CURRICULUM VITAE BACKGROUND Gina Ross speaks seven languages, has lived in eight countries, is a leading cross-cultural therapist for the past 20 years, and works with clients from all over the world. Her sensitivity to trauma is rooted in her personal life experiences of fleeing Syria as a child, leaving Lebanon overnight during the civil war, and arriving in Brazil as a teenager after a year in Europe. She was educated in French schools and moved to several countries including Israel to complete her studies. She emigrated to California 30 years ago where she started a family. She is married and has two children. Gina Ross is also an artist with several one-woman shows and an author. CURRENT POSITIONS President and Founder, International Trauma-Healing Institute (USA) Co-Founder and Director of International and Media relations of the Israeli Center for the Treatment of Psychotrauma (Jerusalem) Faculty member of the Foundation for Human Enrichment, Somatic Experiencing international trainer and practitioner Chairwoman and Founder of the International Trauma-Healing Conference Chairwoman of the Los Angeles (L.A. CAMFT) Cross-Cultural Committee Psychotherapist in private practice, specializing in trauma and cross-cultural work Author of "Beyond the Trauma Vortex: The Media's Role in Healing Fear, Terror and Violence" and articles specifically on trauma, the media and trauma, an politics SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Trium Centro (Rio) 1995 San Paulo, Brazil Trium Centro 1996 Paul Getty Foundation, Los Angeles 1996 LA CAMFT: Cross-cultural understanding 1996 San Fernando CAMFT: Cross-cultural understanding 1997 Los Angeles, USA St. Vincent Hospital 1997 Toronto, Canada 1998 Tel Aviv, Israel Clinic 1998 Wiesenthal Center, USA 2000 Padua, Italy International Council of Psychologists 2000 New Orleans, USA International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies 2001 San Paulo, Brazil University of San Paulo 2001 Jerusalem, Israel Herzog Hospital 2001 University of California at Los Angeles, Panel Moderator 2001 Jerusalem, Israeli Trauma Center 2002 Neurons to Neighborhoods 2002 VNU Business Media Debriefing, Los Angeles 2002 EXPERIENCE Founder of International Trauma Institute Co-founder of the Israeli Center for the Treatment of Psycho trauma (Jerusalem) Founder and Chairwoman of Los Angeles California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists Cross-Cultural Committee Director of Multicultural Department of Los Angeles Center for Therapy Staff Member/Coordinator of Multilingual Psychotherapy Department Los Angeles Group Therapy Center, Beverly Hills, CA Designs, coordinates and provides therapeutic services for adults, children and families from ethnic communities in their primary language and with focus on their ethnic background. Addresses issues of bi-cultural, ethnic-generational gaps between foreign-born parents and first generation American-born children, and ethnic differences in bi-cultural couples. Director of Parent Education Program Family Strength Project Mental Health Prevention/Intervention Services and Evaluation for Head Start Children and their families, Childhelp USA. Developed an innovative Parent Education Model for countywide implementation for low-income, ethnically diverse, high-risk Head Start pre-school families. Mental Health Coordinator Family Strength Project Mental Health Prevention/Intervention Services and Evaluation for Head Start children and their families, Childhelp USA. Coordinated a mental health staff training project, focusing on an identification and referral system for low-income, ethnically diverse high risk Head Start pre-school children and their families in need of mental health services. Mental Health Counselor/Consultant Latin American Civic Association/Project Head Start, San Francisco, CA Trained teaching and support staff for prevention, early identification and intervention with pre-school children and their families. Provided multi-lingual therapeutic services (family therapy, play therapy, conjoint therapy, individual therapy, and individual adult therapy) for low-income ethnically diverse high-risk Head Start children and their families in need of mental health services. Provided ongoing education in mental health for parents, teaching and support staff, assisting in