Rise & Rebuild: A Safe Space for Kids Under 10 – Webinar

Language: English
Duration: 20-minute presentation

Brief Description
Dr. Sheila Modir shares expert tips on coping after a disaster in this free 20-minute webinar. Learn how to care for yourself, calm your body, and support others in the aftermath of a crisis.

Date Created: January 23, 2025

Presenter: Dr. Sheila Modir

Presenter Bio:
Sheila Modir, Ph.D., ABPP is a board-certified Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychologist at Children’s Hospital of Orange County (CHOC). She received her master’s degree in Social Welfare (MSW) from UCLA and her Ph.D. in Clinical, Counseling, and School Psychology from UC Santa Barbara. She completed her doctoral internship at the UCLA Semel Institute for Neuroscience and Human Behavior and her postdoctoral fellowship at CHOC. In addition to scholarly articles, Dr. Modir has written an award-winning children’s book called The Proudest Color, focused on cultural pride, emotion identification, and self-esteem. Dr. Modir has been interviewed on several occasions for television, radio, and podcasts about trauma and resilience, and consults on film and television productions, including for Disney and Freeform, to ensure that mental health is portrayed responsibly. She is passionate about advocacy and reducing mental health stigma and has advocated at the state and federal level for better mental health care policies, in addition to doing international work with refugees for the Red Cross.

Objectives

• How to take care of yourself after a disaster.
• How to calm your body down.
• How to help others.