by Laurie Leitch, Ph.D. | Mar 9, 2015 | Blog
Threshold GlobalWorks (TGW) has been developing programs for inmates and corrections officers (COs); programs that help increase the capacity to self-regulate, decrease reactivity, and increase positive and resilient behavior. I have just returned from work in a...
by Laurie Leitch, Ph.D. | Jan 20, 2015 | Blog
On Sunday January 18, 2015 the New York Times Week in Review had a lead article by Dick Morris, a veteran of the Iraq war diagnosed with PTSD. He was very compelling in describing his negative experience with an intervention called Prolonged Exposure Therapy (PET)....
by Laurie Leitch, Ph.D. | Nov 8, 2014 | Blog
Recently, I was fortunate to participate on a panel at New York City’s Federal Reserve Bank in honor of Veterans Day. The bank has had a veterans network made up of employees who served in the military for many years now. They sponsor programs for their...
by Laurie Leitch, Ph.D. | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog
Our Peacebuilder Project in Rwanda had a very generative beginning over 2 weeks in late September. This project is a collaborative effort between Threshold GlobalWorks and the Center for Council, (www.centerforcouncil.org ) which is based in California. It...
by Laurie Leitch, Ph.D. | Oct 24, 2014 | Blog
Our retreat for women veterans (and one active duty Canadian) was an amazing and gratifying experience. A diverse group of 30 women came together to share perspectives and build community. What is so striking is how many women had not gathered with other veterans...
by wpadmin | Aug 19, 2014 | Blog
Loree Sutton has been appointed by Mayor Bill de Blasio as the NYC Commissioner of Veterans’ Affairs, a position she will assume on September 2, 2014 (see link below for details). Effective immediately, she is stepping down from her role as Co-Director,...
