The South African Institute for Traumatic Stress

Workshop Invitation 5th December 2008
(Theme: Int. Day for the Elimination of Violence Against  Women; 16 Days of activism – No violence against Women)

Rape and Trauma (by popular demand)
CPD: PSB087/11/06/2007 – 8; SACSSP 78/07 - 5
FACILITATOR:      Dr Merle Friedman
TIME:                    09h00 – 16h00 (08h30 for registration)    FEE: R500

Application Deadline: 25 November 2008

Workshop Content: “Rape, it’s politics and treatment – working with adult rape survivors”Understanding rape is a fundamental aspect of working in the trauma field. The occurrence of rape in South Africa is at a very high frequency and clearly associated with the spread of HIV/Aids. There are many questions that are common to people working in the field, such as: how is rape defined officially? Is rape and the response to it similar or different from other types of trauma? Should rape survivors be counselled across gender? Is there a good early intervention that is likely to be of most value in working with adult rape survivors? Other important questions relate to the criminal justice system and how the law deals with rape, both the perpetrators and the victims; also issues regarding the short and long term impact of engaging with the criminal justice system in dealing with rape. This workshop will engage with these questions and others that emerge from working together to try and understand and be more effective in this complex, distressing and all too common challenge that we face in our field of work.

Facilitator: Dr Friedman is a Clinical Psychologist, Certified Trauma Specialist (ATSS) and Clinical member of International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA). She was on the board of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies for two consecutive periods, is a co-founder and director of the South African Institute for Traumatic Stress, and was one of the founders of the Wits Trauma Clinic in South Africa. She was a member of the United States National Institute of Mental Health Violence and Traumatic Stress Working Group, and of the ISTSS International Working Group on Traumatic Stress.   She has been a member of TRT (To Reflect and Trust) since 1997 – engaging in issues of conflict and distress between groups of people.
She travels extensively nationally and internationally for speaking engagements and on lecture tours to Australia, Europe and the United States, has published a number of articles and book chapters, focused mainly on aspects of traumatic stress and resilience. She also appears regularly on national radio and television in South Africa.

Who should attend?
Mental health professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and registered counsellors, who would like to learn more about treating Traumatic Stress within this context.

Application :  Invitation Rape Workshop 11.09 Kb

Please submit application form and deposit the required fee directly into the bank account, faxing/emailing through the proof of payment.

We look forward to having you join us.  Kind regards, Leoni Futter  

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