Author Archives: Dr. Bree E. Cook

Greetings!   The School of Cultural and Family Psychology is trying to collect some data around future degree options. We would like to hear from you! Please consider spending 5-6 minutes answering 10 questions that will greatly impact our endeavors. You may also forward this survey to anyone you know…they more response the better!  Continue reading “We want to hear from you!”

Dr. Cook the Associate Dean of the School of Cultural & Family Psychology at Pacific Oaks College spoke at this year’s Innovate Armenia 2017 at USC.  The 12-minute talk was on “Teaching Trauma without Traumatizing”, which highlights strategies that Dr. Cook has observed to be successful with her Faculty and Students.  The event was Saturday,Continue reading ““Teaching Trauma w/o Traumatizing””

THIS Saturday, September 23rd, I will be participating in #InnovateArmenia at USC, “Where Heritage Meets Innovation”.  My afternoon talk will be titled “Teaching Trauma without Traumatizing” which will be sharing Pacific Oaks College‘s pedagogy and how we utilize it in our Trauma Studies specialization to reach a large diverse student population.   It’s a FREEContinue reading “#InnovateArmenia 2017 at USC!”

If mental health issues in the Black/African-American and/or Latino/a communities are of interest of you please check out our upcoming Information Session at SHIELDS for Families in Long Beach or at the East LA Library next week. AAFS Info Session RSVP LFS Info Session According to Mental Health America (http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/african-american-mental-health) The Black/African American US populationContinue reading “Mental Health in Communities of Color”

Greetings! If you or anyone you know in the Bay Area are looking for a full-time faculty position, please share this with them. I am hiring for an Administrative Faculty-Academic Coordinator to serve as a lead in the School of Cultural and Family Psychology (CFP) at our Branch Campus in San Jose. This position will workContinue reading “I’m HIRING a F/T Faculty position in San Jose, CA”

As I am sitting her preparing a new program proposal for a Community Psychology program, I am coming across so much timely literature its giving me chills!  With all that is going on in our communities there is a demand for relvolutionary education and community empowerment.  Liberation Psychology is that. “Liberation psychology involves the application of psychology in a participatoryContinue reading “We need to Embrace Themes of Liberation Psychology More NOW than EVER!”

As I was prepping for class tonight, I found this quote in an article…it’s perfect for our discussion and review of Attachment Theory: “A growing body of scientific evidence demonstrates that emotional development begins early in life and is closely connected with the emergence of cognitive, language, and social skills. Early emotional development lays theContinue reading “Attachment”