2008 Spring Conference

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VAMFT

The Virginia Association
for Marriage and Family Therapy

presents

Resolving Trauma Without Drama

with

Bill O'Hanlon, M.S.

April 11, 2008

9:00am - 4:30pm

Ramada On The Beach

615 Atlantic Avenue
Virginia Beach, Virginia

Speaker Biography

Bill O'Hanlon, M.S.

Bill O'Hanlon, MS, LMFT, has authored and co-authored 28 books, the latest being Write is a Verb (July 2007); Pathways to Spirituality (W.W. Norton), Change 101: A Practical Guide to Creating Change (W.W. Norton), and Thriving Through Crisis (Penguin/Perigee; winner of the Books for a Better Life award). He has also published 54 articles or book chapters. He has appeared on Oprah, The Today Show, and a variety of other television and radio programs. Since 1977, Bill has given over 1500 talks around the world. He was awarded the "Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by the New England Educational Institute. He is known for his storytelling, irreverent humor, clear and accessible style and his boundless enthusiasm for whatever he is doing. His seminars are as entertaining as they are educational.

Workshop Overview

This workshop will detail a philosophy and methods of working briefly and effectively with people who have been traumatized. An array of new methods have shown that previous conceptions and methods of working with trauma are unnecessarily long-term and re-traumatizing. Through lecture, videotaped examples and handouts, participants will be equipped with new tools and ideas to work briefly, effectively and respectfully with even severe and long-standing traumas.

Objectives

Participants of this workshop will:

Learn four rapid methods of resolving trauma.
Learn to assess which method for trauma resolution is the most helpful for particular client/patient.
Learn at least three methods of identifying previously helpful solutions for trauma survivors.
Learn to design and use therapeutic rituals.

Conference Schedule

9:00am — 9:30amRegistration

9:30am — 11:00amIntroduction: Four Rapid and respectful ways to resolve trauma

9:30am — 11:00am(Also:) Future Pull: Did you know that the future can cause the present?

11:00am — 12:00pmInclusive Therapy: Reclaiming devalued experience

12:00pm — 1:00pmLunch (will be provided)

1:00pm — 3:00pmIn the shape of a bottle: Changing patterns that were shaped by the trauma

3:00pm — 4:30pmReconnection: Where dissociation was, connection will be

3:00pm — 4:30pm(Also:) Rituals for Healing: Connection and Disconnection Rituals

Contact Hours

6 Hours

(Certificate will be provided)

Fees and Cancellation Policy

VAMFT Member: $125 (Before 2/15/08), $145 (After 2/15/08)

Nonmember: $170

Full-Time Student:$75

AAMFT Student: (Free!)

Contact Information

For questions regarding the conference, please contact Ed Hendrickson
(703) 994-0034, or email: edhendrickson@comcast.net

Accommodations

The Ramada has reserved rooms for conference attendees at a rate of $129/night. This rate can also be used for Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights. The number of rooms is limited, so reserve one early and be sure to tell them that you are an attendee of the VAMFT/AAMFT conference in order to get the rate.

Ramada On The Beach
(757) 425-7800

Registration Submission

Download a registration form, here.

If you are paying by check, please make it payable to VAMFT, and mail both your check and a registration form to:

David Niemeyer
6108 Club Commons Court
Glen Allen, VA 23059

Or, you may click here to register online using a credit card.

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