1 hr 22 min
Positive Psychology and the Criminal Justice System (feat. Amy Rosenthal) pt. 1 We Will Get Through This
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- Mental Health
Amy spent over thirty five years working as an advocate for victims of crime. In
2015 she retired from the Vermont Department of Corrections where she served
as the Director of Victim Services during which time she worked directly with
crime victim survivors and offenders. She developed programs to address their
needs using many Positive Psychology and restorative justice principles. Before
assuming that role, she spent twenty years as the Executive Director of several
different domestic violence/sexual assault agencies in Tennessee and North
Carolina where she also and worked as a victim’s advocate in police
departments in Nashville and Chapel Hill.
After “retirement” Amy became an adjunct professor of psychology at Northern
Vermont University where she teaches Positive Psychology. She is also an
assistant instructor for the Masters in Positive Psychology program at the
University of Pennsylvania. In addition she is the Bat/Bar Mitzvah coordinator of
her synagogue where she gets to incorporate positive education principles while
working with students and parents during the preparation process.
She is currently the chair of the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union School
board, in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont where she is working to incorporate
positive educational principles into administrative/leadership practices.
Amy graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Religion and received her
MSW from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work with a
specialization in criminal and juvenile justice. She received her Masters in
Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. Her
masters capstone focused how survivors of adverse events, such as a crime, can
thrive in the aftermath through a process called post-traumatic growth. She
developed a practical approach to post conviction victim services that shifts the
focus from trauma to resilience and growth.
For more mental health support, please go to wewillgetthroughthis.org or facebook.com/wewillgetthroughthis2020
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Amy spent over thirty five years working as an advocate for victims of crime. In
2015 she retired from the Vermont Department of Corrections where she served
as the Director of Victim Services during which time she worked directly with
crime victim survivors and offenders. She developed programs to address their
needs using many Positive Psychology and restorative justice principles. Before
assuming that role, she spent twenty years as the Executive Director of several
different domestic violence/sexual assault agencies in Tennessee and North
Carolina where she also and worked as a victim’s advocate in police
departments in Nashville and Chapel Hill.
After “retirement” Amy became an adjunct professor of psychology at Northern
Vermont University where she teaches Positive Psychology. She is also an
assistant instructor for the Masters in Positive Psychology program at the
University of Pennsylvania. In addition she is the Bat/Bar Mitzvah coordinator of
her synagogue where she gets to incorporate positive education principles while
working with students and parents during the preparation process.
She is currently the chair of the Orleans Southwest Supervisory Union School
board, in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont where she is working to incorporate
positive educational principles into administrative/leadership practices.
Amy graduated from Vassar College with a BA in Religion and received her
MSW from the University of Pennsylvania School of Social Work with a
specialization in criminal and juvenile justice. She received her Masters in
Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania in 2012. Her
masters capstone focused how survivors of adverse events, such as a crime, can
thrive in the aftermath through a process called post-traumatic growth. She
developed a practical approach to post conviction victim services that shifts the
focus from trauma to resilience and growth.
For more mental health support, please go to wewillgetthroughthis.org or facebook.com/wewillgetthroughthis2020
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/we-will-get-through-this/message
1 hr 22 min