Parkland gets help from Israeli trauma specialists

Clerics, therapists, first-responders, and teachers working at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School are gaining insight from two psychologists who are familiar with terrorism and trauma.

It will be open to the public from Friday, 9 am to 12 pm. Heron Bay Community Center Parkland

Psychologists come from Israel, and citizens have experienced decades of wars and face the constant threat of physical and emotional wounds. Israeli people developed another aspect of this reality: resilience, strength and preparation, the quality of the teaching of Israel trauma alliance in Parkland.

Lisa Rahman, CEO of Goodman Jewish Family Services at Browne County, said Alan Cohen and Yotam Dagan saw about 450 people at the Parkland seminar on Sunday.

"They are talking about what will happen in the next few months," Rahman talked about the importance of early intervention, especially the signs of anxiety and depression. "From now on, PTSD (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder) has come to be seen.I have received various levels of training because of what I experienced in Parkland." Tragedy. "

When the crisis including the 2011 Japanese tsunami and Syrian refugees broke out, trauma experts in Jordan devastated Israel and the world.

Jody Samson, a social worker at Broward County School, said that the school district mental health team is trained to help those who are at stake most, and there is little experience with large-scale tragedies such as school shooting Stated.

Israeli psychologist is verifying what "usual" reaction we already know is, "Samson said. "We talked a lot about how to work in teams and how to interact with parents.We cooperate with all of us to develop our own response mechanism."

In March 2011, the team sent a delegation to Japan to help trauma experts advise victims of the earthquake and tsunami. After Typhoon Yolanda attacked the Philippines in November 2013, it sent a team. After the earthquake in 2015, trauma experts in Israel were sent to Ukraine and Nepal, which were devastated during the war. On February 25, Dagan and Cohen landed in Miami and helped Parker High School shoot survivors. Cohen lived in the town of Kiryat Shumona in the northern part of Israel In April 1974 terrorists attacked the popular front for Palestinian liberation, during which 18 civilians were killed, 9 of whom were children . Cohen did not move there ten years later, but he insisted that he left a psychological trace of the incident staying in the town.

Psychologists come from Israel, and citizens have experienced decades of wars and face the constant threat of physical and emotional wounds. Israelis developed the opposite side of this reality: resilience, strength and preparation, and the quality of education of the Israel Trauma Alliance in Parkland. "They are talking about what will happen in the next few months," Rahman talked about the importance of early intervention, especially the signs of anxiety and depression. "From now on, you can see post-traumatic stress disorder (post-traumatic stress disorder). We have received various levels of training as a result of experience in Parkland. I have such a tragedy. "

For countries that experienced a series of large-scale shooting in the past two decades, this is another collective trauma. "I was a little surprised at what happened here, but I was not shocked," Parkland students told the Washington Post. "Shooting at school is going on and we will forget the news." Cruze has been reported to have weapons as it has a history of emotional problems and threatening behavior That is more shocking. CNN cited police officials as saying Cruz received about 10 rifles a year before the attack.