Event Title
Veterans' Use of Religion/Spirituality as Culturally Relevant Coping Skills for Trauma and Recovery
Location
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Ave, Phila. PA 19131
Start Date
31-3-2012 10:30 AM
End Date
31-3-2012 11:30 AM
Description
Veterans' Use of Religion/Spirituality as Culturally Relevant Coping Skills for Trauma and Recovery Sean Lincoln, PhD
Biographical Sketch: Sean Kathleen Lincoln, PhD is an experienced organizational administrator with skills and expertise in diversity, work/life initiatives, training and career counseling, clinical psychology, behavioral health, systems design and administration. Experience was gained in the health care and banking industries. She holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Boston University.
Dr. Lincoln currently is a clinical psychologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center providing disability assessments. Previously, Dr. Lincoln served as the Director of the Office for Diversity at the Philadelphia Bar Association. In this role, she provided support to legal firms and organizations, as well as developed and implemented programming to enhance diversity.
Beginning in 1998, Dr Lincoln served the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as Diversity and Work/Life Initiatives Administrator. Dr. Lincoln designed and implemented diversity related programs for all levels of organizational management assisting in creating awareness and an understanding of cultural differences and the related impact on work effectiveness. As work/life initiatives administrator, Dr. Lincoln implemented programs to enhance the lives of employees. The above components contributed to the Hospital being awarded the Healthy Workplace Award by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association in 2000, the Commitment to Diversity Award from the Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association in 2003 and contributed to the Hospital receiving the Best Places to Work in Philadelphia Award in 2003.
Prior to this, Dr. Lincoln has served in a variety of capacities within the health and mental health fields including Director or Outpatient Services and Professional Services Group at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center and Director of Mental and Social Health at the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In the banking industry, Dr. Lincoln held positions with successive personnel, fiscal and administrative responsibilities. In addition to being licensed in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lincoln holds certificates in Diversity Management for HR Executives from the Society for Human Resource Management and in Leadership Development Training from Personnel Decisions International. She has facilitated expert panels with the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on three separate public health issues: mental health/mental illness, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Adolescent Sleep and School Start Times. Dr. Lincoln has developed and conducted trainings on diversity and inclusion, issues related to work environment, organization and change management, team building, conflict resolution, and stress identification and reduction thereby enhancing employee performance and relationship management. Dr. Lincoln has been adjunct professor in psychology doctoral and master’s programs at Chestnut Hill College, and Widener and Arcadia Universities and undergraduate at Temple University. She is the co-author of the chapter, “Biracial Populations” in Clinical Practice with People of Color: A Guide to Becoming Culturally Competent, published in 2007.
Description of presentation: This workshop will focus on diverse veterans of war and other trauma survivors and how they utilize their faith and spirituality to enhance resiliency and recovery from traumatic events. Some research indicates that specific veteran populations are more likely to utilize spiritual coping for recovery and support. Conversely, these veterans are also less likely to seek behavioral health treatment for symptom relief. Discussion will also focus on inclusion of discussion of spirituality within the clinical hour.
Educational Objectives:
- Discuss utilization of mental health and spiritual counseling in the veteran population
- Understand the differences between racial and ethnic groups for utilization of religion and spirituality coping
- Describe the positive impact that religion and spirituality have on mental health and resiliency within diverse veteran populations
Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists, Mental Health & Health Professionals, Social Workers, and Counselors
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
CEU: 1 credit
Veterans' Use of Religion/Spirituality as Culturally Relevant Coping Skills for Trauma and Recovery
Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, 4170 City Ave, Phila. PA 19131
Veterans' Use of Religion/Spirituality as Culturally Relevant Coping Skills for Trauma and Recovery Sean Lincoln, PhD
Biographical Sketch: Sean Kathleen Lincoln, PhD is an experienced organizational administrator with skills and expertise in diversity, work/life initiatives, training and career counseling, clinical psychology, behavioral health, systems design and administration. Experience was gained in the health care and banking industries. She holds a doctoral degree in clinical psychology from Boston University.
Dr. Lincoln currently is a clinical psychologist at the Philadelphia Veterans Administration Medical Center providing disability assessments. Previously, Dr. Lincoln served as the Director of the Office for Diversity at the Philadelphia Bar Association. In this role, she provided support to legal firms and organizations, as well as developed and implemented programming to enhance diversity.
Beginning in 1998, Dr Lincoln served the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia as Diversity and Work/Life Initiatives Administrator. Dr. Lincoln designed and implemented diversity related programs for all levels of organizational management assisting in creating awareness and an understanding of cultural differences and the related impact on work effectiveness. As work/life initiatives administrator, Dr. Lincoln implemented programs to enhance the lives of employees. The above components contributed to the Hospital being awarded the Healthy Workplace Award by the Pennsylvania Psychological Association in 2000, the Commitment to Diversity Award from the Greater Valley Forge Human Resources Association in 2003 and contributed to the Hospital receiving the Best Places to Work in Philadelphia Award in 2003.
Prior to this, Dr. Lincoln has served in a variety of capacities within the health and mental health fields including Director or Outpatient Services and Professional Services Group at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Center and Director of Mental and Social Health at the Roxbury Comprehensive Community Health Center in Roxbury, Massachusetts. In the banking industry, Dr. Lincoln held positions with successive personnel, fiscal and administrative responsibilities. In addition to being licensed in the commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lincoln holds certificates in Diversity Management for HR Executives from the Society for Human Resource Management and in Leadership Development Training from Personnel Decisions International. She has facilitated expert panels with the federal Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on three separate public health issues: mental health/mental illness, Adverse Childhood Experiences, and Adolescent Sleep and School Start Times. Dr. Lincoln has developed and conducted trainings on diversity and inclusion, issues related to work environment, organization and change management, team building, conflict resolution, and stress identification and reduction thereby enhancing employee performance and relationship management. Dr. Lincoln has been adjunct professor in psychology doctoral and master’s programs at Chestnut Hill College, and Widener and Arcadia Universities and undergraduate at Temple University. She is the co-author of the chapter, “Biracial Populations” in Clinical Practice with People of Color: A Guide to Becoming Culturally Competent, published in 2007.
Description of presentation: This workshop will focus on diverse veterans of war and other trauma survivors and how they utilize their faith and spirituality to enhance resiliency and recovery from traumatic events. Some research indicates that specific veteran populations are more likely to utilize spiritual coping for recovery and support. Conversely, these veterans are also less likely to seek behavioral health treatment for symptom relief. Discussion will also focus on inclusion of discussion of spirituality within the clinical hour.
Educational Objectives:
- Discuss utilization of mental health and spiritual counseling in the veteran population
- Understand the differences between racial and ethnic groups for utilization of religion and spirituality coping
- Describe the positive impact that religion and spirituality have on mental health and resiliency within diverse veteran populations
Target Audience: Doctoral Level Psychologists, Mental Health & Health Professionals, Social Workers, and Counselors
Level of Instruction: Intermediate
CEU: 1 credit