Dr. Paula David

Dr. Paula David (MSW, PhD) has enjoyed a long career working with aging Holocaust survivors, their families, and survivors of subsequent genocides. She now shares her experience and unique trauma-informed approaches with students of all ages, teachers, health professionals, isolated families, various trauma and genocide survivors, First Nations families and those who care for them. A graduate of FIFSW’s MSW and PhD programs, Paula retired from the Baycrest Centre and began her second career as an educator. She taught at the Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work, MTU, and remains a frequent guest lecturer, consultant and curriculum developer on the topic of caring for aging Holocaust survivors, and those who have survived subsequent wars, genocide and extreme trauma. Most recently she has been involved in cross-cultural post-memory creative initiatives that integrate her rich experience in the areas of mental health and trauma.