Webinar Series
Note: Please see our YouTube channel for archived content that may be of interest.
Division 56 is proud to present a webinar series focused on issues relevant to researchers, teachers, and practitioners in the field of trauma psychology. Please contact the current chair of the Webinar Committee to make requests for specific topics to be covered. The Webinars are posted on Division 56 Webpage with the permission of the presenters. The material of the webinars is owned by the individual presenters and should not be distributed or re-posted without the presenter's permission.
We are happy to announce the launch of our new Homestudy program. This system includes a catalog of archived webinars with CE options. Please note that you will need to create an account in this new system prior to accessing the webinar content. Each webinar will include 4 different user levels to include the following:
| Non-CE Option | Free |
| Division 56 Member - CE Option | $15 |
| Non-Member - CE Option | $25 |
| Student - CE Option | $5 |
Be sure to select the appropriate level upon registration. For detailed instructions on how to register for a Live webinar, Click Here. For detailed instructions on how to register for Homestudy on-demand contenct, Click Here.
Division 56 hosted APA 2020 Virtual Convention sessions are now available for CE credit on the Homestudy platform! Click Here to view more information about each available session.
Interested in facilitating a CE Opportunity Program? Please view the Division 56 Continuing Education Policies and Procedure and complete a CE Program Application. All inquiries and/or applications should be submitted directly to the Webinar Chair.
Webinar Recordings
January 2022
Understanding, Assessment & Treatment of CSEC Survivors Workshop
Dr. Shantae Williams and Dr. George Rhoades
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
December 2021
Providing Culturally Responsive Psychological Services and Support to Afghan Adults and Children
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Co-organized by Divisions 56 and 52. Cosponsored by Divisions 56, 52, 38, 35, 7
Rosalind Ghafar Rogers, PhD –Presenter, Elizabeth Carll, PhD – Moderator, Brigitte Khoury, PhD -Discussant
| No CE Option |
July 2021
Addressing the Mental Health of Venezuelan Migrant Children and Adolescents in Colombia
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Leonidas Castro-Camacho, PhD, Carolina Parada, MSc, Julian Moreno, MSc
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
June 2021
Parenting through a Pandemic: Using the Psychological Science to Help Us Cope
Dr. Lindsay Malloy, Ph.D. and Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, J.D., Ph.D.
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
May 2021
Boys, LGBTQ+ and Sex Trafficking
Dr. George Rhoades
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
April 2021
An Overview of Issues in Working with Vulnerable Immigrant and Refugee Populations and A Case Study of the Garcia Family
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Hasmik Chakaryan, PhD, and Debbie Stiles, PhD
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
March 2021
Prospects for Immigrant Children During Times of COVID-19 and Policies
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD and Giselle Bass, PsyD, ABAP
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
February 2021
Trauma-Informed Psychological Assessment
Dr. Tyson Bailey
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Member - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
January 2021
Identification and Group Treatment of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)
Dr. George Rhoades and Dr. Shantae Williams
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
October 2020
Working in Conflict Zones/Disasters and Legislative Advocacy for Refugee Children and Families: Atypical Training for Graduate Students
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Brigitte Khoury, PhD, and Debbie Stiles, PhD
| No CE Option |
| Division 56, 35, 52, 55, 34, 39, 42, 46, NYSPA, GPA, WSPA, DCPA - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
September 2020
Understanding and Addressing Race-Related Stress and Trauma for African American Youth and Adults
Dr. Sierra Carter and Dr. Farzana Saleem
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
July 2020
A Model for Addressing Non-Adaptive Guilt and Shame (NAGS) and Moral Injury Related to COVID-19
Carolyn B. Allard, Ph.D, A.B.P.P.
