 Conferences, Seminars, Retreats,
and Workshops
Conferences
We'll add more information,
as we find out about other conferences.
Retreats for Survivors
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11th Annual Something Sacred Retreat
Dates: May 13-15, 2005 Friday 6 PM Supper thru Sunday Lunch Aldersgate Camp
& Retreat Center Villisca, Iowa 50864 (SW Iowa) Optional Sunday night stay
at no extra charge. Cost: $100 includes room and meals. Facilitated by
Billie Mazzei, MA, who was trained by Rev. Marie Fortune, this retreat is
open to women who have been sexually abused and exploited by a trusted
member of clergy. This will be Billie’s second year as our facilitator.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse and exploitation quickly find out they have
suffered a life altering experience, the wounds from which may take a very
long time to heal. The repercussions can have devastating effects on victims
and their families.
If you have experienced this betrayal of trust by a trusted clergyperson, we
invite you to retreat with us in Iowa.
REGISTER BEFORE MAY 1, 2005 please.
Please contact: Angela at 2910 Aldersgate Drive, Villisca IA 50864 (712)
826-8121 or toll free 1-888-826-8121 or e-mail aldersgate.camp@iaumc.org
for a registration form. For more information or to see if this retreat may
be the next step in healing for you, contact Billie at Tellers2@aol.com or
Kerrie at KFitz107@aol.com
- Especially for You
A ministry hosted by
CEASE, designed
for groups of 6-8 women who are suffering from the after effects of abuse.
New
Hope Healing Institute
NHHI is a small non-profit organization which offers support services to
adult survivors of abuse and sexual trauma. They host conferences and
workshops.
Edgebrook
Edgebrook is a "Non-Profit Organization" dedicated to healing from
incest, sexual/physical abuse, grief and loss issues. We offer "Healing
Trauma and Loss" residential workshops, which provide the rare
opportunity to express and share your emotions in a safe, supportive group
environment. Without judgment, we come together from all walks of life,
forming a close group in order to do the 'work' of expressing deep feelings.
Treatment Centers for Professionals
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Sante Center for Healing
http://www.santecenter.com
Sante Center for Healing is an Adult Polyaddiction Residential Treatment Center,
meeting the unique needs of a general population, as well as impaired
professionals.
Training Events
Other Seminars
We'll add more
information, as we find out about other seminars.
Previous Conferences,
Retreats,
and Training Events
- 10th Annual Something Sacred Retreat
Dates: May 14-16 2004 Friday 6 PM Supper thru Sunday
Lunch Aldersgate Camp & Retreat Center Villisca, Iowa 50864 (SW Iowa) Cost:
$90
Facilitated by Billie Mazzei, MA, who was trained by Rev.
Marie Fortune, this retreat is open to women who have been sexually abused
and exploited by a trusted member of clergy. This will be Billie’s first
year as our facilitator.
Survivors of clergy sexual abuse and exploitation quickly
find out they have suffered a life altering experience, the wounds from
which may take a very long time to heal. The repercussions can have
devastating effects on victims and their families.
If you have experienced this betrayal of trust by a
trusted clergyperson, we invite you to retreat with us in Iowa.
Please contact: Linda Maue P O Box 163 Arlington, NE 68002
l.maue@huntel.net
- 11th Annual Scientific Assembly,
"Forensic Nursing: When the Stakes are High!"
International
Association of Forensic Nurses
www.iafn.org
Las Vegas, NV - September 24 - 28, 2003
Phone:856-256-2425 FAX: 856-589-7463
iafn@ajj.com
-
SNAP First National Assembly in St. Louis, MO
Friday June 20 - Sunday June 22nd, 2003
Healing, Fun and Informative
Featuring Conference Style Sessions, a Delegate Assembly, and
Support Group Meetings
- Healing From Spiritual Abuse Conference
Trinity Lutheran Church of Pleasanton and New College Berkeley
are hosting a conference on "Healing From Spiritual Abuse." It
will take place Saturday, February 15, 2003, 8:30 am - 5:00
pm at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1225 Hopyard Road in Pleasanton,
CA.
