Enhancing Growth From Trauma: Workshops by Dr John Durkin (April 2012 - Australia)   

“3rd September – 28th September, 2012 | Perth, Melbourne, Auckland, Sydney, Brisbane and Singapore”

About Dr John Durkin

Dr John Durkin is a psychologist specializing in posttraumatic growth and social support. As a result of his experiences of emergencies and disasters from an earlier career as a firefighter in the UK, he was made aware of the effects of stress and trauma and became interested in understanding the processes leading to recovery.

“Workshop One”:

• The Role of Crisis Intervention in Promoting Posttraumatic Growth

“Workshop Two”:

• Facilitating Posttraumatic Growth – Techniques, Tools and Tactics

Professor on leave after student drowns (4/24/12 - Guam)
COUNSELING SERVICES
The University of Guam is offering counseling through its campus counseling services to faculty members, students and friends of A.J. Miralles.

• Critical incident debriefings for students and others who were on the field trip that day will be held today from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m. and on Saturday from 9 a.m. to noon.
• Group counseling sessions will be facilitated by licensed mental health professionals and will allow those who shared this traumatic experience to express their thoughts and feelings.
• Only those individuals who were on the field trip may attend the critical incident debriefings.
• To seek individual counseling or for more information on the critical incident debriefings, call the University of Guam Isa Psychological Services Center at 735-2883 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Isa's hours of operation are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m.--5 p.m.
• The counseling sessions are separate and apart from witness statements and any information shared in a counseling session remains confidential and will not be forwarded to university administration or anyone leading or associated with the incident review.
• As the review process proceeds, additional information will be forthcoming in the days and weeks ahead.
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