ARTICLES BY DR. SERLIN

• Serlin I.A. (2023). Dance Movement Therapy with Chinese Counselors. Journal of Alternative, Complementary & Integrative Medicine 9: 327. DOI: 10.24966/ACIM-7562/100327

• Serlin, I.A. (2023). Against Hate; Against Antisemitism. Society for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter, May 2023. 18-21.

• Serlin, I. A. (2023). Abraham Maslow as a Jewish Prophet. Journal of Humanistic Psychology0(0). DOI: 10.1177/002216781141

• Shahidi, L. and Serlin, I.A., Resilience and Self-Care: A Class for Students Preparing for Healthcare ProfessionsSomatics 2021-2022, 18(4), 12-19.

• Serlin, I.A. (2023) Dance movement therapy: crossing cultural and professional bridges, Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy, 18(1), 75-85, DOI: 10.1080/17432979.2021.2021988


• Serlin, I.A. (2022). 
I Am My Own Egg: Reflections on the Development of a Woman Humanistic Psychologist, Journal of Humanistic Psychology50 (3), 389-398. https://doi.org/10.1037/hum0000291

• Serlin, I.A. (2022). Panel: Dance Therapy and Jewish RootsProceedings of ADTA Conference 57, October 27 – 30, 2022, (unpublished), 55-56.

• Van Amburg J., Serlin, I.A. (2022) Is Trauma Actually Stored In Our Hips? Wondermind. Nov. 15, 2022.

• Serlin, I (2022). Review of the book The Person Behind the Psychotherapist: A Review of Different Paths Towards Becoming a Psychoanalyst and Psychotherapist: Personal Passions Subjective Experiences and Unusual Journeys by A.W. Rachman & H. Kooden (Eds.), American Psychological Association Division 32, Society for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter.

• Kheirallah, K.A.,  Al-Zureikat, S.H., Al-Mistarehi, A-H, Alsulaiman, J.W.,  AlQudah, M., Khassawneh, A.H., Lorettu, L., Bellizzi, S., Mzayek, F.,  Elbarazi, I., Serlin, I.A. (2022). The Association of Conflict-Related Trauma with Markers of Mental Health Among Syrian Refugee Women:  The Role of Social Support and Post-Traumatic GrowthInternational Journal of Womens Health 2022 Sep 514:1251-1266. DOI: 10.2147/IJWH.S360465.

Serlin, I.A. and Zhou, G. (2022). Dance Movement Therapy in the Time of COVID-19. Creative Arts in Education an Therapy  8(1):32–41.  DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2022/8/6

Serlin, I. (2022, February)A transformative moment. Society for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter.

• Serlin, I.A. & Rita M. Rivera, BS (2021). Report from the International Whole Person Approaches Work Group. BLOG: Society for Humanistic Psychology

• Serlin, I.A. (2021).  Marian Chace Foundation Lecture 2020 Trauma-Informed Dance Movement Therapy: Real Life Trainings with Syrian Refugees, China and US COVID-19 Hotline. American Journal of Dance Therapy, DOI: 10.1007/s10465-021-09348-9, June 3, 2021

• Organized by Serlin, I.A. (2021). Innovative Insights for Understanding and Overcoming the Roots of Trauma and Stress.  Trauma Psychology News, Spring 2021, Vl. 16, Issue 1, 22. [8 authors and 6 recent books on trauma]

• Serlin, I. A. and Liu, C. (2020). An Existential – Humanistic Approach to Movement: An East/West Dialogue. Creative Arts Education and Therapy (2020) 6(1):85–96 DOI: 10.15212/CAET/2020/6/10

• Serlin, I.A. (2020). Creative and Transcultural Approaches to Working with Trauma.  The California Psychologist, Summer 2020, 53 (3), pp 19 – 21

• Serlin, I.A. & Leventhal, M. (2019). History, Roots and Future Horizons. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 41 (1), 39-54. DOI 10.1007/s10465-019-09299-2.

• Serlin, I.A. (2018). AATA and the Creative Arts Therapies Professions at #APA2018. Journal of American Art Therapy Association, September 6, 2018.

