Creativity and Madness Conferences

Santa Fe July 30-August 3, 2012

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Dear Colleague, We invite you to join us for our exciting, stimulating, life-affirming conference in Santa Fe July 30- August 3, 2012. Our meeting will be held at La Fonda on the Plaza, one of Santa Fe’s finest hotels. The presentations will probe into the relationships between the artists’ psychodynamics and the Art they will create. The Santa Fe Opera will perform Puccini’s Tosca and Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers while we are there. Santa Fe is alive in the summer with Opera, Fine Restaurants, Museums and the colorful Plaza across the street from our hotel.

Monday July 30, 2012

Coffee will be available each day prior to the presentations

Welcome: Jacqueline Panter

8:30AM The Co-Evolutionof the Upper Limb and Brain: Possible Implications for Art and Music Therapy  Stephen Baird, MD
9:30 Arts In The Holocaust – Testimony, Reconciliation And Healing Carol Baird, MA
10:45-12:45 Mozart: The Mind and Music of a Genius. Piano Presentation Richard Kogan MD

2:00-4:00 Discussion Groups: Monday & Thursday

Tuesday July 31

8:30 Termination Issues in Psychotherapy: How Much Is Enough? John Graham, MD
9:30 Creativity & Couples: Using Movie Messages in Marital Treatment Valerie Shinbaum, MS, LPC
10:45-12:45 “The Creative Brain”: A Neurologist Looks at George Gershwin and the Biology of Creativity.  Presentation with Piano, Samuel H. Markind, MD
2:00 In the Eye of the Beholder: The Psychology of Blindness & Visual Impairment Nalin Mehta, MD
3:00 Creating Sacred Space: Rescuing Death from Medicalization. Hanno W. Kirk, PhD, LICSW

Wednesday August 1

8:30 Paternity and Creativity: The Image of the Father on the Sistine Chapel Ceiling Tom Nelson, MD
9:30 “The Suppressed Memoirs of Mabel Dodge Luhan: Sex, Syphilis, and Psychoanalysyis in the  Making of Modern American Culture” Lois Rudnick PhD
10:45 Creativity: What is it and How Do We Measure it? John Goff, MD
11:45 Talk, Wine & Psyche-Dionysus, Transcendence & Madness Rod Birney,MD:Suzanna Nadler M.Ed
2:00 Writing Off Old Age: The Joys and Trials of Creative Writing in Retirement  John Meeks, MD and Bethany Baxter
3:00 Becoming a Person of Destiny: Discovering & Fulfilling Life’s Purpose, Ken Hultman, EdD, LPC

Thursday August 2

8:30 The Clinician’s Use Of Self & The Therapeutic Alliance In Couple’s Therapy. Roy Resnikoff, MD
9:30 Creativity in the Family: Art and How it Heals in the Face of Addiction and Mental Illness Rosemary Daniell, MA and Laura Daniell, MD.
10:45 The Healing Power Of Sacred Music: Meditations, Mantras, And Music Robyn Greene, LMFT
11:45 Tributaries of consciousness: From Shamanism to Near-Death Experiences Mitch Leister MD & Rev. Steve Alsum

Friday August 3

8:30 A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dream Master: The Development of Identity Roy Hamilton, PhD, HSP-P 9:30 Creative Nightmares James Pagel, M
10:45 Learning Self-Regulation Through Play – The Joy of Parallel Process Mixed with Evidence Based Treatment Cynthia Dodge, Ph.D.
11:45 Art And The Brain, A Neuropsychiatrist Goes To The Gallery” Jeffrey Clothier. MD

The Mary Lou Panter Scholarship is available for this conference: (tuition, transportation, lodging and $500), please go to

http://www.creativityandmadness.com/2009/96-mary-lou-panter-scholarship/

Optional Workshops (additional Continuing Education):

Mon & Thurs. 2-5 Professional Ethics (3 Hrs each day.Take one or both)$50 each day.John Graham, MD
Mon 2-5 Integrating Dionysian Transcendence Into Clinical Work. Rod Birney, MD 3 Hours CE $50
Thurs 2-5 Experiential Clinical Supervision: Therapist-Couple Personality Interactions RoyResnikoff, MD 3 Hrs CE $50.
Thurs 2-5 Writing for Resiliency: The Power of Art, Dreams and Intuition in Keeping Us Whole Rosemary Daniell, MA and Laura Daniell, MD
Thurs 2-5 Discovering the Self Ken Hultman, EdD, LPC Friday 2-5 Healing the Self Through Self Portraits Amy Stein,MFA, ACPMH 3 Hrs CE 3 Hours $50

Accreditation: The American Institute of Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AIMED designates this live activity for a maximum of 27 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. APA: The program is co-sponsored by The American Institute of Medical Education and Wisdom Wave. Wisdom Wave is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Wisdom Wave maintains responsibility for this program and its content.. AIMED also is approved for Social Workers, (#886589292-9784) MFT’s, Counselors, RN’s & others. Please call if you need more information. Additional Hours are available by attending the workshops.

Accommodations: We have arranged for special rates at a number of hotels Please call the hotel of choice directly, mention Creativity and Madness to obtain the group rate

La Fonda 800-523-5002 $219
Eldorado Hotel 800-955-4455 $199
Inn of the Governors – 800-234-4534 $209
Garrett’s Desert Inn – 800-888-2145 $119/$129
Hotel Santa Fe 800-825-9876 $149
Chimayo (Plaza Real) – 877-901-7666 $159
St. Francis – 800-529-5700 $159
The Lodge – 888-563-4373 $109
Sage Inn 505-982-5952 $99
Marriott Courtyard – 800-777-3347 $109

The Santa Fe Opera will be performing Puccini’s Tosca on Monday July 30th and Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers on Tuesday July 31st and others on August 1, 2 and 3. Please call the Opera directly for more information, tickets, shuttle, etc. 800-280-4654. www.santafeopera.org

Registration Fee for 28 Hours of CE is $525 (accompanying registrant $450), (800) 348 8441 or Fax (323) 874 5503 email: aimed@earthlink.net

Travel Information and lowest airfares and car rentals please call The Travel Station (800) 990 2282. Additional Information about Santa Fe: www.SantaFe.org; www.santafeopera.org.

Cancellation Policy: $100 prior to July 1, no refund thereafter. We suggest you obtain Travel Insurance which is available from The Travel Station or online.

South Africa! October 2012

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January 19, 2012: We are having an excellent response for this conference. There are only 5 rooms remaining in our block. Dear Colleague, We invite you to join us for our exciting, stimulating, life-affirming conference. in…..

South Africa!

Johannesburg, Victoria Falls, Capetown and Sabi Sabi Safari Camp. Our presentations will probe into Creativity, Psychology and the relationships between artists’ psychodynamics and the art they create. Our Itinerary: October 20, 2012: Johannesburg, The 5 star Westcliff Hotel. October 21, 22: Victoria Falls Hotel. Enjoy our welcoming dinner, a sunset cruise and be thrilled by this magnificent site. October 23-29: Capetown, The 5-star Table Bay Hotel on the waterfront is one of Africa’s finest. It is a short walk to fine restaurants, shops, galleries and boutiques. Capetown activities include: City tour, Table Mountain and South Africa Museum. The next day we’ll travel to the Cape Winelands for lunch, tours and tastings. Another day excursion will be to Peninsula Cape to see the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, the African penguin colony and the Cape of Good Hope. October 29-Nov.1: The Sabi Sabi Safari Camp,one of the premier Safari camps with daily open Land Rover & walking safaris – Close enough to experience a thrilling encounter with Africa’s beautiful “Big 5”! Optional: Jewish Heritage Tour; Freedom Tour to Robbens Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned. November 1 Return home.

Our Program: Jazz & Imprisonment In South Africa & America: Two Journeys to Truth and Reconciliation. Rusti & Steve Moffic, MD Creativity and Imitation: How Picasso, Matisse & others “Borrowed” Images from African Art Barry Panter, MD In Search of Happiness in Primitive Cultures Randy Bjork, MD Miriam Makeba: From Apartheid & Oppression to Freedom & Opportunity Jacqueline Berz Panter MA, MS

The Psychology of Success: Oprah Winfrey’s Schools for Girls in Africa Sharon Delgado, MA, RN Sacred Desire: Growing in Compassionate Living. Sally Severino, MD Paul Simon’s Graceland-African Concert: The Triumph of Creativity over Depression Marlene Paley Winter, PhD. Grief, Metamorphosis and Transcendence. Ann Thiele, PhD The Lion-Myth, Symbol and Story: Activating the Lion Within Marilyn Stolzman, PhD, MFT.

please let us know if you are interested in being a speaker.

Websites for our hotels (Please be patient….may take a moment to download.) Johannesburg – The Westcliff Hotel Deluxe Rooms http://www.westcliff.co.za/web/ojnb/the_westcliff.jsp Victoria Falls Hotel Deluxe rooms http://www.lhw.com/Hotel/The-Victoria-Falls-Hotel-Victoria-Falls-Zimbabwe The Table Bay Hotel http://www.suninternational.com/Destinations/Hotels/TableBay/Pages/Home.aspx Sabi Sabi Safari Camp http://www.sabisabi.com/lodges/bushlodge Capetown: The Highlights of the Half day City Tour: Signal Hill provides a spectacular vantage point of the city from this hill situated to the West of Cape Town. Scenic Coastal Drive through Clifton and Sea Point which are premier beaches, Table Mountain and The South Africa Museum, and Company Gardens: Peaceful gardens set in the colourful hustle and bustle of Cape Town Greenmarket Square – a Vibrant arts and crafts market echoing the melting pot of local cultures The Table Bay Hotel Full day tour of the Cape Peninsula, including Cape Point and the funicular, the Penguin Colony at Boulders Beach, Seal Island and the Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens. The Cape Peninsula – on the Southwestern tip of the African continent – is unquestionably one of the most beautiful places in the world. Long considered the Gateway to Africa, Cape Town and its environs offer the tourist an almost limitless choice of activities amidst a scenic garden that is without parallel anywhere in the world. Sabi Sabi Bush Lodge (all meals, snacks and safari activities included) Deep in the African bushveld, within South Africa’s famous Sabi Sabi Game Reserve, ’something enchanting lies in wait’ – the Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve. This award winning private game reserve offers world-class standards in luxury accommodation, exceptional close wildlife encounters, personal service and delicious cuisine. http://www.sabisabi.com/lodges/bushlodge Sabi Sands -Bush Lodge Early morning and afternoon safaris in open Landrovers. Discussion session after breakfast. Farewell dinner in the boma. Included: Welcoming and farewell dinners, all breakfasts, all meals at the safari camp, transfers to and from airports and hotels, city tours with guides, lecture/presentations (18 hours of Continuing Education).Tips and gratuities Not included: Air fare to and from the US and intra Africa, passport and visa fees, personal expenses (e.g. laundry, room service and other expenses charged to the rooms. There is no visa requirement for US citizens entering South Africa. There is for Zimbabwe (Victoria Falls). The cost is $30 which can be paid as you enter Zimbabwe. The cost is $8350 + air per person sharing a room. Single supplement is $2400. The cost of airfare NY-Johannesburg and return and all of the intra-Africa flights included is $2350 per person. To obtain this, please call Paul at The Travel Station in Encino, CA 1 800 990 2282 Travel Insurance can be obtained as a member of this group. The cost per person for $10,000 of insurance is $495. (half the price of this amount of insurance if you bought it individually). We urge you, beseech you, implore you to obtain this insurance, as there will be no refunds of deposits or other funds paid to The American Institute of Medical Education for this conference. If you would like to register please contact us. The deposit of $750 per person is non-refundable. If you would like a single room please call us for more information. We strongly suggest that you obtain travel insurance to protect your deposit and the total of your investment in travel. You can obtain this from Paul at The Travel Station 800 990 2282 or at other places. You will find them by searching google.com for travel insurance. Payment & Cancellation Policies: 25% of The Balance is due February 5th. The remaining balance is due July 6th.

Cancellation fees:

upon booking = $750 per person

89-60 days prior = 35% of land cost

59-30 days prior = 50% of land cost

29-7 days prior = 80% of land cost

6-0 days prior 100% of land costs;

please click. Accreditation: The American Institute of Medical Education is accredited by the The Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AIMED designates this live activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. AIMED also is approved for Social Workers, MFT’s, Counselors, RN’s & others. Please call if you need more information.
APA: The program is co-sponsored by The American Institute of Medical Education and Wisdom Wave of Santa Fe. Wisdom Wave is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Wisdom Wave maintains responsibility for this program and its content.. Please contact us for more information: 800 348 8441 barryp15@aol.com, or aimed@earthlink.net We hope you will join us for this exciting adventure. Jacqueline & Barry Panter

Santa Fe Feb 16-19, 2012

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We invite you to join us for our exciting, stimulating, life-affirming conference in Santa Fe February 16-19, 2012. Our meeting will be held at La Fonda on the Plaza, one of Santa Fe’s finest hotels. The presentations will probe into the relationships between the artists’ psychodynamics and the Art they create. Santa Fe is vibrant with FineRestaurants, Museums and the colorful Plaza across the street from our hotel.

Thursday Feb. 16, 2012 Coffee will be available for registrants each day prior to the presentations. Welcome: Jacqueline Berz Panter, MA, MS.

8:30AM Personality, Politics & Paranoia: The 5 ‘Flights’ of Michelangelo Thomas K. Nelson, MD
9:30   Personality Integration: Mining the Soul’s Creative Base Diane Light, CIT, LCS
10:45   Nureyev & Fonteyn: A Psychological Study of Romance Godfrey Ripley, MD
11:45     Creative Women And The Word: How Journaling Helps Keep Us Sane
Rosemary Daniell & Connie Baechler, PhD

4-6 Discussion Group: Thursday, Friday and Saturday

Friday – the 17th

8:30        Cultivating Creativity for Clients… and Clinicians David Bookbinder, LMHC
9:30     Edward Hopper’s Paintings and Severe Failed Mutuality. Michael Sperber, MD
10:45 The Muse’s Call Kathryn Ridall, PhD
11:45       The Possessor And The Possessed: A Psychological Study of Mozart & Mania
Roy Rogosin, MA & Shahna Rogosin, MD

Saturday – the 18th
8:30 A Dry Place To Call Their Home: The Death of Kurt Cobain Mike Alvarez, MA
9:30 Love, Work and Dreams in the Establishment of Integrity Robert Hyman, MFT
10:45 Glory Days—Springsteen’s Impact on Popular Culture. Richard Grosse, LCSW
11:45 Crooked Beauty and the Intertwined Threads of Madness, Creativity and Wellness
Ken Rosenthal, Filmmaker & Barry Panter, MD

Sunday – the 19th
8:30 Obata’s Art; The Sierra to Internment: Nature, Creativity & Healing David Lo, MD
9:30 Soul of Person: The Philosophy of George Nakashima” B. Olshin, PhD
10:45 Brooke Astor, Anette De la Renta and ELDER ABUSE Salila Sharma MD, FACP &
The Honorable Ms. Karen Pacheco, District Attorney, Santa Fe,NM
11:45 #iCareBecauseYouDo: Social Media, Technology, and the Helping Professional”
Bernice Imei Hsu, RN,LMHC

Optional Workshops (additional Continuing Education): Each 3 hour workshop is $50

Thursday 2-5 Creative Writing for Sanity Rosemary Daniell & Connie Baechler, PhD
Friday 2-5 Cultivating Creativity David Bookbinder, LMHC
Saturday 2-5 Healing the Self Through Self Portraits Amy Stein, MFA, ACP, MHP

Accreditation: The American Institute of Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AIMED designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AIMED also is approved for Social Workers, MFT’s, Counselors, RN’s & others. Please call if you need more information. An additional 9 Hours are available by attending the workshops.
APA: The program is co-sponsored by The American Institute of Medical Education and Wisdom Wave of Santa Fe. Wisdom Wave is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Wisdom Wave maintains responsibility for this program and its content..
Accommodations: We have arranged for rates of $145+tax (double) $135+ tax (single) at La Fonda Hotel (www.lafondasantafe.com) The hotel is on The historic Plaza. There is entertainment in the lobby, a health spa, a lovely restaurant and other features of one of Santa Fe’s finest hotels. Please contact us to reserve at the group rate: (800) 348-8441, aimed@earthlink.net, www.Creativityandmadness.com. Less expensive accommodations are available nearby:

The Sage Inn $53 per night + tax Please call this hotel directly 505) 982-5952
More hotels will be posted later. (800) 348 8441 for more information.

Registration Fee for 22 Hours of CE is $525 (accompanying registrant $445)

To Register:

(800) 348-8441;
Fax (323) 874-5503
email aimed@earthlink.net

Travel Information, low airfares and car rentals please call The Travel Station (800) 990-2282. Room Reservations Please contact us (800) 348-8441, aimed@earthlink.net or Creativityandmadness.com.
Deposit $250 Full Payment is due January 13th
Cancellation Policy $100 prior to January 13th. $100 plus one night’s room charge from January 14th.

