08/27/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 08/27/2024 10:03
The community is invited to explore that question at Resilience as Public Health, a free lecture and discussion to be held Friday, Sept. 20, at 8:30 a.m. at Geisinger Commonwealth School of Medicine. Continuing education credits (CEUs) will be available for social workers, licensed professional counselors, marriage and family therapists and nurses.
At the event, Geisinger College of Health Science's Resilience Colloquium will reconvene to discuss the question, "Can NEPA Become a Community of Resiliency?"
Giving a talk and leading the roundtable discussions will be renowned social work scholar and celebrated author and lecturer Michael Ungar, PhD.
"We are honored to host Dr. Ungar and excited that our community will have the opportunity to interact with him," said Leighton Huey, MD, Geisinger College of Health Sciences associate dean for behavioral health integration and community care transformation. "Last year, our Resilience Colloquium discussed the question Can NEPA Become a Community of Resilience? Dr. Ungar's expertise is perfectly matched to that question. Of note, Dr. Ungar has a particular interest in coal, oil and gas-producing communities as they transition to more green economies. His insights and advice will be invaluable to plan for a resilient tomorrow in our region."
The talk's topic is "Nurturing Community Resilience: Systemic Thinking for Everyday and Uncommon Challenges."
Afterward, he will host a roundtable discussion for all attendees discussing the theme, "Sharing Stories of Successfully Building the Resilience of People and Their Communities."
Dr. Ungar is the Canada Research Chair in child, family and community resilience and a professor and head of the Resilience Research Center at Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia. His research on resilience around the world and across cultures has made him the No. 1 ranked social work scholar in the world, with numerous educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofits and businesses relying on
his research and clinical work to guide their approaches to nurturing child, family, organizational and community well-being under stress.
To register or for more information, visit go.geisinger.edu/resilience.