• Serlin, I.A. (2018). Responding to natural and manmade disaster with dance movement therapy. Journal of Applied Arts & Health, 9 (2), 203-212. DOI: 10.1386/jaah.9.2.203_1.

• Serlin, I.A. (2018). Embodiment in Existential/Humanistic Psychology in China. American Psychological Association Div. 32: Society for Humanistic Psychology Newsletter, July 2018. Chinese translation

• Serlin, I.A. (2017). Working with Trauma in China: KinAesthetic Imagining. American Psychological Association Div. 56 Trauma Psychology Newsletter, 12, (2).

• Serlin, I.A. (2017). Healing Intergenerational Trauma with Dance Movement Therapy. American Psychological Association Div. 56 Trauma Psychology Newsletter, 12, (1).

• Kurter, F., Bicer, E., Aysoy, E. & Serlin, I. (2016). Life, death and transformation: Keep moving. Journal of Applied Arts & Health, 7 (1), 107-116.

• Serlin, I.A. (2015). The Journey of the Wild Child. [Review of the book The Conditions of Love by Dale Kushner]. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 47 (2), 296-299.

• Serlin, I.A. (2015). Dance, creative arts, and somatic therapies in the healing of trauma. [Review of the book The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel A. van der Kolk]. PsycCRITIQUES, 60 (24).

• Serlin, I.A. (2014). A therapist’s response to Alan Waterman. American Psychologist, January, 2014

• Serlin, I.A. . (2013). Its Time Has Come: Trauma and Rhythms of Recovery. [Review of the book Rhythms of Recovery: Trauma, Nature, and the Body by Leslie E. Korn]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58 (38).

• Serlin, I. A. (2013). Does Zero Dark Thirty Promote the Use of Enhanced Interrogation Techniques? [Review of the movie Zero Dark Thirty]. PsycCRITIQUES, 58 (26).

• Serlin, I. (2013). Maxine Sheets-Johnstone: The Primacy of Movement – Expanded Second Edition (Advances in Consciousness Research). [Review of the book by Maxine Sheets-Johnstone, 2013]. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 10.

• Serlin, I.A. (2012, February 3). Remembering humanistic psychology in the age of brain research, digital age, and revival of attachment theory. Zur Institute newsletter.

• Serlin, I.A. (2012, June 21). Sex, boundary violations, and psychiatry legends. [Review of the film A Dangerous Method]. San Francisco Psychologist, Spring, 2012.

• Serlin, I.A. (2011, December 2). Elders & occupiers: 20th & 21st century movements meet. Careerwell recorded interviews with industry experts for professional development.

• Serlin, I.A. (2011, October 7). Marriage guide for the quarter-life crisis [Review of the book Committed: A skeptic makes peace with marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert]. Marin County Psychological Association.

• Serlin, I. (2011). Marriage guide for the quarter-life crisis [Review of the book Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace With Marriage by Elizabeth Gilbert]. PsycCRITIQUES, 56 (28).

• Serlin, I.A. , & Hill, H. (Eds.) (2011, November). Psychotherapy and the Arts. An online newsletter of Div. 32 of APA.

• Serlin, I.A. (2011). The history and future of humanistic psychology. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 51, (4), 1-4. DOI: 10.1177/0022167811412600

• Serlin, I., & Kessler, C. (2011, Summer). Wellness fair: A kick-off partnership. Marin County Psychological Association: MCPA Newsletter, 8-9.

• Serlin, I. (2010). Sisterhood: Bonds and transference [Review of the book You were always mom’s favorite! Sisters in conversation throughout their lives by Deborah Tannen]. PsycCRITIQUES, 55, (28).

• Serlin, I. (2010). Trauma and the arts [Review of the book Trauma, tragedy, therapy: The arts and human suffering]. PsycCRITIQUES, 55, (21).

• Serlin, I. (2010, April). The first international conference on existential psychology Nanjing, China, April 2, 2010. Psychology Today.

• Serlin, I. A. (2010). Working with trauma in Israel. The California Psychologist, September-October 2010, 12-15.

• Serlin, I. A. (2009). A tribute to Rollo May and the arts. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 49, (4), 486-489. DOI: 10.1177/0022167809341747

• Serlin, I. A. (2009). Complementary and alternative therapy for psychologists. [Review of the book Complementary and alternative therapies research by Tiffany Field]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54, (30).

