Upcoming Event: November 17, 2009
GWU Institute for Crisis, Disaster, and Risk Management
Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum
Title: Recognizing, understanding and managing emotion (victims & responders) during emergencies
Presenter: Dr. Renee Garfinkel
When: Tuesday - November 17, 2009 4:00 - 6:00
PM
Where: GWU Marvin Center, Room 101 (800 21st Street
@ H Street NW, Washington, DC convenient to the
Foggy Bottom Metro Station)
The George Washington University Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management (ICDRM) is proud to announce the Third Homeland Security, Emergency and Risk Management Forum of the 2009 - 2010 academic year on Tuesday, November 17, 2009.
Refreshments will be available at 4:00 PM and the program will commence promptly at 4:30 PM.
Presentation Description:
Major emergencies and disasters invariably create a wide range of emotional response in both victims and responders. Effective emergency management involves shaping desirable behavior in both populations, so understanding and influencing emotions, or using emotion to promote preferred actions, may become important for successful outcomes.
Some people and organizations solve a variety of emotion-related problems accurately and quickly. “Emotionally intelligent” people, for example, can accurately perceive emotions in faces. Such individuals also know how to use emotional episodes to promote specific types of thinking. Anticipating and perceiving emotions accurately, and understanding the role they play in reasoning, communications, judgment and decision-making can have a powerful impact on both victims and responders.
This forum will examine theories and research related to emotions and emotional information during stressful situations. The presenter will discuss the relevance of emotional intelligence to emergency management, using specific examples of effective practice in the field.
Brief Bio:
Dr. Renee Garfinkel is a practicing clinical psychologist, widely published in the fields of disaster mental health, peacemaking, terrorism, religion and a range of human behavior and development issues. Dr. Garfinkel has a private psychotherapy practice in Washington DC, and is affiliated with the Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management at the George Washington University. She is also co-host of the radio program, DangerZone (broadcast on Sirius Channel 140 and XM Channel 135 from 10-10:30 A.M. in the U.S., and on British Sky Radio Channel 0122 in England and Ireland).
Dr. Garfinkel conducted studies for the U.S. Institute of Peace on interfaith relations and on the process by which religious extremists renounce violence. She was a member of the American Red Cross disaster team responsible for providing psychological services during natural and man-made disasters. She was the president of Gerontology Services, a psychological consulting firm whose clients included nursing homes and other facilities for the elderly.
Dr. Garfinkel founded and edited the first peer-reviewed journal in the field of adoption, Adoption Quarterly(Haworth Press).
Dr. Garfinkel received her Ph.D. in psychology from Lund University in Sweden
Please note:
Like all GWU/ICDRM Forums, this is expected to be a frank discussion under "not-for-attribution" rules, and therefore it is not open to the media.
Additional Information:
There is no registration fee for the forum series, however we do request that you RSVP to Sergio De Cosmo, Research Assistant, The GWU Institute for Crisis, Disaster and Risk Management. Email to sdecosmo@gwu.edu is preferred, however, please feel free to call with any questions to 202-994-6736.
