Announcing a special seminar with
SANDRA L. BLOOM, M.D.

Creating Sanctuary: Perspectives on the Treatment of Childhood Traumas of Violence, Abuse, and Neglect

Dr. Sandra L. Bloom's work provides new perspectives
and treatment options 
for psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers,
mental health counselors, 
and other mental health service providers.

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Internationally known for her work in trauma treatment, Dr. Bloom is Executive Director of The Sanctuary programs, in suburban Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She has devoted her clinical work and practice to the development of safe environments for the treatment of adults who have been abused as children. Her first book, Creating Sanctuary: Toward the Evolution of Sane Societies is the story of her experiences  developing inpatient programs for traumatized adults. The Sanctuary Model is the first well-defined model for milieu treatment integrating trauma theory with therapeutic community principles and the practice of nonviolence.
Dr. Bloom's second book, Bearing Witness: Violence and Collective Responsibility, reflects her passion for prevention and for the development of broad social-policy initiatives to keep violence from happening in the first place.

Dr Bloom is a Past- President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies and Chaired a Task Force on Family Violence for the Attorney General of Pennsylvania. NIMH has awarded a grant to study the introduction of the Sanctuary Model into residential treatment programs for traumatized children and adolescents in New York.

One-Day Seminar, Friday, May 18, 2001
Continuing Education Credit for:
M.D., Ph.D., L.C.S.W., Nurses, LMHC, CAP
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Creating Sanctuary: Perspectives on the Treatment of Childhood Traumas
of Violence, Abuse, and Neglect
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 2001
A Seminar with Sandra L. Bloom, M.D.

Friday, March 30, 2001

SCHEDULE

8:15-9:00 Continental Breakfast

9:00-10:30 Trauma Theory: Understanding The Roots Of Human Pathology

10:30-10:45 Break

10:45-12:15 Creating Sanctuary: Developing Safe Environments For The New Millennium

12:15-1:15 Lunch

1:15-2:15 Bearing Witness: A Conceptual Framework For The "Big Picture"

2:15-2:30 Break

2:30-3:30 Conclusion and Discussion

This one-day seminar offers a different way of viewing one the most difficult situations faced both in the clinical setting and in the larger sociopolitical environment. The first part of the morning session will focus on the presentation of a theoretical framework for understanding the root cause of a substantial proportion of physical, psychiatric, and social dysfunction – the violence, abuse, and neglect that human beings inflict on one another.

The second part of the morning session will revolve around a discussion of a systemic response to such violence – the creation of nonviolent, health-promoting and humane environments. 

In the afternoon, Dr. Bloom will provide a framework for understanding the broader social issues that confront society as well as develop some ideas for what needs to be done to create a safer and healthier community.
Sponsered by
BayCare
 USF 
University of South Florida
College of Medicine