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
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
Reducing and Creating Stress
Plymouth Congregational Church, Guild Hall
2007 Annual Conference
Minneapolis, MN
CEU’s Available
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
December 7 - 8, 2006
International Trauma Studies Program
Mailman School of Public Health
Columbia University
New York City, NY
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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
September 24, 2008
Northern Plains Conference on Aging and Disability
Opening Keynote Speaker
Fargo, North Dakota
HYPERLINK: http://www.northernplainsconference.com/
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September 27, 2008
"Ambiguous Loss: Living With the Unknown"
Phi Upsilon Omicron Conclave 2008
Embassy Suites Minneapolis Airport
Minneapolis, Minnesota
HYPERLINK: http://www.phiu.org/conclave_site.htm
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November 8, 2008, 8 pm
"Talk back" by Dr. Pauline Boss, Ph.D.
after performance of Forgetting, a
play by Trista Baldwin.
Playwrights' Center Waring Jones Theatre
2301 Franklin Avenue East
Minneapolis, MN 55409
November 12-13, 2008
Washington State Family Policy Council Partners' Summitt
Great Wolf Lodge
Grand Mound, Washington
Wednesday, Nov. 12, 3:30 - 5 pm - "What Is Home" workshop
Thursday, Nov. 13, 8 a.m. - Keynote Address: "Ambigous Loss: A Family- and Community-Based Approach for Research and Intervention."
January 22, 2009, 9:15 am - 5:15 pm
"Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: A Family and Commnity Approach
to Ambiguous Loss"
Ausbildungs Institute, Melien (Zurich), Switzerland
January 22, 2009, 6:30 pm
Dr. Boss will read from her book, the recently released German translation
of Loss, Trauma, and Resilience ( original publication-Norton, 2006; translation-Klett-Clotta, 2008)
Schaffhauserstrasse 239, 8050
Zurich, Switzerland
Click here for more information.
February 11, 2009, 4:40-6:10 pm
"Abnormal Grief"
University of Minnesota Public Health Class 3040/6040 -
Dying and Death in Contemporary Society
3-125 Mayo Building
Minneapolis, MN
(Open to registered students.)
March 24, 2009, 1-4 pm
"Staying Connected Despite Mild Cognitive Impairment
and Related Disorders: Applying Ambiguous Loss Theory"
(Co-presenting with Faten Khoury)
Minnesota Social Service Association (MSSA)
116th Annual Training Conference & Expo--How Do You Like Us Now?
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel
Bloomington, MN
For more information, click here.
May 14, 2009
8:45 - 9:45 am - Keynote Address -" Loss, Trauma, and Resilience"
10 - 11:30 am, 1:15 - 2:45 pm - Breakout sessions
Clinical Forum on Mental Health
Seven Seas Inn & Convention Center
Mandan, ND
For more information, click here.
June 7, 2009
Chair, Panel Discussion - "Family Stress, Traumatic/Ambiguous Loss, and
Resilience: Family Therapy Interventions"
Groves' 75th Anniversary: Celebrating Groves Conference: 75 Years of Future
Research, Theory, and Practice.
Chapel Hill, NC
For more information, click here.
June 25-26, 2009
American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA) Annual Meeting - Systemic
Response and Recovery to Disaster
Ambiguous Loss Interest Group--June 25, 10:45 am - 12:15 pm
Community Day Participant, Cultural Ambiguous Loss--June 26, 1:30 - 3 pm
New Orleans, Louisiana
For more information, click here.
September 14, 2009
Andreae Lecture Address
Alzheimer Society of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario
For more information, contact: Alzheimer Society of Toronto, 20 Eglinton Ave. West, 16th Floor, Toronto, Ontario M4R 1K8, 416.322.6560, or click here.
February 12, 2010
Pathways to Resilience
Sponsored by James A. Haley VA Hospital & the
American Red Cross-Tampa Bay Chapter
Embassy Suites, Tampa, Florida
Keynote Speaker - "Ambiguous Loss, Trauma, and Resiliency:
Working Together for the Polytrauma Patient"
March 19, 2010
Ackerman Institute for the Family
New York City
Workshop - "Complicated Grief and Ambiguous Loss: A Relational Approach
to Resiliency When There is No Resolution"
For more information, click here.
