This is an excellent opportunity to hear from Palestinian and Israeli mental
health experts here on
campus at the UW on May 25 and 26. Doctors from the Gaza Mental Health
Programme will be present.

Amineh Ayyad


Community Based Support after Violent Death:
National and International Collaboration

This two day conference will feature national and international mental health
clinicians who have joined
in developing collaborative training and service models for community based
support after violent
death. While the conference includes national experts, it features
clinician/researchers from Palestine
and Israel describing their recent collaboration in developing community based
protocols for outreach,
support, intervention and shared research protocols in their respective
communities.


Dates: May 25 & 26, 2007

Place: University of Washington School of Social Work

Co-Sponsors:
U of W SSW
U of W Middle East Center
Virginia Mason Medical Center
Separation and Loss Service
Preliminary Program

Day One: CLINICAL ESSENTIALS
8:30-8:45
Welcome Dorothy Van Soest
8:45-9:45
Resilience Case Demonstration – Live interview
Ted Rynearson
9:45-10:45
Two Track Model of Bereavement Simon Rubin PhD
Professor of Psychology
University of Haifa, Israel
10:45-11:00 Break

11-12:00
Treating Childhood Traumatic Grief Alison Salloum, PhD
Assistant Professor of Social Work
South Florida Univ. Tampa, Fl.
Noon-1:30 Lunch

1:30-2:30
TBA – U of W School of SW
2:30-3:30
Meaning Making for Survivors of Violent Death
Marilyn Peterson Armour PhD
Assistant Prof. Social Work
U of Texas
3:30-4:00
Questions & Answers

Day 2 COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND INTERVENTION

8:30-8:45
Introduction Dr. Ted Rynearson

8:45-9:45
Interventions for Parents following the Violent Death of their Child
Shirley Murphy R.N. PhD.
Prof , UW School of Nursing

9:45-10:45
Community Based Violent Death Support: Seattle
Fanny Correa MSW
Virginia Mason
Jenny Wieland
Family & Friends Support
10:45-11:00 Break

11:00-Noon
Community Based Violent Death Support and Training: Palestine
Abdel Aziz Mousa Thabet
M.B.Ch.B, DPM, DCAP, Ph.D
Assis Prof Child Psychiatry
Al Quds University
Medical Director
Gaza Comm. Mental Health Ctr.


Noon-1:00 Lunch


1:00-2:00
Community Based Violent Death Support and Training: Israel
Alean Al-Krenawi PhD
Professor and Chairman
Spitzer School of Social Work
Ben Gurion University
Beer Sheva, Israel

2:00-3:00
Interactive Panel:
Violent Dying Support – National and International
Perspective:
Needs and Solutions
Dr. Van Soest – moderator
Faculty Members


3:00-3:15 Break

3:15-4:15
Resiliency Exercise – led by Ted Rynearson

4:15-4:30
Closing thoughts and Questions