The American Institute of Medical Education

WINTER CONFERENCE – Needs and Objectives and Disclosure Statement

LA FONDA HOTEL – SANTA FE, NM

February 16 – 19, 2012
COMMERCIAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

The American Institute of Medical Education wishes to advise all participants in this conference that unless you are advised at the time of a particular presentation, none of the faculty members has a relevant financial relationship/interest/arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization or commercial interest that has offered financial support for their presentation. Signed faculty disclosure forms are on file in the AIMED corporate office. Further, our faculty is aware of the responsibility to inform participants of off-label uses if discussed during any presentation. The American Institute of Medical Education does not accept commercial support for any of its programs and does not have financial relationships with any commercial interest. Disclosure forms are on file from all in control of this program’s content.

NEEDS, OBJECTIVES and OUTLINES

Thursday, February 16

8:30 am

TITLE: Personality, Politics and Paranoia: The Five “Flights” of Michelangelo

NEEDS: All people employ defense mechanisms. Whether or not a given defense is

adaptive or maladaptive can depend upon a variety of factors, including the environment faced by a given individual. There is evidence that Michelangelo employed the ego defense mechanism of projection at various times in his life and manifested paranoid personality traits. Such tendencies were most overtly on display during his five ‘flights’ – times when he abruptly ran away under the pretext of threats real or imagined. Each of these flights will be evaluated from the perspective of paranoid personality formation. It will be seen that, given the complexity of Renaissance historical circumstances, not all of his flights were pathological, revealing the need for clinical circumspection when diagnosing personality disorders.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Describe projection as an ego defense mechanism
Explain diagnostic criteria for Paranoid Personality Disorder
Appreciate the complexity of evaluating paranoid traits
Understand how to interact therapeutically with the paranoid patient

SPEAKER: Thomas Nelson, M.D.

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by Power Point presentation

EVALUATION: Standard evaluation form

OUTLINE:

1494 – Flight #1. Fear
1506 – Flight #2. Rage
1. Threat vs. projection? Sibling rivalry?
2. Paranoid Personality

i. Projection

ii. Diagnostic criteria exemplified

iii. Therapeutic approach

1529 – Flight #3. Warning
1534 – Flight #4. Prudence
1556 – Flight #5. Wisdom

9:30 am

TITLE: Personality Integration: Mining the Soul’s Creative Base

NEEDS: Many people seeking psychotherapy for relief of various life

difficulties and overt symptoms are also suffering from

suppressed creativity and are unconsciously yearning for the

authentic self. As a result, their relationships are in distress and

their work lives can be full of strife. There are those too, who

are very actively creative but lack the mental discipline to

organize their creative life in any meaningful way. By learning

the components of Personality Integration Theory and Therapy,

and by understanding the central role and the powerful force of

creative interests and creative expression in the overall balance

of the human personality, the mental health practitioner will be

aided in the planning of treatment and treatment strategies for

the individual in therapy.

OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of the presentation, participant will be able to:

Describe Personality Integration Theory and its drive theory.
Explain how the parts in the psyche can function to inhibit or to encourage creative expression.
List 2 elements of the central importance of creative expression for the mental health of the individual.
Explain specific functional methods that can be applied by individuals in treatment for creative recovery and healing.

SPEAKER: Diane Light, MA, CIT, LCS

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation with Q & A

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Context

Creativity in the context of evolution
The new paradigm for mental health

Theory

Definitions
Diagrams
Components
Examples from public life (movies, politics, etc.)

Psychotherapy
Application/Clinical Vignettes

Diagnosis
Treatment
Outcomes

V. Summary and Conclusions

10:45 am

TITLE: Nureyev & Fonteyn: A Psychological Study of Romance

NEEDS: Theirs was a love affair celebrated not only on the ballet stage, but in their

private life as well. Passion, pathos and politics blended with more than a hint of Greek mythology and Freudian complexes. The beauty of their artistry took them beyond the world of ballet and into the public domain. Healthcare providers need to recognize the relationship between the patient’s presentation and his/her social milleu as well as the presence of metaphor.

OBJECTIVES: At the conclusion of the presentation, participant will be able to:

Describe the concerns of those patients who have been exposed to socio-political trauma.
Explain the place of metaphor in the acting out of the patient’s pathology.
Explain the unique physiology and medical issues of the athlete.

SPEAKER: Godfrey Ripley, M.D

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation with Q & A

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

ABSTRACT: This presentation will explore the atavistic and existential dynamic forces

which brought together this magnificent pair and enthralled the public in the 1960s It will also review the unique physiology, psychology – and medical issues – of the ballet dancer, a professional athlete.

11:45 am

TITLE: Creative Women and the Word: How Journaling Helps Keep Us Sane

NEEDS: Many women (and men) are resistant to journal keeping. Some feel this way

because they “don’t want to go there,” that is, give dark feelings reality by putting them down on the page This is true even for women writers and others working in creative fields who often feel that their efforts should be confined to and focused on their public works of art. Others, in contrast, have made journal keeping the center of their lives. In this presentation, we will discuss the journals of such women writers and artists as Anais Nin, Frida Kahlo, novelist Gail Godwin and myself; we will discuss how these artists’ various and unique methods of journal- keeping fueled their creativity, led to personal growth, and helped heal wounds that might otherwise have become incapacitating. We may touch briefly on the recently published journals of monologist Spalding Gray, whose suicide, as the book illustrates, was not because of his journal keeping, but despite it. We will also refer to Brenda Stockdale’s book You Can Beat the Odds (Sentient Publications, 2009) with its focus on research demonstrating the power of “naming and linking” and the truth of the credo, “Write through pain to peace.”

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this Presentation, participants will be able to:

List 3 modes and methods of journaling
List 4 benefits of journal keeping not only for artists but for anyone in search of healing and personal growth.
List 3 examples that support this thesis.

SPEAKERS: Rosemary Daniell and Connie Baechler, Ph.D.

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Connie Baechler discusses her Ph.D. dissertation, Voyages and Voyeurs: A Language of the Interior in the Journals of Anais Nin and Rosemary Daniell
Rosemary Daniell discusses the methods she has used during over 45 years of journal keeping, and how this has affected her art and life.
Connie Baechler and Rosemary Daniell discuss the methods and effects of journal keeping in the lives of other women artists.
Present and discuss how journaling can be helpful for patients in clinical practice.
Concluding remarks of the benefits and challenges of journaling in the lives of both artists and others.

2:00– 5:00 pm OPTIONAL WORKSHOP

TITLE: Creative Writing for Sanity

ABSTRACT: A Zona Rosa workshop for beginning and experienced writers and journal keepers

where participants will benefit from short writing “exorcises,” which will offer an immediate opportunity to express one’s truths in the spontaneous manner, characteristic of the best personal writing. Participants will learn about various journaling methods as additional techniques to exploring one’s inner life, discover major emotional and psychological issues, thereby being able to get to an deeper understanding of one’s inner life. This will enable the clinician to work in a more effective manner with clients in practice. These are techniques used by creative people in order to gestate their ideas, stay sane during the creative process, and lead vertical (in depth) rather than horizontal (shallow) lives; we will also discuss the importance and benefits of recording our dreams as a part of our journal keeping. And, most importantly, participants will learn methods for facilitating their clients and themselves in using this invaluable tool for healing.

FACILITATORS: Rosemary Daniell, author m and Connie Baechler, Ph.D.

FORMAT: 3-Hour Experiential Workshop – Didactic and Personal Interaction

4:00 – 6:00 pm

TITLE: Afternoon Discussion Group

NEEDS: These interactive discussion groups will give the participants an opportunity to share and discuss on a deeper and more detailed level the important psychosocial lessons taught in the morning lectures and so help them remove obstacles they might face in treating their patients. The Discussion Groups will be used to actively involve the participants in handling the concepts and principles presented, and to allow for greater elaboration and refinement of points made earlier

GROUP LEADER: Members of the morning faculty

FORMAT: Interactive Group Discussions

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

Friday, February 17

8:30am

TITLE: Cultivating Creativity for Clients and Clinicians

NEEDS: Many psychotherapy clients reach points in therapy where they appear to be “stuck,” and clinicians often feel “stuck,” too. Other clients report feeling like their therapist is going “by the book” and that therapy feels stale and unhelpful. This “stuckness” and “staleness” is often thought of as “resistance” by the therapist, but sometimes it is due to failure to think outside an established pattern. It frequently leads to frustration and poor outcomes for client and clinician alike. This lecture gives an overview of creative tools and techniques that are helpful for “unsticking” clients, and presents imagination-based strategies for helping clinicians expand the creativity, flexibility, and effectiveness of their clinical practices.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of this lecture, participants will be able to:

Explain and use the “Miracle Question” to envision an “ideal” creative and effective clinical practice
Identify “experiments” they can conduct in their own practices to move from their current practice to this ideal practice
Describe a variety of creative tools they can incorporate into their work with clients

SPEAKER: David Bookbinder, LMHC – www.davidbookbinder.com

FORMAT: Didactic presentation enhanced by PowerPoint

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

I. Lecture overview

II. Re-visioning your practice:

- Introduction to using the Miracle Question to envision your ideal practice

- Introduction to using scaling to gauge progress toward the ideal practice

- Identify experiments you can conduct to move further toward the ideal practice

- Learn the iterative process of conducting experiments, re-scaling yourself after the experiment is done, and creating new experiments to keep you moving toward the ideal practice

Tools for cultivating creative work with clients:

- Introduction to using the Miracle Question to help clients envision their preferred selves and lives

- Overview of the following creative tools and techniques: Writing with Two Hands technique, Circles of Problems and Resources tool, Spell Map tool, Bubble-map brainstorming for clinical goals, Gestalt psychodrama and metaphor techniques for ambivalence and dream work

- Brainstorming/discussion of ways to cultivate using clients’ artistic creativity in the clinical setting

Brief discussion of clinical examples of creative work with clients:

- Writing workshop for addicts

- Trauma re-enactment visualization

- Bringing repressed character qualities to life

- Spell Map examples

- Bubble Map examples

- Circles of Problems and Resources examples

V. Summary, Conclusions, Q&A

9:30 am

TITLE: Edward Hopper’s Paintings and Severe Failed Mutuality

NEEDS: The quality of human relatedness may be ranged on a continuum with

intimacy (reciprocally-activating relationships) and autism (severe-failed mutuality) at polar extremes. The paintings of Edward Hopper (1882-18670), a pioneer of 20th century Realism in America, portray couples where reciprocal gaze is absent and a sense of enigma is present. Without interviewing Hopper it would be impossible to know for certain whether or not he had Asperger’s disorder. It is hypothesized from a study of his paintings and the diaries of his wife, Josephine, that his relationship with her was characterized by severe failed mutuality which he depicted in his studies.

Understanding Hopper’s marital relationship and his pictures of couples will help the clinician recognize severe failed mutuality which has some of the characteristics of Asperger’s disorder.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

Identify 3 of the symptom of severe failed mutuality.
Explain two reasons for not diagnosing Asperger’s syndrome in Edward Hopper.
Explain the concept of theory of mind and the meaning of empathy.

FORMAT: Didactic presentation enhanced with Power Point slides

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form.

SPEAKER: Michael Sperber M.D.

OUTLINE:

The continuum of human relatedness with intimacy and severe failed mutuality as polar extremes, exemplified by Norman Rockwell’s “Thanksgiving” and Edward Hopper’s “Four Lane Road.”
Comparison of van Gogh’s “Potato Eaters,” Hopper’s “Nighthawks” and Rembrandt’s “The Anatomy of Dr. Tulp.”
Hopper’s paintings of couples.
The marriage of Josephine and Edward Hopper
1. Edward’s perspective through three caricatures.
2. Josephine’s perspective and Arnold Newman’s portrait
Summary and conclusions in the form of a poem: “Jo & Ed”

10:45 am

TITLE: The Muse’s Call

NEEDS: As clinicians, it is easy to become over-focused on the symptoms and pain

clients bring to health care professionals. Working through symptoms is one aspect of the individuation process. Equally important is helping clients attune to their instincts, their pleasures, and the creative promptings of their muse. When clients heed their muse’s call, new flows of self-expression, new priories and commitments emerge in their lives. Clients become more identified with the creative unfolding of a deeper life plan, less identified with problematic feelings and behaviors.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this lecture the participant will be able to:

Describe how the archetype of the muse appears in every life.
Explain three primary ways western civilization has conceived of the muse—goddess in Classical Greece, woman of beauty and purity in Medieval Europe, powerful unconscious force in modern times.
Explain how paying attention to creative inspiration in all its forms can contribute to the well-being of clients in psychotherapy.
Recognize and explain the professional bias toward focusing on symptoms rather than on the muse’s creative promptings.

SPEAKER: Kathryn Ridall, Ph.D., MFT

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation.

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

The place of the muse in a psychology of individuation
The archetype of the muse
1. The muse as goddess in Classical Greece
2. The human muse as in Medieval culture
3. The modern muse in depth psychology— an aspect of Jung’s Self, Hillman’s daimon
4. Benefits of emphasis on creative inspiration in psychotherapy
  1. Neurological and psychobiological benefits
  2. Restructuring life toward creative goals
  3. Clinical intervention choices—focus on symptom/complex or on emerging creative promptings
    1. Heightened awareness of default focusing on symptoms
    2. Watching for and modeling respect for authentic promptings from the client’s muse

11:45

TITLE: The Possessor and the Possessed: A Psychological Study of Mania & Mozart

NEEDS: Mozart was a musical genius. Often described as having extraordinary creativity and exceptional abilities, yet he never attended any formal school. Reviewing Mozart’s medical history and behavioral symptoms will help the clinician and mental health professional understand how neuropsychiatric disorders may contribute to extraordinary talent.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

List five major works of Mozart
List three medical illnesses that may have contributed to Mozart’s premature death
List three psychiatric disorders that might explain Mozart’s behavioral symptoms
Compare and contrast the characteristics of pathologic mania and potentially enabling hypomania.

SPEAKERS: Roy Rogosin, MA & Shahna Rogosin, M.D.

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint Presentation

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Mozart’s Background
-Family
-Review of Famous Works
-Travel
Mozart’s Health
-Typhoid Fever
-Smallpox
-Rheumatic fever
-Syphilis?
III. Mozart’s Behavioral Symptoms
-Mood Swings
-Review of hypomania, mania, and bipolar disorder
-Other Behavioral Symptoms:
Anxiety, Tourette Syndrome, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, ADHD?
Mozart’s Final Years and Days
-Deterioration
-Headaches
-Fevers
-Mozart’s demise
Theories of Mozart’s demise
-Acute systemic process vs. progression of chronic illness

2:00– 5:00 pm Optional Workshop – Pre-registration required

TITLE: Cultivating Creativity

ABSTRACT: Many psychotherapy clients reach points in therapy where they appear to be “stuck,” and clinicians often feel “stuck,” too. Other clients report feeling like their therapist is going “by the book” and that therapy feels stale and unhelpful. This “stuck-ness” and “staleness” is often thought of as “resistance” by the therapist, but sometimes it is due to failure to think outside an established pattern. It frequently leads to frustration and poor outcomes for client and clinician alike. This workshop combines presentation of creative tools and techniques that are helpful for “unsticking” clients, and uses/teaches imagination-based strategies for helping clinicians expand the creativity, flexibility, and effectiveness of their clinical practices.

FACILITATOR: David Bookbinder, LMHC

FORMAT: Didactic Workshop with personal interaction.

4:00 – 6:00 pm

TITLE: Afternoon Discussion Group

GROUP LEADER: Members of the morning faculty

FORMAT: Interactive Group Discussions

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

Saturday, February 18

8:30am

TITLE: A Dry Place To Call Their Home: the Death of Kurt Cobain

NEEDS: Highly creative individuals grappling with self-destructive thoughts and behaviors pose serious challenges to clinicians when they enter psychotherapy. Besieged by traumatic loss—often dating back to childhood—they oscillate between commitment to a meaningful existence, and a simultaneous desire for death’s release. Kurt Cobain, the lead singer and songwriter of Nirvana, exemplifies the most disastrous sequel to despair that can no longer be borne. He committed suicide at the peak of his musical career, following a tumultuous road to stardom marred by drug addiction and familial loss. Analyzing the interconnectedness between trauma, creativity, and suicidality will be of value to clinicians working with highly creative and troubled patients.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Recognize impediments to the treatment of such patients.
Understand the intimate relationship between creative potential and self-destruction.
Explain the role of traumatic loss, in all its manifestations, in planting the seeds of suicidal despair.
Understand the process by which life events are transposed onto creative productions.

SPEAKER: Mike Alvarez, MA

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced with PowerPoint slides

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Introduction
A Shattered Childhood
1. Emergence of creative potential
2. The impact of familial loss
Adolescence
1. Life as a vagabond
2. Songwriting as a way of being
Rise to Fame
1. A life transposed onto music
2. A career ravaged by drugs
Death by Suicide
1. A new nuclear family
2. The fear of further loss
Implications for Treatment
Summary and Conclusions

9:30 am

TITLE: Love, Work and Dreams in the Establishment of Integrity

NEEDS: The issue of integrity is intrinsic to the psychological experience. It plays

a significant role in one’s life as does one’s upbringing, one’s DSM diagnosis, one’s chemical makeup. No matter what school of thought; from Freudian to Jungian to family systems, mindfulness to CBT, it is a concept and word rarely focused upon as the essential psychological basis for organizing one’s existence.

