Retirement Party for

Dr. Kathy Regan Figley

Tallahassee, Florida

January 31, 2015

Goals Here

• Give her friends and family a sense of what characterizes her career and the people she has affected.

• The impact of her work

• The celebration of a career well spent that leads to this PARTY!!

The Beginning

• We are not counting the years prior to her graduate degree because we can

• But here are some useful facts:

1. She started working (part-time) at a fabric store when she was 16. Her first major in college was Home Economics.

2. Her employers before finishing college included an insurance company, bank trust department, and airline.

Education and Preparation

• In 1981 Dr. Figley received her B.S. in Psychology with a minor is Business from the University of Alabama in Birmingham Kathy Regan work on a psychology research team that included presenting at a national conference and publishing her first article.

• She received her M.S. in Counseling and Human Systems in 1983 at Florida State University. In graduate school she published three articles.

• She received herDoctor of Ministry in Pastoral Counseling from Graduate Theological Foundation, South Bend, Indiana in 2008.

Figley Institute

• Dr. Figley is the President and Founder of Figley Institute, which offers traumatologist certification courses and workshops/presentations.

• The Institute became one of the most respected and reference online training sites in the world focusing on trauma.

Figley Institute

• The courses she developed and offered on line are now being incorporated in the Tulane University Traumatology Institute’s online course offerings

• including the well-known massive open online courses and mini- courses that emerged from her work on the Encyclopedia of Trauma as Executive Editor.

The Green Cross

• She was instrumental in establishing the Green Cross as a non-profit humanitarian organization by completing and submitting the paperwork and receiving approval from the US Department of the IRS.

• She was instrumental in the four major Green Cross deployments: 2001 (9/11), 2004 (Florida multiple disasters), and 2005 (Sri Lanka).

Disaster Work = Cont.

• Since the early 90's served for extended periods with the State of Florida Emergency Management (1991-1995; 1999-2001), FEMA (1995-1998) and

• CEO of Green Cross Academy of Traumatology (2001-2007), a non-profit corporation specializing in trauma-related humanitarian efforts.

• She served as Adjunct Faculty at St Petersburg College's National Terrorism Preparedness Instituteand Florida Regional Community Policing Institute; and Duquesne University School of Leadership and Professional Advancement.

Disaster Work = Cont.

• 2009 – present: Part-time faculty member of the Disaster Resilience Leadership Academy and the Tulane University, School of Social Work.

• Dr. Figley served as a volunteer member of the Florida Crisis Consortium since 2006 - 2008.

disaster services profession

• Active since 1991, specializing in human services programs and disaster trauma/stress management.

• Dr. Figley specializes in trauma affecting the general public, first responders, and the military; compassion stress management;

• and crisis intervention services at the local level through EAP providers.

Affiliations (cont.)

• Dr. Figley has been a member of Florida Emergency Preparedness Association, American Society for Training and Development, Tallahassee Chapter of American Society for Training and Development (Vice President of Finance 2007-2008),

• American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Tallahassee Association for Marriage and Family Therapy (Board Member 2006-2008),

Affiliations

• American Psychologial Association – Division 56 (Trauma Psychology

• The International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, and

• Association of Thought Field Therapy.

Figley & Figley --Publications (most to least recent):

• Encyclopedia of Trauma (Managing Editor) Figley, C. R. (Ed.). (2012). Encyclopedia of Trauma: An Interdisciplinary Guide. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference Publications.

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2009). Stemming the Tide of Trauma Systemically: The Role of Family Therapy. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Family Therapy, 173-183.

• Figley, C. R. (2003). Fishing Lessons for Treating the Traumatized: History of the Traumatology Certification Program. Traumatology, 9:4, 187-192.

Figley & Figley –Publications (cont.)

Figley, C. R. and Figley, K. R. (2002). The Green Cross Project: A model for providing emergency mental health aid after September 11. Phi Kappa Phi Forum, 82:2, 42-48.

• Figley, C. R., Figley, K. R. & Norman, J. (2002). Tuesday Morning September 11, 2001: The Green Cross Projects Role as a Case Study in Community-Based Traumatology Services. Journal of Trauma Practice, 1:4, 13-36.

Figley & Figley –Publications (cont.)

Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2001). September 11th Terrorist Attack: Application of Disaster Management Principles in Providing Emergency Mental-Health Services. Traumatology, 7:4, 143-151.

• Chapters:

• Figley, C. R., Lovre, C., & Figley, K. R. (2011). Compassion Fatigue, Vulnerability, and Resilience in Practitioners Working with Traumatized Children. In V. Ardino (Ed.) Posttraumatic Syndromes in Children and Adolescents. London: Wiley/Blackwell.

Figley & Figley –Publications (cont.)

• Figley, C. R., Albright, D., & Figley, K. R. (2010). Combat, Combat Stress Injuries, and Shame. In J. Kauffman (Ed.), The Shame of Death. NY: Routledge.

• Figley, C. R., Figley, K. R., & Norman, J. (2002). Tuesday Morning September 11, 2001: The Green Cross Projects’ Role as a Case Study in Community-Based Traumatology Services. In S. N. Gold & J. Faust (Eds), Trauma Practice in the Wake of September 11, 2001, pp13-36, NY: Haworth Maltreatment & Trauma Press.

Figley & Figley –Publications (cont.)

Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2013). Compassion Fatigue and Regeneration. Presentation at the American Psychological Association, Honolulu, Hawaii, August 4.

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2013). Developing Resilience in Trauma Workers. Invited webinar presentation sponsored by the APA Division 56 Early Career Psychologists Committee, July 8.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2013). Helping Traumatized Families. A workshop offered by the Figley Institute and the Inda Institute, Istanbul, Turkey, January 19.

Stamm, B.H, Figley, K. R. & Figley, C. R. (2010). Theory of Compassion Fatigue, Burnout, Satisfaction and its Measurement with the ProQOL 5. Paper presented at the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Montreal, November 10.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2008). Trauma Treatment Today: The State of the Art. Invited presentation at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium East, March 22.

• Figley, K. R. and Figley, C. R. (2007). Disaster trauma: A Workshop for Mental Health Professionals and Paraprofessionals. George Fox University, Portland Center, Portland, Oregon, March 3.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2006). The Compassion Fatigue Educator and Therapist Course Accredited by the Green Cross Academy of Traumatology. Bloomington Fire Department Training Center , Bloomington, MN, July 15-16.

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2003). Transforming the Hurt of Helping: Treating the Compassion Fatigue of Practitioners. Invited workshop for the International Trauma Center. Albuquerque, New Mexico, November 13.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2003). Compassion fatigue specialist training. Green Cross Foundation, St. Simons, Florida, June 26.

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2003). YOU TOO! An educational retreat for professionals. Green Cross Foundation, St. Simons, Florida, June 27-29.

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2003). ”Advances in Trauma Treatment: The Figley Analysis." Invited presentation at the Psychotherapy Networker, Washington, DC, March 20.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2002). The Trauma Track: Family Therapy's Role in Helping the Traumatized. Invited presentation to the 60th Annual Conference of the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy, Cincinnati, October 24.

• Figley, C. R. & Figley, K. R. (2002). The Psychosocial Consequences of Ministering to the Traumatized in the Wake of 9/11. Academy of Chaplains Annual Training Conference, New York, New York, October 10, 2002.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. and Figley, K. R. (2002). When Helping Hurts: Compassion Fatigue Prevention Workshop for Practitioners. Invited Workshop at the 14th Annual Southwest Regional Behavioral Health Conference. Sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Health Behavioral Health Services Division, at the Sheraton Old Town Hotel, Albuquerque, New Mexico March 14 (Thursday).

• Figley, C. R., Figley, K. R., Wieling, E. A., & Mendenhall, T. J. (2001) How Can Family Professionals Reach Out to Assist Others in Times of National Trauma? Invited Panel Discussion at the 63rd Annual Conference of the National Council on Family, November 8.

Figley & Figley -Presentations

• Figley, C. R. & Regan, K. (2000). Military Traumatology: A Three-Day Course. Ft. Sam Houston Army Medical Center, San Antonio, TX, August.

Awards and Honors

• 1997 Certified as a Field Traumatologist, Compassion Fatigue Educator, Certified Traumatologist and Compassion Fatigue Therapist.

• She received Master Traumatologist certification in 1999.

• In 1998 Dr. Figley was recognized as Green Cross Projects’ Traumatologist of the Year.

Thank you Dr. Figley!