EHI 9th Annual Conference Scheduled Topics and Events

The EHI 9th Annual Conference, ‘Always Going Home’: Human Evolution and Digital Revolution will take place November 12, 2016 at AgeSong University in San Francisco.

This year's conference will be a dynamic, interactive group discussion hosted by EHI's Nader Shabahangi, PhD, Kirk Schneider, PhD, Sonja Saltman, MA, MFT, Orah Krug, PhD, Mary Madrigal, PhD, Troy Piwowarski, PsyD, and Suzan Bollich, PhD.

Erv Polster 2016 Keynote Presenter

Conference Topics

• Nader Shabahangi, PhD:
  What makes us human beings feel alive, content, loved? If it is connection (to oneself, one another), what is this ‘connection’, what is it made of, how does it smell and feel? Does this need for connection to feel alive, happy, loved get satisfied digitally? Humanly? Both?
• Kirk Schneider, PhD:
  How to cultivate a sense of awe as both a counterpoint to and complement of high tech. Highlighting some points from a book I'm working on tentative title of the book is "The Spirituality of Awe: Challenges to the Robotic Revolution."
• Sonja Saltman, MA, MFT:
  How we use technology in creative and innovative ways.
• Mary Madrigal, PhD:
  Exploring the breakdown of and in the human relationship as it relates to the use of technology over conversation and how the use of technology offers a false sense of relationship and knowing a person via social media.
• Troy Piwowarski, PsyD:
  The specific ways people reconcile the increasing speed associated with the digital age (faster communications, faster ways of getting products, etc.) with the intention of going slower when it comes to our interpersonal work as existential therapists and relational beings.

Cocktail Party and Book Signing to follow conference. Join us from 5pm-6:30pm for book signings, libations and nibbles!

These EHI authors will be on hand to sign their books!

• Dr Orah Krug & Dr Kirk Schneider will be signing the recently published Supervision Essentials of Existential-Humanistic Therapy.
• Dr Mary Madrigal will be signing her recent books Enough: You are Enough and Spirit of the Female Warrior.
• Dr Kirk J Schneider will be signing his latest book, The Polarized Mind, and Awakening to Awe.
• Dr Nader Shabahangi will be signing his recent book Ambiguity of Suffering, and Elders Today, Deeper into the Soul, and Encounters of the Real Kind.

*There will be copies of the above books available.

EHI 9: " 'Always Going Home': Human Evolution and the Digital Revolution"

Exploring the Intersection of the Digital Age and the E-H Therapeutic Perspective

DATE
November 12th, 2016
Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm
Cocktail Party & Book Signing: 5:00pm - 6:30pm

LOCATION
AgeSong University
350 University Street
San Francisco, CA 94102


COST
Professionals: $100
Students: $50
Find out More and Register Online >> 

Questions?
Contact EHI's Conference Chair, Dr Mary Madrigal at 2016Conf@ehinstitute.org.

Join Us Nov 12th EHI Conference and Cocktail Reception & Book Signing

The Existential-Humanistic Institute Presents:

‘ALWAYS GOING HOME’: HUMAN EVOLUTION AND DIGITAL REVOLUTION

Existential Therapists Explore Concerns of the Modern World

The German poet Novalis, when asked where he thinks the human being is going, answered that ‘we are always going home’. Artists and thinkers from many different cultures have expressed similarly that in our seeking a ‘home’ we are searching for a place where we belong. This search relates to our need to feel connected, both in terms of relationships to other people and in terms of a need to contribute to our humanity.

As existential thinkers and therapists we ask ourselves how the digital revolution helps and hinders our need to find ‘home’. Is the digital revolution contributing to our human evolution to be more at home in this world or does it prevent us from being truly in relationship with others, from experiencing a sense of awe and wonder? Do we feel there are more opportunities to connect through the many digital means afforded us today?

On this day of our gathering, we will try to explore and find answers to these questions and more. Our hope is to understand more deeply for what we humans long as we are ‘on our way home’.

 Exploring the Intersection of the Digital Age and the E-H Therapeutic Perspective

This 9th Annual conference will be a dynamic, interactive group discussion hosted by EHI's Nader Shabahangi, PhD, Kirk Schneider, PhD, Sonja Saltman, MA, MFT, Orah Krug, PhD, Mary Madrigal, PhD, Troy Piwowarski, PsyD, and Suzan Bollich, PhD.

