Speaking Engagements
 
 
Recent Engagements
 

October 14, 2006
Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy
New York City, NY
   And the Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services
Contact:  Justin Clavadetscher, 212.333.3444. Ext. 114
CEU’s Available


October 20, 2006, 8:30 - 4:30 p.m. Loss, Trauma, and Resilience:

Finding Meaning and Hope in the Ambiguity of Trauma and Loss

Minnesota Coalition for Death Education and Support

(MCDES) Fall Conference

Four Points Sheraton Metrodome

Minneapolis, MN

HYPERLINK:  www.mcdes.org


November 4, 2006, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Family Values and Beliefs:

Reducing and Creating Stress

Plymouth Congregational Church, Guild Hall

2007 Annual Conference

Minneapolis, MN

HYPERLINK:  www.plymouth,org/calendar/events.php

CEU’s Available


November 10, 2006  2 – 3:30 p.m. Caregivers’ Definitions of Successful

Caregiving

3:45 - 5:15 p.m. Symposium: The Family Loss Expert Witness

National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference

Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Hotel

Minneapolis, MN

HYPERLINK:  www.ncfr.org



December 7 - 8, 2006

International Trauma Studies Program

Mailman School of Public Health

Columbia University

New York City, NY

HYPERLINK:  www.itspnyc.org

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Note: Open to enrolled year-long seminar participants only.


December 11, 2006, 10 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Ambiguous Loss Workshop for Community Professionals
Duluth, MN

December 11, 2006, 3 p.m.
Visiting Lecturer in Professor Brenda Butterfield’s psychology class
University of Minnesota-Duluth

Duluth, MN

January 17, 2007

VHA Care Coordinator and the Caregiver Forum

Omni Shoreham Hotel

2500 Calvert St. N. W.

Washington, DC 20008

January 26, 2007, 8:30 a.m. - 12 Noon,  Adoption Workshop

Children's Home Society & Family Services

St. Paul, MN  55108

CEUs available

Note:  Not open to the public.


February 13, 2007, 1 - 3 p.m. Making Sense Out of Ambiguity

Invited Practitioner Scholar Series

University of St. Thomas, Graduate School of Professional Psychology

   and the Interprofessional Center for Counseling and Legal Services

St. Paul, MN

Note:  Not open to the public.

March 27, 2007  Therapeutic Work with Ambiguous Loss

California Caregiver Resource Centers

Video Conference

Note:  Open to registered staff only.

April 2, 2007  Living with Never Knowing:  Coping with Ambiguous Loss

13th Annual Child and Family Research Symposium\

Department of Family Social Sciences

University of Manitoba

Winnipeg, Manitoba

HYPERLINK: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/human_ecology/family/symposium2007.htm

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April 13, 2007  Loss, Trauma, and Resilience:  Therapeutic Work with

Ambiguous Loss

The Reunion Institute Continuing Education

   Workshop for Mental Health Professionals

Dallas, TX

Contact:  214.915.4700 or                 

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April 27, 2007  Loss, Resilience, and Hope

Plenary Speaker, American Association of Pastoral Counselors (AAPC)

2007 Annual Conference

Portland Marriott Downtown Waterfront

Portland, OR

Contact:  Fax - 703.352.7725 or       

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May 5, 2007  Resilience in the Face of Ambiguity

Panel Member, Council on Contemporary Families (CCF)

   Tenth Anniversary Symposium

Chicago, IL

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June 15, 2007  Living Well Despite the Ambiguous Loss of Traumatic Brain Injury:
  Guidelines for Familes and Professionals

14th Annual Brain Injury Conference

Mayo Clinic

Rochester, MN

HYPERLINK: http://www.mayoclinic.org/mcitems/mc2300-mc2399/mc2301-30.pdf

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July 24, 2007 Ambiguous Loss General Principles and Interventions

(For polytrauma staff and other VA Palo Alto staff as space permits)
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, CA

July 25, 2007 Ambiguous Loss Specific Intervention Strategies for QUERI Group

VA Palo Alto Health Care System
Palo Alto, CA

September 14, 2007 Theory, Theorizing, and Context: Emerging Theories
Family Social Science Class 8001--Conceptual Frameworks in the Family
University of Minnesota
St. Paul, MN

October 2, 2007 Keynote Speaker,  Ambiguous Loss in the Aftermath of Katrina

Skill Building Conference for Pastoral Counselors and Psychotherapists

Gulfport, MS
Contact: Rev.  Beverly Wallace, Ph.D.

October 12-13, 2007  The Family Expert Witness:  Family Science Application for the Law

Panel Presentation:  Pauline Boss, Ph.D., with Thomas Ireland, Ph.D., Kathrine Daniels, Ph.D., and Kristen Holm, Ph.D.

Fall Forensic Economic Workshops

Sante Fe, New Mexico

November 14, 2007, 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m. (PST)
Here but Not Here--Finding Hope When a Loved One has Memory Loss

Telephone workshop--Open to registered participants from California only.

California Caregiver Resource Centers
Contact: http://www.californiacrc.org/californiacrc/jsp/static/upcoming_workshops.htm?nodeid=1740

December 11 - 13, 2007

Polytrauma Nursing:  Learning from Each Other
Department of Veterans Affairs,  Employee Education System (EES)

St. Pete Beach, Florida

January 14, 2008, 6:30 p.m.

Ambiguous Loss and Mental Illness

St. Joan of Arc Church

4537 3rd Avenue South

Minneapolis, Minnesota

HYPERLINK: http://www.stjoan.com/uefr.htm
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April 7, 2008

Chesley  Lecture on Aging
"Living Well in Midst of Change and Loss"

Center on Aging at Minnesota State University,

  Mankato

Mankato, Minnesota
HYPERLINK: www.mnsu.edu/news/read/?id=1204577499&paper=topstories
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April 18, 2008
"New Hope With Ambiguous Loss, Caring for a Loved One With Memory Loss"

Western Michigan Brain Injury Network -

"Touching the Spirit" Symposium

Grand Rapids, Michigan


May 8, 2008

"Dealing with Ambiguous Loss"
Third Annual Black Hills Brain Injury Conference

Rapid City, South Dakota
HYPERLINK: www.brainrehab.org/Conference2007.html
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May 14, 2008

"Ambiguous Loss:  Loss, Trauma, and Resilience"

St. Paul Senior Workers Assocation Spring Conference

St. Paul, Minnesota

HYPERLINK: www.seniorworkers.org/SPSWA_New/spring_conf_08/springconf_sp_08.

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May 16, 2008

"Helping Staff and Families Work With People Suffering Memory Loss"

Presbyterian Homes and Services

Annual DOVE (Dementia Orientation Values and Education) Retreat
Presbyterian Homes and Services, McKenna Crossing

13810 Shepherd's Path

Prior Lake, Minnesota

Note:  Open to registered staff only.

May 31, 2008

Tribute to Honor Jim Gray

University of California, Berkeley

Berkeley, California

HYPERLINK: http://www.eecs.berkeley.edu:80/IPRO/JimGrayTribute

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June 11, 2008

"Finding Meaning and Hope in Ambiguity and Loss"

Mental Health Summit II

Biloxi, Mississippi