When examined, integrity can be seen as the confluence of three aspects: subjective integrity, contextual integrity and structural integrity. Having a clear understanding of these aspects can provide a guideline for clients to measure their psychological growth and stability. For the clinician these three aspects of integrity can be used as an analytical tool and method for intervention.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Explain the three aspects of integrity
Explain its applicability as seen through the use of the case presentation.
Expand one’s empathy for the patient by seeing his/her unique relationship to the three aspects of integrity.

SPEAKER: Robert Hyman, MFT

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Introducing the concept of integrity and the confluence of its three aspects
Establishing the current scene for the case study of Daniel.
Daniel’s psycho/social history
A comparison of the issue of integrity as it unfolded for Philippe and Daniel.

10:45 am

TITLE: Glory Days – Springsteen’s Impact on Popular Culture

NEEDS: Bruce Springsteen has produced a considerable body of original work that

has impacted the direction of popular music and American Culture. His

influence extends from the stage into the classroom, and his works have

turned up in the syllabi of courses across the United States and around the

world. Bruce Springsteen has become a bona fide subject of serious

scholarly study. His work is complex, deep, and tied to so many compelling issues about American identity, race, class, work, gender, love, soul music, folk music, rock ‘n roll, narrative film, militarism, masculinity, and more. His works offer us an opportunity to more deeply understand our culture, our fellow man, and ourselves. Using Springsteen’s observational perspective, we can more effectively see ourselves in process; culturally, emotionally, developmentally and in the context of community.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to understand:

List three contemporaries, two who precedes and one who follows Bruce Springsteen’s place as a cultural spokesperson for our generation.
Describe the connections between music, poetry, cultural identification, and our own experience participating in these forms of expression.
List developmental stages in adulthood universally experienced in our culture.
Describe the components of the Homeric journey of leaving home, failure and coming home as first described in the Odyssey and re-iterated in Springsteen’s album “Magic”.

SPEAKER: Richard Grosse, LCSW

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by audio presentations of Springsteen’s work

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

I. Introduction to Bruce Springsteen, who, what and where
II. Overview of his musical work to date
III. Overview of his community awareness, actions and impact
1. Vietnam Vets
2. Food banks
3. Political Action
Psychotherapy and Springsteen, metaphors for change
The journey home, from Homer to Springsteen
1. Overview of the adult developmental journey
2. Homer’s Odyssey
3. Springsteen’s Magic
4. Summary and Conclusions

11:45 am

TITLE: Crooked Beauty and the Intertwined Threads of Madness, Creativity and Wellness

NEEDS: We live in a culture where those who do not write are written upon, particularly in regard to the interpretation and management of experiences commonly labeled as “psychiatric conditions.” The cultural narrative for mental distress privileges a ‘disease model’ of bio-chemical damage, pathology and medication. On other the hand, Carl Jung’s statement, “If you get rid of the pain before you have answered its questions, you get rid of the self along with it,” suggests that there is information for us in the dark places of human experience, depending on the integrity with which we navigate the space between brilliance and madness. This ‘dangerous gift model’ embraces the opportunity for obstacles to create new ways of seeing. If we can change mainstream media’s metaphors that shape our minds, we can change the reality around us. Counter to traditional mental health documentaries, Crooked Beauty creates a safe place for what is termed ‘illness’ or ‘madness’ to be addressed in terms of art and vision, without romanticizing or pathologizing, thus redeeming our everyday experiences and allowing us to claim entire lost parts of ourselves as creative, spiritual, even vocational assets. Here we will examine our own capacity for change.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Distinguish between mental health struggles interpreted as biological brain disorders and understanding them as a reaction to social injustice, trauma, and oppression.
Challenge culturally mediated standards of normalcy by changing the way we think and speak about mental health and living authentically.
Reshape mental health stigmas into a new healing culture and political model for living with madness as a tool of creativity, insight, and integration.

SPEAKER: Ken Rosenthal, Filmmaker & Barry Panter, M.D.

FORMAT: Didactic lecture and Film Showing

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

ABSTRACT: The presentation will focus on the role of art in nurturing wellness through our relationship to the natural world, drawing new maps for ‘madness’ as a tool of insight, creativity and hope. The intertwined threads of madness, creativity and wellness will be explored as a means toward harnessing and transforming our personal sensitivities for the collective good. Part Q & A and part conscious dialogue, the post-film discussion will inspire personal transformation, critical reflection, and call the participants to action.

FILM NARRATIVE:

Crooked Beauty is a 30-minute poetic documentary that chronicles artist-activist Jacks McNamara’s transformative journey from childhood abuse to psych ward patient to pioneering mental health advocate. It is an intimate portrait of her intense personal quest to live with courage and dignity, and a powerful critique of standard psychiatric treatments. Destined to overturn the stigmas usually associated with mental illness and develop authentic healing models for individuals diagnosed as ‘bipolar’, she co-founds The Icarus Project, an international support network and grassroots media project. Poignant testimonials connect the fissures and fault lines of human nature to the unstable topography and mercurial weather patterns of the San Francisco Bay Area. www.crookedbeauty.com

2:00 – 5:00 OPTIONAL WORKSHOP - Pre-registration required

TITLE: Healing the Self Through Self Portraits

NEEDS: The goal of this optional workshop is to help find your inner artist/healer, with an exciting and eye-opening step-by-step approach to drawing portraits. Overcome the “I can’t draw” syndrome. No previous art experience is necessary. Through a combination of drawing skills, visualization, and guided imagery, we reach deep parts of ourselves previously unavailable. Together we create striking and meaningful works of art.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation participants should have a:

Find your inner artist
Draw a self portrait from within
Develop and discover the artist that you never knew existed
Recognize the barriers that block success
Understand art as being helpful and useful in everyday life

SPEAKER: Amy Stein, MFA

FORMAT: 3-Hour Experiential Workshop – Didactic and Personal Interaction

4:00 – 6:00 pm

TITLE: Afternoon Discussion Group

GROUP LEADER: Members of the morning faculty

FORMAT: Interactive Group Discussions

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

Sunday, February 19

8:30 am

TITLE: Obata’s Art: The Sierra to Internment – Nature, Creativity and Healing

NEEDS: In devastating and oppressive circumstances, many individuals find it

difficult to find the internal and external means to cope. Such were the circumstances for Japanese Americans during WWII’s internment. Through explorations of Obata’s motivations, his art, and the value of teaching, the participants will learn how the internment experience was shifted therapeutically through Obata’s art and vision. These therapeutic shifts in internment can be applied to clinical practice.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Explain the response to oppression
Explain the benefits of art and nature in times of oppression
Explain the benefit of teaching and learning during stressful events
Apply philosophical and spiritual principles from internment to clinical practice

SPEAKER: David Lo, M.D.

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Biography of Chiura Obata pre-internment, events leading to internment
Explore the therapeutic benefits of art and nature, as seen through the art of internment. Explore the therapeutic benefits of teaching.
Application of the ideas, emotions, and forces specific to the internment to clinical practice.

9:30 am

TITLE: Edith Piaf, A study of Adversity and Resilience

The Triumph of Creativity over Adversity

NEEDS: Many patients in clinical practice, are overwhelmed by the

adversities encountered in their lives. They often feel that all avenues out of despair, depression and destructive impulses, are closed.

The clinician needs to be aware of how to open the pathways from these self- destructive ideas and feelings to help his or her clients rise above the adversities of life and achieve a life of constructive work and hopefully some degree of happiness.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

List 4 of the ego mechanisms that can be utilized to combat the despair and depression that often accompany adversity.
Describe in layman’s terms these mechanisms so that the patient can understand and emulate them.
Explain the phenomenal power of creativity in combating depression and despair.
Be familiar with the life and work of Edith Piaf and explain why she is an outstanding example of Resilience.

SPEAKER: Jacqueline Panter, MA, MS

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

Definition and examples of life adversities
Responses to life adversities
Negative

Despair
Depression
Drugs and alcohol
Suicide

Positive responses

Determination
Perseverance
Physical and Emotional Effort

The Uses of Creativity in the Above
Edith Piaf as an Example of Resilience and Survival
Brief Biography

Early Life
Parents
Childhood
Circus
Brothel

Discovery of Talent
Effort to Utilize her talent
Early Struggles
Enablers she encountered

LaPlee

Life Successes
The struggle within between Life Affirmation and Self Destruction
Ego Mechanisms
Utilization in Clinical Practice
Summary and Conclusions

10:45 am

TITLE: Brooke Astor, Annette de la Renta and Elder Abuse

NEEDS: The incidence of Elder Abuse is increasing multifold because of the aging of

the population. In 1996, there was a steady increase in the reporting of domestic elder and vulnerable adult abuse nationwide, from 117,000 reports In 1986 to 293,000 reports In 1996. This figure represents an increase of 150.4% since 1986 according to the national center on elder abuse web site. In 1998, the National Elder Abuse Incidence Study (NEAIS) suggested that only “the tip of the iceberg” of elder abuse is being identified.

Two national studies of cases reported to Adult Protective Services (APS) In 2000 and 2004 there was a 19.7% Increase In the abuse reports In all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the three Territories (Teaster, 2006).

Americans are living longer now, and with advances In medical research, nutrition and health care we are going to live even longer. In 2000, 35 million people were older than age 60 In the United States. This is 12% increase since 1990. Nearly 1 In 8 people (12.4% of the population) is at least 65 years old. By 2030, the numbers of older Americans will more than double to 70 million. Those 85 and older will increase from 4.2 million in 2000 to 8.9 million in 2030. Seniors are more likely to live with a disability, which has been shown to be a risk factor for some elder abuse.

There is a need to educate, not only physicians, psychologists, but even lay people to recognize these facts.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:

list three signs of elder abuse.
discuss and describe the increasing presence of this crime.
list three reasons for the increase
list 4 measures that can and should be taken by mental health professionals to recognize and stop elder abuse.

SPEAKER: Salila Sharma, M.D., FACP

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by Power Point Presentation.

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form.

OUTLINE:

Definition
Description
Famous examples
1. Brook Astor
2. Mickey Rooney
Identification of elder abuse
1. Signs and symptoms
Agencies
1. Adult Protective Services,
2. Ombudsman In nursing home cases,
3. Law Enforcement
4. Prosecutor’s office
References for reporting
Legislation
Summary and Conclusions

11:45 am

TITLE: Navigating the World of Social Media and the Helping Professions

NEEDS: The majority of clients young and old are turning to the Internet for just about everything – from making friends and finding lovers to gathering information about disease, the latest fad, and how to treat anxiety and depression. While the clinician may decide not to use Social Media platforms for their practices or personal lives, their clients are pushing Facebook, Twitter, and Youtube into powerful information and relationship structures. With the world at their fingertips, many patients, including helping professionals, are discovering the challenges and pitfalls of Social Media use in an age where privacy can no longer be guaranteed, and extroversion and exhibitionism shake hands with ADHD, narcissism, stalking, and voyeurism. Web celebrities like Mark Zuckerberg and Steve Jobs, and important world figures like Barack Obama and His Holiness the Dalai Lama can become a part of the lives of the average person. Understanding what your clients are doing with Social Media, and what Social Media is doing to you and your clients will help you and your clients avoid these pitfalls and overcome these challenges.

OBJECTIVES: At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:

Explain what Social Media is, and how clients use or abuse it.
Name the challenges of Social Media use for both client and helping professional.
Recognize the challenges and pitfalls of Social Media use.
Recognize excessive and harmful misuse of Social Media on a personal or professional level.
Be able to interview clients on their use of Social Media, and identify more satisfying paths for its use.
Recall and describe real examples (through Web celebrities) of helpful and harmful Social Media use.
Predict Social Media trends that will affect the way clients and helping professionals will access medicine and the affect this will have on the way we practice medicine.

SPEAKER: Bernice Imei Hsu, RN, LMHC

FORMAT: Didactic lecture with PPP, screenshots, digital images, and video.

EVALUATION: Standard Evaluation Form

OUTLINE:

I. Definitions of Social Media (plus infographs of ways to describe it)

A. History of New Media

B. Current state of Social Media

1. Existence based on web presence

2. Relevance based on Social Media content

C. Top three most powerful SoMe examples to date.

II. Client Use

III. Professional Use

IV. Challenges and Pitfalls

A. Mark Zuckerburg/Steve Jobs (web celebrities)

B. Contender syndrome

V. Tools for interviewing

VI. Future use of Social Media in medicine

A. Information

B. Increased access

C. Collaborative medicine

D. Restrictions

E. Mobile medicine on-the-go

VII. Summary and Conclusion

Saigon, Angkor Wat, Hanoi, Mekong River Cruise, April 12, 2012

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Come with us to the Far East to experience the beauty and excitement of Vietnam and Cambodia!

January 15, 2012 SOLD OUT

November 11, 2011. . We have one cabin available. It is one level lower than the other cabins, has windows but does not have a french balcony. It is the same size and layout as the other cabins.

July 19th We are sold out again. Please see july 13th

July 18th. Two more cabins are now available.

July 13th. We are sold out of cabins on The AmaLotus. The River Boat has assured us that more cabins will become available. If you would like to be on the wait list, we ask for a $200 per person deposit. This is fully refundable for any reason, up to the moment we can guarantee you a cabin. We suggest you not book your air until we can guarantee you a cabin.

Dear Colleague,

We invite you to join us for our exciting, stimulating, life-affirming conference to Saigon, (Ho Chi Minh City) Mekong River Boat Cruise, Angkor Wat and Hanoi. The presentations will probe into the relationships between the artists’ psychodynamics and the Art they create. Thursday April 12, 2012 Depart U.S. for Ho Chi Minh City. We will enjoy 3 nights at The Park Hyatt Hotel, one of Saigon’s newest 5 star hotels. We will have our welcoming dinner on April 13th, which is our first night in the hotel. There will be time to explore this exciting city teeming with life and colors and filled with Rickshaws and Skyrise buildings. On April 16th we’ll board AMA Waterway’s newest ship, The AmaLotus built in 2011. Our 7 night voyage will go from Ho Chi Minh City to Siem Reap which is the gateway to Angkor Wat, a UNESCO world heritage site. Stops along the way include Phnom Penh with its Royal Palace, National Museum, Silk Weaving Village and Buddhist Monastery. After 2 nights in Siem Reap and our visit to Angkor Wat, we will fly on April 25th to Hanoi. This vibrant and colorful city is the art center of Vietnam. Our flight home will be on Saturday April 28th.

Our Preliminary Itinerary

Arrive Saigon
Transfer to Park Hyatt Saigon, Welcoming dinner, City tour, Day at Leisure
Morning lectures and afternoon discussion group

Aboard the AmaLotus - all shore excursions are included in the price.
Embarkation and welcoming dinner
Cai Be         Local junk trip to floating market
Rice paper and candy making workshop visit
Xeon Quyt   Excursion Boat ride to Sa Dec Village
Tan Chai     Trishaw ride: mat-making and slipper workshop
Canal Cruise:
Visit to fish farm
Border Crossing from Vietnam to Cambodia
Phnom Penh City Tour: Royal Palace and National Museum
Killing Fields Excursion
Orientation walking tour
Chong Kohl Walk at leisure to Silk Weaving village
Oudong       Visit to Buddhist monastery
Oxcart ride and visit to Wat Kapong Tralach Pleu
Local boat excursion to lakeside wetland

Seem Reap Transfer to Raffles Hotel
Angkor Archaeological Park
Angkor Thom and Angkor Wat
Lectures and discussion group

Flight to Hanoi
Check-in to Sofitel Metropolis Hotel
City tour, Rickshaw ride and Water puppet show
Lectures and discussion group
Day at Leisure
Optional excursion to Ha Long Bay
Farewell Dinner

Our program will include:

Character and Beauty as Revealed in Photography Sharon Delgado, MFC, RN
Spiritual Healing In Indigenous Cultures Virginia Mullin PsyD
Vietnam–The Happiness of Renewal Randy Bjork, MD
Vietnam, A Study of Resilience and Renewal Kayta Gajdos, PhD
Hindu and Indian influences on the architecture of Anhkor Wat Tijender Sandhu, MD
A Psychological Study of Khmer King Suryavraman II:
Ruler of Cambodia and Creator of Angkor Wat Linda Cohen, LCSW
The Psychology of “Niceness” Evelyn Sommers, PhD
Cultural Differences regarding Aging Stephen Read MD
Performance Anxiety Marcia Weiner PhD
The Psychology and Neurology of Enjoying Music Noreen Newmark, MD

Accreditation: The American Institute of Medical Education is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians. AIMED designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
AIMED also is approved for Social Workers, MFT’s, Counselors, RN’s & others. Please call if you need more information. An additional 9 Hours are available by attending the workshops.

APA: The program is co-sponsored by The American Institute of Medical Education and Wisdom Wave of Santa Fe. Wisdom Wave is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Wisdom Wave maintains responsibility for this program and its content..