DATE November 12th, 2016  Saturday 10:00am - 5:00pm Cocktail Party & Book Signing: 5:00pm - 6:30pm LOCATION AgeSong University  350 University Street San Francisco, CA 94102

Join us after the Conference!
Cocktail Reception & Book Signing* 5:00pm  - 6:30pm

These EHI authors will be on hand to sign their books!

Dr Orah Krug & Dr Kirk Schneider will be signing the recently published Supervision Essentials of Existential-Humanistic Therapy.

Dr Mary Madrigal will be signing her recent books Enough: You are Enough and Spirit of the Female Warrior.

Dr Kirk Schneider will be signing his latest book, The Polarized Mind, and Awakening to Awe.

Dr Nader Shabahangi will be signing his recent book Ambiguity of Suffering, and Elders Today, Deeper into the Soul, and Ecounters of the Real Kind.

*There will be copies of the above books available

Find out more about EHI's 9th Annual Conference>> 

Register Today >>

Special thanks to our sponsor AgeSong

Register for Upcoming EHI Event: Colloquium on The Future of Psychotherapy

Therapists, Trainers, Clinical Directors, Interns and Students are Invited to Join EHI on Nov 15th in San Francisco to meet and discuss the role of the therapist at the "The Future of Psychotherapy" Colloqium.

How do we train developing therapists and how do we continue to deepen our practice throughout the years?

This colloquium and one-day workshop 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.

NOV 15, 2014

Day-long event for E-H Therapists and Therapists-in-Training
9:30am – 5:00pmEHI at AgeSong
624 Laguna Street
San Francisco, CA 94201

EHI Event Updates   www.ehinsitute.org/events

Register Today! SPONSORED BY PACIFIC INSTITUTE AND AGESONG LIVING 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 and www.agesong.com for more information on these programs.

EHI Annual Nov Conference info and Call for Proposals

The Existential-Humanistic Institute (EHI) is pleased to announce the 7th Annual EHI Conference, taking place Friday through Saturday, November 15-16, 2013 at AgeSong Institute in San Francisco.

This year’s theme for the conference is “Beyond Anxiety and Worry: Finding Strength and Meaning in Everyday Living.”

Finding the center of strength within ourselves is in the long run the best contribution we can make to our fellow men. ... One person with indigenous inner strength exercises a great calming effect on panic among people around him. This is what our society needs — not new ideas and inventions; important as these are, and not geniuses and supermen, but persons who can be, that is, persons who have a center of strength within themselves.” Existence : A New Dimension in Psychiatry and Psychology (1958).

We welcome proposals that address this theme from a variety of perspectives with preference for experiential workshops that combine a didactics with 'felt experiencing' or other modalities that move us beyond the abstract and talking 'about' things.

The conference is also a training venue for our yearlong certificate program. Upon successful completion, students in the program are awarded a certificate in the Foundations of Existential-Humanistic Practice.

The “certificate track” will offer current and prospective students 12 hours of E-H therapy training, organized around the conference theme and taught by our nationally recognized faculty. (To learn more about the certificate program and the 12 hour certificate track curriculum, visit our website at ehinstitute.org).

You are cordially invited to submit a proposal to present at this conference for plenary sessions, workshops, or posters. Plenary Sessions and Workshops are scheduled 1.5 hours in length..

Deadline for all proposals are due by August 15, 2013. Please submit electronically to admin@pacificinstitute.org.

Please submit the following components with your complete 2-page (500 word max) proposal:.

1. Presenters’ Contact Info (Name, Mailing Address, Phone Number(s), Email Address)
2. Description of Session
• Perspective and/or theoretical framework and/or references to relevant, specific texts, authors, or research, or on-going debates in related fields
• Goals & Learning Objectives
3. Time Outline (by minute)
4. Relevance to conference theme
5. Add your curriculum vitae or resume stressing the skills, background, or experience that qualifies you to present the topic you propose.

Complete proposal descriptions will assist reviewers’ evaluation of the appropriateness of the session or paper. In addition, selected submissions will be then compiled and for CE Approval, where each proposal will be evaluated individually for CE eligibility. To increase your chances of being approved for CE Units, please follow the proposal instructions as best and complete as you can.

Unfortunately, due to limited funds, no stipend is available this year.

Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you at this year’s EHI Conference!

Sincerely,
Nader Shabahangi and Mary G. Madrigal
Conference Chairpersons
EHI Board Members

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Download the Call for Proposals [PDF].

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