Kathy Seifert
Ph.D.
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Dr. Kathryn Seifert, PTSD, Abuse and Recovery Expert
Kathy Seifert Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- PTSD, violence, attachment, Child Abuse, Sexual Offending
- Best Sellers
- "How Children Become Violent: Keeping Your Kids Out of Gangs, Terrorist Organizations and Cults," "CARE2," "Relax: Your Life depends on It"
- Career Focus
- Psychologist, Author, Speaker, Business Owner, Expert Witness
- Affiliation
- APA, MPA, IAFMHS, ACFEI
Kathryn Seifert received her Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, Baltimore Campus in 1995. She advocates for the highest quality services for all children needing mental health treatment. Dr. Seifert has had over 30 years experience in mental health, addictions, and criminal justice work. In addition to creating the Juvenile CARE2 (Chronic Violent Behavior Risk and Needs Assessment) to prevent future violence, Dr. Seifert has authored articles and lectured nationally and internationally on family violence and trauma. She founded Eastern Shore Psychological Services, a multidisciplinary private practice that specializes in working with high-risk youth and their families. She lectures nationally and internationally on the topics of violence, risk assessment, suicide prevention, and stress management. additionally she writes and produces self help guided imagery CD's and guided jou als.
Her latest book is “How Children Become Violent: Keeping Your Kids Out of Gangs, Terrorist Organizations, and Cults.” In her book, she describes her theory of risk and resiliency factors interacting with childhood development, which ultimately lead to appropriate or inappropriate interpersonal behaviors. She outlines assessment, prevention and assessment strategies to prevent future violence. You may visit her website at http://drkathyseifert.com.
Sample Publications: · "Study Demonstrates Reduced Youth Violence and Improved School Success and Mental Health Through School Based Mental Health Services." Men's Health. 2005 · "Youth Mental and Behavioral Health and Placement Assessment Tools Examined in Groundbreaking New Study." PR News Now. 2005 · "Attachment, family violence, and disorders of childhood and adolescence." Paradigm Magazine. Summer 2003.
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Relax: Your life Depends on It
http://www.amazon.com/Relax-Your-Life-Depends-Jou ey/dp/B0014BXFV0/ref=sr_1_5_digr?ie=UTF8&qid=1309493163&sr=8-5
Pathways to peace: A Jou ey of Discovery with the Wise Old Woman
http://www.amazon.com/Pathways-Peace-Jou ey-Discovery-Within/dp/B0014D5KUW/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1309493163&sr=8-2
Healing fron Loss
http://www.amazon.com/Healing-Loss-Dr-Kathryn-Seifert/dp/B000CA2P7O/ref=sr_1_10?ie=UTF8&qid=1309493163&sr=8-10
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***Healing Past Harmful Relationships
When you were a child, and you were hurt by an adult, you put up emotional walls to protect yourself from hurt, and to hold in anger. You didn't have the tools yet to deal with hurt and anger. The walls were useful while you were learning what it was all about. Maybe someone told you, "Don't ...
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*** Trauma Can Affect Childhood Development
Children develop skills in a predictable sequence that must be followed. For instance, babies do not learn to walk before they crawl. They babble before they speak words. They use parallel play earlier than interactive play. In the same way, they learn to cope with stressors, solve problems, and interact with the world appropriately in an expected progression of developmental milestones. We do not expect a two year old to organize a game by rules. Nor do we anticipate that first graders will arrange a rescue in a natural or man-made disaster.
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***7 Action Steps For those Involved In Domestic Violence
Domestic violence negatively affects everyone in the family — the offender, the spouse, the children, and the next generation. Stopping and healing violence in the home will involve the whole family getting help, with or without the offender, whether reunification is antici¬pated or not. ...
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***The Association of Family Violence with Behavior and Psychiatric Problems in Children and Teens
BackgroundnWhile many behavioral and psychiatric disorders have a biological base, they may also have roots in early childhood maltreatment and in exposure to violence. The overlap between behavioral /psychiatric disorders and histories of childhood trauma is greater than has been previously ...
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Midlife Opportunities
When I was 35, I remarried. Soon after that, Rick and I became disillusioned with our jobs. Consequently, we sold everything we owned and set out to see this wonderful country on a motorcycle. We have a beautiful, diverse county. I hope you have time to get out to see it. But, after about 3 ...
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***Female Violence: Problems & Solutions
Violence in the family is a major source of teen female violence. The future well-being of a society is directly linked to its ability to care for and educate its young. Families that cannot successfully care for their young, nurture the seeds of future violence and criminality. Until we learn ...
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***Violence Prevention Agenda For New President
A 12-year old South Carolina boy was shot and killed while trick or treating on October 31. Members of his family were shot and injured. Werner Lippe, a 66-year old jeweler, has confessed to killing his wife and disposing of the body. Four men have been charged with the deadly shooting of ...
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***8 Year Old Child Killer: Criminal, Mentally Ill, or Trauma Victim?
The headlines read: Eight Year-Old Kills Father and a Boarder. Was this tragedy preventable? If it is proven that the known causes of youth violence were there, it was entirely preventable. This is worse than a tragedy and it must be fixed. Experts agree that most youth who become violent share ...
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*** 6 Mass Murders Take 47 Lives in 30 Days
Forty-seven people were killed in mass murders in the US in less than 30 days this year. Everyone is looking for reasons and to make sense of these tragic events because we all cope better with catastrophic events if we can make some sense of them or find safety for ourselves and our loved ...
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*** Could Therapy Have Helped Michael Jackson?
Michael Jackson must have been under tremendous emotional stress in recent years. He went through a difficult trial. He had a strained relationship with his father. Additionally, being in the spotlight 24/7 can put tension on your emotional state. News reports imply that Michael may have had some chronic sleep problems. This would not be surprising, given his role of being one of the most famous entertainers in the world. It might be reasonable to expect that his earlier trial gave him some anxiety, as well. That could have also led to some depression.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Kathy Seifert
"The moral test of government is how it treats those who are in the dawn of life, the children; those who are in the twilight of life, the aged; and those in the shadows of life, the sick, the needy and the handicapped."
-- Hubert Humphry
Work like you don't need the money.
Dance like no one is watching.
Sing like no one is listening.
Love like you've never been hurt... Satchel Paige
Contacting Kathy Seifert
Dr. Kathy Seifert
2336 Goddard Parkway
Salisbury, MD 21801
How to get started
I am a psychologist and I have spent my life studying violence and helping people heal from trauma. I have placed my thoughts and observations into several books, ebooks, one assessment, and relaxtion CD's and Guided Jou als. My main website is http://drkathyseifert.com. There you will find articles, news reports, and my newsletter. Help yourself, they are FREE. My books and ebooks can be found under the tab "Kathy's Store."
My life's mission is to do what I can to prevent violence and abuse. I also want to help those who have expereinced violence to find their strength from within to overcome its horrible effects. To that end I have several relaxation CD's that are also available through download from Amazon, CD Baby, itunes, and MSN music. Guided Jou als to help cope with stress and trauma can be found on Amazon, as well, at http://drkathyseifert.com
I lecture nationally and internationally about abuse, violence, trauma, healing, and recovery. I will be posting the conferences where I will be appearing on this site.
The best way to reach me is through email k.seifert@espsmd.com
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