Joy DeGruy, PhD, authored the book Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Enduring Legacy of Injury and Healing, which addresses the residual impacts of trauma on African descendants in the Americas. Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome lays the groundwork for understanding how the past has influenced the present, and opens up the discussion of how we can use the strengths we have gained to heal.
DeGruy holds a doctorate in social work research. She is an assistant professor at Portland State University. With more than twenty years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work, she gives workshop attendees practical insight into various cultural and ethnic groups that form the basis of contemporary society. DeGruy’s workshops also go far beyond the topic of cultural sensitivity; she provides specialized clinical work in areas of mental health and ecological resilience.
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Thursday, May 9 lecture from 7-9pm @ First Unitarian Universalist Church, 1187 Franklin, SF
Friday, May 10 and Saturday, May 11 workshops from 10am-5:30pm @ CIIS Main Building, 1453 Mission, SF