at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor

May 15 — 17, 2011

Promoting Reflective Functioning with Infants, Toddlers, Families and Professionals: Traditional and Non-Traditional Approaches

Monday, May 16, 2011 morning
Keynote Address - Suzi Tortora, Ed.D.

Monday, May 16, 2011 afternoon
Case Presentation Panel Speaker - Suzi Tortora, Ed.D.

Lecturer, Laban Movement Analyst, author and dance movement psychotherapist in New York City and the Hudson Valley area of New York.

Workshop/Poster Submission:

MI-AIMH invites proposals for two-hour workshops related to the promotion of reflective functioning within the practice of infant mental health. Workshops may be clinical or empirical and may address any of the following topics: prevention, assessment, intervention, research, or policy development. Within these general topic areas, proposals should address traditional or nontraditional approaches for the promotion of reflective functioning and practices in parents, families, and professionals; evaluation of reflective practice within programs; support of reflective functioning in professionals and their supervisors; or discussion of barriers to reflective functioning.

We also invite students to submit proposals for poster presentations related to studies in the infant-family field.

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American Dance Therapy Association
45th Annual Conference

Brooklyn, New York

Friday, September 24, Seminar
The Essential Role of the body in the Parent-Child Relationship: Nonverbal Analysis of Attachment - Suzi Tortora

A comprehensive review of research discussing the infant's experiences that occur outside of verbal conscious awareness, described by Stern as "implicit knowledge" will be presented. Discussed from a developmental and attachment perspective, the important role qualitative aspects of nonverbal expression and exchange with be highlighted using a parent- infant attachment relationship analysis system.

Saturday, September 25, Marian Chace Foundation Lecture
The need to be seen - From Winnicott to the Mirror Neuron System DMT Comes of Age – Suzi Tortora

Saturday, September 25, Seminar
An Interactive/Experiential Panel: Exploring "Movement Thinking," Labananalysis and DMT – Nancy Beardall, Catherine McCoubrey, Carol-Lynne Moore, and Suzi Tortora

Continuing in the tradition of presenting a yearly Labananalysis panel, this year's panelists will present material and experiential exercises applying movement thinking and problem solving approaches to training DMT students, clinical practice and research.

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Moving From Within - Freising , Germany

Dear Prospective Participants!

After our very successful first congress in 2007, due to the interesting contributions, the beautiful location, and fruitful international exchange, I am very pleased to announce the second international conference on movement analysis, Moving from Within. The second congress, as the previous one, is aimed at interested people from the fields of dance, therapy, education, and science. This time the focus of the congress will be on movement analysis of interactions.

What can we learn from movement during interactions between caregivers and children, couples, or families? What needs to happen on a body level in order to shape or maintain attachment?

In order to gain insight on new aspects on the work of movement analysis, different instruments will be introduced.

We are not only inviting you to interesting workshops and lectures but also to an exchange with colleagues from around the world. On Sunday we invite you to a dance per-formance with a buffet and dancing afterwards.

The following keynote speakers have confirmed:

Dianne Dulicai:  Nonverbal Assessments of Family Sys- tems and Groups

Susan Loman:  Interaction with Children with  Aggression

Dr. Fabian Ramseyer: Synchronisation of Nonverbal  Interaction in Psychotherapy

Dr. Suzi Tortora: Trauma, Stress and Postpartum Depression

March 4 - 6, 2010

Educating The Creative Mind
An International Conference on Arts-Based Education

Educating the CreativeMind Conference is the inauguration of a new educational project that aims to heighten public awareness of the significance of the arts in children’s learning and development. Throughout this three-day conference, we seek to generate conversations about ways to strengthen arts-based education for young children by inviting educators to share theories, research and best practices with each other and with the community of stakeholders – policy makers, teachers, parents, social workers – all those who inMuence children’s lives. We hope to establish a network of all these individuals who will join forces in 6nding innovative ways to bring a wellrounded education to children.

