Training Providers in Mental Health

Thousands of soldiers and civilians are traumatized, on a level not seen in decades. Mental health professionals are overwhelmed and under-resourced.

DU4U’s team, including Ilan Harpaz-Rotem PhD, ABPP, Shelley Amen, MD, PhD traveled to Poland and Ukraine with a program aimed at developing tools mental health professionals need to care for both themselves and their patients in the wake of widespread wartime trauma. This effort was coordinated by Dr. Irina Esterlis. 

Goal: help psychologists and psychiatrists understand the difference between acute stress and PTSD, how those are treated, and how to treat PTSD in a shorter timeframe. This will allow for increased capacity of the number of people who can be cared for. 

DU4U’s other work includes training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy for PTSD, in partnership with EMDR Institute of Austria.