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
June 2020
Working with Refugees, Immigrants, and IDPs: Telehealth, Use of Interpreters, and Cultural Responsiveness
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Sandra Mattar, PsyD, & Lemny Perez, PsyD
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
Views on COVID-19 and Mental Health: Stories from the Front-lines across the Globe
Dr. Kathleen Kendall- Tackett and Colleagues
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
May 2020
Therapeutic Psychological First Aid for Front-Line Healthcare Staff in a Pandemic
Julian Ford, Ph.D.,A.B.P.P.
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
April 2020
Coping with the Disappearance of Family Members during Conflict and War: Missing and Enforced Disappearance Status
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Kevin M. DeJesus, PhD, & Roubina Tahmazian, MA
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
Understanding and Stabalizing Safety Problems with Severely Disassociative Clients
Bethany Brand, Ph.D.
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
December 2019
Trauma, Dissociation and Attachment: Core Concepts and Their Relationships
Andrew Moskowitz, PhD
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
November 2019
Asylum and Cancelation of Removal Evaluations: Focus on Practical Skills in Providing Testimony in Immigration Court
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD and Giselle Hass, PsyD
October 2019
Impact and Integration: Psychology’s Role in Refugee and Asylum Seeker Cases, and Policy Development
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Adam Zahn, MS, Lavanya Devdas, PhD, MSW, & Megan Hume, MDP
Shame, Dissociation and Enactment in Complex Trauma Disorders
Martin Dorahy, PhD, DClinPych
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
May 2019
Intervening with Displaced Children and Families: Refugees, Immigrants and IDP's
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Rebecca Thomley, PsyD and Roshan Khatri, MD
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
April 2019
Aftereffects of a Terrorist Attack: New York City in the Years After 9/11
Susan Opotow, PhD
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
Mindfulness and Meditation Techniques for Vulnerable Populations and Caregivers
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Elizabeth Carll, PhD, Rick Williamson, PhD, and Naj Alikhan, LMFT
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
October 2018
Understanding Differences Between Clinical Trauma Evaluations and Asylum Evaluations for Refugee and Immigration Requests
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll and Claudette "Claudia" Antuña
| No CE Option |
| Division 56 Members - CE |
| Non-Members - CE |
| Students - CE |
February 2018
An Attorney's Perspective: Best Practices for Collaborating with Attorneys in Support of Immigrant Clients; Writing Effective Medical Affadavits; Testifying in Court; and Understanding Asylum Law
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll and Shana Tabak
For more information, please go to The Refugee Mental Health Network website.
December 2017
What is Dissociation and What is Psychosis: A Conceptual and Symptom Based Analysis
Andrew Moskowitz
November 2017
Beyond Asylum Evaluations: Conducting Immigration Evaluations for Cancelation of Deportation, Hardship Waivers, and Waivers from Taking the U.S. Citizenship Exam
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll and Marta Miranda
Risk Management for Clinicians Working with Trauma Survivors
A. Steven Frankel
October 2017
Enduring Mothers, Enduring Knowledge: On Rape and History
Judith Alpert
September 2017
The Refugee Crisis: Understanding and Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Families and Children Displaced by Armed Conflict
Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar: An APA Interdivisional Project
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Kenneth E. Miller
August 2017
The Neuropsychological Effects of Non-Responsive Parenting: Implications for Mother-Infant Sleep
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett & Wendy Middlemiss
July 2017
Group Delivery of Exposure, Cognitive, and Behavioral PTSD Interventions in a 16-Week Protocol
Diane Castillo
June 2017
Asylum Evaluations Continued: A More In-Depth Look at Evaluating Special Populations
APA Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll, Roy Aranda, & Jennifer McQuaid
Albinism and Trauma: Crisis in Tanzania!
