(Hammond & Westville, IN) - Purdue University Northwest will host influential clinician, researcher, and scholar Dr. Bruce Perry for a two-day visit to share his insights on trauma and resilience with campus and public audiences.
For over 30 years, Perry has conducted research and provided training and consultation on children’s mental health and the neuroscience of trauma.
His career has focused on the impact of abuse, neglect, and adverse childhood experiences on the developing brain which, in turn, has greatly influenced clinical practice, programs, and policy across the world.
His work has been instrumental in describing how childhood experiences, including neglect and traumatic stress, change the biology of the brain – and, thereby, the health of the child.
Perry is the principal of the Neurosequential Network, an adjunct professor in the departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago and the School of Allied Health, College of Science, Health and Engineering, La Trobe University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
PNW Professor of Psychology, Dr. Amanda Zelechoski, expressed her excitement.
"Dr. Perry’s willingness to visit both of our PNW campuses and meet with multiple groups of students, clinicians, community partners and local residents is truly a testament to his ongoing collaboration with PNW and his commitment to helping us continue to provide the most cutting-edge clinical training and intervention programs for children and families in Northwest Indiana,” she said.
In addition, Dr. Perry will present at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 15th at the Sinai Forum at Purdue Northwest at the James B. Dworkin Student Services and Activities Complex, 1401 S. U.S. 421, Westville, IN.
Perry’s program titled “What Happened to You? A Conversation on Trauma, Resilience and Healing” will discuss his clinical experience and research on how early childhood trauma influences people as they grow into adults, and how the healing process begins when we stop asking “What is wrong with you?” and instead start asking “What happened to you?”
To purchase Sinai Forum at PNW tickets, visit pnw.edu/sinai-forum. College and high school students can attend free of charge with pre-registration.
