March
Newsletter:
Healing Trauma in the World

In this issue:

Exploring Healing in Haiti

Global Trauma Relief Program Updates

Food As Medicine coming in June

Mind-Body Medicine coming in October

Greetings from James S. Gordon, MD, Founder & Director

The whole world has responded to the plight of the people of Haiti. So many people, organizations and countries have done what they can do, sharing expertise, supplies, prayers and financial support. What the Center can do is provide a program of accessible, practical, effective population-wide psychological healing— with your support. Our healing work in regions of the world traumatized by war and natural disaster has given us the skills and experience to move forward with confidence to help a nation heal, even in the face of such enormous pain. The Center, with our Haitian partners, is creating a program to be part of the rebuilding of Haiti, and we hope you'll join us. In this issue of our newsletter we share news of our Haiti exploratory trip, and updates on all our Global Trauma Relief Programs around the world, including our work with US troops, returning troops, veterans and their families. The Center is committed to helping the people who need help the most. We hope you’ll join us in supporting our profoundly effective work.

Healing Haiti

The Center plans to bring our program of population-wide psychological healing to Haiti.

Over the next 4 years we expect to train 1500 Haitian doctors, nurses, mental health professionals, educators and community leaders. We will help them to heal their own trauma and deal with the ongoing stress of rebuilding Haiti.

Read about our Haiti program and about how you can help.

Listen to Dr. Gordon on NPR's Talk of the Nation this week, 'Haiti: Picking up the Pieces'

Read Dr. Gordon’s blog posts on our recent trip to Haiti.

Over the past 20 years, the Center has developed a unique Global Trauma Relief program using mind-body medicine to aid in population-wide healing in areas of the world affected by war and natural disasters. Click here to read about the current status of our remarkable programs in Kosovo, Gaza, Israel and post-Katrina New Orleans, as well as with US troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan, veterans and their families.

The world is full of trauma— it feels good to have a means to help with that. And if you are a health professional interested in working with this program, keep in mind that all of our faculty who work with us both here and around the world are Certified in Mind-Body Medicine by the Center. Click here to learn about our extensive professional trainings in mind-body medicine and Certification, and the Initial Mind-Body Medicine training coming up next fall that is the first step on the path.

2010 Professional Trainings

We hope you’ll join us at our professional trainings. Click on the name for further information on any program. Partial scholarships are available for healthcare professionals working with underserved communities. If we haven’t seen you in awhile, we’d love to welcome you back. If we haven’t met you before, we’d like to!

Register early – These programs sell out!

Food As Medicine
June 10 – 13, 2010, Washington, DC

Mind-Body Medicine
October 2 – 6, 2010, Washington, DC
 

Events of Interest

April 20 - 22
2nd Annual Military Health Support Systems Conference
Washington, DC
Dr. James Gordon presents “Using and Studying Behavioral Medicine to Successfully Treat PTSD and Major Depression"

Tai Sophia Institute
Laurel, MD
Starting in April, our friends at Tai Sophia Institute are launching new graduate certificate programs in Health Coaching, Medical Herbalism, Herbal Studies, and Wellness Coaching. All programs are offered in an executive format and feature Dr. James Gordon as faculty. Federal financial aid and CEU’s/Contact Hours for select professional licensure are available. Learn more at an Open House on March 20 or April 7. E-mail admissions@tai.edu or call 301-725-1674.

Click here to view all upcoming events