The Interfaith Center of New York, the Fordham University Graduate School of
Social Service, and our partners, invite all mental health professionals to attend a symposium
Interfaith Perspectives on Communal Trauma and Healing:
Religious Leaders and Mental Health Professionals
Explore the Emotional Life of the City at the 10th Anniversary of 9/11

Please Join Us!
Friday, September 9,
from 9 am to 1 pm,
at Fordham University’s
 Lincoln Center Campus,
in the South Lounge.
Enter at 60th Street and Columbus Avenue.

$10 advance registration for professionals, or $12 at the door
$5 for students, or $7 at the door

Click here to register
Cosponsored By:

All registration fees will support honoraria for workshop leaders.

Any remaining proceeds will be donated to September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.




In the second half of the symposium, a set of six small-group workshops will give participants hands-on introductions to some of the therapeutic resources found in New York City’s diverse religious communities.

The workshops will run concurrently,
so each participant will be able to attend a single workshop.

Participants will need to register for a specific workshop in advance
Click here for the registration page.

Each workshop will be capped at a maximum of 10 participants,
and we will do our best to place each participant in the workshop of their choice.



Workshops topics and leaders will be:
Click here for detailed bios of workshop leaders.


Christian Narratives of Trauma and Healing:
Reflecting on Stories from the Gospels and Other Sources, as well as the Role of Narrative in the Healing Process
Led by the Reverend Dr. Willard Ashley


Understanding Trauma and Spiritual Care in Islamic Communities:
Exploring Quranic Texts and Other Sources
Led by Al-Hajji Imam Yusuf H. Hasan, BCC


Spiritual Healing and Historical Trauma:
Solution-Based Thought and Practice from Yoruba/Lukumi Traditions
Led by Baba Antonio Mondesire, Awo Ifa


Tibetan Buddhist Meditation as a Healing Practice
for Victims of Trauma
Led by Venerable Geshe Lobsang Ngodup, MSW


The Healing Art of Liturgical Dance:
Movement and Meaning in Christianity and Other Traditions
Led by Minister Kathleen Turner, M.Div, STM

Note: This workshop requires no previous dance experience, but Minister Turner does recommend comfortable clothes and shoes.


Jewish Spiritual Responses to Community Trauma and Healing:
A Text-Study Exploring Classical Rabbinic Accounts of the Hurban
(the Destruction of the Jerusalem Temples and Expulsion of the Jewish Community, 586 BCE and 70 CE)
Led by Rabbi Simkha Weintraub, LCSW