Social Justice Speaker Series Presents:
The Science and Practice of Resilience
Presenter: Jonathan DePierro, PhD
Date & Time: Â Thursday, November 6th, 2025 from 7:00PM – 8:00PM Eastern Standard Time
Location: Live Via Zoom (Zoom Link: Emailed with ticket)
Cost:
FREE to attend
FREE CE for CPA Members (Log into account to access discount!)
$15.00 CE Processing Fee for Non-members
Continuing Education: Â Eligible for 1 CE
Abstract:
This presentation will review recent research on psychological resilience, focusing on a range of factors that support adjustment and growth following stress exposure. The presentation will draw on work done with healthcare workers, 9/11 first responders, and veterans; as well as neuro-imaging studies with a wider range of trauma-exposed samples. With respect to intervention, the presentation will review the results of several psycho-educational programs with New York City community members and healthcare workers. Novel measurement strategies, as well as the work of a Center at a major New York City health system focused on resilience and mental health, will also be discussed.
Learning Objectives:
By the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Participants will critically evaluate at least 3 definitions of psychological resilience.
2. Participants will describe 10 factors that support individual and community resilience following stress exposure.
3. Participants will evaluate outcomes of at least 2 resilience building interventions deployed with healthcare workers and community members.
Research Citations
Southwick, S. M., Pietrzak, R. H., Tsai, J., Krystal, J. H., & Charney, D. (2015). Resilience: an update. PTSD research Quarterly, 25(4), 1-10.
Kaye-Kauderer, H., Feingold, J. H., Feder, A., Southwick, S., & Charney, D. (2021). Resilience in the age of COVID-19. BJPsych Advances, 27(3), 166-178
Brown, L., Cohen, B., Costello, R., Brazhnik, O., & Galis, Z. (2023). Conceptualizing a resilience research framework at The National Institutes of Health. Stress and Health, 39(S1), 4-9.
Presenter Biography
Jonathan M. DePierro, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. He is Associate Director of the Center for Stress, Resilience and Personal Growth (CSRPG), which provides comprehensive programming to support the resilience and mental health of Mount Sinai faculty, staff, and trainees. Dr. DePierro holds a PhD in Clinical Psychology from the New School for Social Research and completed a post-doctoral fellowship at the NYU School of Medicine WTC Health Program. He has published on novel treatment approaches to Post traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), mental health service needs in WTC and COVID-19 responders, and the physiological impact of trauma exposure. He currently serves as Co-Investigator on grants funded by NIH/NCATS and HRSA. Dr. DePierro also serves as the Editor in Chief of Psychiatric Quarterly.
Post-Webinar Evaluation Form:
Post-webinar evaluation form will be provided during the event and must be completed to receive a Continuing Education (CE) certificate.
Closed Captions:Â Live audio captions are accessible for this event. If you need additional disability-related accommodations, please contact us by email us at info@connpsych.org or by phone (860) 404-0333. Requests should be made at least two weeks in advance of workshop date.
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Continuing Education Approval:
The Connecticut Psychological Association (CPA) is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to offer continuing education for psychologists. CPA maintains responsibility for the program and its content. CPA will issue certificates of completion. APA CE rules require that we only issue credits to those who attend the entire workshop. Those logging into the Zoom webinar more than 15 minutes late or logging off before the entire workshop is completed will not receive CE credits (i.e., partial CE credit will not be issued).
CPA GRIEVANCE POLICY:
The Connecticut Psychological Association (CPA) is fully committed to conducting all activities in strict conformance with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles of Psychologists. The CPA will comply with all legal and ethical guidelines for non-discrimination in promotional activities, program content, and in the treatment of CE participants.  While the CPA strives to assure fair treatment for all participants and to anticipate problems before they occur, occasionally grievances may be filed. In cases where a participant files a written or oral grievance, the following actions are taken:
If the grievance concerns the content of the workshop, a CPA representative will mediate and will be the final arbitrator. If the participant requests action, the CPA will either provide a credit for a subsequent CE offering or provide a partial or full refund of the CE fee already paid. Â Actions involving a credit or a refund will require a written note documenting the grievance for record-keeping purposes. The aggrieved individual need not sign the note. If the grievance specifically concerns the CPA, the CPA will attempt to arbitrate.
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