Overview

This webinar will present information and data from Damien Stewart's current PhD research topic where he is seeking to understand the role of social processes, specifically social acknowledgement, in the transmission of intergenerational trauma from one generation to the next.

Many psychologists, whether they specifically seek to or not, are likely to encounter clients who are affected by intergenerational trauma (e.g. indigenous Australians and descendants of Holocaust survivors). Having a greater understanding on how intergenerational trauma is transmitted can potentially assist practitioners in treating their client with the potential outcome of minimising further transmission of trauma to subsequent generations.

Level of Learning

Foundational. This activity is targeted to those new to the topic.

Duration of access

This webinar will be recorded. Access to the recording and presenter slides is for 12 months from the date of confirmed registration.

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Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this webinar, participants should be able to:

• recognise and identify intergenerational trauma,

• recognise methods of transmission of Intergenerational Trauma, and

• recognise the role of social processes, specifically social acknowledgement, in the transmission of intergenerational trauma.

Presenter(s)

Damien Stewart

About the presenter(s)

Damien Stewart completed two master’s degrees in psychology at the University of Queensland, one in Master of Applied Psychology in Sport & Exercise, in 2012. Prior to that he spent many years as an elite athlete and as a Police Officer with the Western Australian Police Service and 10 years with the Australian Federal Police (AFP) in Sydney.

After graduating in 2014, Damien went into private practice and created Room23 Psychology where he currently practices from the Sunshine Coast of Queensland, Australia. This practice is highly focused on assisting current and previous serving Police & Military personnel suffering from mental health issues resulting from their career (e.g., depression, anxiety, and trauma), as well as athletes presenting with mental health issues.

Damien is also a previous Convener of the APS Military and Emergency Services Interest Group and he is the current National Chair of the APS College of Sport & Exercise Psychology.

In 2022, Damien begun a PhD through La Trobe University in Melbourne in conjunction with the University of Warsaw, Poland, on Intergenerational Trauma in Poland following WWII.

He is also the Director of a Polish registered business, Poland at War Tours, a collection of tours designed to educate people on the occupation of Poland, The Holocaust, and Polish resistance during WWII.