Tuesday 14 April : CONFERENCE OPENING VIDEO (Free)
Friday 01 May : CONFERENCE WEBINARS COMMENCE (time 11 am AEST)
THEME
Healing Trauma - explores the importance of attachment and respectful relationships in nurturing a foundation of resilience across the lifespan.
This conference aims to bring an awareness and understanding of the neurobiology of behaviour and social engagement. This understanding can be applied to trauma, autism, learning difficulties, oppositional and other maladaptive type behaviours, and sensory processing difficulties.
This conference is relevant for everyone who is interested in child development and concerned with supporting anyone who has experienced disruption during their lifetime. This includes individuals, parents, teachers, psychologists, occupational therapists, medical practitioners, social workers, mental health practitioners, disability workers and communities who care about understanding others.
This conference coincides with a time when we need, more than ever, to find empowering ways to meet and transform life’s challenges into meaningful and health-giving opportunities - that not only strengthen connection with one another but also with the Earth itself.
CONFERENCE PRESENTERS
Kim Barthel - Occupational Therapist; Sensory Integration Specialist (Canada). Kim is a much-loved teacher and speaker who connects ideas and people in the service of supporting resiliency and health world-wide. Kim has extensive experience working with individuals and communities across multiple settings such as First Nations People, children and adults who have experienced trauma, children on the autism spectrum and with sensory processing difficulties. She has a background in sensory integration and has worked with people who have experienced natural disasters, live in war zones, and refugee camps.
Download information on Kim’s Keynote Lectures here.
To read further information on Kim, you can visit her website here.
Professor Dennis Foley - Professor of Entrepreneurship at the University of Canberra. Professor Dennis Foley is an Indigenous Australian scholar well known in research circles in the growing discipline of Indigenous Entrepreneurship. Dennis has experience in working with indigenous communities, the Stolen Generation and counselling individuals who have experienced trauma in their lives. He is well known for his work in developing the Indigenous Standpoint Theory Model.
Dr Bronwen Haralambous - University Lecturer in Steiner Education. Previously at University of Canberra and currently at University of Sunshine Coast. Member of Heartwood. Former Steiner High School teacher.
To read some of Bronwen’s published works, you can find them here.
Joanne McIntyre - Masters in Science (Psychology), Occupational Therapist and PhD Candidate. Co-director of Integrated Listening Systems Australia.
To read further information on iLs systems, you can visit the website here.
Mary Willow - Registered Nurse, Waldorf Teacher and Parent Educator (New Zealand).
To read further information on Mary, you can visit her website here.
Lut Hermans - Sculpture Therapist and Extra Lesson Practitioner.
To read further information on Lut, you can visit her website here.
Dr Mariane Judd - Educational and Behavioural Psychologist. Mariane has worked with the Extra Lesson for over 25 years and is an experienced counsellor, lecturer and trainer.
To read further information on Mariane, you can visit her website here.
CONFERENCE LAUNCH VIDEO
The Conference was officially launched on 14 April 2020 via a live video conference. You can see the video here: https://youtu.be/hmWAKs099KU
REGISTRATION AND COST
The price of the conference is $550AUD / $350USD and covers a minimum of 21 hours content. Payment plans are available. Please email teliconferencelaunch@gmail.com for more information.
Online webinars will commence on Friday 1 May to Friday 31 July 2020 (incl) to provide participants sufficient time to enjoy and digest the rich array of presentations.
We warmly invite your registration at https://www.trybooking.com/BGVVA