Hope Inspired: Discussion about Skills for Psychological Recovery

I am so excited to introduce you to Dr. Orengo-Aguayo who will share about the incredible Skills for Psychological Recovery and so much more!! She is incredible and I can't wait for you to learn from her!

Listen until the end where she shares such an incredible story about faith over fear! It brought me to tears. I hope you enjoy!

You will learn:

1.) Brief overview of the Skills for Psychological Recovery and how they can be used in every day situations.

2.) Practical ways to support someone who is going through a hard time.

3.) A skill to help with decision making

Disclaimer: This is for educational purposes only, it's not an official training nor a replacement for therapy. Please note that we do discuss trauma and recovery from traumatic experiences during this episode.

Rosaura Orengo-Aguayo, PhD (she/her/ella; Name Pronunciation | Positionality & Mission Statement)

is an Associate Professor and bilingual (Spanish and English) and licensed Clinical Psychologist at the National Crime Victims Research and Treatment Center within the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC). She completed a BA in Psychology at the University of Puerto Rico, a MA and PhD at The University of Iowa, and an NIMH postdoctoral fellowship in traumatic stress research at MUSC. Her research focuses on addressing mental health disparities among underserved populations (specifically Hispanic youth) through innovative implementation and dissemination methods, including telehealth. She also has an active program of research focused on the cultural and linguistic adaptation and international dissemination of trauma-focused assessment and intervention, particularly within post-disaster contexts.

Dr. Orengo-Aguayo directs the Puerto Rican Center for Intervention and Training in Trauma, a SAMHSA-funded program aimed at capacity building, resource sharing, technical support, and training in evidence-based trauma focused interventions, and telehealth as a service delivery modality. Her team has published several seminal publications on the impact of disasters on youth mental health (JAMA Network Open), and the implementation and dissemination of in-person and telehealth delivery of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) in Latin America and US (American Psychologist). She is a co-author in the first telehealth manual available in Spanish published in January of 2022 (Manual de Telesalud Mental). She is an expert in Psychological First Aid and was recently interviewed by the US Surgeon General for his House Calls podcast on the Impact of Natural Disasters on our Mental Health (House Calls Podcast) Dr. Orengo-Aguayo co-directs the World Changers Lab at MUSC & Puerto Rico, with Dr. Regan W. Stewart, whose mission is to “change the world, one child at a time.”

Hope Inspired: Discussion about Skills for Psychological Recovery

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