Part of the 37th Annual Meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies: “Trauma in Context: Moving Beyond the Individual”
Much of the world's most vulnerable populations are facing both immense human suffering as a result of war and dislocation, and as the result of the global pandemic. In this panel, we will present new research findings from the presenters addressing: 1) the prevalence of traumatology in Syrian children and RCT findings regarding the positive impact of expressive arts therapies; 2) the prevalence of traumatology in Syrian women refugees in Jordan, and data about the positive impact of social support from peers (even beyond that of spouses); 3) the impact of secondary/vicarious trauma on helpers such as healthcare providers dealing with patients traumatized by war and by COVID-19, with results of a brief, scalable low-intensity group intervention for COVID-19 related stress in healthcare providers (Manfield, et al., 2021. Journal of EMDR Practice and Research, Vol 15 No 2); 4) and research on increases in health care providers' compassion and effectiveness with patients with trauma-informed health care education. Discussion will highlight similarities in both trauma and healing contexts in war and the COVID-19 pandemic and recommendations for future research and practice.
Presenters:
David G. Bullard, PhD – Volunteer Clinical Professor; Departments of Medicine and Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco
Khalid Kheirallah, PhD – Medical School of Jordan University of Science and Technology
Sara Al-Zureikat, MD, MPH – Medical School of Jordan University of Science and Technology
Edward Machtinger, MD - Professor of Medicine, Director of the Women’s HIV Program (WHP), and Director of the Center to Advance Trauma-informed Health Care (CTHC), University of California, San Francisco
Learning objectives:
Describe two creative art therapies that lessened PTSD in Syrian children refugees living in Jordan
Describe the most powerful social relationship that helped mitigate suffering among Syrian women refugees living in Jordan who had been traumatized by war
Describe a commonality among health care providers working with both refugees traumatized by war and COVID-19 patients