Upcoming September Events at Meaningfulworld

On Sunday, September 4, 2005, Dr. Kalayjian will chair and join a symposium and panel at the WFMH 2005 Biennial World Congress in Cairo, Egypt. The first symposium is entitled "Psychosocial and Spiritual Impact of Tsunami." Judy Kuriansky, PhD, Vikram, and Nicole Moore will also present at the symposium. Dr. Kalayjian will later join a panel entitled "Forgiveness and Transcendence: Pathways toward reconciliation and peace”.

For more information on this conference, please go to http://www.medical-design.net/mentalhealth2005/.

On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, Dr. Kalayjian will present a lecture entitled "Partnering with the Media" at Fordham University. This Conference is entitled "Behavioral science and the global agenda: Making a difference in the 21st Century." In this lecture, Dr. Kalayjian will discuss how the media has helped her gain support for projects, such as the MHOP, and increase awareness of global conflicts such as genocide and terrorism. To attend the conference, please email Harold Takooshian at takoosh@aol.com.

On Friday, September 9, 2005 from 1:15-2:30pm, Dr. Kalayjian and Dr. Judy Kuriansky will co-moderate an interactive workshop entitled “Achieving Collective Security: Partnerships to prevent fear, violence, genocide and terrorism through targeting the MDG goals”. For more information, please go to http://www.unngodpiconference.org

PAST EVENTS

At the 2005 American Psychological Association Convention in Washington, D.C, Dr. Kalayjian was invited to the International Suite at the Renaissance Hour to share her experiences of the Post Tsunami Mental Health Outreach Project. During that same week, Dr. Kalayjian chaired a panel on Human Rights, Mental Health & Aging and joined two panels, one discussed Aging & Mental Health and the second focused on Internationalizing Counsulting.

IN THE MEDIA

On Friday, August 12, 2005, Dr. Kalayjian appeared on ABC News, Channel 7 with Shade Baderinwa and Andrea Williams. She discussed the psychological impact of the post 911 release of EMS & police records. The interview was followed by a webchat on WABC on the same topic.

On August 23, 2005, she was invited on talk about the impact of the climate change on one's emotions and psyche on WTOP, a radio station based in Washington, DC.

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About Dr. Anie Kalayjian: She is an educator, logotherapeutic, psychotherapist, researcher, and consultant. She also holds a certification from the American Red Cross in Disaster Management, an advanced Certification in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress & Board Certified Expert in Crisis Management.

About the Association for Disaster and Mass Trauma Studies: A non-profit organization that promotes the advancement of knowledge about the immediate and long-term human consequences of traumatic events. The association also promotes effective methods of relief, restoration, and prevention to both traumatized populations and those treating them. For updates and current information about the MHOP project, please email Dr. Kalayjian at kalayjiana @ aol.com or call 201-941-2266.