Fostering Resilience and Hope in Our Clients and Ourselves
Instructor(s): Kaethe Weingarten
Date: April 23, 2010, 9:00 am to 4:45 pm
Cost: $135.00, $125 early registration, $110 groups of two or more (see below for details)
Location: 51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MA 02472
In this age of globalization, none of us escapes witnessing violence and violation on a daily basis. Many of us arrive at work already overwhelmed by the impact of witnessing, yet the work that lies ahead entails mobilizing resilience and hope. How do we do for others what may be hard to do for ourselves? Kaethe proposes that resilience and hope are emerging properties of relationships – something we do together -- and therapists can play a vital role in bringing them forward in clients’ lives. And it is important to do so, for both are key to healthy lives as we understand the neurobiological advantages of these states. We will strengthen our ability to withstand the drag of clients’ despair without numbing or sacrificing empathic attunement. Participants may experience shifts in both their professional and personal lives as we learn to help clients and families move forward in their lives in new ways.
Kaethe Weingarten, Ph.D. is an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychology in the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA). She is founder and director of The Witnessing Project (www.witnessingproject.org). She has over 70 publications, including six books, the last of which, Common Shock - Witnessing Violence Every Day: How We Are Harmed, How We Can Heal, won the 2004 Nautilus Award for Social Change. Dr. Weingarten lectures widely nationally and internationally. Her current work focuses on reasonable hope.
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Registration Information and Workshop Policies:
- Fees: The Early registration rate is $125 per day, payment must be received 21 days prior to the workshop. The Regular Registration rate is $135 (received within 3 weeks of the event). The Online registration rate is $135.
- Group Registration rates: We encourage you attend with your friends/colleagues! Groups of two or more will be charged $110 per person. Please mail together or indicate the person/people with whom you are attending.
- Early and group discount registration must be submitted by mail and paid by check.
- Mail checks made out to Liz Brenner with completed registration form to:
51 Kondazian Street, Watertown, MA 02472 - Enrollment will be limited to 30 participants. Please call or email if you are registering within the last week to make sure there is still room to attend.
- We encourage you attend with your friends and colleagues! Groups of two or more will be charged $110 per person.
- No refunds are available unless a written request is received 21 days before the program. A $50 administrative fee will be deducted from all refunds. No cancellations, including no shows, will be honored beyond this time frame.
- Only email acknowledgments will be sent to confirm receipt of your registration.
- If you require special accommodations, please submit a written statement at least 30 days prior to the program to see if we can meet your needs.
- Workshops may be cancelled by the presenter(s) if minimum enrollment requirements are not met. In this case, full fees will be refunded.
- Weather cancellations are consistent with the decision of the Watertown, MA school system. If Watertown is cancelled or delayed, the workshop will be as well.
- Participants MUST attend 100% of the program to earn 6 CEUs applied for from the NASW Collaborative. CEU certificates will be given at the end of the day after you are fully paid and have completed the workshop evaluation form.