Skills training collaboration with social work and cinematic art educators to develop innovative practices among those impacted by PTSD

ABSTRACT

The number of individuals who meet the criteria for PTSD diagnoses during the pandemic increased exponentially, creating the need for more effective teaching of treatment methods for PTSD. This paper provides educators with an interdisciplinary learning tool to conduct a thorough assessment of a unique movie character with PTSD. A collaborative effort that incorporates teaching practices of the cinematic arts with social work can possibly fill in gaps in knowledge about PTSD. Authors demonstrate how combining the skills training of social work educators with cinematic art educators can lead to the development of innovative solutions.

KEYWORDS:

• Trauma
• innovative approaches
• cinematic arts
• interdisciplinary
• pop culture

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Derrick Kranke

Derrick Kranke works for the US Department of Veterans Affairs and the Tulane University School of Social Work. His interest in social work education includes creating curriculum guides of innovative teaching activities that utilize pop culture sources.

Elba Figueroa

Elba Figueroa is a Bilingual Clinician from New York, a graduate from Tulane University’s Doctoral School of Social Work and MSW from Fordham University, currently an Adjunct at Sacred Heart University BSW/MSW program and a Fieldwork Liaison within their MSW School of Social Work.

Naris Barmaksezian

Naris Barmaksezian is an MSW and PPSC student at SDSU, where she will be graduating May 2023. After graduation, her goal is to become a School Social Worker and LCSW.

Shant Barmak

Shant Barmak is a Clinical Psychologist, who also has a Doctorate in Education Leadership (EdD) from UCSD/CSUSM. Currently, he is in clinical practice.