[Oasfaa] OASFAA conference speaker

[Schmerer, Mendy M. (HSC)]

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Michelle Sherman, Director of the
Family Mental Health Program at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center and
clinical associate professor at the University of Oklahoma Health
Sciences Center, will be our speaker at the Friday morning breakfast at
the Spring OASFAA conference, April 4th, at the Reed Center in Midwest
City.

 

Her topic for the conference will focus on: Trauma: Prevalence, Impact
on the Family, Opportunities for Growth, and Resources (Special
attention will be paid to the latest research and resources available
for service members from Iraq/Afghanistan & their families.)

 

Michelle Sherman, Ph.D. is the Director of the Family Mental Health
Program at the Oklahoma City VA Medical Center and is a clinical
associate professor at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences
Center. She has dedicated her career to supporting families dealing with
trauma and mental illness.  She has worked extensively with families
dealing with a wide range of traumatic experiences, and she co-chaired
the American Psychological Association's Presidential Task Force on
Military Deployment Services for Youth, Families and Service Members.
Along with her mother, a teacher, she also writes interactive workbooks
for teens whose parent has a mental illness or trauma history. 

 

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Please read below, as Dr. Sherman will have her books available for
purchase at the conference.

 

Dr. Sherman and her mother wrote two new interactive, award-winning
workbooks for TEENAGERS, namely:

 

"I'm Not Alone: A Teen's Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has a Mental
Illness"

  Focuses on living with a parent who has schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, or major depression.

 

"Finding My Way: A Teen's Guide to Living with a Parent Who Has
Experienced Trauma"

 Supports teens whose parent has endured some form of trauma - this is
being used by many  military families & organizations.

 

The mission of their work is to empower families who are dealing with
mental illness & trauma by:

        * Providing essential information

        * Normalizing a variety of reactions

        * Encouraging open communication

        * Supporting healthy coping

        * Offering comfort and hope

 

The books are highly interactive, containing numerous activities,
open-ended sentences, short stories depicting healthy coping, and
opportunities for reflection. 

 

To see sample pages, please see this website:

 

www.seedsofhopebooks.com

 

The books can ONLY be purchased through this secure website.

 

Although there are a few books on the market written for young children
dealing with parental emotional problems, the literature is almost
barren for teenagers. Thus, these resources fill a major gap in the
available literature. The Shermans hope teenagers find information,
comfort, and hope in working through the interactive books.

 

Thank you,

 

Mendy Schmerer

Office of Student Financial Aid

Financial Aid Coordinator

OU Health Sciences Center

1106 N. Stonewall, Room 301

Oklahoma City, OK  73117

(405) 271-2118, x 48817 (phone)

(405) 271-5446 (fax)

http://w3.ouhsc.edu/sfs/

 

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