Psychotherapist relays knowledge to AP Psych students
Dr. Yael Sank, a certified psychotherapist trained to deal with trauma, was a guest speaker today at Westhill who gave a presentation to the Advanced Placement (AP) Psychology classes.
Sank talked about her experiences working with patients who deal with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and dissociative identity disorder (DID). She also discussed ways to treat these disorders, such as EMDR, a technique to battle traumatic childhood experiences and refocus how the brian deals with these events, and addressed common psychology questions, including the controversy over repression.
On Monday, June 7, Dr. Yael Sank, a psychotherapist and mother of a former Westhill and AP Psychology student, discussed her experiences working in the field with the AP Psychology students.
“I think [the presentation] was a good experience. We were able to meet someone who practices psychology and who applies what we learn in class to [her] job. [Dr. Sank] also discussed her experiences with her patients who had multiple personality disorder, and that is something that we cannot learn in the classroom,” junior Aarushi Jain said.
At the end of the presentation, the students and AP Psych teacher Mrs. Kousidis had the opportunity to ask questions.
—Brief compiled by Alana Kasindorf and Jaime Manela. Photo by Alana Kasindorf