Accommodations: The 5-star Park Hyatt Saigon is Ho Chi Minh City’s newest luxury hotel. http://www.saigon.park.hyatt.com/hyatt/hotels/index.jsp?null
5 star Raffles in Siem Reap. http://www.raffles.com/EN_RA/Property/RGA/
5 star Sofitel Metropole in Hanoi. http://www.sofitel.com/gb/hotel-1555-sofitel-legend-metropole-hanoi/index.shtml

All of our cabins on The AmaLotus have French Balconies. http://www.amawaterways.com/ships.asp?ship=VL

The AMA WaterWays newest ship The AmaLotus - built in 2011

The AmaLotus, interior

Cost is $5295 per person double occupancy (single supplement is $1995)
All shore excursions are included in this price. (see below for AmaLotus Itinerary

also Included: Lecture presentations, 18 hours of continuing education, 7 nights on AMA Waterway’s AmaLotus, all meals aboard the ship, all breakfasts, 3 nights
Park Hyatt Hotel Saigon, 3 nights in Hanoi. 2 nights Victoria Angkor Resort &
Spa Siem Reap, Welcoming and Farewell Dinners, City Tours, baggage handling
on land portions, and city tours where possible. Not Included: Airfare US to
Ho Chi Minh City, Siem Reap to Hanoi, Hanoi to US, port taxes and visas.

For additional information

Creativity and Madness
(800) 348-8441
Fax (323) 874-5503
email aimed@earthlink.net

To Register

A $400 non-refundable deposit is required. Full payment is due January 5, 2012.
We urge you to obtain travel insurance.

For Travel and Insurance information please call The Travel Station (800) 990-2282.
Special low group fares from the West Coast. Visas are required for Cambodia and Vietnam.

We have very limited cabin space for this conference.

Cancellation Policy

The initial $400 deposit is non-refundable (we are obligated by the cruise line for this amount)
89-60 days prior to departure 35% of total cost
59-30 days prior to departure 50%
29-7 days prior to departure 80%
6-0 days prior to departure 100%

We reserve the right to make changes as necessary

Amsterdam! Paris! Cannes! April 1-14, 2011

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We invite you to visit these exciting Art centers of Europe with our presentations that probe into the relationships between the artists’ psychodynamics and the Art they create. We will see their works in some of the greatest museums in the world—The Van Gogh Museum, The Rijksmuseum, The Chagall Museum, The Louvre and more.

Please let us know if you would like to be a speaker and receive a discount off the land cost of the trip.

Amsterdam – 4 Nights at the 5 Star Marriott Hotel. The Van Gogh Museum has arranged his paintings in chronological order – beautifully illustrating his tragic journey from the dark palette of the North to the brilliant sunlight of Arles. The wondrous canals of Amsterdam should be lined with brightly colored tulips in full bloom.
Paris – 4 Nights at the 5 Star Westin Hotel overlooking the Tuileries Gardens and the Eiffel Tower and easy walking to The Louvre and The Opera Garnier. City tour, guided tour of The Museé D’Orsay, Optional day outing to Monet’s Giverny. Stroll The Champs Elyseé, enjoy the cafes and fine restaurants of this magnificent city.
Cannes – 4 Nights at the 5 Star InterContinental Carlton Stroll along the Croissette with its chic shops, charming cafes and restaurants. Guided tour of The Chagall Museum. Day outing to the perched village of St. Paul de Vence, next to The Maeght Foundation. Optional lunch on the terrace of the Columbe d’Or.

Included are Welcoming & Farewell Dinners, all breakfasts, baggage handling, and guided tours.
Not Included: Air Travel and Bullet Trains from Amsterdam to Paris and Paris to Cannes.

18 Hours of Continuing Education
Cost $4245 per person double occupancy + air: Single Supplement $1495
Group discount for 4 or more people registering together.
For More Conference Information:www.aimed.com (800) 348 8441 aimed@earthlink.net
Travel Information: The Travel Station (800) 990 2282

AIMED designates this educational activity for a maximum of 18 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AIMED also is accredited to provide Continuing Education for Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors and others.

Online Registration

Click to reserve place(s) with a $350 deposit person.

Or click the button below to register in full now ($4245 per person).

Comments from participants at our last international conference – Italy

Dear Ones, Jacqueline and Barry,
How very much we enjoyed our time with you in Italy! You went above and beyond in every aspect of the trip. Your work behind the scenes smoothed the way for us in every possible way. Your attention to detail made it the trip of a lifetime, and gave us more than we could possibly have hoped for or imagined. I can’t thank you enough for your selfless devotion and efforts on our behalf, to provide us with the best experience possible. It was a gift for our minds, bodies, and souls.
With great admiration and gratitude, Nancy Vincent Zinke

We want to personally thank you for the trip of a lifetime. We were so impressed with the accommodations, the tours and lectures. All the people we met were delightful. You should both be complimented on a job well done. We hope to travel again with Creativity and Madness in the near future. Bruce and Nancy Barton

Cancellation Policy:

Up to December 31, 2010    $100 per person
January 1-31, 2011                    20% of Land Cost
February 1-28                            40%
March 1-15                                  60%
After March 15                           No refund

We strongly advise that you purchase travel insurance which is available from The Travel Station (800) 990 2282 and insurance agencies.

Itinerary for our April 1-14, 2011 Conference

Amsterdam, Paris and Cannes

Dear Colleague, Our adventure is about to begin!

April 2 - Saturday - Arrive Amsterdam

If you are traveling with the group on the flight from New York (Delta #80 arriving at 6:00 AM), you will be met by our agents who will assist you with the transfer to The Marriott Hotel. If you are not on the group flight, but arrive before the group, you may join the group for the transfer. The agent, who will be holding a sign Creativity & Madness, will not have your name on her list, so please find the agent as he or she will not know to be looking for you. Everyone passes through passport and customs so it should be easy to find the agent as you go into the general area from the customs and passport area.

If the timing is not right to join the group there are other ways to get to the hotel:

1 Taxi – the hotel is 9 miles from the airport – for approximately 40€, 2 Connexxion Schiphol Hotel Shuttle (reservations required) or

3 We can arrange a transfer for you for $85.

7:00 PM Welcoming Dinner

April 3 Sunday all breakfasts are included

9:30am-1:30PM Morning Lectures

Vincent van Gogh: A Psychological Analysis of His Last Three Years Suzy Grey, PhD ATR-BC, LPAT

Edith Piaf: The Resilience of The Little Sparrow Jacqueline Berz-Panter, MA, MS

Rembrandt – Bringing Light from Darkness Marty Seidenfeld, PhD

Global Well-Being–The World Databank of Happiness Randy Bjork, MD

2:30-5:30 Afternoon at Leisure

April 4 Monday

9:45 AM Meet in the hotel lobby

Rijksmuseum : This incredible museum contains Masterpieces by Rembrandt, Franz Hals, Vermeer, Brueghel and others

The Van Gogh Museum (very near the Rijksmuseum) His works are arranged in chronological order, giving the viewer a visual picture of his growth as an artist, his emotional development, and his final descent into madness and ascent into greatness

Afternoon at Leisure

4:00 -6:00 PM Discussion Group

April 5 Tuesday

9:30AM This is an option – for which there is no additional cost. A number of people have told us they would rather have a day of leisure in Amsterdam.
Otterloo National Park, which includes the Kroller-Muller Museum. Meet in the Hotel lobby This is a lovely area in a rolling woodland with walking and bicycle paths. Entrance to the Park, which is part of our tour, includes free use of bicycles, which are scattered readily throughout this wonderful area. The Park also contains The Kröller-Muller Museum, which has hundreds of Van Gogh’s finest paintings.

A number of people have commented that there is not enough free time in Amsterdam. This outing is 8-9 hours in duration. If you prefer you can of course, not go on this, and have the day free. Please let us know by March 17th if you DO want to go on this outing.

April 6 Wednesday

9:00 AM Bags out – Breakfast and checkout of the hotel

10:00 AM Coach transfer to the train station for the bullet train to Paris

11:30 AM Train departs

2:30 PM Arrival in Paris – We will be met by our guides for the transfer to the Westin Hotel

April 7 Thursday

9:00AM – 1:00 Morning Lectures

If We Only Had Love— Jacques Brel – Insights into the Human Heart Godfrey Ripley, MD

A Traumatized Society’s Longing for Holy Peace Kamal Artin MD

Camille Claudel:Rodin’s Model & Lover‑ Was She Really Ill or Just a Girl Genius? Kara Witt, PhD, LP

Transformation from Madness: The Rite of Spring Di Semmelhack, PsyD, LCPC

2:30PM Afternoon City Tour

7:30PM Ballet at the Opera Garnier (This is the original Paris Opera House and the setting for Phantom of the Opera)

This is an optional event. Please let us know if you are interested in attending. We have a very limited number of tickets which are $75 each.

April 8 Friday

Day at leisure or:

9:30 AM Optional excursion to Giverny, Monet’s Country Home and Garden. This is where Monet lived for many years and was inspired to paint his Water Lily series. The Japanese Bridge is an iconic image for this beautiful area with its wonderful gardens and restored rooms. $95 per person.

Lunch on your own.

7:45 PM Optional Dinner at Le Train Bleu. Take a look at this beautiful, fun, Belle Époque Restaurant in the Train Station. The set menu is $85. Service and tax are included. The restaurant is a 10-minute taxi ride from the hotel. (not included)

April 9 Saturday

10:15 AM Meet in the hotel lobby Visit to Le Musée D’Orsay. This world famous museum contains the most extensive display of impressionist art in France.

4:00 -6:00 PM Discussion group

April 10 Sunday

7:00 AM Bags out – check out of hotel, breakfast

8:45 AM Transfer to the train station for the bullet train to Nice

9:42 AM Train leaves station for Nice

2:51 PM Arrive Nice – We will be met and assisted in our transfer the International Carlton Hotel in Cannes

April 11 Monday

9:00AM – 1:00 PM Morning Lectures

Alcohol and the Writer Joseph Pursch, MD

A Psychological Look at The Life of Albert Schweitzer From The Perspective Of A Co-Worker Hans Juttner, MD

The Neurosis of Stephen Sondheim: Is Stephen Sondheim God? Marlene Paley, PhD & Jacques Winter, MD

Marc Chagall: Glory and Beauty Arising from Healthy Narcissism Barry Panter, MD

4:00 -6:00 PM Discussion group

April 12 Tuesday

9:30AM Meet in the hotel lobby Day outing to St. Paul de Vence and the Chagall Museum in Nice. St Paul de Vence is a beautiful perched mountain village 35 minutes from Cannes. There are wonderful galleries and cafes along the cobblestone streets of this charming little city.

12:30 Optional lunch on the terrace of Columbe D’Or – the restaurant is famous not only for its food, but also for the many modern artists, Calder, Picasso and others, who frequented it and ran a tab which often was settled by trading one of their works. http://www.la-colombe-dor.com/indexEN.html The cost for this three course lunch including wine, coffee, tax and service is $95 Service and tax are included.

At 2:00PM we will leave St Paul de Vence for the 20-25 minute drive to The Chagall Museum in Nice, which contains his Bible Message Series. This is the only museum in France that was dedicated to the work of a living artist. It exquisitely colored large paintings are stunning against the white walls of the museum.

April 13 Wednesday Day at Leisure. Enjoy walking the Croissette – boardwalk of Cannes; strolling along the boulevard lined with shops and cares; lunch on the pier in front of our hotel.

7:00 PM Farewell Dinner at the Hotel

April 14 Thursday

Checkout and transfer to the airport in Nice

OUR HOTELS:

Amsterdam Marriott Hotel | Stadhouderskade 12| 1054 ES| Amsterdam, The Netherlands|

Tel: +31 (0) 20 607 5555| Fax: +31 (0) 20 607 5511|

Westin Paris 3 rue castiglione 75001 Paris

tel 33 1 44.77.13.10 fax 33 1 44.77.10.24 elevate your senses

http://www.thenewwestinparis.com

INTERCONTINENTAL CARLTON CANNES

58, La Croisette

06414 Tel : +33 4 93 06 40 19

SAFETY TIPS

You probably won’t need this advice, but we offer it—just in case.

AT HOME AND EN ROUTE:

DO:

Carry any medications, glasses, and prescriptions, with you. Don’t pack them in checked in luggage.
Keep a list (and photocopies) at home and another with you of your credit cards and the front page of your passport.
Carry with you the name, address, and phone number of someone to contact in case of accident
Be sure to carry a card describing any medical difficulties
Take as little cash as possible. Carry travelers’ checks and credit cards to cover expenses
It is helpful to have a photo of yourself with you—especially if you have any passport problems.

DON’T:

Display large amount of cash when paying for taxis or tips.
Leave luggage unattended. Use the luggage check in service at the Bell Captain’s desk.
Automatically open your door if someone knocks.
Leave your room door ajar if going for ice.
Enter your room if the door is ajar. Call security.
Open your room if someone is following you. Let them pass.
Buy from people on the street.
Walk through dark streets.

AT THE HOTEL:

Use the hotel vault for jewelry and valuables. Please don’t take any very expensive jewelry, etc.
Be careful what you say in the presence of strangers. Don’t reveal your room number.
Ask at the front desk about the neighborhood if you plan on walking.
Look in the elevator. If uncertain about a stranger –take the next one.
Look down the corridor when leaving the elevator or your room.
Use the locking devices on your room door.
Know where the fire exits are.

IN GENERAL – DO:

Ride rather than walk. If you do walk, go with a companion.
Be careful where you carry your wallet. Inside vest or money belt is best.
Beware of people asking directions. Keep safe and cautious distance.
Beware of distractions i.e. someone dropping change, or people arguing. Someone bumping into you, etc. especially in the open markets and streets.

Cell phones

Please contact your local cell phone carrier for their international plan. Most require that you activate the international component – then you will be able to receive and make calls from your cell phone. If you have your cell phone with you, we strongly suggest that you turn the roaming feature of your cell phone off. If it remains on, you are continuously connected to the internet and will have a gigantic surprise when you get home and look at your phone bill.

Phone Calls from Home

We have found it most convenient and much less expensive to have calls made from the US and Canada to Europe. European time is 9 hours later than Los Angeles. If you have your caller place the call at about 10PM (from LA) they will reach you in your hotel room early in the morning. From the US, the caller just dials all of the numbers given above.

Jet Lag And How To Avoid It

The latest is to take Melatonin 5-10 mg every night at 10:00 PM for 5 nights after you arrive at your destination. It is available at health food stores and drug stores. I we suggest you take your first dose on the plane going over and continue every night at 10 pm for 3-4 nights. On return to US—take 5-10 mg every night at 10PM in your home city for 4-5 nights

As soon as you board the plane – set your watch to your destination city.

Drink a lot of fluids—except alcohol and coffee—on the day of travel.

PLEASE BE ON TIME FOR THE BUSES

TIPPING:

Our Local Guides – Local guides make their money from their salary and tips. If you think he or she did a good job, a tip would be appreciated – it’s up to you. A guideline – an average tip for our guide is 3-4€/day per person.

Our bus drivers Same as above – average tip for drivers 2€/day per person.

Restaurants – Service is included, however, it is customary to leave 2-4% on the table if the service was good. Taxi drivers 10%

PACKING

ONLY ONE SUITCASE PER PERSON!

You will be much more comfortable without a lot of luggage to look after. The coaches and especially the trains have limited space for our bags. If you have more luggage than you can fit into the space on the train, we will try to help you, but it will be your responsibility and your expense for the extra cost. Worst case is that we will have one of the guides who escort us to the airport take your extra luggage and ship it to you at our next stop. We sincerely hope this isn’t necessary.

The weather and what to expect – Averages in April:

Amsterdam – High 54/Low 41

Paris– High 57/Low 42

Cannes– High 61/Low 49

We suggest you pack light—layering clothing if it’s cool.

For the welcoming and farewell dinners, we suggest comfortable, fairly casual-to-casual chic attire. For the lectures, tours, and the visits to the museums, we suggest casual and comfortable shoes and clothes.

Travel Light – The general rule is to put everything you plan to take on the bed, remove 1/3^rd to ½ of the clothes and pack the rest.

Please affix the piece of yarn to your suitcase. This will help the porters identify your luggage as part of our group.

Be sure to wear a comfortable pair of shoes.

Please bring only one suitcase and one carryon per person

PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOU HAVE A VALID, CURRENT PASSPORT.

No visas are necessary.

HANDLING MONEY – You might want to have Euros (1 Euro= $1.36) with you – probably a few hundred dollars worth. Check with your local Currency Exchange Dealer. You could leave the US without any foreign currency if you like. The airports have currency kiosks that offer fairly good rates for the amounts that you might need—under several hundred dollars. There are ATM’s available at most airports, banks, and many hotels. Check with your credit card company to be sure that you are set to withdraw cash from the machines. You could also make change at the hotels, but the rates are not as good.

You will be able to use credit cards for most of your purchases—and they offer a good rate of exchange. You’ll need local currency for taxis, some restaurants or snacks, etc.

We are looking forward to greeting you in Amsterdam and sharing a wonderful experience for all of us.

Start packing, and we’ll see you soon!

Jacqueline & Barry

Creativity and Madness, Hawaii December 26-30, 2010

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We invite you to attend our Creativity and Madness Conference on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our presentations will be given from 8:30am to 11:30am December 27, 29, and 30, 2010. Discussion groups on these dates will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

The Program

Our presentations will be given from 8:30am to 11:30am December 27, 29, and 30, 2010. Discussion groups on these dates will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

The presentations will include the following:

Last Man Standing: The Life & Music of Jerry Lee Lewis

Ben Garber, MD.

