2027 Division 56 Leadership Nominees

2027 Division 56 Officer Positions for Election: President-Elect (One-year term, moves into the President’s office for the succeeding term) Member-At-Large (Three-year term, renewable for one term) The Division 56 Bylaws govern office positions and terms. Each nominee has been asked the following questions You can read their answers below by clicking each nominee’s name What…

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Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers

Helping Teens with Traumatic Grief: Tips for Caregivers NCTSN Resource Describes how teens may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips on what caregivers can do to help. Download PDF (English) Published in 2014 Describes how teens may feel when struggling with the death of someone close and offers tips…

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Member Submission | Return from Humanitarian Mission

Return to TPN Main Page Return from Humanitarian Mission in Armenia and Georgia Ani Kalayjian Harold Takooshian We have returned home with hearts overflowing with gratitude, love, and inspiration after our transformative humanitarian mission in Armenia and Georgia. Thanks to your unwavering support, we were able to bring healing, hope, and empowerment to communities facing…

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Member Submission | Growth Through Grief

Return to TPN Main Page Growth Through Grief: Supporting Healthy Adaptation to Loss Katerina Bikir Member Open Submission Ukrainian society is currently drowning in the pain of loss and mourning. Every day brings horrifying news that paralyzes and exhausts every Ukrainian. While there is extensive research on trauma, especially military trauma, there’s a noticeable lack…

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Member Submission | The Ghost of Unconscious Wounds

Return to TPN Main Page The Ghost of Unconscious Wounds: A Legacy of Inherited Trauma A follow-up essay to Traumatic Family and Hustle Culture (2024) Minh Phan Six years ago, one word pushed me out of my home after I disclosed my sexual orientation: ashamed. The exit began three years of estrangement, a slide into…

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Wired for Survival: How Childhood Trauma Rewrites the Brain

Return to TPN Main Page With nearly two-thirds of U.S. adults reporting exposure to Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) before age 18 (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2024), trauma psychology sits at a critical intersection. These potentially traumatic events (PTEs) occur during childhood and/or adolescence (CDC, 2024), and carry longterm, costly impacts at the…

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Book Review | Doorknob: Bombshells in Therapy

Return to TPN Main Page Book Review | Doorknob: Bombshells in Therapy The Deadline, the Brain, and Why it is Important to End on Time Section Editors: Serena Wadhwa & Omewha Beaton Daniela V. Gitlin. (2024). 240 pages. ISBN 978-1-324-05259-3 (paperback). W. W. Norton Professional Books. What do you do when your patient is about…

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Cascading Climate Hazards and Environmental Justice

Cascading Climate Hazards and Environmental Justice In Communities on the Fenceline of Polluting Industries Alique Berberian, MPH, MIA Section Editor: Claire J. Starrs Climate change, driven largely by human activities like fossil fuel use and greenhouse gas emissions, is having widespread and unprecedented impacts on physical environments and populations in many regions across the world…

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On The Double: A Veteran-Driven Dissemination Campaign Spreading Awareness of PTSD Treatment Options

On The Double: A Veteran-Driven Dissemination Campaign Spreading Awareness of PTSD Treatment Options Infographics of Treatment Options for People with PTSD Teresa Granger Section Editor Created by Jacquelyn Baldwin, BSN, RN (Florida Atlantic University) and On The Double PCORI Dissemination Grant Team. Distribution welcome. Summer 2025 Issue Cascading Climate Hazards and Environmental Justice On The…

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Who’s Who: Meet Dr. Carolee GiaoUyen Tran

Who’s Who: Special Feature Special Feature for the 50 Anniversary of the Fall of Saigon It’s important to humanize the face of not only the Vietnam War but all wars so we can bear witness to the horror, suffering, destructiveness, and displacement that accompany them… I truly believe that at the end of the day,…

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