The UCLA/VA Veteran Family Wellness Center is pleased to present Expressive Arts for Veterans at the Integrative Health & Wellness Center on the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. The drop-in class provides a creative therapeutic outlet in a low-pressure environment. Guided by an Expressive Arts Therapist, Resilience Trainer, and Program Assistant, the sessions allow for calm approach in addressing traumatic events and encourage the Veterans to problem solve they express themselves creatively.
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Division Postdoctoral Fellow, Alyssa Palmer, has been awarded the APA Division 37 Mark Chaffin Early Career Psychologist Research Grant for her groundbreaking proposal, “Promoting Family Mental Wellbeing After Experiences of Homelessness with Young Children.”
Alyssa’s dedication to improving the lives of families experiencing homelessness is truly inspiring. Her research will make a significant impact on our community.
To learn more about the APA Division 37 Mark Chaffin Early Career Psychologist Research Grant grant, visit: https://www.apadivisions.org/division-37/awards/early-career-research
Norweeta Milburn (Professor-in-Residence, COE Co-Director) shared a photo from her collaborative training, SACERT (Sustainable Academic Capacity Building for Excellence through Research and Training).
SACERT is aimed at supporting primarily underrepresented pre-doctoral students to complete their doctoral degrees at selected universities in South Africa. SACERT is currently being hosted at the University of Mpumalanga in South Africa. The group pictured includes Vice Chancellor and clinical psychologist by training Thoko Mayekiso.
