Workshops
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Myra has conducted numerous workshops in different settings for a variety of audiences including service providers, students, and laypeople. Here is a list of workshops, webinars and teleconferences she has facilitated from 1986 through 2023.
| Year-Mon | Workshops | Client – Organization | Attendees |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05 | Trauma-Informed Practice with Holocaust Survivors | Circle of Care, Toronto, Canada | Personal Support Workers |
| 2022-05 | Trauma-Informed Practice with Holocaust Survivors | Circle of Care, Toronto, Canada | Professional Case Managers and Administrative Staff |
| 2022-05 | Trauma-Informed Practice with Genocide Survivors | JIAS Toronto | Settlement Workers |
| 2022-04 | Trauma-Informed Practice with Holocaust Survivors | L’Chaim Adult Day Centre, Vancouver, Canada | Professional Staff |
| 2021-11 | Trauma Informed Practice with Aging Survivors | Jewish Family Services, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada | Professional staff at the agency |
| 2021-10 | Trauma Informed Practice with Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Family Services, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. | Home Support Workers |
| 2021-06 | Vaccine Reluctance Among Older Adults with a History of Trauma; Diverse Concerns, Trauma-Informed Strategies, and Lessons for the Future | JFNA Center on Aging and Trauma, panelist | JFNA & Claims Conference service providers; and African American, Hispanic/Latinx, LGBTQ service providers |
| 2021-03 | Covid-19 May Trigger Traumatic Memories for Holocaust Survivors: Empowering Strategies and Resources to Help Them Cope | Claims Conference & JFNA webinar | Global Service Providers |
| 2019-06 | The Principles and Practice Components of Strength-Based Practice When Working with Holocaust Survivors | Claims Conference | International Service Providers |
| 2018-11 | Positive Aspects; Transmission of Our Parents’ Legacies | Neuberger Holocaust Education Week | Dialogue for Descendants |
| 2016-10 | Helping Survivors Tell their Stories | Azrieli Foundation | Interviewers for Sustaining Memories Project |
| 2016-09 | Trauma-Informed Practice with Aging Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Community Services, Baltimore, Maryland | Agency staff |
| 2016–09 | Trauma-Informed Practice with Aging Holocaust Survivors: Train-the-Trainer | Jewish Community Services, Baltimore, Maryland | Agency staff clinicians |
| 2016-09 | Shadows of the Past: How the Trauma of the Holocaust Impacts Survivors Today | Jewish Community Services, Baltimore, Maryland | Community-wide program for family members, caregivers, professionals |
| 2016-09 | Supporting survivors through the holidays | Claims Conference | International service providers |
| 2016-09 | Working with Holocaust Survivors | Canadian National Conference on Aging, Jewish Federations of Canada UIA | Conference participants |
| 2015-07 | Integrating Best Practices from Trauma Treatment into Programming: Case Study – A Group Trauma Recovery Model | Claims Conference | International Service Providers |
| 2015-06 | Working with Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Centre | Professional Homemaker Staff |
| 2015-06 | Working with Holocaust Survivors | Agence Ometz Federation CJA | Personal Support Workers for Seniors |
| 2015-05 | Dealing with the Angry Client | Claims Conference | US and Canadian service providers |
| 2015-01 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Agence Ometz Federation CJA | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2014-09 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Centre | Professional homemaker staff |
| 2014-06 | Working with Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Child & Family Service, Winnipeg Canada | Multi-disciplinary staff |
| 2014-05 | Specialized Services, Current Issues and a Group Trauma Recovery Model | Association of Jewish Family & Children's Agencies | Service providers |
| 2014-05 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Agence Ometz, Federation CJA | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2014-01 | Interviewing Holocaust Survivors | West Island Family Institute, Feredation CJA | Program participants |
| 2013-11 | Practice with Holocaust Survivors, Part 2 | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Social service staff |
| 2013-11 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Agence Ometz | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2013-11 | Holocaust Survivors: Responding to Emotional Responses, Part 3 | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Social service staff |
| 2013-10 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors: The Historical Context, Part 1 | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Social service staff |
| 2012-05 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Agence Ometz | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2011-12 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Agence Ometz | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2010-05 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2010-02 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Agence Ometz | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2010-01 | Working with Holocaust Survivors | Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre | Agency staff |
| 2009-12 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Herzliah High School & CJCS Volunteer Department | LEDA-leadership development students |
| 2009-10 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Beurling Academy | High school students |
| 2009-09 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Agence Ometz | Senior Companion Program students |