The Courtesan’s Psyche Unveiled

Jacqueline Berz Panter MA

Mental Health Issues in Saving Our Planet

Stuart Bassman, EdD

George Gershwin and the Psychological Concept of Flow.

Amy Vail, PsyD

What Would We Know if Literature and Stories were the only Source for Knowledge about Psychology and Psychiatry? (Origins of Narrative Psychiatry) Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD.

When The Muse Calls: An Exploration of Creative Process Through Poetry

Kathryn Ridall PhD, MFT

The Psychological Meaning of Native American Ritual & Ceremony

Barbara Mainguy, MFA

Lorenzo Di Medici and The Psychology of Leadership

Barry M Panter, MD

A Psychological Study of The Life and Work of Woody Allen

Hotel Information: The Conference will be held at The Hilton Waikoloa Village on The Big Island of Hawaii. This magnificient property is on the Kohola Coast which has the best winter

weather of all the islands. The hotel features include wonderful dining, swimming with the dolphins, golf, tennis and many other pleasures. For more hotel information please see

www.Hilton.com/WaikoloaVillage

Rooms start at $249/night + tax

Upgrades to Ocean View or Ocean Front are available.

We have a block of rooms from December 26 to January 3rd.

Discounted Airfares are available from The Travel Station (800( 990 2282

Registration Fee $495

Fee for Accompanying Person Attending Presentations. $425

To Register please click here:

Deposit of $250 per registrant

Date of Arrival at Hotel

Date of Departure from Hotel

Number of people in the Room

We invite you to attend our Creativity and Madness Conference on the Big Island of Hawaii. Our presentations will be given from 8:30am to 11:30am December 27, 28, 29, and 30, 2010. Discussion groups on these dates will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.

This conference provides 20 Continuing Education Credits for physicians, psychologists, social workers, MFTs, nurses, LPCs, family therapists, and alcohol and drug counselors. Tax deductibility: IRS regulations permit income tax deductions for tuition, meals, lodgings, and travel for education and to improve and maintain professional skills. This conference has been designed to comply with these regulations.

The Program

Our presentations will be given from 8:30am to 11:30am December 27, 29, and 30, 2010. Discussion groups on these dates will be from 4:00pm to 6:00pm.The presentations will include the following:

Last Man Standing: The Life & Music of Jerry Lee Lewis Ben Garber, MD.

The Courtesan’s Psyche Unveiled Jacqueline Berz Panter MA

Entering Grief through the Doorway of Poetry Lynn Ireland, PhD

Mental Health Issues in Saving Our Planet Stuart Bassman, EdD

George Gershwin and the Psychological Concept of Flow Amy Vail, PsyD

What Would We Know if Literature and Stories were the only Source for Knowledge about Psychology and Psychiatry? (Origins of Narrative Psychiatry) Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD.

When The Muse Calls: An Exploration of Creative Process Through Poetry Kathryn Ridall PhD, MFT

The Psychological Meaning of Native American Ritual & Ceremony Barbara Mainguy, MFA

Lorenzo Di Medici & The Psychology of Leadership Barry M Panter, MD

A Psychological Study of The Life and Work of Woody Allen

Hotel Information

The Creativity and Madness Conference will be held at The Hilton Waikoloa Village on The Big Island of Hawaii. This magnificient property is on the Kohala Coast which has the best winter weather of all the islands. The hotel features include wonderful dining, swimming with the dolphins, golf, tennis and many other pleasures. For more hotel information: www.Hilton.com/WaikoloaVillage

Rooms start at $249/night + tax
Upgrades to Ocean View or Ocean Front are available. We have a block of rooms from December 26 to January 3rd.

Discounted Airfares are available from The Travel Station (800) 990 2282.

To Register

Registration Fee: $495
Fee for Accompanying Person Attending Presentations: $425.

Reserve your place now with a $250 deposit per person,
For security reasons we do not keep your credit card on file, therefore If you are charging the deposit only, we will contact you for further information regarding payment of the balance.

To obtain the group rate for the hotel, please call us at 800 348 8441.

To prepay in full, click here:

AIMED designates this educational activity for a maximum of 20 AMA PRA Category 1 credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

AIMED also is accredited to provide Continuing Education for Psychologists, Social Workers, Marriage & Family Therapists, Counselors and others.

For additional information and/or to receive our brochure

800 348 8441
aimed@earthlink.net

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Santa Fe! August 2-6, 2010

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26 Hours of Continuing Ed

Please note that there is a change of Venue. The conference will be held in the Ballroom of La Fonda Hotel. 100 East San Francisco Street, which is on The Plaza.

We have added an additional Workshop: Get Creative and Go Mad in Workshops with
Robert Rivera, World-famous Gourd Artist. For more information please see below and Mr Rivera’s website http://www.torresgallery.com/

Diane Marsh unfortunately will be unable to attend and present. Jacqueline Berz Panter will give a presentation on Veronica Franco: The Psyche of The Courtesan Unveiled.

We are pleased to announce The Program for our August 2-6, 2010 Creativity and Madness Conference in Santa Fe, NM.

Monday August 2, 2010

8:25 am Welcome. Amy Panter-Vail, PsyD. & Jacqueline Berz Panter MA MS HC

8:30 Veronica Franco: The Psyche of the Courtesan Unveiled Jacqueline Berz Panter (Dr. Marsh is unable to attend and give her presentation on Georgia O’Keeffe)
9:30 Puccini, Madame Butterfly & Oedipus. Barry Panter, MD.
10:45-12:45 Chopin at 200: His Mind And His Music. Presentation with Piano, Richard Kogan, MD.

Discussion Groups Monday-Thursday 2:30-4:30

Tuesday August 3

8:30-10:30 Art, Creativity and Self Psychology: Aesthetic Gesture in the Arts, Self Experience and Psychoanalysis. George Hagman, LCSW, Carol Press, EdD, Julia Schwartz, MD, Leslie Hogan, DMA, David Shaddock, PhD.
10:45-12:45 The More I Cried, The More I Sang. Presentation and Performance Eileen Pola, MFT.

Wednesday August 4

8:30 Transforming Mental Illness through Creativity: Integrating Analytic Group Work with Fine Art. Diana Semmelhack, PhD & Emma Wood, MA.
9:30 The Relationship of Buddha’s Five Hindrances to Creativity and Madness. Renee Leff, J.D.LMFT, FSCIPP.
10:45 To Be or Not To Be: Art, Literature and a History of Suicide. Alan Hasegawa MD & Cora Hasegawa.
11:45 Transformation Ignited: Isolde’s Sexual Rage and Elizabeth’s Agony in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde & Tannhauser, Pilar Montero, PhD.

Thursday August 5

8:30 Healing the Mind With Story: The Promise of Narrative Psychiatry, Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD.
9:30 A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dream Warriors: The Inadequacy of Negative Coping Roy Hamilton, PhD.

10:30 Delving into the Darkness; the Mahabarata and Krishna’s Guidance in Clinical Work, Patricia Speier, MD.

Friday August 6

8:30 The Rage of the Predator and The Power of Instincts, Linda J. Etim, MSW, LICSW.
9:30 Methodology for the Mapping of Personality, Chandrama Lynne Anderson, MFT.
10:30 You Will Rescue Objects from Oblivion: The Death of Iris Chang, Mike Alvarez.

Optional Workshops (2-5pm)

Monday and/or Tuesday Creativity and the Art of Working with Gourds Robert Rivera $100 each day. 3 hours each day
Tuesday, Art, Creativity and The Self, George Hagman LCSW and others. $50
Wednesday and/or Thursday, Law & Ethics, $50 (3 Hrs each day CE Ethics), Renee Leff, JD, LMFT, FSCIPP.
Wednesday and/or Thursday, Healing the Self Through Self Portraits, $50 (3 Hrs each day CME), Amy Stein, MFA.
Friday Afternoon & Saturday August 6 & 7. Native American Ceremony and Ritual for The Modern World ($195, 10 Hrs of CME), Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD PhD.

About our Speakers…

Richard Kogan, MD. International touring concert pianist and psychiatrist in practice in NYC. Renowned for lecture/performances that explore the psychological forces that influence creative genius. “Exquisite playing…eloquent and compelling,” The New York Times. Director Human Sexuality Program Weill Cornell Medical Center NY.

Diane T. Marsh, PhD. Professor of Psychology, Univ. of Pittsburgh, Greensville, PA

Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD. Director of the Psychopharmacology Program for Argosy University Hawai’i. Associate Professor of Psychology. Adjunct professor of Anthropology at Johnson State College in Vermont. Author Coyote Healing: Miracles from Native America and Coyote Medicine: Lessons for Healing from Native America, and Narrative Psychiatry: Healing Mind and Brain in a Social World.

Mike Alvarez is pursuing an Individualized M.A. at Goddard College. He is studying the relationship between suicide and creativity.

Jacqueline Berz Panter, MA, MS Retired School Principal. Masters in Educational Psychology. Masters in Administrative Leadership.
Los Angeles, CA.

Chandrama Lynne Anderson, MFT. Individual and Couples Counseling, Palo Alto, CA

Linda J. Etim, MSW, LICSW. Founder and CEO of The Creative Express. Award Recipient from: The Minnesota Psychological Association, The Association of Black Psychologists for Outstanding Contributions as a Mental Health Practitioner of African Descent. Author: 5 Steps To Developing A Millionaire Mind; A Broke Man; A Woman’s Guide To Wealth. In process: The Rage of The Predator–Basic Instincts.

George Hagman, LCSW, is a psychoanalyst in private and public practice in New York and Connecticut. He is the author of Aesthetic Experience: Beauty, Creativity and the Search for the Ideal (Rodopi, 2005) and The Artist’s Mind: Creativity, Modern Art and Modern Artists (Routledge, 2010)

Roy Hamilton, Ph.D, HSP-P, Staff Psychologist/Training Coordinator, The Univ NC at Greensboro, NC.

Alan Hasegawa MD. Private Practice of Psychiatry, Tulsa, OK

Cora Hasegawa, Eight Grader, Tulsa OK

Leslie A. Hogan, DMA. Composer, pianist & educator. Faculty Creative Studies UC Santa Barbara.

Renee Leff, JD, MFT, FSCIPP. Individual, Couples, Family Therapy. Forensic Work. Woodland Hills, CA

Pilar Montero, PhD. Private Practice of Clinical Psychology and Psychoanalysis (C.G. Jung Institute) San Francisco, CA. International consultant for groups and organizations. Lecturer and author on the psychology of composers, their music and their era; sacred rituals and groups. Singer in the San Francisco Choral Society and Festival Chorus (Grand Tetons).

Jacqueline Berz Panter, MA, MS, HC Educator. Former School Principal LAUSD. Masters in Educational Psychology, Masters in Administrative Leadership. Los Angeles, CA

Amy Panter-Vail, PsyD. Clinical Psychologist in Private Practice, Tahoe City, CA

Barry M. Panter, MD. PhD. Co-Author and Co-Editor Creativity and Madness—Psychological Studies of Art and Artists Volumes 1 and 2, and Thirty Three Poems for Mary Lou. Los Angeles, CA.

Eileen Pola, MFT. Private Practice, Encino, CA

Carol Press, EdD. Choreographer, performer, scholar, and teacher. Author The Dancing Self: Creativity, Modern Dance, Self Psychology and Transformative Education, Faculty in Theater & Dance UCSB.

Diana Semmelhack, PhD. Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine at Midwestern University and a Nationally Certified Group Psychotherapist, Creative Director/Producer is a clinical psychologist working with clients with severe mental illness in long- term care facilities in Illinois.

Julia M. Schwartz, MD. Training and supervising analyst Institute for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Nationally exhibited artist. Co-author with Robert D. Stolorow Ph.D., Worlds of Experience: Interweaving Philosophical and Clinical Dimensions in Psychoanalysis. Private Practice Los Angeles.

David Shaddock, PhD. Poet and psychotherapist, Recipient of the International Peace Poem prize and the Power of Poetry Prize. Author: From Impasse to Intimacy, Contexts and Connections; Dreams Are Another Set of Muscles, and In This Place Where Something’s Missing. And two papers for Psychoanalytic Inquiry.

Patricia Speier, MD. Clinical Professor Department of Psychiatry, UCSF. Child, Adolescent and Adult analyst. Member C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco with expertise in the areas of play and creativity.

Amy Stein MFA. Diplomate ACP MHP. Award Winning Portrait Artist. Santa Fe, NM

Emma Wood, MA, BA. Creative Director, Doctoral student of Clinical Psychology Midwestern University, Downers Grove, IL.

The Mary Lou Panter Scholarship

The winner will receive complimentary registration to this conference, 6 nights accommodations, transportation to and from Santa Fe, and $500. Applications accepted until March 14. The winner —The Mary Lou Panter Scholar 2010, will be notified on April 14 and his or her name will be on our website, www.aimed.com, on that date. Applicants, please send an essay telling us how art has enriched your life. Please limit your application to 4 pages, double-spaced. Please mail applications to The Mary Lou Panter Scholarship, c/o Amy Vail, PsyD. POBox 242, Tahoe City, CA 96145 or email to DrVail@exwire.com.

General Conference Information

Registration Fee: $495
Fee for Accompanying Person (both earn CEU’s) $445
All Registrations at the door: $545

The Creativity and Madness Conference will be held in the Ballroom of La Fonda Hotel 100 East San Francisco Street, on The Plaza.

Cancellation: $50 fee if received before July 16. No refunds thereafter. No returns or refunds of opera tickets after July 16.

Accommodations

Please call the desired property and mention that you are with The Creativity and Madness Conference. Our rooms are for registrants of the conference only.

La Fonda on the Plaza Pool Restaurant. Lobby Entertainment (800) 523 5002.
Eldorado Hotel 800-955-4455. 1 block from the conference. Lobby entertainment, pool, spa.
Inn of The Governors 800-234-4534. Breakfast included.
Old Santa Fe Inn, 2 blocks from Plaza, (800) 734-9910.
Territorial Inn 1 Block to Plaza. (505) 989-7737‎.
Hotel Plaza Real, 1/2 block to Plaza. 877-901-7666 or 505 988 4900
Hotel Santa Fe 6 blocks to Plaza. Pool. 800 825 9876.
Garrett’s Desert Inn 2 blocks to Plaza, Pool, 800 888 2145.
Sage Inn 5 blocks to Plaza & Conference. Clean and Neat. 866-433-0335.
The Lodge at Santa Fe 888-563-4373
The Marriott Courtyard 4 miles to Plaza. Pool, Spa, Sauna, Shuttle to and from the conference, 800 777 3347.
*St. Francis – 800-529-5700 One block from the Plaza and 2 from Conference Ctr
*Fort Marcy Suites – 800-796-8194 1/2 mile. 1 and 2 Bedroom Condominiums
*Hilton Hotel – 505-988-2811 One block from the Plaza and 2 from Conference Ctr

Santa Fe Opera Tickets

We are sold out of opera tickets.

Please check with the Opera Box Office: http://www.santafeopera.org/tickets/index.aspx (800) 280 4654

Conference attendees may also purchase tickets here or by mail for The Santa Fe Opera at $28, $107, or $188: If you are purchasing tickets on line, the base price is $28. If you are purchasing the $107 tickets it adds $79/ticket; for the $188 tickets add $160/ticket.

Madame Butterfly, Monday August 2

Tales of Hoffmann, Tuesday August 3

The Opera begins at 8:30pm. Shuttle available. $12 round trip.
For additional Opera information, www.santafeopera.org.

Registration

By Mail or Phone

Please enclose deposit of $250/adult. The balance is due by June 15th.
You may, if you prefer, charge to your Visa, MasterCard or Discover Card.
Registrations will be accepted as long as we have space available.
If paying by check please make it payable to and mail to:

The American Institute of Medical Education
3255 Cahuenga Blvd West #111
Los Angeles, CA 90068

Online Registration

$250 per person registration deposit:

For security reasons we do not keep your credit card on file, therefore If you are charging the deposit only, we will contact you for further information regarding payment of the balance.

General registration paid in full (you will have the opportunity to register a second person):

For additional information please call AIMED (800)348 8441 or (323) 874 5500.

Confirmation

Confirmation, additional Information regarding Santa Fe, the opportunity to register for the optional workshops, and a reading list will be mailed to you upon receipt of your registration. No partial registrations.

Travel Information & Assistance—discounted air tickets, car rental. Please call Paul at The Travel Station, 800 990 2282.

Needs and Objectives for the Presentations

The American Institute of Medical Education
SUMMER CONFERENCE
City of Santa Fe Convention Center – Santa Fe, NM
August 2 – 6, 2010

COMMERCIAL DISCLOSURE INFORMATION

The American Institute of Medical Education wishes to inform all participants of this conference that unless you are advised at the time of a particular presentation, none of the faculty members have a financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any corporate organization that has offered financial support or educational grant for their presentation. Signed faculty disclosure forms are on file in the AIMED corporate office. Further, our faculty is aware of the responsibility to inform participants of off-label uses if discussed during any presentation.

