Dr. Patricia Pasick - author, therapist, trainer in family therapy and transitions. - Therapy > Special Interests

Patrica Pasick, Ph.D

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Special Interests

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Therapy | Special Interests


(Dr. Pasick notes: As of September 2006, my practice is closed while I turn full-time to writing. The following information describes my therapeutic approach to whatever activities I undertake as a psychologist.) Dr. Pasick's special interests include: The effects of life story on well-being Family cohesion after traumatic experiences related to war and natural disaster Mutil-racial families Development and immigration The high school-to-college transition		News An Emmy award-winning producer begins talks with Pat about a documentary of her work in Rwanda. Pat begins a writing collaboration with the brother of a Rwandan genocide victim. On a fifth trip to Rwanda, Pat obtains fund for the pilot of Stories For Hope. Pat meets Dave Isay, founder of StoryCorps, and makes her own tape with son Daniel, in Lower Manhattan. The President of Rwanda, Paul Kagame, receives Pat's draft of "The Origins of Leadership: Personal Stories from the Top 100 Leaders in Rwanda. "Re-Storying Rwanda" The Republic of Rwanda considers Patricia's proposal to bring a mobile storytelling unit around the country, as a therapeutic aid for Rwanda's first generation to be born after the genocide. Patricia makes a third visit to Rwanda, delivering over $4500 in donations to 15 school children needing tuition assistance, penpal letters from three Michigan schools, and a mental health proposal to the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Culture. Work on leadership stories continues. Presentation to Northville Public Schools on The College Transition Visit to StoryCorps headquarters in New York. [ more news ]