• Serlin, I. (2009). How can mind/body medicine help cope with depression?[Review of the book Unstuck: Your guide to the seven-stage journey out of depression by J.S. Gordon]. PsycCRITIQUES, 54, (15).

• Schneider, K. J., Galvin, J. & Serlin, I. (2009). Rollo May on existential psychotherapy. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 49, (4), 419-434.

• Serlin, I. A. (2009). Working with trauma in Israel: Lessons for America. National Psychologist, 18, (3), 12-15.

• Serlin, I. A. (2008). How can the creative arts therapies be used for social action.[Review of the book Art therapy and social action by F.F. Kaplan]. PsycCRITIQUES, 53, (9).

• Serlin, I. A. (2008, March). On PTSD [Letter to the editor]. American Psychological Association Monitor.

• Serlin, I. A. (2008). Posttraumatic growth: Whole person approaches to working with trauma. The California Psychologist: Politics of Social Change, 31-32.

• Serlin, I. A. (2008). Treating war trauma in Israel lessons for the United States. American Psychological Association Div. 56 Trauma Psychology Newsletter, 3, (3), 10-15.

• Serlin, I. (2007). Arts therapies and trauma: An emerging field [Review of the book Expressive and creative arts methods for trauma survivors by Lois Carey]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52, (33).

• Serlin, I. (2007). The embodied self: The new bridge between psychoanalysis and the moving body [Review of the book The Embodied Self: Movement and Psychoanalysis by Katya Bloom]. PsycCRITIQUES 52, (33).

• Serlin, I. (2007). Whole person health care: Medicine of the person [Review of the book Medicine of the person: faith, science and values in health care provision by J. Cox, A.V. Campbell, & B. Fulford]. PsycCRITIQUES, 52, (39).

• Serlin, I. A. (2006). Brokeback Mountain: A gay and a universal love story[Review of the motion picture Brokeback Mountain]. PsycCRITIQUES 51, (11).

• Serlin, I. A. (2006, March 15). Dance/movement therapy: A new mind/body therapy [Review of the book An introduction to medical dance/movement therapy: Health care in motion]. PsycCRITIQUES, 51, (11).

• Serlin, I. A. (2006). The use of the arts to work with trauma in Israel. The San Francisco Psychologist, September, 8-9.

• Serlin, I. A. (2005). To dance is to love [Review of the motion picture Shall we dance?]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50, (20).

• Serlin, I. A. (2005). Somatic psychology: Its relevance for psychology and psychotherapy [Review of the book Somatic psychology: body, mind and meaning]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50, (21).

• Serlin, I. A. (2005). Express yourself! American Psychological Association: Monitor on Psychology, 36, (2).

• Serlin, I. A. (2005, March 2). Energy psychology: An emerging form of integrative psychology [Review of the book CD-ROM energy psychology interactive]. PsycCRITIQUES, 50, (9).

• Serlin, I. A. (2005). Year of the whole person. Psychotherapy Bulletin, 40 (1).

• Serlin, I. A. (2002). Managed education. The California Psychologist, March/April, 26-27.

• Serlin, I. A. (2002). Psychologists working with trauma: A humanistic approach. APA Monitor on Psychology, 33, (8).

• Serlin, I.A., Warmoth, A., & Resnick, S. (2001). Contributions of Humanistic Psychology to Positive PsychologyJournal of Humanistic Psychology

• Serlin, I. A. (2001). Wandering god: A study in nomadic spirituality. [Review of the book by Morris Berman]. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology, 33, (1), 72-74.

• Serlin, I. A., Classen, C., Frances, B. & Angell, K. (2000). Symposium: support groups for women with breast cancer. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 27, (2), 123-138.

• Serlin, I. A., (1996). Body as text: a psychological and cultural reading. The Arts in Psychotherapy, 23, (2), 141-148.

• Serlin, I. A. (1996). Interview with Anna Halprin. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 18, (2), 115-126.

• Serlin, I. (1996). Kinesthetic imagining. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 36, (2), 25-33.

• Serlin, I. A., (1996). The power of the whole: Exploring new ways to heal. Healthwise, Sutter-CHS Newsletter, 10, (3).

