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Julian Ford has published more than 30 articles in peer-review journals describing research and clinical studies explaining the etiology, course, treatment, and prevention of PTSD.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 2, 2005) -- The University of Kentucky College of Social Work welcomes Julian Ford to campus for a lecture titled, “Trauma Research: Building Conceptual Models for Effective Services Using Mixed Method Designs.”

Ford, clinical psychologist and associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center, will present t he lecture at 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 4, at the Helen G. King Alumni House on Rose Street. The event is free and open to the public.

Ford conducts therapy with adult and child survivors of trauma, as well as research on assessment and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and disorders of extreme stress following complex trauma. He has also developed a Trauma Adaptive Recovery Group Education and Therapy (TARGET) model for adults in treatment for chronic mental illness and addictions, following emergency medical care and domestic violence, and in correctional settings, as well as with adolescents victimized by violence in the child welfare and juvenile justice systems.

Since November 2001, he has served as the director of the Center for Trauma Response, Recovery, and Preparedness, which is dedicated to the development of systems of services for communities affected by mass trauma. Ford also serves as a Senior Academic Fellow with the Child Health and Development Institute, and has led a series of policy studies concerning mental health and traumatic stress services for youths in the juvenile justice system. He also serves as the director of research and assessment for the Yale/University of Connecticut Center for Children Exposed to Violence within the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Ford has published more than 30 articles in peer-review journals describing research and clinical studies explaining the etiology, course, treatment, and prevention of PTSD.

For more information on this event or to reserve a space at the lecture, contact Ginny Sprang by e-mail.