Spiritual Abuse can take many forms. But they happen when a
person who is in need of help, support, or greater spiritual
empowerment is instead weakened, undermined, and diminished by
clerical leadership that betrays its pastoral trust for its own
personal reasons and for the increase of its own power and
influence. Pastor Dave Beard, of Trinity is among a growing number
of concerned clergy and academics that recognize the serious
trauma suffered by those in spiritually abusive settings.
Nationally recognized authors Ken Blue, Dr. Ron Enroth, Dr.
Margaret Thaler-Singer and Jeff VanVonderen will lead the
conference. Counselors and prayer stations will be available
during the conference. A Healing Service will be held after the
conference.
Pricing is $50 for individuals and $80 for couples.
Scholarships are available. For more info, see
http://www.trinitypleasanton.org/healing
or call the church office at 925-846-6363.
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The Fifth Annual Ritual Abuse, Secretive Organizations and Mind Control
Conference
August 9 - 11, 2002 near the DoubleTree Hotel - Bradley International Airport
- 16 Ella Grasso Turnpike - Windsor Locks, CT
- Restoration, Reconciliation and Renewal: Healing Spiritual
Trauma
Aug. 16-18,2002 at St. Paul Retreat and
Conference Center, Augusta, Maine
and
Developmental Repair
Sept. 6-8,2002 at the Notre Dame Spiritual Center in Alfred, Maine
Note from:
Karen Carnabucci, MSS, CICSW, LSW,
TEP
Companions In Healing 216 Merrie Lane Racine, WI 53405 Phone:
(262) 633-2645
karen@companionsinhealing.com
www.companionsinhealing.com
We are asking that you help inform survivors, their family members
and helping professionals about these two upcoming retreats in
Maine which feature an internationally recognized method of
working with trauma that is innovative and highly effective.
Kathy Amsden, the psychotherapist in Auburn,
Maine, who is arranging the program, tells me that interested
persons may be able to receive scholarship funds from their local
diocese to take part in this program BUT they must have this
information well in advance to make those applications. Please
pass along on any freinds, colleagues and/or e-mail lists that you
belong to as well as forward to any newsletters, church bulletins
or other publications, web sites or resources that may be helpful
in spreading the news.
"Restoration,
Reconciliation and Renewal: Healing Spiritual Trauma," a workshop
focused on healing for survivors of clergy abuse and their family
members, is scheduled Aug. 16-18 at St. Paul Retreat and
Conference Center, Augusta, Maine. Kate Hudgins, Ph.D.,
internationally known speaker and presenter on trauma and founder
of Therapeutic Spiral International, Charlottesville, Va., will
lead the program with a team of clinicians. Scholarships may be
available. More information is available by calling Katherine
Amsden at (207) 777-1508 or visiting
www.therapeuticspiral.org.
A training program for mental health
professionals and other helping professionals working with trauma
and abuse is scheduled from Sept. 6-8 at the Notre Dame Spiritual
Center in Alfred, Maine. The program, "Developmental Repair,"
focuses on innovative and safe uses of experiential therapy for in
individual and group settings. Mario Cossa, a registered drama
therapist and master trainer in psychodrama based in Keene, N.H.,
and other clinicians associated with Therapeutic Spiral
International, a non-profit organization based in Charlottesville,
Va., will instruct. More information is available by calling
Katherine Amsden at (207) 777-1508 or visiting
www.therapeuticspiral.org.
Dr. Hudgins' new book, "Experiential Treatment
for PTSD: The Therapeutic Spiral Model," has just been published
in June 2002 by Springer Publishing Company. It details the
holistic model that she developed and "road tested" in hundreds of
workshops from Israel and Northern Ireland to Turkey and South
Africa, consistently meeting with positive results. The book is
available on www.amazon.com and by order from Springer (www.springerpub.com)
and should be of interest to psychotherapists and helpers from
other disciplines.
