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Cultivating Resilience: A broad perspective on trauma, resilience, and early childhood mental health
September 18 @ 7:00 pm – 8:00 pm
This lecture will explore various perspectives on resilience, trauma, and trauma prevention. Dr. Bayrak will approach these topics through a comprehensive lens, incorporating neurobiology, child development, physical and mental health, culture, and community. Her talk will emphasize the importance of early childhood and early relationships in cultivating resilience, and she will reflect on how storytelling can aid in meaning-making and fostering resilience at both individual and community levels. Dr. Bayrak will also discuss the story behind ‘Echoes of Resilience,’ future prospects, and how we can collectively work toward building resilient communities.
Dr. Beril Bayrak Bulucu is a board-certified pediatrician with an Infant Mental Health endorsement as a clinical mentor, offering national and international training in infant and early childhood mental health and trauma prevention. She completed a postgraduate fellowship in Infant Mental Health at UMass Boston in 2017. Dr. Bayrak is also a faculty member for Newborn Behavior Observation Training at the Brazelton Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital. In addition to 22 years of experience in primary care pediatrics, she co-facilitates the Infant Mental Health Special Interest Group through the Council on Early Childhood at the American Academy of Pediatrics. Dr. Bayrak serves as a reflective consultant for the Massachusetts Infant Mental Health Association and provides reflective group consultations to early childhood professionals from various disciplines.
In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Bayrak is a co-founder of the Zeru Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting historically excluded young parents, children, and their communities. She is actively involved in earthquake relief projects in Turkey, focusing on trauma-informed caregiver training and fostering community-wide collaborations for disaster relief.
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