Poetics of Aging

Poetics of Life Work | Saturday, November 19, 2011

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8:00 – 8:30 AM • REGISTRATION • COFFEE • EXHIBITS

Poetics of Design Exhibit – Arianne Gelardin

8:00 – 9:00 AM • POSTER SESSIONS

Ann Marie Davis, Nancy Thompson

8:30 – 8:45 AM • ARTS PERFORMANCE

Gaea YudronSongs from A New Wrinkle – Gaea Yudron

8:45 – 9:00 AM • OPENING

Introductions – Nader Shabahangi, Sally Gelardin

9:00 – 11:45 AM • KEYNOTE

Norm AmundsonLiving Well with Metaphors – Norm Amundson

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM • WORKSHOP

Bob Edelstein(EHI Certificate) Thirteen Interventions for an Existential-Humanistic Therapist – Bob Edelstein

10:30 – 11:45 AM • WORKSHOPS

Katharina Dress Janice WallaceForgiveness and Self-Forgiveness: Keys to Effective Family Communications Across Generations – Katharina Dress, Janice Wallace

Sandtray, Aging, Self, and Dementia – Linda Cunningham

(EHI) Dance/Movement Therapy-Based Nonverbal Communication Training for Caregivers – Meg Chang, Donna Newman-Bluestein

12:00 – 1:00 PM • LUNCH BREAK

Book Signing

1:00 – 3:15 PM • KEYNOTE

Norm AmundsonInfusing Hope into Life and Career – Norm Amundson

3:15 – 3:30 PM • BREAK

Book Signing

2:00 – 3:15 PM • WORKSHOPS

Sonja Saltman(EHI-Certificate) The Nature of Contact – Sonja Saltman

Matt Spalding Puran Khalsa(EHI) Open To Not Knowing: Humanistic and Transpersonal Approaches to Psychotherapy for Elders with Dementia – Matt Spalding, Puran Khalsa

Bill RyanLegacy: What Do I Want to Pass on to the Next Generation? – Bill Ryan

3:15 – 4:30 PM • WORKSHOPS

Fred MandellWhat the Great Masters of Art Can Teach Us About Living with Creativity, Vitality and Meaning in the Second Half of Life. – Fred Mandell

Don Hanlon JohnsonCultivating the Elder Body of Wisdom – Don Hanlon Johnson

(EHI-Certificate) In Search of the Inner Elder: The Challenge of Adding Wisdom Besides Years – Sonja Saltman, Candice Hershman

Carmela Carlyle Tommy WesterfieldLaughter is the Best Medicine: Adapting Laughter Yoga for Older Adults – Carmela Carlyle, Tommy Westerfield

4:30 – 5:15 PM • ENTERTAINMENT

Counter AttackSneak preview of the World Premiere Comedy/Drama Counter Attack – Joan Holden

5:15 – 6:00 PM • CLOSING

Hanna TakashigeMoving into the Circle – Hanna Takashige

Nader ShabahangiSally GelardinClosing – Nader Shabahangi, Sally Gelardin