Peter Ash & Ikponwosa Ero
May 2017
Updated on Complex PTSD (cPTSD)and Developmental Trauma Disorder (DTD) for Clinicians and Researchers
Julian Ford
Working with Interpreters with Refugee Populations in Healthcare Settings and for Asylum Evaluations
APA Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll, Betsy Gard, & William Salton
April 2017
Clinical Practice Guidelines for PTSD: An Overview of the Process and Product
Lynn Bufka
March 2017
Conducting Asylum Evaluations
APA Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll, William Salton, & Jennifer McQuaid
February 2017
Screening and Intervening with Refugees; Understanding Trauma and the Mental Health Needs
APA Refugee Mental Health Resource Network Webinar
Co-sponsored by Divisions 56, 35, 52, and 55
Elizabeth Carll, Betsy Gard, & Carl Auerbach
December 2016
Assessment and Treatment of Torture Survivors: Resilience-Centered Healing
Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith, Katherine Porterfield, and Hawthorne E. Smith
November 2016
Contextual Thearpy for Complex Trauma
Steve Gold
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October 2016
Narrative Exposure Therapy
Frank Neuner
September 2016
Speaking the Unspeakable: Identification and Treatment of Childhood Trauma
Alicia F. Lieberman
July 2016
Complex PTSD: Treatment and Updates from ICD
Marylene Cloitre
June 2016
Detection and Management of PTSD in Primary Care Settings
Annabel Prins and Kyle Possemato
May 2016
Cognitive Processing Therapy: What is Next?
Patricia Resick
April 2016
Cultural Competence in Trauma Treatment
Laura Brown
Special Webinar April 2016
Getting the Word Out About Trauma: Spotlight’s Investigation of Child Sexual Abuse in the Catholic Church
Walter Robinson
March 2016
Psychopharmacological Treatment of Traumatization in Adults
Nancy Bernardy and Matthew Friedman
February 2016
Sreening of Brief Interventions for Intimate Partner Violence in Primary Care Settings
L. Kevin Hamberger
January 2016
Lessons Learned in the Traumatic Stress Field and Ways Forward
Dean Kilpatrick
December 2015
International/Cross-Cultural Trauma Trainings: Development and Meaningful Application
George Rhoades
November 2015
The Black Lives Matter Movement: Implications for Professional Psychologists
Nnamdi Pole and Amber Douglas
July 2015
The Hoffman Report: Div. 56 Discusses Initial Reactions and Plans
Beth Rom-Rymer and Nnamdi Pole
Panelists: Katherine Porterfield, Charles Figley, Steve Gold, Carly Smith, Robyn Gobin
July 2015
Multi-Systemic Psychosocial Support Model for Responding to Disasters and Mass Violence
Gilbert Reyes
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June 2015
PTSD in the DSM-V
Michelle Bovin
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May 2015
Treating Adult Traumatic Bereavement
Laurie Pearlman
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April 2015
Prolonged Exposure Therapy with Veterans
Erin Smith and Katherine E Porter
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March 2015
Early Adverse Experiences Increase the Risk of Adult Health Problems: The Implications of Lack of Responsive Care for Trauma and Long-Term Health
Kathleen Kendall-Tackett and Wendy Middlemiss
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February 2015
Working with Chronically Suicidal Clients: A Trauma-Informed, Empowerment Focused Perspective
Tyson D. Bailey
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December 2014
Posttraumatic Growth: Basic Concepts & Strategies for Facilitation
Richard Tedeschi
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November 2014
Understanding and Stabilizing Safety Problems with Severely Dissociated Clients
Bethany Brand
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October 2014
Children Exposed to Violence and Other Adverse Experiences, Trauma and the Brain
Bob Geffner
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July 2014
Understanding and Treatment of Sexually Trafficked Children, Teens and Young Women
George Rhoades
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June 2014
Why Child Abuse Makes People Sick. The lifetime Health Effects of Adverse Childhood Experiences
Kathleen Kendall-Tacket
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July 2013
ECP Webinar on Self-Care and Resilience
Moderator - Lesia M. Rugless
Developing Resilience in Trauma Workers
Charles Figley & Kathy R. Figley
Why Early Career Trauma Providers Should Care About Self-Care
Mira Brancu
Developing Resilience in Trauma Workers
Adeyinka M. Akinsulure-Smith