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Numa, Inc. is focused on exploring, creating, and implementing solutions to respond to the humanitarian crisis in the U.S. and abroad where we provide communities with tools and/or an environment to assure their wellbeing.
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February 17, 2024
“A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS: AN INTERVIEW WITH JAMES W. WILLIAMS” – a virtual meeting with Numa’s Vice-President in celebration of the Black History Month
Presenters
James W. Williams & Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Audience
Open access
Content
James shared with us stories from his life in music and in theatre. He talked about his work and encounters with Scott Brothers, James Brown, Earth Wind and Fire, Al Green, the Chi-Lites, B.B. King, Theodore Pendergrass, Gladys Knight, Ike and Tina Turner, Chaka Khan, Howlin’ Wolf, Michael Jackson, Stylistics, the Bar-Kays, and many other R&B, Funk, Blues, and pop performers. He shared stories about performing at the White House with Lionel Hampton, Apollo Theater in Harlem, McCormick Place in Chicago, or in such a lost gem of the Black culture as High Chaparral Lounge on the South Side of Chicago, or in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, Russia. He shared about his travels around the world, and about his life in theatre as an actor, director, writer and composer.
Link
November 24, 2022
“CURRENT ISSUES IN PSYCHOLOGICAL HELP IN EDUCATION AT THE TIME OF WAR” – an international conference co-organized by Municipal Institution of Higher Education “Dniprovsk Academy of Continuing Education,” Institute of Strategic Development and Mediation, and “Island of Hope” in Dnipro, Ukraine
Presenters
James W. Williams & Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Ołena Kovalchuk, Municipal Institution of Higher Education, Dniprovsk Academy of Continuing Education
Prof. Mykoła Nesprava, Charity Fund “Island of Hope”
Translator
Olena Kovalchuk
Audience
Ukrainian psychotherapists, educators, and social workers
Partners
Municipal Institution of Higher Education “Dniprovsk Academy of Continuing Education” of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Council,
Institute of Strategic Development and Mediation
Charity Fund “Island of Hope”
Link
March – October 2022
Weekly virtual supervision / introvision group: “CLINICAL WORK WITH REFUGEES AND DISPLACED PEOPLE” for Ukrainian psychotherapists working in Ukraine and in diaspora. Project completed with cooperation with Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Group leaders
James W. Williams & Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Group facilitators
Dr. Oxana Bayer and Natalia Grysenko, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Group translators
Natalia Shutiak, Tetyana Veskur, Olena Kovalchuk, Dana Zlenko Eisentraut, Oxana Bayer, Ph.D.
Partners
Department of Innovative Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Discussion topics
principles of trauma-focused and trauma-informed therapy
addressing PTSD and chronic stress
trauma-focused therapeutic methods such as EMDR, ART, layering, exposure therapy
countertransference
spirituality in psychotherapy
screenings and assessments for PTSD and chronic stress for the military and the civilian population
clinical work with survivors of sexual violence
secondary and vicarious trauma
burn out and self care
trauma-focused work with children and adolescents
somatization
mindfulness meditation and guided imagery
October 7, 2022
“INTERGENERATIONAL TRAUMA” – a lecture co-organized with Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Dr. Oxana Bayer and Natalia Grysenko, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Translator
Natalia Shutiak
Partners
Department of Innovative Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Audience
Ukrainian psychotherapists
Link
September 23, 2022
“CLINICAL WORK WITH SURVIVORS OF THE POLITICAL VIOLENCE: BASIC PRINCIPLES”– a lecture co-organized with Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein & James W. Williams, Numa
Facilitators
Dr. Oxana Bayer and Natalia Grysenko, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Translator
Natalia Shutiak
Partners
Department of Innovative Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Audience
Ukrainian psychotherapists
Link
“Клінічна робота з жертвами політичного насильства: базові принципи”
September 16, 2022
“PTSD, CHRONIC STRESS, EMOTIONAL DYSREGULATION, AND SOMATIZATION” – a lecture co-organized with Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein & James W. Williams, Numa
Facilitators
Dr. Oxana Bayer and Natalia Grysenko, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Translator
Natalia Shutiak
Partners
Department of Innovative Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Audience
Ukrainian psychotherapists
“ПТСР, хронічний стрес, розлади адаптації та соматизація”
September 7, 2022
“LAYERING AS A METHOD IN TRAUMA THERAPY” – an article by Alicja Brownstein for Psychologia w Praktyce
Author
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Venue
Psychologia w Praktyce, 35/2022
Audience
Polish-reading psychotherapists
August 19, 2022
“APPLYING FOR INDIVIDUAL RESEARCH GRANTS” – a seminar co-organized with Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland and Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Presenter
Anna Bernaczyk, Project Support Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Poland)
Facilitators
Dr. Oxana Bayer and Natalia Grysenko, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
Dr. Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Translator
Dr. Oxana Bayer