the writing of the research project of the program, evaluated goals, objectives, procedures and overall program performance for mental health component. Private Practice Los Angeles, CA Psychotherapy with couples, individuals and families Counselor Sunrise Community Counseling Center, Los Angeles, CA Conducted intake interviews, provided individual, family and group therapeutic counseling with self-referred and court-ordered clients, in English and Spanish, conducted drug and alcohol group therapy. Counselor American Institute of Family Relations, Los Angeles, CA Individual and group therapy with self-referred general population. Crisis Counselor Helpline Baptist Church, Los Angeles, CA Multi-lingual telephone crisis counseling, covering a broad range of psychotherapeutic disturbances including various crisis problems such as suicide, domestic violence and child abuse. EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE Degrees: 1978-1980 Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, Immaculate Heart College - Los Angeles, CA 1980-1982 Masters of Arts, Psychology, University of Lavern - Los Angeles, CA 1966 Baccalaureate - San Paulo, Brazil 1968-1978 Classes in Psychology and Philosophy - Universities in Brazil, Canada and Los Angeles 1958-1966 French Lycee of San Paulo, Brazil Post Graduate Trainings: 1988-1989 Reichian Therapy, Reichian Center - Santa Monica, CA 1984-1985 Systemic Family Therapy - Southern California Therapy 1993-1998 Somatic Experiencing - Ergos Institute -Boulder, Colorado 1995-2000 Spiritual counseling for therapists 1997-1998 Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR) Levels 1&2 -California (trauma method) 1998 Trauma Incident Reduction (TIR) (trauma method) 1997-1998 Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Levels 1&2 -California 1996 Reiki Levels 1&2 -California 1994-1998 Spiritual Counseling for therapists -California 1994-1995 Bodynamics -California 1993 Cross-Cultural Training -California 1993 Continuum -California 1992 Red Cross Crisis Intervention -California 1992 Anti-Defamation League (ADL) Training -California 1991 Divorce Mediation -California 1991-2000 Kabbalah Studies -California 1990 Hypnosis -California 1986 Psychodrama -California Training in Fine Arts: Armando Alvarez Penteado, Brazil Bezalel Academy, Israel Otis Art Institute Los Angeles (private lessons with Art Master Leonard Schwartz) University of California at Los Angeles Mount St. Mary's College, California Special Focus was on working from the right side of the brain and exploring the unconscious LANGUAGES Fluent in English, French, Portuguese, Arabic, Spanish, Hebrew and Italian PUBLICATIONS IN ENGLISH Article: Ross, Gina (1999). The Role of the Media in the Healing of Trauma. Article: Ross, Gina (2000). The Trauma Vortex in Action Again in the Middle East. Article: Ross, Gina & Levine, Peter (2001). Emotional First Aid: The Brief Guide. Ross, Gina (2002). "Beyond the Trauma Vortex: the Role of the Media in Healing Fear, Terror and Violence." Volume 5 article PUBLICATIONS IN HEBREW AND ARABIC Ross, Gina (2000). The Trauma Vortex in Action Again in the Middle East. Ross, Gina & Levine, Peter (2001). Emotional First Aid: The Brief Guide. ORGANIZATIONS AND AFFILIATIONS Los Angeles California Association of Marriage and Family Therapist EMDR International Association ISTSS International Society for Traumatic Stress National Organization of Women Ivri-Nasawi Ohr Hatorah Tikkun Salon Simon Wiesenthal Center Women's International Zionist Organization (WIZO) Clean Air Coalition Los Angeles County Museum of Art Association of Humanistic Psychology Hadassah Metivta B'nai B'rith Mothers Against Drunk Driving Anti-Defamation League INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCE Mexico South Africa Switzerland England Tanzania Lebanon Indonesia Kenya Brazil Jordan India Argentina Egypt Japan Chile Malawi Singapore Peru Greece Burma Canada Iran Nepal Israel France Afghanistan Hong Kong Italy Turkey English Island Bermuda Germany San Juan Saint Bartholomew Saint Martin Santo Domingo Portugal Spain Ethiopia Macon RADIO AND TELEVISION APPEARENCES French Radio Public Broadcasting Television: Los Angeles, California, 1993 Brazil Canada, 1994 Miami, Florida, 1999 Los Angeles, CA 2001 « Back

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