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February 27 & 28, 2010

Saturday & Sunday

1 st International Conference
Pediatric Psychological Trauma in Infants and Young Children from Illness, Injury and Medical Intervention

Exploring research and practice in the identification and treatment of trauma resulting from terrifying and disruptive medical experiences:

Suzi Tortora will present: How Young Children Communicate Distress Nonverbally: A Developmental Perspective

Davidson Conference Center University of Southern California

Day One - Saturday
Recognizing and Understanding the Significance of Early Childhood Experiences

Day Two - Sunday
Learning from Models and Outcomes of Intervention

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Please note: This event is a webcast conference at Hunter College. The discount price is $75.00 for both days. If you can’t make both days the price is still the same. The time for both days are 11:00 am – 8:00 pm. This is a non-refundable event, if you miss a day you will not get a refund. This is a time sensitive payment so if you are going please mail your check as soon as possible, so I can place you on the list.

You can mail a check or money order as soon as possible to:

Jewish Board of Family & Children Services Inc.
120 West 57th Street, 11th floor
New York, New York 10019
Attn: Eula M. Guest

Please make check payable to: JBFCS-IICF

Please put in memo of the check: 1st International Conference webcast

Thank you for your interest in the 1st International Conference webcast on Pediatric Psychological Trauma in Infant.

February 21, 2010

Sunday

9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

Creative Arts Therapy Day
Psychodrama and Art Therapy Workshop

This unique, half-day creative seminar in group therapy will introduce participants to Psychodrama and Art Therapy as intervention techniques through experiential and didactic methods. There will be an opportunity to participate in a classic Psychodrama.

Participants will learn skills such as:

• Doubling and Role Reversal
• Warm-up through Sociometric choice
• How to process and Art Therapy exercise
• Different theoretical approaches

Psychodrama - Gay French-Ottaviani, LCSW, CP, is a certified psychodramatist, group therapist and licensed clinical social worker. She is the Supervisor of Counseling Services at Hope's Door. She has a private practice in Pound Ridge, New York. For more information visit: www.psychodramagroup.com

Art Therapy - Ker (Ulker) Berdinurat Beckley M.S, L.C.A.T., is a Mari and Reiki Practitioner and the Director of Clinical Art Therapy Services at Four Winds Hospital.

Regular fee: $50
Alumni/Field Instructor fee: $45
Student fee: $40

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January 30 - 31, 2010

Saturday & Sunday

1:30 - 6:30 pm

Lecture 92nd Street Y

Dance Movement Psychotherapy: Infants and Young Children with Suzi Tortora, Ed.D., ADTR, CMA, LCAT, LMHC

Cost: $75 plus reg. fee
Where: 92nd Street Y - 1395 Lexington Ave, NY, NY 10128 - Buttenwieser Hall, 2nd Floor or call 212.415.5500

Sensitize yourself to the ways young children communicate, learn and express themselves through their movement and senses. Gain hands-on experience information that is useful for all professionals and parents of young children, with or without special needs. Learn about Dr. Suzi Tortora’s Ways of Seeing dance movement psychotherapy program through exploring nonverbal cues expressed by infants and young children and experiencing movement activities that support early attachment relationships and social, emotional, and cognitive development. For parents, caregivers, and professionals, these activities can be used with families or in groups and in dyadic and individual therapeutic, hospital, preventative and childcare settings.

January 24, 2010

Sunday

9:00 AM to 2:00 PM

Creative Arts Therapy Day
Dance, Music and Poetry Therapy Workshop

This unique, half-day creative seminar in group therapy will introduce participants to music, dance, and poetry as therapeutic techniques, Participants from the first CAT workshop will deepen their skills and learn new techniques.

Dance Therapy - Suzi Tortora, Ed D, ADTR, CMA, LCAT, LMHC, KMP, is a certified dance therapist, specializing in pediatrics. She is a private practitioner, author and senior dance therapist at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Poetry and Journal Therapy - Nancy Scherlong, LCSW, PTR, MS is a registered poetry therapist, a clinical social worker, an EMDR practitioner, a certified hypnotist, an AMRC disaster mental health clinician and an internal family systems practitioner.

Music Therapy - Karen Popkin, LCAT, HPMT, MT-BC, provides music therapy services at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Regular fee: $50
Alumni/Field Instructor fee: $45
Student fee: $40

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