Presentation and Book Signing with Dr. Nancy Gerber
Sunday, March 24 1:00 – 2:30pm, 1.5 CEs

On Zoom or onsite in Livingston, NJ

Seminar is no charge – $20 donation suggested.

$17 administrative fee for each CE certificate.

What happens to a young girl who loses her name when she comes to America? How does this penniless, unlettered girl survive? These and other questions are explored by Nancy Gerber about her relationship with her grandmother, who fled the pogroms of the Russian Pale at the age of fifteen. Burnt Toast is a collage of memories pieced together by the author, not only to portrait her grandmother but also to voice the complexities of the immigrant experience: disruption, questions unanswered, and traumas. A beautiful journey where Gerber had to accept that many things still remained a mystery.

Course Objectives – Participants will be able to:

• Describe some unrecognized challenges refugees face in adapting to an adoptive country.
• Identify symptoms of traumatic stress responses triggered by forced disruption of home and identity.
• Understand the value of decoding symbolic communication in the therapeutic setting.
• Design at least two interventions for promoting resilient growth when working with individuals struggling with trauma-related identity issues.

Nancy Gerber holds a PhD in English from Rutgers University and completed psychoanalytic training at the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) in Livingston, New Jersey, where she is a member of the faculty. She is the author of six books of fiction, memoir, and poetry, as well as a scholarly monograph. Her book Fire and Ice was a finalist for a Gradiva Award.

For questions or information email Cassio Campello at [email protected]

or call 973 629-1002

 For CE Information- visit our website, https://acapnj.org/ce-information/

There is a $17.00 Fee for CE Certification processing.

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