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CLINICAL HYPNOSIS SKILLS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONALS

Fundamentals, Levels 1 and 2
Clinical Hypnosis Training Workshop

March 9^th and 10^th, 2019

9:00 am – 4:30 pm

Simon Fraser University

at Harbour Centre
515 W. Hastings Street,

Vancouver, BC
Segal Conference Rooms 1410-1430

How can we, as health professionals, facilitate positive change that lasts?  The key is clinical hypnosis: the language of change.  During this two-day workshop, you will learn from our experienced teaching faculty how to enhance your therapeutic relationship with your clients and prime them for success using the unique skills of clinical hypnosis.

Take this opportunity to expand your psychotherapeutic horizons in enjoyable interactive sessions with your colleagues.  Come to this workshop to recognize the subtleties of your own subconscious mind in a safe and collegial learning environment, supported by our experienced teaching faculty.

Clinical hypnosis is a powerful therapeutic communication which is founded on solid evidence-based science. We invite you to bring an open heart and mind to experience just how effective clinical hypnosis can be for your clients.

Training Scope:

This two-day workshop is divided into two separate streams based on your prior experience using clinical hypnosis.

Fundamentals Level 1 will provide practical training in the fundamental components of clinical hypnosis for clinicians new to hypnosis, as well as those wishing a refresher program. Demonstrations and practice sessions will provide sufficient training for those who wish to integrate hypnosis to their therapeutic skills.

Fundamentals Level 2, taught simultaneously, will provide more experienced professionals with training and practice in advanced techniques and in the application of hypnosis to specific areas of practice:

— Pain and anxiety management

— Communication and rapid inductions in emergency medicine and dentistry

— Adolescent and pediatric hypnosis

— Life threatening and chronic illness

Eligibility: This workshop is open to members of regulated health professions including full time students, registered clinical counsellors, social workers, and marriage & family therapists.

Teaching Faculty:

Elaine Drysdale, MD, Psychiatrist
Bianca Rucker, RN, PhD, Marriage & Family Therapist
Kourosh Edalati, MD, Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
Lance Rucker, DDS, Professor Emeritus, UBC Dentistry
Leora Kuttner, Ph.D. Pediatric Clinical Psychologist
James Stabler, MSW, RCC, Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Mavis Lloyd, Ph.D. RCC
Harry Stefanakis, PhD, Psychologist
Saul Pilar, MD, General Practitioner
Davidicus Wong, MD, Family Physician

FEES:   Early-Bird deadline is February 15, 2019

CSCH Member                                     $345 (Early-Bird)                 $395 (after February 15th)

Non-Member                                       $445 (Early-Bird)                $495 (after February 15th)

Full-Time Student                              $245 (Early-Bird)                 $245 (after February 15th)

Register:

To register online — https://hypnosis.bc.ca/training/upcoming-workshops/clinical-hypnosis-skills-for-health-professionals/

DATE:  Saturday March 9, 2019

TIME:  10:00am – 3:45pm     VENUE: Unitarian Church of Vancouver

COST:    $120   Early bird, before February 21, 2019
 $135   After February 21, 2019

TO REGISTER:  https://trauma-informed-training-van.eventbrite.com

* Please note, space is limited

Workshop Details:

This workshop will provide participants with tools, knowledge and some expertise on how to assist clients with trauma and understand how trauma impacts the healing process. Research supports that knowledge of Trauma-Informed care is critical to help clients move through barriers to healing.

Topics covered:

• The neurobiology of trauma
• Signs and symptoms of Trauma
• Trauma and the body: the human Threat-Response Cycle
• Creating a safe space for trauma healing
• Brief overview of therapeutic models that are congruent with a Trauma informed Practice and facilitate the healing process
• Window of Tolerance and Titration
• How emotion and trauma memory is discharged from the body
• Triggers and how to release negative self-talk/limiting beliefs.
• Helping clients build Resilience and the role of lifestyle in healing.

Meet the facilitators

Alyson Quinn

Alyson is an Adjunct Professor in the School of Social Work at the University of British Columbia and has been a counsellor for over 30 years specializing in group therapy, trauma therapy, and conflict resolution. She is a Clinical Counsellor with a Masters degree from the University of British Columbia and a Diploma in Conflict resolution from Royal Roads University. Alyson has taught students in a Trauma informed Counselling class, in a group work class and also in an Integrative Seminar and has a great deal of experience as an individual and couples counsellor. She is an author of 3 published books. Alyson’s Pedagogy for an Integrative Practice is published in the text book Holistic Engagement: Transformative Social Work education in the 21st Century.  Her text book Experiential Unity theory and model: reclaiming your soul published in 2012 is aligned with the principles of a Trauma Informed Practice. Alyson has taught her model at both International and Canadian conferences. Alyson was born in Zimbabwe and trained as a Social worker in South Africa. She launched her Social work career in London, England and then emigrated to Vancouver, Canada. Her self help book Reclaim your soul your path to healing published in 2014 also builds on Trauma informed principles. Her website is alysonquinnwrites.com