| 2009-04 | Understanding & Working with Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2009-03 | Interviewing Holocaust Survivors | Beurling Academy | High school students |
| 2009-01 | Working with Holocaust Survivors: Special Considerations | Red Cross Tracing Centre, Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Volunteers |
| 2008-09 | Working with Aging Holocaust Survivors | Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre | Staff |
| 2008-07 | Psychological Sensitization | Concordia University, CURA Life Stories Project | Interviewer training |
| 2008-02 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2007-04 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | St. George High School | High school students |
| 2006-02 | Interviewing Holocaust Survivors | Lower Canada College | High school students |
| 2006-01 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2005-12 | Understanding Elder Holocaust Survivors | Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre | Gedenkdiener interns |
| 2005-01 | Understanding Elder Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2003-10 | Understanding Elder Holocaust Survivors | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2001-12 | Elder Holocaust Survivors: Responding to their Needs | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Social service homecare staff |
| 2001-11 | Elder Holocaust Survivors: Responding to their Needs | Cummings Jewish Centre for Seniors | Agency interns |
| 2000-06 | Understanding Elder Holocaust Survivors | CLSC Rene Cassin | Volunteers & students |
| 1999-02 | Elder Holocaust Survivors: Responding to their Needs | Golden Age Association | Agency staff |
| 1998-03 | Understanding Elder Survivors of War Trauma | Douglas Hospital | Psychogeriatric education rounds |
| 1997-10 | The Interview Process: Emotional Responses | Montreal Holocaust Memorial Centre, Witness-to-History Program | Interviewer training |
| 1997-05 | Emotional Responses to the Interviewing Process | Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation | Interviewer training |
| 1997-02 | Caring for the Aging Holocaust Survivor: Special Needs | Jewish General Hospital | Multidisciplinary staff |
| 1997-01 | Working with Individuals who Experience Post-Traumatic Stress | CEGEP Dawson | Special Care Counselling Program students |
| 1996-08 | Emotional Responses to the Interviewing Process | Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation | Interviewer training |
| 1996-05 | Understanding Elder Holocaust Survivors | CEGEP Dawson | Special Care Counselling Program students |
| 1996-01 | Working with Individuals who Experience Post-Traumatic Stress | CEGEP Dawson | Special Care Counselling Program students |
| 1995-09 | Holocaust Survivors: The Impact of Institutionalization | Jewish Hospital of Hope & Jewish Nursing Home | Multidisciplinary staff |
| 1995-09 | Holocaust Survivors: The Impact of Institutionalization | Jewish Hospital of Hope & Jewish Nursing Home | Multidisciplinary staff |
| 1995-06 | Holocaust Survivors: Responding to their Needs | Federation CJA Planning Department | Federation staff |
| 1995-05 | Intergenerational Dialogue | Montreal Second Generation | Members |
| 1994-07 | Understanding Aging Holocaust Survivors | CLSC Cote des Neiges | Social service homecare staff |
| 1994-05 | The Psychological Needs of Holocaust Survivors | CEGEP Marie Victorin | Special Care Counselling Program students |
| 1994-03 | Understanding Aging Holocaust Survivors | CEGEP Vanier | Special Care Counselling Program students |
| 1993-11 | Self-Help Group Therapy with Ageing Holocaust Survivors | Institute of Community & Family Psychiatry, Jewish General Hospital | Clinical grand rounds |
| 1993-09 | Understanding Institutionalized Holocaust Survivors | Maimonides Hospital Geriatric Centre | Multidisciplinary staff |
| 1993-03 | Meeting the Needs & Concerns of Survivors: Creative Responses | Jewish Family Services Social Service Centre | Agency staff |
| 1993-01 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Federation CJA Centre for Professional Development | Community staff and laypersons |
| 1992-11 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Jewish General Hospital Department of Geriatrics | Staff |
| 1992-07 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute | Social service staff |
| 1992-06 | Working with Hospitalized Holocaust Survivors | Federation CJA Chaplaincy Services | Chaplains in the Montreal area |
| 1992-05 | Establishing Trusting Relationships with Survivors | Jewish Family & Child Services of Greater Toronto | Social service staff |
| 1992-05 | Trauma and the Holocaust | Jewish Family & Child Services of Greater Toronto | Social service staff |
| 1991-07 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute | Social service staff |
| 1991-02 | Crisis Intervention Techniques with Holocaust Survivors during the Persian Gulf War | Jewish Nursing Home Day Centre | Staff |
| 1990-09 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Project Genesis | Staff |
| 1990-01 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Support Services for the Elderly | Social service staff |
| 1989-04 | Clinical Perspectives on Holocaust Survivors and their Children | American Association for Marriage & Family Therapy, Quebec Division | Practitioners |
| 1988-11 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Family Services Social Service Centre | Social service staff |
| 1987-02 | Towards an Understanding of Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Family Services of the Baron de Hirsch Institute | Social service staff |
| 1986-10 | Understanding Holocaust Survivors | Jewish Family Services Social Service Centre | Social service staff |