Trainees and colleagues have taken the model to
survivors of the Columbine High School shootings and the World
Trade Center disaster. Dr. Hudgins has worked with hundreds of
survivors of abuse and trauma therough the years and is currently
working closely with a group of helping professionals in Maine to
develop treatment responses to the clergy abuse that has been
surfacing in the news.
I've personally been part of TSI's training and
therapy teams (will be participating in the September Maine
training) and have been consistently impressed with and
appreciative of this model, which I've also integrated into my own
therapy practice. Of particular interest is the containing double
intervention. You can read an article about this intervention on
the TSI site at www.therapeuticspiral.org.
- Sacred
Trust Betrayed
Retreat for Survivors of Clergy Sexual Abuse
Led by St. Placid Spirituality Center
February 7-9, 2003
Those who experience sexual contact with a clergy person
serving in a pastoral role frequently experience a deep sense of betrayal.
In addition to trauma associated with sexual exploitation, there is the
betrayal by one who represents a trusted institution and who represents God.
This wound does not heal quickly or easily. If you have had this experience
and have suffered in silence, carrying a secret that few persons would
believe or understand, this retreat is for you. In a supportive group
setting you will be able to reflect on your feelings about that experience,
evaluate your present circumstances and consider any options for future
steps for yourself as you seek justice and healing. For women only. The
Center will be closed to other guests. Retreat
& meals--$200; With lodging--$275. (1/2 payment with registration, or
call for arrangements. Ask for Billie; all conversations are confidential.)
Facilitated by Billie Mazzei, M.A. and Sister Dorothy Robinson, OSB. Both
are spiritual directors who have trained with the Reverend Marie Fortune of
the Center for the Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence in Seattle,
Washington.
- When Clergy Betray: A Retreat for Women Who Have Experienced Clergy
Sexual Abuse -
September 20-21, 2002 (Date changed! It was May 17, 2002)
The retreat will offer opportunity for the women to connect with each other
and to focus on the impact their abuse has had on their spiritual life, and
explore ways to reconnect spiritually. The retreat will be held at The Shalom Center 602 E.
Uintah St. Colorado Springs CO 80903. Fee is on a sliding fee scale, ranging
from $45 - $150.00. Facilitator: Margaret Arms, L.C.S.W., Ph.D. Call or email
The Shalom Center for registration or information. 719-635-1916. email:
marms1@hpi.net
- Is
Nothing Sacred Retreat
A retreat for women survivors of clergy sexual
abuse.
June 21-23, 2002 in Byfield Massachusetts
Register online at
www.aeppp.org,click
on "Is Nothing Sacred?" link.
- 2002
National Sexual Violence Prevention Conference
Research and Practice in Sexual Violence Prevention: Enhancing the Dialogue
May 28-31, 2002
Chicago Marriott Downtown—Chicago, Illinois
-
Broken Boundaries 2002 Conference
April 25-26, 2002
"Child, Adolescent and Adult Sexual Abuse Victims and Sex Offenders",
RI Convention Center, Providence, RI
To Tell The
Truth
Events - Conferences for sexual assault survivors and mental-health professionals
- 8th
National/1st International Conference on Abuse of Children and Adults with
Disabilities
February 24-27, 2002, Riverside, California Conference Center
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Is
Nothing Sacred Retreat
Kirkridge Retreat and Study Center is hosting an 'Is Nothing Sacred Retreat'
for women survivors of clergy sexual abuse February 8-10, 2002. Cost is
$245.00 with $120.00 registration deposit. Participants can register
directly through Kirkridge at www.Kirkridge.org
or by writing them at Kirkridge Retreat Center, 2495 Fox Gap Road, Bangor,
PA 18013-6028 610-588-1793. Also find out more at AEPPP.
Especially for You
Retreat Weekends for Women Survivors of Emotional, Physical,
Psychological, Religious, Sexual and Spiritual Abuse
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