Trish Walsh

Trish is a Registered Therapeutic Counsellor, life coach, teacher, and workshop facilitator, located in Vancouver, British Columbia.  Trish’s training and focus is in the area of Transpersonal Psychology, which integrates eastern philosophies within the framework of modern psychology. Trish is one of only a few therapists in North America who specialize in training for Trauma-Informed Coaching. In addition to Trish’s clinical practice, her work over the last twenty years has focused on knowledge translation: specifically, synthesizing new and innovative scientific research findings in medicine, and psychology to decision makers within Canada’s Federal and Provincial Governments, and to physicians, psychologists, psychiatrists, therapists and other allied health care providers, along with corporations, community groups and the general public.  Trish has tremendous skill for being able to convey complex scientific information in an engaging and easy to understand way, aiding decision makers in their funding and public policy decisions, educating health care providers, and helping individuals to learn practical strategies for better health, happiness, and personal success. Trish has also been an instructor with Clearmind International’s 3-year Counsellor Training Program, and she has consulted for a number of non-profit organizations and industries to bring health information to their organizations and through community outreach. For more info: www.trishwalsh.ca

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Transforming the Experience-Based Brain (TEB) is focused on the lasting imprints of experiencing non-verbal Developmental Trauma and how the neurological regulation system is compromised.  This compromised system develops defensive accommodations to over ride the missing pieces of development which affect the client’s ability to learn, socially engage, use imagination, gain a greater protective of the world, and attachment.  The students will understand and gain both knowledge and skills in how the neurological regulation system works and experience in applying tactile touch in building capacity in the system.  This awareness of how the system responds to early ruptures is also powerful in repairing shock trauma in the client through the awareness that a stronger initial developmental platform supports the systems automatic healing to trauma. Somatic Awareness brings forth the clinicians ability to recognize dysregulation in the client and touch brings forth a safe and effect way to work in the system without bringing forth more overwhelm.  Even for those who don’t use touch in their practice because of external restraints, this method of working with intention and attention can bring about a sense of healing and relief for your clients.  Through experiences and process, the student will move through the healing process from understanding the basic physiology of trauma to more advanced skills of working within specific systems affected by early ruptures. TEB is a learning process for anyone who works directly with trauma including but not limited to Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Psychotherapist, Social Workers, Somatic Experiencing Practitioners, Massage Therapist, Body Workers, Acupuncturist, Counselors, Hakomi Practitioners, Sensory Motor Practitioners, Play Therapist, Physical Therapist, and Occupational Therapist. TEB is presented through a combination of lectures, videos, and actual experience of using somatic touch as clinician, client, and observer.  By adding skills each module, the student will develop a greater awareness of working directly with neurobiological ruptures in the system and the ways that these early ruptures have affected the clients. We will also bring into focus Maslow’s work on developmental platforms and integrate it with Porges work on Polyvagal System along with the impact regulation on the client’s ability to self regulate. Learn more and register: https://www.attachment-and-trauma-treatment-centre-for-healing.com/uploads/4/0/5/4/4054075/2019_stephen_terrell.pdf

