences of disaster. Recognizing  anticipated responses to disaster is key to providing the appropriate intervention. Dr.  Cole will discuss the differences between disaster stress and trauma and present a  holistic approach to caring for victims of disaster that includes mind, body and spirit.

III. Personal Story Keynote Presentation: 
Acute Psycological Trauma-Early Intervention and Stabilization: The Practice of Psycological First Aid        
by Robert Macy, Ph.D.                            
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Dr. Macy will outline in detail the fundamental principles of practice for Psychological First Aid (PFA). PFA is an evidence-informed modular approach to help children, adolescents, adults, and families in the immediate aftermath of disaster and terrorism.PFA does not assume that all survivors will develop severe mental health problems or long-term difficulties in recovery. In fact, PFA isdesigned to reduce the initial distress caused by traumatic events and to foster short- and long-term adaptive functioning and coping skills.

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