NEEDS, OBJECTIVES and OUTLINES

Monday, August 2

8:35 am
Title: Veronica Franco: The Psyche of the Courtesan Unveiled

Speaker: Jacqueline Berz Panter

Needs: The clinician needs to be aware of the difficulties encountered by women as they strive for recognition, education, and the ability to advance in society.
This is illustrated by the life of Vernonica Franco, a 16th century in Venice.
At that time, the only roles available for women were as wives, which meant subjugation to her husband, housework or management, and no education. Or, courtesan. Courtesans were the most educated women of the time. The participated in the men’s world of politics, philosophy and letters. Veronica Franco was one of the most accomplished people in her world at that time. She was well educated, wrote volumes of poetry and letters. She is an example of a woman’s rise in a world that made such accomplishments very difficult.

Objectives: At the end of the presentation the registrant will:
* be more aware of the difficulties encountered by women as they strive for            education, recognition, and authority.
* be better able to counsel women encountered in practice when their            aspirations are being thwarted.
*be better able to counsel men to encourage them to provide opportunities            and assistance to the important women in their lives

Format: Lecture, with powerpoint. Followed by Discussion Q and A

Evaluation: Onsite observation and follow up written questionnaire

9:30 am
TITLE:   Puccini, Madame Butterfly & Oedipus
NEEDS:   Participants will better understand how childhood experiences determine the course of profession and other choices made in adult life. The clinician needs to be aware of the various responses to tragedy, adaptive as well as maladaptive responses to life’s events.
OBJECTIVES:    At the end of the presentation, attendees will be able to:
•   Demonstrate how Puccini’s loss of his father, in his childhood led to a need to pursue many women throughout his life.
•   Demonstrate how this led to many emotional and marital difficulties for him.
•   Enable the physician to understand how childhood conflicts and experiences can lead to maladaptive choices in life.
•   Counsel patients who suffer in a similar manner
SPEAKER:       Barry Panter, M.D., Ph. D Psychiatrist and Author of
Creativity & Madness – Psychological Studies of Art and Artists, Volumes One and Two and Thirty-Three Poems for Mary Lou.
FORMAT:       Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
1. Tragedy
a.   Definitions
b.   Clinical examples from practice
c.   Example of Puccini
i.   Childhood loss
ii.   Emotional trauma
iii.   Relationship challenges
2. Conclusions

10:45 – 12:45
TITLE:   Chopin at 200: His Mind and His Music
NEEDS:   Many patients in a health care professional’s office suffer from seemingly insurmountable obstacles, and the clinician has the responsibility to help the patients cope.   The Polish composer Frederic Chopin was forced to live his entire adult life in exile from his beloved homeland and he had chronic severe respiratory illness, which resulted in death from tuberculosis at age 39. He transcended his challenges through extraordinary acts of creativity.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to understand the:
•   Impact of physical illness on psychological health
•   Traits that allow some individuals to cope successfully with adversity
•   Importance of music and creative expression in reducing symptoms of psychic distress
SPEAKER:            Richard Kogan, M.D.
FORMAT:       Didactic lecture and piano recital
EVALUATION:    Standard Evaluation Form
ABSTRACT:   An examination of Chopin’s life can provide clinicians with a different perspective and ways to nurture the quality of resilience in our patients.
Various aspects of Chopin’s life will be examined and woven in with his works as illustrations of this creative genius.

2:30 – 4:30 PM
TITLE:       Afternoon Discussion Group
NEEDS:   This interactive discussion group will give the participants an opportunity to share and discuss on a deeper and more detailed level the important psychosocial lessons taught in the morning lectures. Additionally, the participants will broaden their clinical knowledge base to help remove obstacles they might face in treating their patients. The Discussion Groups will be used to actively involve the participants in handling the concepts and principles presented, and to allow for greater elaboration and refinement of points made earlier.
SPEAKER:       Richard Kogan, M.D. and Barry Panter, M.D., Ph.D.
FORMAT:       Interactive Group Discussions
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form

Tuesday, August 3

8:30 am – 10:30 am
TITLE:       Art, Creativity and Self Psychology: Aesthetic Gesture in the Arts, Self Expression and Psychoanalysis
NEEDS:       Many patients encountered in psychotherapy practice are either amateur or            professional artists. Issues of creativity and art-making are often important            in the treatment of these patients. This presentation will provide                    participants with an in depth understanding of the role of the body and                creative gesture in the arts and analytic therapy. Through the combination                of theoretical discussion, psychobiography, original poetry, dance                    performance and music participants will learn to appreciate creative                gesture not as a single thing but as a complex and diverse human                    phenomenon.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation participants should have an understanding:
•   Have a clear understanding of the dynamics of creativity in several art forms.
•   Understand the role of gesture in the making of art.
•   Recognize the psychological dynamics involved in art making.
•   Understand the implications of art and creativity for the treatment of creative persons.
•   Have additional skills in emphasizing with artistic clients and supporting their creative efforts.
SPEAKERS:       George Hagman, LCSW; Carol Press, Ed.D.; Julia Schwartz, M.D.;                Leslie Hogan, D.M. and David Shaddock, Ph.D.
FORMAT:       Presentation enhanced by PowerPoint presentation and performance
EVALUATION:    Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.       Theory: The presentation will begin with an introduction    and overview of psychoanalytic theory of aesthetic gesture    given by Mr. Hagman.
II.       Basic concepts from contemporary psychoanalytic    perspectives of art and creativity will be introduced. Then    the specific issue of the body and gesture will be discussed.    Importantly the complexity and diversity of meaning and    manifestations of aesthetic gesture will be emphasized    throughout the workshop.
III.       Painting: Dr. Schwartz will show slides of her work and    discuss her methods and creative process.
IV.       Poetry: Dr. David Shaddock will discuss his creative    process and read his poetry inspired by experiences of    gesture, body, and the aesthetic pull to create.
V.       Dance: Dr. Carol M. Press will present a theoretical    discussion amplified then by her performing an original    modern dance, accompanied by an original musical score    by Dr. Hogan, emphasizing the differences and continuities    between visual and movement arts.
VI.       Music: Dr. Leslie Hogan will talk about creative process    for composers, drawing on her personal experience as a    composer and educator.
VII.   Summary and Conclusions

10:45 am – 12:45 pm
TITLE:       The More I Cried, The More I Sang
NEEDS:        The love for one’s child is very different than any responses we have to                another relationship. It is the only relationship in which we are willing to                love and get nothing back. Just loving and bonding with our child makes                healthy parents feel good. In contrast, the death of a child creates an                unwavering overwhelming emptiness resulting in chronic pain. The                desire to nurture has been aborted since it is the expectation in the order of            nature that parents predecease their children.
It is important to know that grief, which is French, means to carry a                burden of sorrow. As Deborah Morris Coryell says in Good Grief, “Grief            is an experience of not having anywhere to place our love, of losing                a connection, an outlet for our emotion. To heal grief we have to learn                how to continue to love in the face of loss.”
OBJECTIVES:    By the end of the presentation, attendee will be able to:
•   Discuss the meaning of grief.
•   Discuss how the mother-child secure connection affects us in later years.
•   Discuss the emotional impact of the death of a child and why it’s such a profound loss.
•   Know how do men and women differ in the grieving process.
•   Understand the difference in grieving in the 50’s and 60’s, as compared to the 90’s.
•   Understand how singing, art, music, dance, or playing the piano measure feelings.
•   Discuss how you know you have recovered or healed from grief.
SPEAKER:        Eileen Pola, MFT
FORMAT:             Presentation and Performance
EVALUATION:       Standard Evaluation Form
ABSTRACT:       This presentation and performance, consisting of personal stories from the                heart, interwoven with songs from the American Song Book, which I                learned as a child and lived as an adult. These are based on personal                and professional experience regarding how one responds to the death of a                child. I will address grieving a child, from the parental as well as the                sibling point of view. I will also speak about the differences in the way                men and women grieve and how without help it can   destroy the                    relationship and/or the marriage.

2:00– 5:00 pm   Optional Workshop
TITLE:   Art, Creativity and The Self
NEEDS:      When working with artistic patients in psychotherapy, it is important for                therapists to understand the artist’s experience of creativity and art-                   making. This workshop will expand on the morning panel presentation                and provide participants with an in depth understanding of four artists’                experiences of their own creative process as illustrated by four different                mediums: painting, poetry, dance and music. These artists will lead                participants through experiences of exploration in all these art forms,                followed by discussion to illuminate connections between understanding                creative artistic endeavors and working as therapists.
OBJECTIVES   :   At the end of this presentation participants will:
•   Have a clear understanding of the creative process as illustrated by the experience of four different artists in as many art forms.
•   Understand the role of self-expression and gesture in the making of art.
•   Understand some common aspects of art-making and psychotherapy with creative persons.
•   Explore how one’s own creative artistic endeavors can affect psychotherapy practice.
•   Gain additional skills in clinical work with artistic patients and supporting their artistic ambitions.
FACILITATORS:   George Hagman, LCSW; Carol Press, Ed.D.; Julia Schwartz, M.D.; Leslie Hogan, D.M. and David Shaddock, Ph.D.
FORMAT:       Artistic/theoretical presentation, creative explorations by attendees and                discussion.
OUTLINE:
I.   Warm Up: Workshop will begin with a participant exercise in body movement and creative gesture.
II.   Introduction: Mr. Hagman will present a brief overview of the morning presentation and an introduction to the workshop format. The link between art and therapy will be highlighted.
III.   Creative Explorations: Attendees will be divided into groups and led through creative explorations by Drs. Schwartz, Shaddock, Press, and Hogan. The groups will also give participants the opportunity to ask genre-specific questions stemming from the morning presentation.
IV.   Discussion: Presenters will facilitate a discussion among workshop participants exploring the implications of creative work for psychotherapy.
V.   Summary and Conclusions

2:30 – 4:30 PM
TITLE:       Afternoon Discussion Group
NEEDS:   This interactive discussion group will give the participants an opportunity to share and discuss on a deeper and more detailed level the important psychosocial lessons taught in the morning lectures. Additionally, the participants will broaden their clinical knowledge base to help remove obstacles they might face in treating their patients. The Discussion Groups will be used to actively involve the participants in handling the concepts and principles presented, and to allow for greater elaboration and refinement of points made earlier.
GROUP LEADER:   Led by Members of Faculty
FORMAT:       Interactive Group Discussions
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form

Wednesday, August 4

8:30 am
TITLE:   Transforming Mental Illness Through Creativity: Integrating Analytic Group Work with Fine Art
NEEDS:       Contrary to widespread opinion that severely mentally ill clients reap no                benefit from deep psychological processing our research suggests                    otherwise. Our study supports the conclusion that under certain conditions            these clients do benefit from deep psychological processing. This                    lecture will highlight a 16-week analytic group program that successfully                built self-efficacy, cohesion and self-esteem in a group of mentally ill                institutionalized individuals. A three-year implantation of the group                model resulted in a rendition of the ballet, The Rite of Spring. This                conclusion offers hope given the intense needs of this often highly talented            and yet isolated and neglected population.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation the participants will be able to:
•   Understand the theoretical underpinnings of the Group-as-a-Whole model (Tavistock Model).
•   Identify specific modifications to the model necessary with severely mentally ill populations living in long-term care facilities.
•   Understand how the creative arts can be used to help severely mentally ill, institutionalized adults to regain access to their creative sense of self (individually and with respect to the group-as-a-whole).
•   Understand the potential therapeutic value of the model in building cohesiveness, self-efficacy and harnessing an innate sense of creativity in the severely mentally ill population.
•   Gain a sense of how the severely mentally ill population of adults in the United States is underserved.
SPEAKER:   Diana Semmelhack, Ph.D. and Emma Wood, M.A.
FORMAT:       Didactic lecture enhanced.
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.   Theoretical Underpinnings of the Model
A.    Description of the group-as-a-whole model
B.    The interpretive process in group-as-a-whole work
C.    A discussion of the stigmatization of the mentally ill and the                        limited treatment options available to them in institutional                        settings (primarily medication management).
II.    Introduction of the Creative Arts Component to the Model
A.    A discussion of the connection between creativity and                            ”madness”. Artists, writers and thinkers such as                            Stravinsky, Nijinsky, Vincent Van Gogh, etc.                            have been deemed to be mentally ill.
B.    The introduction of the creative arts (specifically movement)                        as an expression of the self within the group-as-a-whole                        framework.
C.    The role of projective identification in processing group                        affect.
D.    A discussion of how the creativity can be harnessed in work                        with severely mentally ill consumers to improve their sense                    of self-image, mastery and cohesion with others. The work                    of Winnicott, Jung, Lacan and others will be addressed.
E.      A discussion of a 16-week creative arts program utilizing                        group-as-a-whole work, with photographs and examples of                        real people and real projects. This section will how art,                        literature, dance and music were utilized to facilitate self-                       expression.

9:30 am
TITLE:   You Will Rescue Objects from Oblivion: The Death of Iris Chang
NEEDS:   Individuals who experience secondary trauma as a result of their work—such as historians, (photo)journalists, and war correspondents who rescue from oblivion the darkest moments in human history—pose serious challenges to clinicians when they enter psychotherapy. Much dissonance is experienced by such persons: they are involved in meaningful and creative social justice work that, nevertheless, colors their perceptions a terrifying red. Iris Chang, the historian who revealed to the world the gruesome atrocities of Japanese soldiers in the Pacific theater during World War II, exemplifies the most disastrous sequel of secondary trauma. She committed suicide at the peak of her career, after prolonged confrontation with the many faces of human evil. An understanding of secondary trauma, and the factors that place individuals at risk, will be of value to clinicians who treat patients traumatized by their work.
OBJECTIVES:   By the conclusion of this presentation, participants will:
•   Draw a firm distinction between primary and secondary trauma.
•   Identify factors (including personality traits) that put individuals at risk.
•   Better understand the deleterious consequences of prolonged exposure to unimaginable human violence.
•   Recognize impediments to the treatment of such patients.
SPEAKERS:         Mike Alvarez, M.A.
FORMAT:       Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation.
EVALUATION:         Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.            Definitions
II.   Primary and Secondary Trauma
a.   The worldview of the traumatized individual
b.   The “photographic inventory of ultimate horror”
c.   The contagion effect
d.   Examples from the lives of creative individuals
III.   Risk Factors
IV.   The Life and Death of Iris Chang
a.   Commitment to social justice in youth
b.   Commitment to social justice in adulthood
i.   The Rape of Nanking
ii.   The Bataan Death March
c.   A darkened perception of the world
d.   The fierce struggle to undo her own dying
V.   Implications for Treatment
VI.   Summary and Conclusions

10:45 am
TITLE:   To Be Or Not To Be: Art Literature and a History of Suicide
NEEDS:       In the field of mental health, understanding the phenomenology of                    suicide is paramount. In this presentation, suicide will be explored                from a historical perspective citing works of art and literature that                    both reflect and changed the Western perspectives of suicide over                    time.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation the participants will have an increased understanding of:
•   The historical context of suicide
•   The cultural context of suicide
•   The religious context of suicide
SPEAKERS:   Alan Hasegawa, M.D. and Cora Hasegawa
FORMAT:   Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint, followed by Q&A.
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.   Introduction
II.   The Bible and Suicide
III.   Dante’s Inferno and suicide
IV.   Shakespeare’s Hamlet and suicide
V.   Modern perspectives and suicide
VI.   A brief look at “To be…”

11:45 am
TITLE:   Transformation Ignited: Isolde’s Sexual Rage and Elizabeth’s Agony in Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde & Tannhauser
NEEDS:        Within a psychotherapy practice with individuals and couples, people                most often ask for help when they feel assaulted by a major life event that                triggers confusion, anxiety and a deep fear of loss.   Death, illness and                spiritual and family crises are common but the vicissitudes of romantic                love, particularly unrequited love, are useful for the study of                    transformation that is the subject of this talk. Faced with the exigencies of            love in their practice, clinicians place emphasis on solving relational                problems. Depth analysis adds the larger perspective of transformative                opportunity.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation the participants will be able to:
•   Teach about the role of transformation in psychotherapy and depth analysis.
•   Provide learning about conflict resolution in couples using artistic situations, specifically as portrayed in Wagner’s great operas Tannhauser and Tristan and Isolde.
•   Enhance familiarity with archetypal processes as they relate to love and death.
SPEAKERS:   Pilar Montero, Ph.D.
FORMAT:   A One-Act Play
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
ABSTRACT:      Using two examples of the extremes of love from Richard Wagner’s                operas, Tannhauser and Tristan and Isolde in order to amplify my didactic                aim. Wagner himself was haunted with obsessions and used his music                dramas to work through his issues. His art focused on transformation and                the heroines in both Tannhauser and Tristan and Isolde are brilliant                examples of how transformation fails and succeeds. The excerpts I have                chosen place the magnifying glass on the transformation as it happens                showing that the line between pathology and creativity in love                    relationships can be very slim indeed.   Clinicians need to know what they                are dealing with and how to handle these extreme states of being which                could lead to a healthy individuation.