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Spring 2019  Treatment and Management of Personality Disorders: The Challenge of the Hidden Agenda Jeff Riggenbach, Ph.D. Mon, Apr 15 – Tue, Apr 16 Oakville, ON   Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents Jay Berk, Ph.D. Wed, Apr 24 – Thu, Apr 25 Richmond, BC   The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. Wed, Apr 24 – Thu, Apr 25 Winnipeg, MB   Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents Jay Berk, Ph.D. Fri, Apr 26 Victoria, BC   High Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviours in Children & Adolescents Cara Daily, Ph.D. Mon, Apr 29 – Tue, Apr 30 Edmonton, AB   The Toronto Educator’s Conference John T. Almarode, Ph.D. Meghan Barlow, Ph.D. Peg Dawson, Ed.D., NCSP Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABSNP George McCloskey, Ph.D. Kathy Morris, M.Ed. Rebecca Moyes,M.Ed. Steven T. Olivas, Ph.D., HSP Eboni Webb, Psy.D. Martha S. Burns, Ph.D. Christine Dargon, Ph.D. Tue, Apr 30 – Thu, May 2 Toronto, ON   High Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challengng Behaviours in Children & Adolescents Cara Daily, Ph.D. Thu, May 2 – Fri, May 3 Winnipeg, MB   What to Do After the Meltdown: Practical Strategies for Prevention, Intervention, & Instruction Mon, May 6 Practical Classroom Management Strategies to Minimize Challenging Behaviours Tue, May 7 Kathy Morris, M.Ed. Ottawa, ON   High Functioning Autism: Proven & Practical Interventions for Challenging Behaviours in Children & Adolescents Cara Daily, Ph.D. Mon, May 6 – Tue, May 7 Oakville, ON   The Calgary Edcuator’s Conference Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABSNP Christine Dargon, Ph.D. Kathy Morris, M.ed. Steven T. Olivas, Ph.D., HSP Rebecca Moyes, M.Ed. George McCloskey, Ph.D. Eboni Webb, Psy.D. Margaret Dawson, ED.D, NCSP Meghan Barlow, Ph.D. John T. Almarode, Ph.D. Monique Gray Smith Wed, May 8 – Fri, May 10 Calgary, AB   Compassion Fatigue & Burnout Eric Gentry, Ph.D. Mon, May 13 Calgary, AB   Trauma Competency Training Eric Gentry, Ph.D. Tue, May 14 – Wed, May 15 Calgary, AB   The Saskatoon Educator’s Conference Meghan Barlow, Ph.D. Steven G. Feifer, D.Ed., ABSNP Rebecca Moyes, M.Ed. Eboni Webb, Psy.D. Monique Gray Smith Tue, May 14 – Thu, May 16 Saskatoon, SK   Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents Jay Berk, Ph.D. Thu, May 23 – Fri, May 24 Edmonton, AB   The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. Thu, May 23 – Fri, May 24 Richmond, BC   The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D. Mon, May 27 – Tue, May 28 Oakville, ON   The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. Mon, May 27 – Tue, May 28 Edmonton, AB   Compassion Fatigue & Burnout Eric Gentry, Ph.D. Wed, May 29 Richmond, BC   Trauma Competency Training Eric Gentry, Ph.D. Thu, May 30 – Fri, May 31   The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D. Thu, May 30 – Fri, May 31 Winnipeg, MB   Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Richard Sears, Psy.D. Mon, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 4 Edmonton, AB   Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents Jay Berk, Ph.D. Mon, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 4 Halifax, NS   The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D. Mon, Jun 3 – Tue, Jun 4 Richmond, BC   Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents Jay Berk, Ph.D. Thu, Jun 6 – Fri, Jun 7 St. Johns, NL   The Aging Brain: The Assessments, Treatments, & Interventions of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias Roy D. Steinberg, Ph.D. Thu, Jun 6 – Fri, Jun 7 Calgary, AB   Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy Richard Sears, Psy.D. Thu, Jun 6 – Fri, Jun 7 Richmond, BC   The 10 Best-Ever Anxiety Management Techniques Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. Wed, Jul 3 – Thu, Jul 4 Charlottetown, PE   The 10 Best-Ever Depression Management Techniques Margaret Wehrenberg, Psy.D. Fri, Jul 5 3 Day Intensive: Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) in Mental Health Practice John P. and Jamie R. Forsyth, Ph.D. Wed, Jul 3 – Fri, Jul 5 Banff, AB   3 day Intensive: DBT Made Simple: Using Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to Treat Emotion Regulation Disorders Sheri Van Dijk, MSW, RSW Mon, Jul 8 – Wed, Jul 10 Banff, AB   Working with Oppositional, Defiant, & Anger Issues with Children & Adolescents Jay Berk, Ph.D. Mon, Jul 15 – Wed, Jul 17 Banff, AB

The Continuum of Madness, with Special Attention to Narcissism Dr. Nancy McWilliams Saturday, February 23, 2019 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Innis Town Hall Theatre University of Toronto, 2 Sussex Ave., Toronto, ON, M5S 1J5 REGISTER TODAY  About the Day Dr. McWilliams will explore the contemporary conceptualization of psychosis, emphasizing the clinical value of construing psychopathology dimensionally. The evolution of the concept of pathological narcissism will be reviewed, with emphasis on the dangers of malignant narcissism. Morning Address: Rethinking Madness: The Therapeutic Value of a Dimensional Conception of Psychotic Processes Afternoon Address: Problematic Versions of Narcissism: Clinical and Social Implications Read the Full Event Brochure HERE About the Speaker Nancy McWilliams, PhD., teaches at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and practices in Lambertville, New Jersey. She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994, rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004), is associate editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006, 2017), and is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology. She has edited or contributed to several other books and has written numerous articles on topics related to psychotherapy. A former president of Division 39 (Psychoanalysis) of the American Psychoanalytic Association, she has been featured in three APA videos of master clinicians, the most recent being “Three Approaches to Psychotherapy.” Her books are available in 20 languages; she lectures widely both nationally and internationally. For more information please visit www.ticp.on.ca or call TICP directly at 416.288.8060, or email [email protected]  

The GTA Rehab Network invites clinicians, policy and management professionals, researchers, and students to share the newest and best practice initiatives and research in any area of rehabilitation at our annual Best Practices Day conference on May 3, 2019, at the Chestnut Centre in downtown Toronto. We invite you to submit an abstract on rehabilitative care initiatives in your organization. The deadline for abstract submission is November 16, 2018. All abstracts must be submitted through our online system. Printable instructions can be found here.