June 23-26, 2010
American Family Therapy Academy (AFTA)
Boulder, Colorado
Speaker - "In the Absence of Presence: The Relational Complications of Ambiguous Loss & Co-Chair - Ambiguous Loss Interest Group
For more information, click here.
November 5, 2010
National Conference on Family Relations Annual Conference -
Families in Innovation, November 3-6, 2010
Fellows Roundtable - Consult for Researchers on Ambiguous Loss/
Boundary Ambiguity
Minneapolis, Minnesota
For more information, click here.
March 17, 2011 (Date rescheduled)
International Conference on Parent Education and Parenting Information --
Changing Families in a Changing World
Keynote Speaker - Ambiguous Loss and Family Dynamics: How YOU
Can Help Strengthen a Family's Resiliency
Denton, Texas
For more information, click here.
April 29, 2011, 10-4 pm
Ackerman Institute for the Family
Workshop: Complicated Grief and Ambiguous Loss: A Relational Approach to Resiliency
When Loss Has No Closure
New York City
For more information, click here.
June 21 - 25, 2011
Association for Death Education & Counseling/International Conference on
Grief and Bereavement in Contemporary Society
Keynote speaker - June 25, Ambiguous Loss: A Unique Kind of Loss When Loved
Ones Disappear
Miami, Florida
For more information, click here.
October 20, 2011
Webster University First International Counseling Conference -
Building Bridges: Supporting Individuals and Families in Transition
Geneva, Switzerland
2-3 p.m., Keynote - Where is Home? The Ambiguous Loss Experienced in a New Country
3:30- 5 p.m., Workshop: The Stress of Ambiguous Loss and How To Manage It
For more information, click here.
November 9-10, 2011
Alzheimer's Association, Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter &
North Dakota State University School of Human Development & Family Science
Workshop: Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping With Stress
and Grief.
November 16, 2011
National Council on Family Relations Annual Conference -
Families and the Shifting Economy
Orlando, Florida
12 Noon - 1 p.m., Fellows Roundtable: Caring For and Loving Someone With Dementia
For more information, click here.
January 21, 2012
Minne-College in Florida
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Alumni Association
Naples, Florida
Keynote Speaker: When Someone You Love Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping With
Stress and Grief.
March 1, 2012, 10-11:30 am
Caregiver Group Meeting
St. Anthony Park United Church of Christ
2129 Commonwealth Avenue.
St. Paul, Minnesota
Dr. Boss will discuss her recent book, Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping with Stress and Grief.
Sponsored by St. Anthony Park Area Seniors and the churches of St. Anthony Park.
March 17, 2012
Meeting of the Minds
Alzheimer's Association, Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter
St. Paul, Minnesota
Breakout Sessions: Ambiguous Loss (for professionals & family caregivers) and Loving Someone Who Has Dementia: How to Find Hope While Coping With Stress and Grief.
Learn more here.
April 20, 2012
Workshop: Ambiguous Loss and the Myth of Closure
Ackerman Institute for the Family
New York City
April 24, 2012
1:30-2:30 pm
Workshop: Surviving the Psychological Journey of a Loved One with Memory Loss
First in a series of the Living Well in Later Life Workshops
Sponsored by the University of Minnesota Retirees Association (UMRA)
(Open to UMRA members and friends along with current and former U of M employees.)
University of Minnesota, Campus Club
May 19, 2012
Interest Group: Family Resilience
AFTA Annual Meeting (May 16-19)
San Francisco
November 9, 2012
"A New Approach to Loss and Grief"
and "The Myth of Closure
MetroHealth Bereavement Conference
Cleveland, Ohio
November 16, 2012
Keynote Speaker
Minnesota Council on Family Relations
Annual Conference
Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota
January 7, 2013
Plaza Jewish Community Chapel
Keynote Co-Speaker
"The Long Goodbye: Protracted Illness and the Effects on Family"
New York City
April 5, 2013
Alzheimer's Regional Conference
Alzheimer's Association-Western & Central Washington Chapter
Seattle, Washington
Learn more here.
April 10, 2013
Hamm Clinic
St. Paul, Minnesota
Learn more here.
April 22, 2013
Swiss Red Cross, Tracing Service
Workshop: Loss, Trauma, and Resilience: Coping With
Ambiguous Loss
(Workshop by invitation.)
Bern, Switzerland
For more information, contat tracing@redcross.ch