Events

9 Jul 2013

9:30 am — 5:30 pm

The Chinese University of Hong Kong(exact location to be confirmed)

Dr. Scott Johnson & Dr. Anna Beth Benningfield

Dr. Johnson has been a licensed family therapist since 1998 and seen clients for over twenty years.  He has been an Approved Supervisor since 1995. His own clinical work has ranged from adolescent and adult suicidality to divorce and bereavement to adoption evaluations, to working with survivors and the loved ones of the victims of the April 16th, 2007 shooting as Associate Director of the Office of Recovery and Support. He has also been a consultant on family therapy and mass casualty events to local courts and social service agencies, the U.S. Army after the shootings at Fort Hood, and many other groups in the US and abroad. Dr. Benningfield is the winner of the 2002 American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy Outstanding Contribution to MFT Award, and has over thirty years experience as a clinician. Dr. Benningfield joined Virginia Tech in 2001 and later served as a Special Assistant to the Provost, supporting students, staff, academic departments and other Blacksburg families impacted by the mass shooting incident in 2007. She developed and co-led a 3 day workshop sponsored by the U.S. Department of Justice for all the families of the victims as well as the survivors and their families and consulted to agencies and groups in the US and abroad.

Register: http://web.swk.cuhk.edu.hk/Forthcoming
Check it out: http://web.swk.cuhk.edu.hk/uploads/cpe/ce20130709.pdf

Enquiry : 3943 1704
Fax :2603 5018
Website: http://www.cuhk.edu.hk/swk
Email: cpe@swk.cuhk.edu.hk

Introduction 2003 was a turning point for Hong Kong when SARS spread like wildfire; the Lamma Island Ferry Collision last year was another mass casualty incident which we would definitely want to avoid from happening again. Mass casualty incidents require prompt action from emergency services, as well as the timely responses from senior administrators and officials. This workshop focuses on the larger aspects of mass casualty disasters and response and policy issues for senior administrators and officials.  Emphasis is put on representing senior officials to survivors and victims’ families, and helping administrators understand the best ways to respond to needs of survivors and the family of victims. The interaction with news media will be another point of focus.