You can visit the meeting’s webpage at https://meeting.bfe.org for more details and contact Sue Milburn at [email protected] if you have any further question.

Dr. Kristin Neff presents Self-Compassion & Emotional Resilience  | May 10, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Trauma in the Mind’s Eye: Mitigating and Eliminating Intrusive Thoughts, Flashbacks & Nightmares | May 24, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Adult Attachment in Clinical Practice: Understanding & Treating Insecure Adult Attachment | June 6-7, 2019 | Stratford, ON

Transforming Dialogue: Solution Focused Brief Coaching & Counselling | June 13-14, 2019 | Stratford, ON

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Oxford Institute 2019 The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), a division of the American Counseling Association, is pleased to announce two study-abroad institutes to be offered in July, 2018 in Oxford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland.  Both Institutes are open to counselors, educators, family counselors/therapists, students and professionals in related fields who wish to gain continuing education credit and incorporate a study-abroad experience as part of their education and professional training. In addition to formal presentations, the Institute includes sponsored group field trips and independent travel time for participants to enjoy as much of what the locations have to offer.  Professional presentation opportunities are also available for both institutes.  Please see attached institute packets for presentation proposal information. The 18th annual IAMFC Oxford Family Counseling Institute will be held at St. Hilda’s College in Oxford, England. In addition to scholarly presentations (attendees may present a paper, workshop, or poster session,) the institute includes cultural field trips to London, and English country villages. The dates of the Institute are July 9 to July 16, 2019. Immediately following the Oxford Institute, the 3rd annual IAMFC Scotland Institute will be held in Edinburgh Scotland, July 16-July 2, 2019. The IAMFC Scotland Summer Institute offers a unique and affordable professional development event that focuses on areas related to family counseling while providing a cultural immersion experience. Institute attendees interact in a small group setting of international colleagues – composed of graduate students, practicing counselors, and counselors educators – including leaders in the fields of counseling and marriage and family therapy. Please see attached packets for more detailed information about the institutes.  Additional information may also be found at the institute websites below. https://iamfcscotland.com http://www.iamfc-uk.com Questions about the Oxford Institute and Scotland Institutes may be directed to Dr. Brian S. Canfield, IAMFC Director of International Education and Development at email [email protected], Dr. Shawn Patrick at [email protected], or Dr.John Beckenbachat [email protected].

Scotland Institute 2019 The International Association of Marriage and Family Counselors (IAMFC), a division of the American Counseling Association, is pleased to announce two study-abroad institutes to be offered in July, 2018 in Oxford, England and Edinburgh, Scotland.  Both Institutes are open to counselors, educators, family counselors/therapists, students and professionals in related fields who wish to gain continuing education credit and incorporate a study-abroad experience as part of their education and professional training. In addition to formal presentations, the Institute includes sponsored group field trips and independent travel time for participants to enjoy as much of what the locations have to offer.  Professional presentation opportunities are also available for both institutes.  Please see attached institute packets for presentation proposal information. The 18th annual IAMFC Oxford Family Counseling Institute will be held at St. Hilda’s College in Oxford, England. In addition to scholarly presentations (attendees may present a paper, workshop, or poster session,) the institute includes cultural field trips to London, and English country villages. The dates of the Institute are July 9 to July 16, 2019. Immediately following the Oxford Institute, the 3rd annual IAMFC Scotland Institute will be held in Edinburgh Scotland, July 16-July 2, 2019. The IAMFC Scotland Summer Institute offers a unique and affordable professional development event that focuses on areas related to family counseling while providing a cultural immersion experience. Institute attendees interact in a small group setting of international colleagues – composed of graduate students, practicing counselors, and counselors educators – including leaders in the fields of counseling and marriage and family therapy. Please see attached packets for more detailed information about the institutes.  Additional information may also be found at the institute websites below. https://iamfcscotland.com http://www.iamfc-uk.com Questions about the Oxford Institute and Scotland Institutes may be directed to Dr. Brian S. Canfield, IAMFC Director of International Education and Development at email [email protected], Dr. Shawn Patrick at [email protected], or Dr.John Beckenbachat [email protected].

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