Upcoming appearances

International Conference

Trauma & Spirituality: An International Dialogue
9-13th March 2011 at The Europa Hotel Belfast, Northern Ireland.

Our focus:

To provide a local and international context for constructive dialogue and creative thinking about realities connected to 'trauma and spirituality', including the relationships between spirituality, religion, faith, conflict, violence, trauma and healing.

Our hope

To strengthen relationships, networks and infrastructure between the 'trauma' world and the 'faith' world, in Northern Ireland, and internationally - towards a more integrated approach to trauma recovery and wellbeing.

All are most welcome to be a part of this international conference, which will only thrive thanks to a diversity of experiences, ideas, and hopes. We truly would like this event to be as international, and as intergenerational, an experience as possible. Please spread the word widely through your own networks. Our full programme and online registration will become available in August 2010.

Recent appearances

• Invited Speaker, Inaugural lecture at launch of Psychology Society, University of Cape Town: Cape Town, South Africa: "Doing Reasonable Hope with Clients Living in Contexts of Multiple Adversities", 2010
• Invited Speaker, Somerset West Narrative Community: Somerset West, South Africa: "Understanding Intergenerational Transmission of Trauma", 2010
• International Symposium, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa: “Collective Approaches to Communal Healing in Situations of Continuous Violence", 2010
• Sexual Assault Centre of Edmonton, Edmonton, Canada: "Witnessing Violence", 2009
• International Family Therapy Association: Piran, Slovenia: "On Loving and Loathing One’s Country of Origin", 2009
• New Zealand Association of Counselors International Meeting, Hamilton, New Zealand: "Hope in a Time of Global Despair", 2009
• University of Wellington: Wellington, New Zealand: "Reasonable Hope", 2009
• Fostering Resilience and Hope in our Clients and Ourselves, Halton Child and Family Services, Burlington, Ontario, October 24, 2008
• Healing Communities: Using Peace Psychology to Transform Violence. Sponsored by the Massachusetts School of Professional Psychology. September 19-20, 2008
• Summer in the City, MSPP, July 22, 2008
• Fostering Resilience and Hope in our Clients and Ourselves, MAMFT, May 16, 2008
• Fostering Resilience and Hope in our Clients and Ourselves, Family Institute of Cambridge, March, 2007
• Keynote speaker, XV IFTA, Reflection, Hope and Resilience, Reykjavick, Iceland, October 4-7, 2006
• Grand Rounds, Cambridge Health Alliance, "Intercepting Historical Trauma: The Global Imperative." September 27, 2006
• Visiting Lecturer, Eastern Mennonite University, "A Compassionate Response to Violence: September 11 and Beyond", five events, September 11 & 12, 2006
• June 24, 2005 Keynote speaker at the plenary on Hate at the American Family Therapy Academy, Washington, DC
• October 29-30, 2005 St. Francis in the Foothills and the International Center for Peace, Tucson, Arizona. Workshops on the effects of everyday witnessing of violence and on hope
• April 28, 2006 Workshop on Fostering Resilience and Hope in our Clients and Ourselves, for Leading Edge Seminars, http://www.leadingedgeseminars.org/ Toronto, Canada

Selected past appearances

• September 30, 2003- National Public Radio "Diane Rehm Shaw" 11:00AM - Noon EST [Listen]
• May 7, 2004 "Second Chances in Life: Transformative Stories of Self and Society" Symposium at Northwestern University
• May 18, 2004 "In Search of the Soul of Africa" 9th International Conference of SAAMFT, Durban, South Africa
• June 4, 2004 “Belonging: Geography and Identity,” The North West Conference of Narrative Therapy and Community Work, Manchester, England.
• October 1, 2004 “Creating Futures: Systemic Dialogues Across Europe,” European Family Therapy Association, 5th European Congress, Berlin, Germany
• November 5 & 6, 2004 Workshops, Berlin, Germany