The past does not simply disappear. Both the traumas and the triumphs in our histories are alive within us and within those we care for. How do we turn to face the wounds that we carry, and at the same time, tap the strength, resilience, and wisdom from our ancestral roots to help us today?

Award-winning author, psychologist, and teacher, Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD, will share the foundations of intergenerational trauma psychology and provide experiential teachings to help us embrace our personal and familial traumas, and access the generative power of our wise and well ancestors and teachers. She will show us how our own healing and self-awareness allows us, in turn, to bring new levels of compassionate care and sensitivity to the people we serve, with a better understanding of the personal and cultural traumas they are living with.

Register Today

The online training will include three sections:

1. Opening lecture on Healing the Wounds of Past and Present: Providing Care in an Uncertain World.
2. Discussion groups led by experts in treating clients with experiences of trauma:
   -Lisa Haber, LCSW, Clinical Supervisor, Knapp School & Yeshiva, JCFS Chicago and Adjunct Professor, University of Illinois, Jane Addams School of Social Work
   -Yonit Hoffman, PhD, Senior Director, Holocaust Community Services, CJE SeniorLife
   -Megan Lerner, LCSW, Director, Kaufman Wolf Center for Trauma & Resilience, JCFS Chicago
3. Engage in experiences to learn Sustainable Practices for Resilience & Vital Health

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone, PhD, is an author, Jungian psychotherapist, and renowned Jewish scholar and teacher. Widely known for her groundbreaking work in depth psychology, intergenerational trauma healing, and the re-integration of the feminine wisdom tradition within Judaism, Rabbi Tirzah lectures and teaches internationally about spiritual and ancient wisdom practices that are honed to assist us at this critical time in world history. Her latest book, Wounds into Wisdom: Healing Intergenerational Jewish Trauma (Monkfish, 2019) is the recipient of the 2020 Nautilus Book Award Gold in Psychology and the Jewish Women's Caucus of the Association for Women in Psychology 2020 book award. www.tirzahfirestone.com | @tirzahfire

Learning Objectives:

1. I can identify four hallmarks of trauma residue in myself and others.
2. I have learned how epigenetic research demonstrates that ancestors’ traumatic life events can influence their descendant’s' lives.
3. I have gained skills to recognize the positive legacies of my ancestors, and can draw on their experiences to heal in the present.

Register Today

This online event costs $60, which includes 3.25 CEU’s for social workers, psychologists, or counselors.