{"id":61450,"date":"2013-02-05T16:19:36","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T21:19:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/?p=61450"},"modified":"2024-07-01T16:43:34","modified_gmt":"2024-07-01T20:43:34","slug":"oie-posttraumatic-slave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bates.edu\/news\/2013\/02\/05\/oie-posttraumatic-slave\/","title":{"rendered":"CANCELED: Feb. 11 talk by author of ‘Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome” author Joy DeGruy.<\/p><\/div>\n

The Feb. 11 talk by Joy DeGruy, author of a book about the residual impacts of slavery on African Americans, was canceled. Please watch bates.edu\/events<\/a> for information about a new date for DeGruy.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Presented by the Office of Intercultural Education at Bates, the lecture is open to the public at no cost. For more information, please call 207-786-8376.<\/p>\n

An internationally renowned researcher, educator and presenter, DeGruy is the author of Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome: America’s Legacy of Enduring Injury and Healing<\/em> (Uptone Books, 2005). The book addresses the consequences of generations of slavery and invites a discussion of how the black community can use strengths gained in the past to heal in the present.<\/p>\n

The book incorporates DeGruy’s research in America and Africa, as well as her years of experience as a social work practitioner and consultant to public and private organizations.<\/p>\n

Post Traumatic Slave Syndrome is a theory that explains the causes of adaptive survival behaviors in African American communities throughout the United States and the African diaspora. It is a result of multigenerational trauma with continued oppression and the absence of opportunity to heal or access the benefits widely available in society.<\/p>\n

Susan Taylor, a former editorial director and editor-in-chief of Essence Magazine, called DeGruy’s book “a master work.\u00a0 . . . the balm we need to heal ourselves and our relationships. It is the gift of wholeness.”<\/p>\n

DeGruy has more than 25 years of practical experience as a professional in the field of social work. She conducts workshops and trainings in the areas of mental health, social justice and culture-specific social service model development.<\/p>\n

She holds a bachelor of science degree in communication, master’s degrees in social work and clinical psychology, and a doctorate in social work research. She is on the sociology faculty at Portland State University and is president of JDP Inc.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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