Understanding trauma and its impact on healing with Dr Bruce Perry & Deborra-lee Furness

In this episode Bruce. D. Perry, MD, Phd. and Adopt Change Founder Deborra-lee Furness AO chat about understanding trauma and its impacts on healing. Dr Perry is an active teacher, clinician and researcher in children’s mental health and neurosciences holding a variety of academic positions. His work on the impact of abuse, neglect and trauma on the developing brain has impacted clinical practice, programs, and policy across the world. He is also co-author of best-selling book “What Happened to You? Conversations on Trauma, Resilience and Healing”, with Oprah Winfrey, and Principal of the Neurosequential Network. Adopt Change founder Deborra-lee Furness is an internationally acclaimed actress as well as a passionate supporter of children and defender of their human rights across the globe. Deborra-lee’s humanitarian work for children is a driving force in her life.

This conversation was recorded for Adopt Change Virtual National Permanency Conference 2021. 

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Find out more about Dr Perry at ⁠https://www.bdperry.com  

You can find out more about Adopt Change at ⁠www.adoptchange.org.au⁠   

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Credits:   

Host: ⁠Michelle Stacpoole⁠, Adopt Change   

Guests: ⁠Dr Bruce Perry⁠ & Deborra-lee Furness AO 

Audio Producer: ⁠Fernanda Dedic⁠, Adopt Change   

Executive Producer: Lily Allsep, Adopt Change   

  

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