The trauma of the 9/11 attack and how therapists responded to the crisis using mostly critical incident debriefing methods of trauma work is now being challenged as not effective.  This controversy has initiated a rethinking of how best to help people recover from traumatic events, including grief and loss reactions to the loss of a significant other.

In this seminar, we will discuss the following issues:

-    Actual 9/11 trauma work, what worked and did not work in the crisis

-    Review of current clinical thinking as to how trauma work should be conducted

-     A review and discussion of the current controversy in the trauma field

-     Discussion and presentation of new techniques and approaches to trauma recovery work

-     Comparing the differences between acute and chronic trauma and PTSD

Dr. Gary Hill is a licensed clinical psychologist, a licensed marital and family therapist and a certified supervisor addictions counselor. Dr. Hill is also an Affiliate psychologist at the Family Institute, Northwestern University.

Dr. Hill has post doctoral training in systems therapy and extensive experience treating children, families, individual adults and couples.

Dr. Hill also has an extensive business background, having been a senior manager for two national behavioral managed care companies and has management training from the Kellogg school of management, Northwestern University.

Dr. Hill is a lively and informative presenter and can be reached for comment at 847-853-0542 or at e-mail address grhconsult@aol.com.

Dr. Hill also has a website at www.grhconsult.com where there is more detailed information about his practice.

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