PTSD: UNPLUGGED! Your past does not need to be your future...
Schedule
Wed Nov 10 2021 at 02:00 am
Location
Mimi's Cafe (Valencia) | Santa Clarita
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Join us on Tuesday November 9th, 2021 at 6pm, in observance of Veteran’s Day, for a round table discussion about PTSD at Mimi’s Café in Valencia or on Zoom. A round table discussion will be hosted by the Zonta Club of the Santa Clarity Valley’s Advocacy Committee. The “Zonta Empowers: Take Action” series will be offered several times a year starting with PTSD: Unplugged. The series will feature topics like human trafficking, intimate stalking and many others that will help our community understand topics that can be difficult to discuss. We are pleased to collaborate with many organizations locally that share our mission.
The first in the series features Pamela Hall, PhD LP QME, Larry Schallert, LCSW and Cyndi Mathews.
Dr. Pamela Hall, recently wrote a book titled, PTSD: UNPLUGGED! Dr. Hall completed her post-doctoral education in Forensic Psychology in 2018 at St. John’s University, Queens, NY. She has been a Qualified Medical Examiner in psychology since 2015, and has conducted worker’s compensation psychology examinations since 2014. Dr. Hall has been a licensed psychologist in California since 2000, with a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology completed in 1996. She has specialized in trauma-related psychological injuries such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and cognitive impairment such as Traumatic Brain Injury.
Larry Schallert, LCSW is the Assistant Director, Student Health & Wellness/Mental Health Program at College of the Canyons where he directs the college’s personal counseling and wellness outreach programs. He is a member of the Behavioral Intervention (BIT) and Sexual Assault Response Teams. A graduate from the University of Southern California with an MSW, he is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, holds a Pupil Personnel Services Credential and is a Diplomate in Clinical Social Work. He has a private practice, consulting and serving youth, families and adults. He also has been an adjunct professor teaching masters level psychopathology and assessment courses. Schallert has over 35 years’ leadership experience and has received local, state and national recognition for his leadership in developing school based mental health programming. Several of his programs have been used as models for LA County. Most recently Schallert has been honored at the NASW’s California Social Worker of the year and his program received congressional recognition for leadership in the area of mental health on campus and in the community.
Also on the panel is Cyndi Mathews. She earned a bachelor’s degree in Biological Psychology from the University of California at Berkeley; the first fifth-generation Cal graduate, she lived and traveled many times to France with her grandfather, a World War II D-Day combat veteran. She’s heard the stories of hundreds of veterans and has seen the destructive habits of those suffering from undiagnosed PTSD. A successful non-fiction writer and marketing consultant, she’s currently writing a memoir, Dot’s Red Thread, about her grandfather, Captain Chet Graham of the 82nd Airborne.
They will be sharing experiences and discussing topics such as:
• What is trauma?
• What is PTSD?
• Who can suffer from PTSD?
• How women in the military, spouses, or family members can cope with PTSD?
• What can we do to help?
This is a hybrid event, both in-person and virtual. Advanced reservations are required by November 8th. Seating is limited and tickets are $25 per person. In-person event includes dinner (with salad and a beverage), and the opportunity to purchase the book for $10 each. Virtual attendees will receive an e-book.
Please support our new series by attending. To purchase tickets or to see more details, visit our website at www.scvzonta.org/advocacy and look for “Zonta Empowers”. #ZontaEmpowers
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Where is it happening?
Mimi's Cafe (Valencia), 24201 W. Magic Mtn. Pkwy, Santa Clarita, CA 91355