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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Intergenerational and Historical Trauma - Irit Felsen\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Location: In-person at a member’s studio space in Dumbo\, Brooklyn \nDescription: This presentation will focus on transmission of intergenerational\, collective historical trauma. \nThe professions of mental health have not readily accepted the validity of the concept of historical trauma\, which has finally been acknowledged in recent years. The main findings from empirical research and clinical literature about survivors of the Holocaust and their families will be presented. This body of clinical and empirical literature over the life span of Holocaust survivors and their children\, who are now entering their own old age\, opened the gates to studies in other trauma-exposed populations. The multigenerational transmission of historical trauma has by now been observed in descendants of survivors in multiple groups in the USA and across the globe\, including the descendants of Black slaves and indigenous peoples in the Americas\, in Australia and New Zealand\, descendants of Japanese interned in the USA during WWII\, and descendants of groups exposed to more recent wars. Historical and intergenerational trauma shape psychological vulnerabilities\, resilience\, and responses to current challenges in the life of offspring of trauma survivors This presentation will describe the mechanisms by which transmission takes place and its relevance in responses to current day reminders of the trauma. \nPotential risks for loss of empathy inherent in the confrontation of trauma therapists with stories of brutality and sadism presented by their patients will be also discussed\, as well as specific countertransference responses that might occur in the encounter between therapist and client who are embedded in diverse cultural identities. \n \nPresenter Bio: Irit Felsen\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical psychologist born in Israel and living in NY. Dr. Felsen’s practice is in NJ\, where she works with both individuals and couples. She specializes in the treatment of trauma\, traumatic loss\, intergenerational transmission of trauma\, and bi-cultural families. Her clinical work has focused on Holocaust Survivors and their descendants\, and her research on intergenerational transmission has been published in peer-reviewed journals and multiple book chapters. She was an Assistant Professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology\, Yeshiva University\, for 14 years and is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. She is Chair of the Trauma Work Group at the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations\, and she was Chair of the Vibrant Older Adults Work Group within the Covid-19 APA Interdisciplinary Task Force. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-february-2026/
LOCATION:A member’s studio space\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
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