Refugee Resilience: A DBT Based Approach to Populations Experiencing Trauma, Monday, 1-26-26 (Live Webinar)

This intensive training, led by Karen Landmann, LCSW, will empower participants with the knowledge and practical skills to effectively apply Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to the unique needs of refugee trauma survivors. Through a blend of didactic instruction, experiential exercises, and case-based discussions, participants will gain a deep familiarity with DBT principles and their application to refugee populations. The training will focus on core DBT skills, including mindfulness, distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, and explore how to adapt these skills to address the specific challenges faced by refugees. Participants will leave the training with a robust toolkit of practical strategies to enhance their clinical practice and improve outcomes for this vulnerable population.

Karen Landmann is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in private practice in Manhattan. Educated at Columbia University, she has been in the field for 26 years. Her clientele consists primarily of persons dealing with depression, trauma, and chronic illness from a great variety of ethnic and cultural origins. Ms. Landmann has been working with persons with Severe Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) and suicidality throughout her career. She is informed by up-to-date research and her professional experience in developing her interventions.
In addition to depression and suicidality, Ms. Landmann focuses on the aspect of Abusive Traumatic Bonding™ (a term that she herself coined) in intimate partner relationships. An article on this subject was featured in Good Therapy on August 23,2021. Karen has presented on Abusive Traumatic Bonding™ at NYU Silver School of Social Work Office of Global and Lifelong Learning and National Association of Social Workers New York City (NASW-NYC). Her workshop on Trauma and Spirituality was featured by NASW-New York State in November 2021, as well as a keynote conference presentation at Convenings of Crisis Intervention Personnel. Karen’s numerous peer-reviewed publications include Psychoanalytic Social Work and a book chapter in “Poverty and Street Children in East Africa” (Edward Mellen Press).