Panels

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to share with you our second panel discussion, with guests: Simone G Young, a foreign policy expert and diplomat based in Trinidad and Tobago & Dr Saliha Bava, a family therapist based in New York City. PANEL II

"Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during the first and second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a recording of Panel III, August 16th, 2020, with invited guest experts Dr Mimoza Shahini, Dr Adelina Ahmeti, and Ms. Lirie Lokaj, speaking from Prishtina, Republic of Kosovo. Panel III

"Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during the first and second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a recording of Panel IV, September 13th, 2020 with Guest Experts Nilanga Abeysinghe, in Australia & Evan Ekanayake ,in Sri Lanka. Panel IV

"Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during the first and second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a recording of Panel V, September 13th, 2020 with Guest Experts Dr Gizem Erdem in Turkey and Dr Khawla Abu Bakr in Israel. Panel V

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, was focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to share with you our Panel VI discussion, with guests Dr Charity Somo, in South Africa, & Dr Lahija Hamunjela, in Namibia. Panel VI

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to share with you a video of the Panel VII discussion, with guests experts Dr Ana Iosipan, in Guatemala, & Niranjala Somasundaram, in Sri Lanka. Panel VII

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project ,a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to share with you our eighth panel discussion, with guests: Dr Nadia Ben Younis, in Libya, & Dr Arancha Garcia del Soto, in Spain. Our blog about their panel can be found here: https://www.globalfamilysystems.com/blog Panel VIII

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience,” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to share with you our Panel IX discussion, with guest experts Hui-Chun Lo, in Taiwan, and Niluka Gunawardena , in Sri Lanka Panel IX

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. Join us for a chat with the esteemed Dr Richard Mollica, founder and director of the Harvard Program in Refugee Trauma in Boston, Massachusetts. Panel X

"Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to invite you to view our eleventh panel, a discussion with Dr. Tamara Džamonja Ignjatović, in Serbia. Dr. Tamara Džamonja Ignjatović is a full professor at the Department of Social Policy and Social Work, Faculty of Political Science and Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade. In this panel she talks about her research with families affected by Covid19 in Belgrade, Serbia. Panel XI

“Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project is focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during Covid-19. We are pleased to invite you to view our twelfth panel discussion, with Dr Rana Banaja, in Saudi Arabia, and Dr Jai Shree Adhyaru, in London. Panel XII

"Global Family Systems & Psychosocial Resilience” was a Covid-19 #Rapid Response Project funded by the Citizen Diplomacy Action Fund #CDAF for U.S. #ExchangeAlumni. This 2020/2021 project, a grant funded to Dr Laurie L Charles and Dr Gameela Samarasinghe, focused on developing a series of virtual, open-access, professional exchanges and guest expert panels on global family systems approaches and psychosocial resilience during the first and second year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This is a recording of our final panel, February 28th, 2021, a discussion on SDOH and Covid 19, moderated by Dr. Dorcas Matowe, LMFT, author of "Assessing Marriage and Family Therapists’ Perceptions and Knowledge of Racial and Ethic Health Disparities (2019)," and included the following invited discussants: Dr. Kristina Brown, Professor & Chair, Couple and Family Therapy Department, Adler University, and Editor, Journal of Feminist Family Therapy; Ron Christopher Osbourne-Williams, M.S., Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence: Certified Core Competency Trainer; Dr. Sanja Rolovic, Psychologist in private practice in New York City, and Shereen Francis, a humanitarian worker based in Harare, Zimbabwe. Panel XIII