2:00– 5:00 pm   Optional Workshop
TITLE:   Ethics in Clinical Practice – Part 1
NEEDS:       This workshop is therapist-focused, designed to stimulate your inquiry                process and apply to ongoing clinical work behind your door. Intricacies                of the interaction, tracking therapeutic themes, identifying and                    understanding diversions from treatment goals and managing the                    conclusion of treatment are professional therapist responsibilities.
Applications of ethical practice in the clinical setting can extend beyond the individual level, to the family and community, even broader societal responsibilities on patient advocacy, ethical values, social justice and renewal of this world. Though there are limits to what each of us can control, all share a responsibility to choose appropriately and make our unique contributions as trusted and respected professionals.
OBJECTIVES:   At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
•   Know factors influencing improved patient outcomes and the specific role of the psychotherapist.
•   Use a model of clear and direct communication skills between peers and faculty that applies to patient interactions.
•   Understand and develop a list of effective therapist behaviors influencing treatment outcomes.
•   Develop understanding of what can and cannot, should and should not be done in clinical interactions.
•   Apply new learning to continuing clinical work with patients and family members.
OUTLINE:       There are six topics spread over six hours:
I.   Daily challenges in ethical practice.
II.   Accurate definition of patient problems:
a.   Shared agreement on treatment method and goals
III.   Getting the patient into treatment.
IV.   Keeping the patient in treatment.
V.   Termination issues.
VI.   Societal responsibilities.
VII.   What is required of the therapist.
FACILITATOR:   John R. Graham, MD CM FRCPC FAPA
FORMAT:   Didactic and Personal Interaction

2:00– 5:00 pm   Optional Workshop
TITLE:   Discovering the Self through Creativity: Transforming Madness into Creative Performance through Analytic Group Work
ABSTRACT:   This workshop will highlight the efficacy of integrating group-as-a-whole work (based on the Tavistock model) with the creative arts in treating severe mental illness. Through lecture, artistic expression, group processing and demonstration participants will learn the basic principles of this group model, which highlights the fact that any given member can express thoughts, feelings and fantasies on behalf of themselves as well as the whole group. Members will engage in a creative project “Shedding Light” which demonstrates how creativity can be therapeutically harnessed to improve severely mentally ill individuals self-esteem, self-efficacy and sense of group cohesion. The workshop will culminate in a 26 minute DVD presentation of Transformation: The Rite of Spring, created, performed and filmed by severely mentally ill individuals who are part of an ongoing creative development group. This ballet is a rendition of the original Rite of Spring choreographed by Nijinsky and composed by Stravinsky (both highly talented artists who were diagnosed with mental illness). It suggests that creative performance (of any kind) can be healing and transformative.
FACILITATORS:   Diana Semmelhack, Ph.D. and Emma Wood, M.A.
FORMAT:   Didactic and Personal Interaction and processing

2:00– 5:00 pm   Optional Workshop – La Fonda Hotel
TITLE:   Healing the Self Through Self Portraits
NEEDS:   The goal of this optional workshop is to help find your inner artist/healer, with an exciting and eye-opening step-by-step approach to drawing portraits. Overcome the “I can’t draw” syndrome. No previous art experience is necessary. Through a combination of drawing skills, visualization, and guided imagery, we reach deep parts of ourselves previously unavailable. Together we create striking and meaningful works of art.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation participants will be able to:
•   Find your inner artist
•   Draw a self portrait from within
•   Develop and discover the artist that you never knew existed
•   Recognize the barriers that block success
•   Understand art as being helpful and useful in everyday life
SPEAKER:   Amy Stein, MFA
FORMAT:   3-Hour Experiential Workshop – Didactic and Personal Interaction

2:30 – 4:30 PM
TITLE:       Afternoon Discussion Group
NEEDS:   This interactive discussion group will give the participants an opportunity to share and discuss on a deeper and more detailed level the important psychosocial lessons taught in the morning lectures. Additionally, the participants will broaden their clinical knowledge base to help remove obstacles they might face in treating their patients. The Discussion Groups will be used to actively involve the participants in handling the concepts and principles presented, and to allow for greater elaboration and refinement of points made earlier.
GROUP LEADER:   Member of Morning Faculty
FORMAT:       Interactive Group Discussions
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form

Thursday, August 5

8:30am
TITLE:   Healing the Mind With Story: The Promise of Narrative Psychiatry
NEEDS:       Recent advances in neuroscience have shown us that the default mode of the brain is to construct stories. We then tell these stories to ourselves through our internal dialogue and to others through external dialogue. Neuroscience is showing us that the stories we tell ourselves actually change the structure of our brains. Understanding the storied nature of the brain and the power of story to heal or harm and to restructure the brain will help the clinician and mental health professional treat patients more effectively.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
•   Have a clear understanding of the structure of narrative.
•   Understand how narrative emerges through human interaction.
•   List several brain areas involved in the comprehension and production of story.
•   Have an awareness of adaptive and maladaptive aspects of the telling of story.
•   Have a better understanding of treatment modalities that fall under the heading of narrative psychiatry and psychotherapy.
•   Describe three techniques for changing story for the better.
SPEAKER:   Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor of Family Medicine University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine, Royal University Hospital, Canada; Author Coyote Healing: Miracles in Native Medicine; Coyote Wisdom: Healing Power in Native American Stories and Coyote Medicine: Lessons from Native American Healing.
FORMAT:       Didactic Lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation.
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.         Definitions
II.       Default mode of brain operation
-   Mesial inferior prefrontal cortex
-   Default condition to run simulations of social situations and evaluate those situations.
-   Social developmental formation of narrative through mother-infant interaction.
-   Physiological effects of narrative on brain structure and function.
-   Neuroplasticity
III.   Bridging biomedical and indigenous cultures
-   How neuroscience and indigenous wisdom are catching up to each other.
IV.   Case studies of narrative healing
-   Healing Voices
-   Healing Visions
-   Replacing bad stories with good stories
V. Summary and Conclusions
9:30am
TITLE:       A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dream Warriors: The Inadequacy of Negative Coping
NEEDS:       People enter psychotherapy to shore-up coping strategies that are no longer working, and to develop new coping strategies because old ones        have failed. Negative coping strategies though initially effective, ultimately fail to provide the foundation for the creativity and growth that is necessary for adaptive functioning, A Nightmare on Elm Street: Dream Warriors demonstrates the temporary effectiveness of negative coping, and how strategies involving the use of communication to build trust in others, and an understanding of underlying issues can provide effective strategies for living. Understanding the lure of negative coping can assist therapists to help patients who stubbornly resort to negative coping even after it repeatedly asserts its inadequacy.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation, participants will:
•   Understand the structure of negative coping
•   Understand the reinforcing qualities of negative coping
•   Recognize symptoms that negative coping is being used
•   Identify common negative coping strategies
•   Identify common positive coping strategies
•   Have a framework to create positive coping strategies with their patients.
SPEAKERS:       Roy Hamilton, Ph.D., HSP-P
FORMAT:       Didactic Lecture with PowerPoint presentation
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.   Horror and the slasher subgenre.
a.   Definition
b.   Theories
c.   Archetypes
II.   The Nightmare on Elm Street story
III.   Positive and negative coping
a.   Definition
b.   Empirical support
IV.   How A Nightmare on Elm Street, Dream Warriors provides a fable demonstrating the inadequacy of negative coping.

10:45am
TITLE:   Delving Into The Darkness: The Mahabarata and Krishna’s Guidance in Clinical Work
NEEDS:   Many patients encountered in psychotherapy practice are overly identified or stuck in an idealized narrative, which interferes with their ability to enjoy life and be more functional in relationships and work. As Krishna demonstrates in the lives of the Pandavas brothers, effective psychotherapists must be willing to help patients challenge their idealized narratives, change behaviors and tolerate the loss of their ego ideal. Comparable to the work that Klein describes in moving from the Paranoid-Schizoid to the Depressive Position, the patient has to accept his or her own “dark” side in order to become more integrated and whole.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation, participants will be able to:
•   Understand and describe the difference in Klein’s schema between the Paranoid-Schizoid Position and the Depressive Position.
•   Demonstrate an understanding of the early stages of Klein’s Depressive Position and the importance of identification with the “good” object.
•   Understand and describe how over-identification with the “good”, the ego ideal, can hinder a person’s relationships and work.
•   Recognize their own over-identifications with the “good” and demonstrate an understanding of how this can be a blind spot in their psychotherapeutic work.
•   Understand how accepting our own “darkness” can be useful in helping patients to be more accepting of themselves.
SPEAKER:   Patricia Speier, M.D.
FORMAT:       Didactic lecture enhanced by Power Point presentation with Q & A
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
ABSTRACT:       Working in psychotherapy, therapists repeatedly encounter patients’ self-narratives, many of which are too idealized. The unreality of         these narratives frequently hampers psychological growth and more effective functioning. The patient may be stagnating because they are over-identified with an ego-ideal.
The epic story, The Mahabharata, can be instructive in helping    therapists work more effectively with patients caught in this bind.     Krishna’s role in The Mahabharata is particularly useful in working with    this problem. The story centers on the Pandavas, five brothers, sons of    gods and the story’s heroes, who are at war with their cousins, the    Kauravas. Pulled by the forces of war, they must eventually betray their    identifications with their own godliness (their own ego-ideal), in order to    end the conflict. Krishna, their friend, and an avatar, or manifestation of    Vishnu (the Supreme Being), acts as both catalyst and advisor in the crisis    that develops. For us as therapists, Krishna’s attitude both puzzles and    inspires. He pushes for the Pandavas to break the rules of   the war, and to break their own rules of what makes them “good”. Helping a patient break through unreal aspects of their own narratives and    helping them let go of their ego-ideal is often necessary for them to live a    more authentic life.

2:00– 5:00 pm   Optional Workshop
TITLE:   Ethics in Clinical Practice – Part 2
NEEDS:       This workshop is therapist-focused, designed to stimulate your inquiry                process and apply to ongoing clinical work behind your door. Intricacies                of the interaction, tracking therapeutic themes, identifying and                    understanding diversions from treatment goals and managing the                    conclusion of treatment are professional therapist responsibilities.
Applications of ethical practice in the clinical setting can extend beyond the individual level, to the family and community, even broader societal responsibilities on patient advocacy, ethical values, social justice and renewal of this world. Though there are limits to what each of us can control, all share a responsibility to choose appropriately and make our unique contributions as trusted and respected professionals.
OBJECTIVES:   At the conclusion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
•   Know factors influencing improved patient outcomes and the specific role of the psychotherapist.
•   Use a model of clear and direct communication skills between peers and faculty that applies to patient interactions.
•   Understand and develop a list of effective therapist behaviors influencing treatment outcomes.
•   Develop understanding of what can and cannot, should and should not be done in clinical interactions.
•   Apply new learning to continuing clinical work with patients and family members.
OUTLINE:       There are six topics spread over six hours:
I.       Daily challenges in ethical practice.
II.       Accurate definition of patient problems:
III.       Shared agreement on treatment method and goals            Getting the patient into treatment.               Keeping the patient in treatment.
IV.       Termination issues.
V.       Societal responsibilities.
VI.       What is required of the therapist.
FACILITATOR:   John R. Graham, MD CM FRCPC FAPA
FORMAT:   Didactic and Personal Interaction

2:30 – 4:30 pm
TITLE:       Afternoon Discussion Group
NEEDS:   This interactive discussion group will give the participants an opportunity to share and discuss on a deeper and more detailed level the important psychosocial lessons taught in the morning lectures. Additionally, the participants will broaden their clinical knowledge base to help remove obstacles they might face in treating their patients. The Discussion Groups will be used to actively involve the participants in handling the concepts and principles presented, and to allow for greater elaboration and refinement of points made earlier.
GROUP LEADER:   Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D.
FORMAT:       Interactive Group Discussions
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form

Friday, August 6

8:30 am
TITLE:   The Rage of the Predator – “The Power of Instincts”
NEEDS:        As professionals in the area of human services many of us have watched for years as women in abusive/predatory relationships seek routine help from domestic abuse centers and watch in dismay as many of them return to their predators or attract another predator.
This presentation is offered to help those in the human service profession to assist women across all cultures who have fallen prey to predator to                 understand that there exist predators of the human kind and how they can repair their instincts and set themselves free from this predatory cycle.
OBJECTIVES:   At the end of this presentation, participants will increase their insight and awareness regarding:
•   A predator and the difference between a predator and an abuser.
•   The psyche of a predator.
•   The dance between predator and prey and why women really stay.
•   The vulnerable spots in a woman’s psyche
•   How to repair a woman’s damaged instincts.
•   How to detach from a predatory relationship.
•   How to change one’s relationship blueprint and break the predatory cycle.
SPEAKER:       Linda Etim, MSW, LICSW
FORMAT:        Didactic presentation enhanced by PowerPoint
EVALUATION:    Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.   Defining a predator vs. abuser
II.   The psyche of a predator – an exploration of the psychological, religious, folklore and animal kingdom in defining predators.
III.   The dance between predator and prey and why women really stay.
IV.   A woman’s vulnerable spots.
V.   How to repair one’s damaged instincts.
VI.   The power of release in letting go of this romantic attachment to the predator.
VII.   Changing one’s relationship blueprint and moving beyond the predatory cycle.

9:30 am
TITLE:   Methodology for the Mapping of Personality
NEEDS:   Many clients encountered in psychotherapy practice suffer from repeating patterns that are obtained genetically as well as through childhood, life experience, and inter-generational behaviors. These patterns, and the repetitious cycle, often cause great difficulty and distress in the client’s life and in their interpersonal relationships. The methodology of mapping one’s own personality, writing accompanying process notes, and jointly interpreting those maps will help the clinician/mental health professional treat clients. Additionally, the process helps build trust and rapport, and provides a wealth of information to all parties.
OBJECTIVES:   In this presentation, participants will be able to:
•   Have a clear understanding of the goals and use of Personality Mapping.
•   Understand how it can be used with individuals, couples, and families, and contraindications to use.
•   Recognize the value to clinician and client(s).
•   Have an awareness of adaptive and maladaptive aspects of a client’s inherent coping mechanisms and the root of those strategies.
•   Have a better understanding of treatment options for clients based on their Personality Maps and process notes.
•   Recognize personal bias and assumptions the therapist might have in regard to this type of process.
FORMAT:       Brief didactic lecture enhanced by case presentation of Personality Maps SPEAKER:       Chandrama Anderson, M.A., MFT.
EVALUATION:    Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.         Definition, Goals and Use
II.       Personality Mapping
-   Overlays
-   Process Notes
-   Interpretation
-   Neural Pathway changes/behavior changes
-   Integrates into any theoretical orientation
V.   Contraindications to Use
VI.   Case Presentations
-   In Vivo
-   Family
-   Relationship Difficulty
-   Summary and Conclusions

10:45 am
TITLE:     NIETZSCHE: Übermensch or Kind – A Study in the Failure to Individuate
NEEDS:   A very large percentage of clients in psychotherapy suffer from a pattern    of poor relationships with themselves and others. Great distress and    hopelessness are the result of these poor relationships. The core of their    adult pain is often poor individuation from their formative relationships.
Friedrich Nietzsche in both his life and his work exemplifies a life long    failure to individuate, ending in madness. Understanding his journey and    writings will help the professional in diagnosis and treatment of clients    with this issue.
OBJECTIVES:     At the end of the presentation, participants will be able to:
•   Have a clear understanding of the construct of individuation
•   Have a clear understanding of the relational experiences necessary for successful individuation
•   Have a clear understanding of the developmental hindrances to successful individuation
•   Recognize the symptoms of failure to achieve successful individuation
•   Recognize the intra and inter-personal costs of failure to reach successful individuation
•   Translate the process of individuation into the psychotherapeutic alliance
SPEAKER:       Dick D. Jones, M.A., Ed.Sp., Ph.D.
FORMAT:       Didactic lecture enhanced by Power point Presentation
EVALUATION:   Standard Evaluation Form
OUTLINE:
I.   Definitions – Individuation
II.   Brief Bio of Nietzsche
III.   Thus Spoke Zarathustra
a.   Art: Poetry, Prose and Satire
b.   Psychology, Philosophy and Mysticism
IV.   Big and Little – The struggle for Individuation
a.   The Übermensch
b.   Will to Power
c.   Women
d.   Men
V.   Summary and Conclusions
a.   Nietzsche alone with his pain
b.   Nietzsche tied to his unresolved individuation issues
c.   Treatment and Pharmacological aids

Optional Workshop

2pm – 5pm Friday and 7 hours on Saturday (10 additional hours)

TITLE:       Native American Ceremony and Ritual for the Modern World
NEEDS:   Native American techniques have much to offer in the treatment of illnesses not responding to traditional western medicine. The clinician needs to be aware of these techniques to better serve his or her patients.
OBJECTIVES:   At the conclusion of the program the participant will:
-   Better understand the therapeutic effects of group therapy.
-   Better understand the use of group therapy in helping patients identify and work through pathological beliefs.
-   Be better able to treat patients suffering from a variety of psychosomatic and emotional illnesses that have not responded well to western medicine.
SPEAKER:   Lewis Mehl-Madrona, M.D., and Ph.D.
Dr. Mehl-Madrona is also a highly respected Lakota Shaman
FORMAT:       2-Day Experiential Workshop
EVALUATION:   Intra Group processing of experiences
OUTLINE:
I.   Introduction to the sweat lodge
II.   Ceremonies
o   Rituals
o   Benefits
III.   Contraindications
IV.   Construction of the sweat lodge
V.   Ceremonies conducted in the sweat lodge
VI.   Clinical vignettes from participants
VII.   Summary and conclusions

Berlin/Vienna, September-October 2010

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Dear Colleague

We’re pleased to announce our plans and to invite you to join us for our Creativity & Madness—Psychological Studies of Art and Artists Conference, September 24-October 7, 2010 in Vienna and Berlin with an optional day trip to Salzburg. Our conference will bring Art and Psychology together in a unique way that will enhance your understanding of the life issues with which the artists struggle, and your appreciation and enjoyment of their achievements. There will be lecture-presentations with discussions by experts who have studied the intrapsychic forces that drive the artist to create.

