Information for people with disabilities and their families who have
been affected by Hurricane Katrina.
* Two free call-in lectures titled "After Katrina: Coping
with
trauma" on 9/13 & 9/15 at 10:30am Central
In response to Hurricane Katrina, addiction professionals and other
healthcare providers have taken on the monumental task of helping
survivors cope with acute stress and trauma while managing these same
feelings themselves.
The Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network is proud of the work
being done in this area in the Gulf Coast states. In order to support
these efforts, we have scheduled two lecture-based calls that will cover
what caregivers working with people impacted by Hurricane Katrina can do
to help relieve traumatic stress.
The calls will be led by an expert in traumatic stress, Dr. Mark Lerner,
the president of the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress (
www.aaets.org ).
WE NEED YOUR HELP!!!!
We MUST get the word out about these calls AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! Please
distribute the attached flyer to addiction professionals, healthcare
providers and other relief workers in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi,
Alabama and Florida.
We strongly encourage you to:
*Print the attached flyer and mail to appropriate individuals
*Email the information to appropriate individuals in your address book
*Post the information on appropriate electronic discussion lists
*Advertise the calls on your Web sites
PLEASE NOTE: We only have space for 400 participants. Please only dial
into the call if you are located in the areas affected by Katrina.
Special thanks to our technology partner, The Conference Depot
(1-888-273-1331), for helping to make these calls possible.
If you have any questions or comments, please contact either Laurie Krom
(kroml@nattc.org) or Mary Beth Johnson
(mbj@nattc.org) at the ATTC
National Office (816-482-1200).
Joseph D. (Jody) Biscoe III
Assistant Professor for Psychology & Director for the LAATTC @ NSU
Northwestern State University
311 Bienvenu Hall
Natchitoches, LA 71497
office: 318.357.4643
fax: 318.357.4643
www.nsula.edu/laattc