Featured in USC Suzanne Doworak-Peck School of Social Work
MSW alumna Sherry Yam received first-author publication of an article on “Integrating STAIR with EMDR for AANHPI Veterans with Complex Trauma” in Go With That Magazine. Yam is the coordinator for the NorCal Trauma Recovery Network, providing EMDR therapy trauma early intervention pro-bono services for Park Fire survivors and first responders.
Featured in Let's Talk EMDR - the EMDRIA Podcast
EMDR Therapy and the American Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Population
According to the U.S. Census 2019, there were an estimated 22.9 million Asian Americans, 1.6 million Native Hawaiians, and other Pacific Islanders (AANHPI), together accounting for 7.2 percent of the nation's population. The percentage of Asian alone-or-in-combination military veterans in 2021 was 2.4 percent. While the population numbers might seem small, the AANPHI community has also been touched by trauma.
Winter Issue Publication - EMDRIA Go With That magazine
This article will take a deep dive into the efficacy of using EMDR therapy with Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) patients who experience fear of flying under the adaptive information processing (AIP) framework. Following COVID-19, AANHPI flyers fear now that simply boarding an airplane increases the chance of being exposed to discrimination and health risks.
Yam, S. (2024, February). EMDR Case Conceptualization for Fear of Flying in the AANHPI Populations. Go With That magazine, 29(1), 30-40.
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5 Reasons Why Telehealth Therapy Might Be a Good Fit For You
The Covid-19 pandemic affected our lives in almost every aspect - work, school, medical care, grocery shopping, and childcare. Our first lockdown in California was in March 2020 and things still aren’t back to normal? During that time we have learned to adapt to online communication. If you are part of a group that has learned to adapt you might be more willing to try telehealth so that your therapy work didn’t get interrupted by more challenges created by this pandemic.
Learn why others enjoy online therapy sessions!