Partners
Department of Innovative Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, Alfred Nobel University, Dnipro, Ukraine
Project Support Centre, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
– Centrum Wsparcia Projektów, Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Studiów Edukacyjnych i Wydział Historii –
Audience
Faculty and students of the Department of Innovative Technologies in Pedagogy, Psychology and Social Work, Alfred Nobel University in Dnipro, Ukraine
June, 2022
Translation and distribution of TRAUMA-FOCUSED THERAPY WORKBOOKS ON PROCESSING TRAUMA AND GRIEF FOR CHILDREN AND TEENS from English into Ukrainian
Authors
Alison Hendricks, Matt Kliethermes, Judith Cohen, Anthony Mannarino, and Esther Deblinger
Translator (with the permission by the Authors)
Iryna Kuryliak
Titles
“Dealing with Trauma: A TF-CBT Workbook for Teens,”
“Your Very Own TF-CBT Workbook,”
Partners
Ms. Angie Hayden, Fort Wayne IN (a sponsor)
Consultation
Dr. Oxana Bayer, Alfred Nobel University, Dnipro, Ukraine
Distribution
The workbooks have been distributed through the social media platforms and mailing lists among Ukrainian psychotherapists working with children and adolescents in Ukraine and in the refugee populations
March 25, 2022
“TRAUMA-INFORMED AND CARE FOR REFUGEE CHILDREN” – a seminar co-organized with the Faculty of Educational Studies at Adam Mickiewicz University Poznań, Poland
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Dr. Magdalena Lachowicz, Department of History
Prof. Kinga Kuszak, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Student Affairs
Faculty of Educational Studies Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
Partners
Department of History, and Department of Educational Studies, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
– Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Wydział Studiów Edukacyjnych i Wydział Historii –
Participants
Faculty- and students- volunteers organizing a daycare for children refugees from Ukraine on campus of Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Poland
March 22, 2022
“TRAUMA-INFORMED AND TRAUMA-FOCUSED CARE FOR REFUGEES” – a seminar co-organized with Centre of Women’s Rights in Poznań, Poland
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Maciej Wróbel, Ph.D., Atty., Centre for Women’s Rights in Poznań
– Centrum Praw Kobiet w Poznaniu –
Partners
Centre of Women’s Rights in Poznań, Poland
– Centrum Praw Kobiet w Poznaniu –
Participants
Employees and volunteers at the Centre for Women’s Rights
March 18, 2022
“HOW TO STAY ON TRACK WITH STUDIES: DEALING WITH ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION IN THE CONTEXT OF WAR IN UKRAINE” – a seminar co-organized with the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Prof. Izabela Kowalczyk Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies
Prof. Sonia Rammer, University of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland
Partners
Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies, University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
– Dziekan Wydziału Edukacji Artystycznej i Kuratorstwa, Uniwersytet Artystyczny im. Magdaleny Abakanowicz w Poznaniu –
Participants
Students of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
March 11, 2022
“TRAUMA-INFORMED APPROACHES IN TEACHING, IN THE RESPONSE TO THE RUSSIAN-UKRAINIAN WAR” – a seminar co-organized with the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Prof. Izabela Kowalczyk Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies
Prof. Sonia Rammer, University of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland
Partners
Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies, University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
– Dziekan Wydziału Edukacji Artystycznej i Kuratorstwa, Uniwersytet Artystyczny im. Magdaleny Abakanowicz w Poznaniu –
Participants
The faculty of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
March 3, 2022
“OUR EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE: WHAT WE FEEL, HOW TO DEAL WITH OUR REACTIONS, AND HOW TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TRAUMA, CHRONIC STRESS, ANXIETY, AND GRIEF” – a seminar co-organized with the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Prof. Izabela Kowalczyk Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies
Prof. Sonia Rammer, University of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland
Partners
Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies, University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
– Dziekan Wydziału Edukacji Artystycznej i Kuratorstwa, Uniwersytet Artystyczny im. Magdaleny Abakanowicz w Poznaniu –
Participants
The community of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, including students, faculty, staff, the associated persons
March 3, 2022
“OUR EMOTIONAL REACTIONS TO THE WAR IN UKRAINE: WHAT WE FEEL, HOW TO DEAL WITH OUR REACTIONS, AND HOW TO SUPPORT PEOPLE AFFECTED BY TRAUMA, CHRONIC STRESS, ANXIETY, AND GRIEF” – a seminar co-organized with the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
Presenter
Alicja Brownstein, Numa
Facilitators
Prof. Izabela Kowalczyk Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies
Prof. Sonia Rammer, University of Fine Arts in Poznan, Poland
Partners
Dean of Artistic Education and Curatorial Studies, University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland
– Dziekan Wydziału Edukacji Artystycznej i Kuratorstwa, Uniwersytet Artystyczny im. Magdaleny Abakanowicz w Poznaniu –
Participants
The community of the University of Fine Arts in Poznań, Poland, including students, faculty, staff, the associated persons