Conference Objectives:

√ to understand life issues and problems, such as depression, mid life transition, and psychosis, as revealed in the lives and works of great artists.

√ to understand the creative adaptations that are possible for the resolution of conflicts and problems encountered in life.

We will see the artists’ works in the museums and in some cases, where the inspiration and creation took place. There will be time for sight seeing, shopping, and relaxing. We will arrange, as options, for dinners at the finest restaurants, and when possible, for Opera and Concert tickets. We know that this conference will be one of the most enjoyable and intellectually stimulating two-week experiences you have ever had.

Friday September 24th Depart US and Canada for Berlin

Saturday Berlin! September 25-October 1. We’ll stay at the luxurious new 5 star Ritz Carlton at Potzdamar Platz. Sumptuous buffet breakfasts at the Brasssiere Drossiere brought to Berlin directly from Paris. Berlin is thrilling , bursting with energy, history, contemporary architecture, music, and art. Berlin is the home to two world famous concert halls—The Berlin Philharmonic’s modern Philharmonie and the historic and stunning Konzerthaus. We will visit the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, The Reichstadt, The Jewish Museum and many more historical sites. Optional offerings will include Walking Tours to the five museums that comprise Berlin’s famous Museum Island, concerts, operas and ballet performances as available. There will be an optional day trip to Potsdam and the SansSouci Palace for strolling in its magnificent terraced gardens. SansSouci is the Versaille of Germany. Have lunch on the 6th floor of KaDeWe which is a gourmet heaven with all types of food and drink of the finest quality from all over the world. KaDeWe is the largest department store in Europe, with six floors stocked with everything!

October 1. Fall into Vienna, the City of Music where even the leaves are waltzing. We will stay at the

elegant recently refurbished 5 star Vienna Marriott Hotel near the famous Ringstrasse and Vienna Stadtpark. We will visit the Belvedere Palace with its two museums containing works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka. We will visit the village of Grinzing and enjoy a dinner at a heurengin – a traditional tavern serving local wine and hearty food while we listen to Viennese music. There will be time to stroll in the Vienna Woods along the same paths as Brahms and Freud; visit the Prater – nearly 4000 square miles of parks, paths, cafes, and the world famous iconic Ferris Wheel; visit Kunsthistorisches Museum (one of the great museums of the world), the Freud Museum, the Vienna Chocolate Museum, Schonbrunn Palace, and of course, music, music, music! The Vienna State Opera for Grand Opera, the Volksopera for operettas, and the Vienna Philharmonic for concerts and ballet. There will be an optional day trip to Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart.

October 6th – We’ll enjoy our farewell dinner prior to our return to the US & Canada October 7th.

Dear Colleague, click here to download your itinerary (PDF updated July 15), or scroll down to see trip details.

We have space available if you would like to join us in Berlin and Vienna September 24-October 7, 2010!

There also is an optional day trip to Salzburg.

Conference Objectives:

√ to understand life issues and problems, such as depression, mid life transition, and psychosis, as revealed in the lives and works of great artists.

√ to understand the creative adaptations that are possible for the resolution of conflicts and problems encountered in life.

Berlin! September 25-October 1. We’ll stay at the luxurious new 5 star Ritz Carlton at Potzdamar Platz. Sumptuous buffet breakfasts at the Brasssiere Drossiere brought to Berlin directly from Paris. Berlin is thrilling , bursting with energy, history, contemporary architecture, music, and art. Berlin is the home to two world famous concert halls—The Berlin Philharmonic’s modern Philharmonie and the historic and stunning Konzerthaus. We will visit the Brandenburg Gate, Checkpoint Charlie, The Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, The Reichstadt, The Jewish Museum and many more historical sites. Optional offerings will include Walking Tours to the five museums that comprise Berlin’s famous Museum Island, concerts, operas and ballet performances as available. There will be an optional day trip to Potsdam and the SansSouci Palace for strolling in its magnificent terraced gardens. SansSouci is the Versaille of Germany. Have lunch on the 6th floor of KaDeWe which is a gourmet heaven with all types of food and drink of the finest quality from all over the world. KaDeWe is the largest department store in Europe, with six floors stocked with everything!

October 1. Fall into Vienna, the City of Music where even the leaves are waltzing. We will stay at the elegant recently refurbished 5 star Vienna Marriott Hotel near the famous Ringstrasse and Vienna Stadtpark. We will visit the Belvedere Palace with its two museums containing works by Gustav Klimt, Egon Schiele, and Oskar Kokoschka. We will visit the village of Grinzing and enjoy a dinner at a heurengin – a traditional tavern serving local wine and hearty food while we listen to Viennese music. There will be time to stroll in the Vienna Woods along the same paths as Brahms and Freud; visit the Prater – nearly 4000 square miles of parks, paths, cafes, and the world famous iconic Ferris Wheel; visit Kunsthistorisches Museum (one of the great museums of the world), the Freud Museum, the Vienna Chocolate Museum, Schonbrunn Palace, and of course, music, music, music! The Vienna State Opera for Grand Opera, the Volksopera for operettas, and the Vienna Philharmonic for concerts and ballet. There will be an optional day trip to Salzburg, the birthplace of Mozart.

October 6th – We’ll enjoy our farewell dinner prior to our return to the US & Canada October 7th.

Detailed Berlin/Vienna Creativity and Madness Conference Itinerary and Program

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 24 Departure from the US and Canada

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 25

ARRIVAL IN BERLIN

If you are on our group flight, once you have passed through passport control and customs, please look for our representative who will be holding a Creativity and Madness Sign. She or he will escort you to the coach for transfer to the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. If you are arriving separately but close to the group arrival you are welcome to join the group for the transfer. Please find the group in the arrival area. The escort will direct you from there. If you need to get to the hotel on your own, the taxi drive is about 30 minutes and approximately 45-55 Euros. We can arrange for a car and driver to meet you if you prefer. The cost of this will be approximately$75-$100
Our Delta flight arrives in Berlin at 9:40AM

7 PM WELCOMING DINNER

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 26

The Berlin Marathon is being held today. The course starts and ends not far from our hotel. The Marathon starts at 9AM. The elite runners will be running past our hotel at about 10:30AM. Other runners will be going by from then until about 1PM

8am – 1pm LECTURES
The Addicted Artist: Problems and Solutions, Joseph Pursch, MD
The Psychological effects of War: PTSD, TBI and Suicide, Terry Bohrer PhD
Beethoven’s Deafness: The Triumph of Creativity over Adversity, Barry M. Panter, MD
Physician Burnout Martin Keller, Ed.D., ABPP, FAACP

4 – 6pm DISCUSSION GROUP

KONCERTHAUS ACADEMY FOR ALTE MUSIC (Optional) 8PM
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Sinfonie F-Dur Falck 67
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Adagio und Fuge f-Moll aus KV 404a (Bearbeitung einer Fuge von Wilhelm Friedemann Bach)
Michael Haydn Sinfonie D-Dur P 29
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Konzert für Flöte, Streicher und Basso continuo D-Dur
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Duetto für zwei Traversflöten G-Dur
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Zwei Polonaisen und Fantasie für Cembalo solo
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach Adagio und Fuge für zwei Flöten, Streicher und Basso continuo
d-Moll Falck 65

We have a limited number of tickets at $25 and $30. Please let us know if you would like to reserve tickets.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 27

9am CITY TOUR
The city tour will end at MUSEUM ISLAND. You will be able to go to one or more of the 5 museums that are here. These include:

- The Alte Nationalgalerie
- The Neue Museum – a collection of 19th century art.
- The Pergamum contains multiple reconstructed immense and historically significant buildings such as the Pergamum Altar and the Ishtar Gate of Babylon.
- The Bode Museum. Sculpture collections and late Antique and Byzantine art.

Those who prefer may continue on the coach to our hotel.

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 28

AM JEWISH MEMORIAL TO THE MURDERED JEWS OF EUROPE

WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 29

8am – 1pm LECTURES

Imagining The Unimaginable: Creativity And Madness In Holocaust Perpetrator Fiction, Burns Woodward, MD
Lover Boy: The Legend of Don Juan in Literature, Opera, and Film, Judith Reynolds, PhD
A Caldron of Creativity: Clara & Robert Schumann & Johannes Brahms, Barry M. Panter, MD
A Psychological Study of Trauma Recovery – the Myth of Inanna, Egyptian Goddess, and her Journey to and from the Underworld, Carola Hauer, Ph.D., MFT

4-6 DISCUSSION

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 30

9:30 bv AM Day outing to POTSDAM (Optional)
This will be a 4-5 hour excursion. We will….. (more details will be provided at a later date)

8 PM   BERLINER PHILHARMONIE (Optional)
Bohuslav Martinu        Three Fragments from Julietta
Antonín Dvorák           Symphony No. 7 in D minor

We have a limited number of tickets at $110 and at $60.
Please let us know if you would like to reserve tickets.

FRIDAY OCTOBER 1 DEPARTURE FOR VIENNA

Arrival at the Vienna Marriott and check-in.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 2

9:30am -12:30pm city tour

6:00pm Dinner and Strauss Concert at The Lanner House. (Optional)

Vienna Kursalon
We have a limited number of tickets at $80 for the concert only at 8:15PM
the cost for a three-course dinner at 6PM plus the concert at 8:15 is $135.
Please let us know if you would like to reserve tickets.

The Vienna Kursalon was built between the years 1865 and 1867 by Johann Garber in the style of the Italian Renaissance. After two years of restoration, the Kursalon sparkles in renewed splendour, inviting audiences to experience the musical pleasures that have thrilled visitors since the famed Promenade Concerts of the brothers Strauss. The Wiener Kursalon is one of the most beautiful concert venues in the heart of Vienna. Take part in this unforgettable evening filled with Viennese charm and joi-de-vivre. Enjoy the unique ambience and partake of this wonderful musical journey through time.

Originally, the Kursalon attracted only a few visitors, as the beautiful facilities were used solely as a spa. Concerts and other entertainment were strictly forbidden. But the thirst for music was greater than that for water. Only a year after its opening, the first Johann Strauss Concert took place on October 15th, 1868.

Since then, the events have become an attraction within the musical life of Vienna. The Salonorchester “Alt Wien” upholds this tradition. The Johann Strauss Salonorchester was founded in 1994 by the concertmaster of the Vienna Volksoper, Prof. Udo Zwölfer. Sold-out concert halls and enthusiastic reviews attest to their musical excellence. The primary concern of the Johann Strauss Salonorchester is that vital care be taken of Viennese classical music. This, combined with the joy of music making, distinguishes this orchestra, as did the concerts of Johann Strauss and his contemporaries more than a hundred years ago. The repertoire spans the works of Strauss, Lanner, Ziehrer, as well as Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, and traditional “Schrammeln” and Salonmusik. This chamber orchestra uses uniquely adapted arrangements that have been carefully constructed based on the original scores of the composers themselves. Distinguished singers and ballet dancers add to the extraordinary musical achievements and enchant audiences. An authentic concert experience, which enables a musical journey through time!

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 3

10am

The Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna numbers among the most important European museum buildings put up during the 19th century. The monumental structure, built at the behest of Emperor Franz Joseph I as part of his expansion of the city in 1858, was intended to both unite and appropriately represent the artistic treasures that had been collected by the Habsburgs over the centuries. Construction work lasted 20 years, from when ground was first broken in 1871 to the museum building’s completion in the year 1891. The foundations of the collection were laid and its main emphases set in the17th century: 16th-century Venetian painting (Titian, Veronese, Tintoretto), 17th-century Flemish painting (Peter Paul Rubens, Sir Anthony Van Dyck), Early Netherlandish painting (Jan van Eyck, Rogier van der Weyden) and German Renaissance painting (Albrecht Dürer, Lucas Cranach). Among the other highlights in the Picture Gallery are its holdings of pictures by Pieter Brueghel the Elder, which are unique worldwide, as well as masterpieces by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Raphael, Caravaggio, Velázquez and Italian Baroque painters.

4-6pm DISCUSSION

MONDAY, OCTOBER 4

8:30-11:30 LECTURES

Alma & Gustav Mahler: The Artists’ Muse, Jacqueline Berz Panter/Barry Panter, MD
Alexander Scriabin: Musical Genius, Mysticism, Madness, Mark Davidow, MD
Johann Strauss, Jr. and Depressive Illness: is love better for you than Prozac? Marlene Paley/Jacques Winter, MD

4-6pm DISCUSSION

Tchaikovsky’s PIQUE DAME at the Vienna State Opera House (Optional)
We have a limited number of tickets at $250 and $125. Please let us know if you would like to reserve tickets.

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 5

Day trip to Salzburg (Optional) More information and costs later.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 6

10am -1pm UPPER BELVEDERE MUSEUM

The Upper Belvedere houses the impressive collection of Austrian art dating from the Middle Ages to the present day. At the heart of the displays of “art around 1900” is the world’s largest Gustav Klimt collection. The glittering highlights are Klimt’s golden pictures “The Kiss” and “Judith”, and masterpieces by Schiele and Kokoschka. Prominent works by the French Impressionists and the outstanding collection of Viennese Biedermeier paintings are further attractions at the Upper Belvedere.

7PM Farewell Dinner

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 7

Transfer to the airport for return home.

Cost & Travel

The cost is $4445 + airfare per person double occupancy. Single Supplement (one person in a room) is $1595. Cost includes 5 star hotel accommodations, breakfasts every day, welcoming and farewell dinners, an evening with dinner in Grinzing, deluxe air conditioned motor coach, baggage handling, admission to museums visited as a group, local guides where indicated, and admission to the lecture presentations. Not included: Airfare to Berlin return from Vienna, and Berlin to Vienna. We reserve the right to make changes as necessary.

Please call The Travel Station (800 990 2282) for discounted group airfare.

If you are traveling singly, we will try to match you with another registrant if you wish. Please advise.

AIMED is not responsible for loss, delay, inconvenience, accident, death, or other untoward events.

If you have any questions please call us at (800) 348 8441 or email aimed@earthlink.net

For information and photographs of the hotels please see

http://www.marriott.com/hotels/travel/vieat-vienna-marriott-hotel/
http://www.ritzcarlton.com/en/Properties/Berlin/Default.htm

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For security reasons we do not keep your credit card on file, therefore If you are charging the deposit only, we will contact you for further information regarding payment of the balance.

Or click the button below to register in full now ($4445 per person). You will have the opportunity to select single or double occupancy on the following page.

New Social Network & Blog

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The Creativity and Madness Conferences are held several times each year in Santa Fe, Hawaii, Europe, and other spectacular locations. Continuing medical education credits are available for doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, social workers, therapists and other mental health professionals.

Conference presentations focus on the relationships of art and artist to madness, insanity and mental illness. Please browse the site for more information.

Creativity and Madness Conferences

Santa Fe July 30-August 3, 2012

Monday July 30, 2012

Tuesday July 31

Wednesday August 1

Thursday August 2

Friday August 3

South Africa! October 2012

South Africa!

please let us know if you are interested in being a speaker.

Santa Fe Feb 16-19, 2012

LA FONDA HOTEL – SANTA FE, NM

NEEDS, OBJECTIVES and OUTLINES

Thursday, February 16

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation with Q & A

SPEAKER: Godfrey Ripley, M.D

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by PowerPoint presentation with Q & A

Friday, February 17

Saturday, February 18

FORMAT: Didactic lecture enhanced by audio presentations of Springsteen’s work

FORMAT: Didactic lecture and Film Showing

Sunday, February 19

Saigon, Angkor Wat, Hanoi, Mekong River Cruise, April 12, 2012

Come with us to the Far East to experience the beauty and excitement of Vietnam and Cambodia!

Our program will include:

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Amsterdam! Paris! Cannes! April 1-14, 2011

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Creativity and Madness, Hawaii December 26-30, 2010

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Santa Fe! August 2-6, 2010

26 Hours of Continuing Ed

We have added an additional Workshop: Get Creative and Go Mad in Workshops with Robert Rivera, World-famous Gourd Artist. For more information please see below and Mr Rivera’s website http://www.torresgallery.com/

We are pleased to announce The Program for our August 2-6, 2010 Creativity and Madness Conference in Santa Fe, NM.

Monday August 2, 2010

Tuesday August 3

Wednesday August 4

Thursday August 5

Friday August 6

Optional Workshops (2-5pm)

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Berlin/Vienna, September-October 2010

Detailed Berlin/Vienna Creativity and Madness Conference Itinerary and Program

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We have added an additional Workshop: Get Creative and Go Mad in Workshops with
Robert Rivera, World-famous Gourd Artist. For more information please see below and Mr Rivera’s website http://www.torresgallery.com/