Upcoming EHI Colloquium November 15 - Dialogue and Discussion on "The Future of Psychotherapy"

EHI Colloquium

The Future of Psychotherapy

A Day of Discussions & Dialogue about E ffective E-H Psychotherapeutic Practices

Open to Educators, Clinicians, Trainers, Schools & Practicing Therapists!

DATE: Nov 15, 2014

TIME: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm / Check-in and Refreshments 9:30 am

LOCATION: AgeSong, 624 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94102

COST: $75

CEU: 4 CEU’s available for BBS (RNs, MFTs & LCSWs) & Psychologists

REGISTRATION: Online Registration Here

How do we train developing therapists and how do we continue to deepen our practice throughout the years? This colloquium will encourage participants to share their ideas about the vital skills and attitudes that a therapist in training needs to learn and develop, and with regard to the practicing therapist, which skills and attitudes will not only enrich and deepen clinical work but also perhaps impact society in general. We hope that our discussions and dialogue will contribute to the profession of psychotherapy by stimulating clinicians, educators, trainers, schools, and licensing agencies to reflect upon the necessary components of eff ective psychotherapy. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you at this year’s EHI “The Future of Psychotherapy” Colloquium. Sincerely, Nader Shabahangi, EHI President and Conference Coordinator & Mary G. Madrigal, EHI Board Member and Conference Coordinator

Questions? Contact us by email at info@ehinstitute.org 

Find out more info about this and other upcoming events at www.ehinstitute.org/events

Download and Share the Flyer: EHI November Colloquium Flyer

The EHI Colloquium is Sponsored by Pacific Institute and Agesong

Pacific Institute’s GeroWellness Program is an Existential-Humanistic Oriented Internship and Practicum Program for Developing Therapists and is part of the AgeSong Living Platform.

Visit www.pacificinstitute.org or www.agesong.com for information about these programs.

Our Friends at Saltman Center Celebrate 10yrs With Special Presentation

In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Saltman Center for Conflict Resolution presents

Making Peace with Your Enemy: Nelson Mandela and his Contributions to Conflict Resolution

Saturday, Nov. 1, 2014 | 3:00 p.m.
UNLV William S. Boyd School of Law
Thomas & Mack Moot Court
Moderator
Andrea Schneider
Speakers

• Carrie Menkel-Meadow: “Nelson Mandela’s Procedural Transition From (Violent) Cause Activist to Peace and Justice Seeking Activist”
• Robert Mnookin: “Nelson Mandela’s Decision to Bargain with the Devil”
• Richard Goldstone: "Nelson Mandela's Skills in Conflict Negotiation: A Personal Reflection"
• Penny Andrews: "Nelson Mandela, Forgiveness and the Truth and Reconciliation Commission"

Saltman Center for Confilict Resolution

Special 10th Anniversary Presentation  

 "Making Peace with Your Enemy - Nelson Mandela and his Contributions  to Conflict Resolution"

When: November 1, 2014 - 3:00pm
Where: University of Nevada at Las Vegas  
 Event Location: Thomas and Mack Moot Court Facility

Registration
To RSVP for this special presentation, click here.
Questions? Contact Sandra Rodriguez at sandra.rodriguez[at]unlv.edu  or 702-895-2428.

Report from E-H Institute's Experiential II Spring 2014 Session

See More EHI 2014 Experiential II Photos on EHI Gallery Page

by Juanita Ratner, EHI Advanced Certificate Student

I recently returned from a retreat-style experiential training course, a part of EHI’s certificate programs in Existential-Humanistic Therapy. It was held at the Angela Center in Santa Rosa, CA. In a retreat environment a field was created and maintained, thanks to the closed, intimate setting.  The work was able to go much deeper; discussions were more open, thanks to the level of trust created; and the shared search proved fruitful. We were all quite enthusiastic about the learning that went on, the bonds created, and the support for our individual practices. Also included were guest presentations by Ilene Serlin on dance/movement in therapy and Sonja Saltman, executive director, on working with dreams in therapy. Kirk Schneider, a core teacher, guided us through an exercise on bringing dimensions of awe into the field of our counseling, and Orah Krug, director of the certificate programs, helped us to experientially deepen our awareness of how our own context can affect our therapeutic interactions.

There were many opportunities to work in dyads and practice with each other, with faculty observing. I was struck by how much everyone had grown in their openness and ability to stay with each other since the first experiential training. I found myself able to do some good inner work that was perhaps just ready to be done. It seemed others around me and in the dyads I worked in were also truly searching within and with each other.  We were able to see in concrete manifestations the principles and constructs we had read about—but now they came alive in the moment; for example, how one’s context manifests in the way we enter into (or avoid) the therapeutic encounter; the experience of being, of presence. We practiced attending to both the intrapersonal and the interpersonal.

This has been my second year in the program; I’m currently pursuing the Advanced Certificate.  I completed all the work for the Foundations program at the beginning of January and was ready to receive that certificate.  We were all in a circle for the closing.  People offered their heartfelt impressions and gratitude for the work together.  One of us sang a lovely song, appropriate for the moment and somehow also integrating the poignant energy of leaving and going on into life.  As I walked across the circle to receive my certificate from Orah, someone began to hum Pomp and Circumstance.  Everyone joined in and I made my way around the circle collecting hugs from each participant. It was a beautiful moment; so full of good wishes that I’m sure the memory will remain with me the rest of my life. I looked around the circle at the faces, expressions all radiant.  During the brief three and a half days we had let go of so much, found so much, and learned to enter into the realm of unknowing together.  I heard many vows to remain in touch, to come back next year for more, perhaps every year.

Plans are already firming up for the next two experiential courses to be held in the fall and spring at Westerbeke Ranch, which not only provides a wonderful setting in the rolling hills of Sonoma County but delicious food!  Deposits are needed - see Certificate Programs Travel and Lodging page for details as they become available. 

EHI Experientials I & II are held Fall and Spring consecutively...The next dates for the Fall 2014-Spring 2015 Sessions are: 

Fall Experiential I - 

Oct 31 to Nov 4, 2014. 

Spring, Experiential II - 
March 25 to March 29,  2015. 



For more information about the certificate programs that EHI offers which includes the certificate program offered jointly with Saybrook, see the EHI website at:
http://ehinstitute.org/ehi-eh-therapy-certificate.html

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The Saybrook website has information only about the EHI/Saybrook certificate program. Go to: http://www.saybrook.edu/academic-affairs/non-degree/pii/existential-humanistic-therapy



**Note that the Foundations Certificate is included in Saybrook PII tuition, though travel and residential fees are additional. These experiential courses offer students’ training in the application of Existential-Humanistic theory, and opens the individual to the depth of their being as only a shared experience can facilitate.


Contact EHI at info [at] ehinstitute.org for more specifics on registering for next upcoming Experientials.

To see Westerbeke Ranch, check out:
http://www.westranch.com/