• Serlin, I. A. (1995). Rollo may: a tribute. Tikkun, p. 6 January-February.

• Harari, C., Lyons, A., Epting, F., Schneider, K. J., Siderits, M. A., Serlin, I., Churchill, S., & Stern, E. M. (1994). Reflections on becoming a humanistic psychologistThe Humanistic Psychologist, 22(1), 98–106. DOI: 10.1080/08873267.1994.9976940

• Serlin, I. (1994). Remembering Rollo May: An interview with Irving Yalom. The Humanistic Psychologist, 22, (3), 269-274.

• Serlin, I. (1993). Root images of healing in dance therapy. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 15, (2), 65-76.

• Serlin, I.A. (). Book review of K. Schneider, Horror and the Holy: Wisdom Teachings of the Monster Tale. 1993, Illinois: Open Court.

• Serlin, I.A. (). Art Medicine: dance movement therapy for women with breast cancer. Consciousness Abstracts, p. 153.

• Serlin, I. () In memory of Aniela Jaffe. Journal of Transpersonal Psychology.

• Serlin, I. (1993, May/June). Jew-Bu. Common Boundary. 17-21.

• Serlin, I.A. (1993, Jan/Feb). Book review of J. Beebe, Integrity in Depth. 1992, Texas A & M Press, in Association of Humanistic Psychology, p. 19.

• Serlin, I. A. (1992, Summer). Tribute to Laura Perls. Journal of Humanistic Psychology, 32, (3), 57-66.

• Serlin, I.A. (1992). A peace-making film. San Francisco Psychologist, 7-8.

• Serlin, I. (1992). A dance therapist travels in Russia. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 14, (1), 5-10.

• Serlin, I. (1990, Fall). Ju-Bu. Buddhist Peace Fellowship Newsletter. 36-37.

• Serlin, I. (1989, Fall). The awakening: The lion’s roar. Association for Transpersonal Psychology, 3-6.

• Serlin, I. (1989). The last temptation of Christ. [Review of the motion picture The last temptation of Christ]. San Francisco Jung Institute Library Journal, 8 (3).

• Serlin, I. (1989). A psycho-spiritual-body therapy approach to residential treatment of Catholic religious. The Journal of TransPersonal Psychology, 21, (2), 177-193.

• Ilene A. Serlin (1986) Hannah, Rachel, Leah And Woody. [Review of the movie Hannah and her Sisters]. Jewish Times, 41, (25), March 13, 1986.

• Serlin, I. (1982). Research approaches to movement and personality. [Review of the book by Martha Davis (Ed), Arno Press, 1972.]. American Journal of Dance Therapy, 5, 70-72.

• Serlin, I. Div 32 presidential talk: The history and future of humanistic psychology.

• Serlin, L. (1977, Winter/Spring). Portrait of Karen: A Gestalt-Phenomenological Approach to Movement Therapy. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 8, (2), 145-151.

• Serlin, I. (September, ND). To get rid of tension, anxiety and relax yourself… dance therapy. Vogue Magazine.

Dr. Serlin is featured in the “Who’s Who” section of the Summer 2023 issue of Trauma Psychology news.

Read the article here.

Eight authors with six recent books on trauma combined their perspectives – as psychoanalysts, health psychologists, cognitive behavioral therapists, and researchers – in a December 4, 2020 webinar organized by Dr. Serlin, Innovative Insights for Understanding and Overcoming the Roots of Trauma and Stress.

Read Dr. Serlin’s summary of the webinar inTrauma Psychology News.

In this article, Dr. Serlin and a group of students demonstrate the use of a new method of group work in dance movement therapy using the existential/depth approach.

The benefits of this approach are seen in how it illuminates group process and the way in which it helped participants understand and cope with a subsequent earthquake in Turkey.
Read Life, death and transformation: Keep moving

Dr. Serlin is featured in the September-October 2008 California Psychologist issue on “Politics of Social Change”.

Read her article:
Posttraumatic Growth: Whole Person Approaches to Working with Trauma

Dr. Serlin is guest editor of the November-December 2007 California Psychologistissue on “Psychology and the Arts”.

Read her article:
The Arts Therapies: Whole Person Integrative Approaches to Healthcare

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