2008 Regional Meetings

 

Atlantic Region

    Location: Loyola College, Columbia, MD

    Dates:November 7 - 9, 2008

    Theme/Topic: Clinical Wisdom and Hebrew Bible: Possibilities and Pitfalls

    Keynote Speaker(s): Michael Koppal and Denise Dumbkowski Hopkins of Wesley Theological Seminary

    Contact: TBA

    Additional Information: TBA


Central Region

    Location: St. Mary of the Lake Conference Center, Mundelein, IL

    Dates: October 10 - 12, 2008

    Theme/Topic: Theology and Practice of Forgiveness

    Keynote Speaker(s): Dr. Joretta Marshall of Brite Divinity School in Ft. Worth, TX

    Contact: Refer to http://www.aapccentralregion.org for more details.

    Additional Information: TBA


Eastern & Northeast Region Joint Conference

    Location: Williams Inn, Williamstown, Massachusetts.

    Dates: November 7 - 9, 2008

    Theme/Topic: TBA

    Keynote Speaker(s): Pamela Cooper-White, speaking on her recent book, "Many Voices: Pastoral Psychotherapy in Relational and Theological Perspective".

    Contact: TBA


Midwest Region

    Location: Columbus, IN

    Dates: September 26 - 27, 2008

    Theme/Topic: "Agents of Hope When Difference Divides"

    Keynote Speaker(s): Nancy Ramsay

    Contact: TBA

    Additional Information: In these two plenary sessions we will explore various resources from social sciences that help us identify and deconstruct ways that forms of oppression such as racism, sexism, heterosexism, and classism insinuate themselves in our lives and the lives of our clients. We will also explore theological resources that are helpful to us in confronting these very challenging issues and for informing our efforts to be positive agents of change.


Northwest Region

    Location: University Place @ Portland State University, Portland, OR

    Dates: October 3 - 4, 2008

    Theme/Topic: PILGRIMAGE: A Jungian Perspective on Contemporary Clinical and Cultural Understandings of an Ancient, Therapeutic Archetype

    Keynote Speaker(s): Terrill Gibson, Ph.D., Jungian Analyst, AAPC Diplomate, AAMFT Approved Supervisor

    Contact: Anthony Terndrup, (541)-753-9217

    Additional Information: All across the globe, there is a revival of interest in ancient Pilgrimage routes and disciplines. The Earth is alive. The Ancients knew this perhaps better than we. Through dream, legend, and ceremonial wisdom it was revealed that reverently traversing certain paths across the surface of this splendid sphere generated deep healing for physical, psychological, and, most preciously, spiritual wounds. Taken as liturgical and therapeutic metaphor, it became clear to these ancients that Pilgrimage is a prime paradigm into the mysteries of the divine-human encounter; that Pilgrimage is the full journey after a complete, compassionate consciousness we all take from birth to death, from ignorance to enlightenment.

    In this seminar, the historical background and possible contemporary applications of this vibrant archetypal presence in pastoral psychotherapy will be explored. Using a Jungian-themed collage of film and image, a theoretical model will be suggested for the respectful clinical, cultural, and political access to and application of this ancient healing vehicle. The topic is especially urgent, culturally, given the religious war currently being waged between the three ancient Western Monotheisms—all traditions with strong pilgrimage practices built on top of forgotten Goddess practices. Can pilgrimage bring something toward planetary peace and healing as well as individual psycho-spiritual growth?

    View the conference brochure here: Northwest Region Fall Conference Brochure & Registration form.


Pacific Region

    Location: Lloyd Center on the campus of San Francisco Theological Seminary, San Anselmo, CA

    Dates: October 24 - 25, 2008

    Theme/Topic: Healing Shattered Lives: Trauma and Grief and Violent Death

    Keynote Speaker(s): Ted Rynearson, M.D., author of "Retelling Violent Death"

    Other Speaker(s): Herbert Anderson, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and Margaret Kornfeld, past President of AAPC.

    Contact: LloydCenter@sfts.edu

    Additional Information: TBA


Rocky Mountain/Plains Region

    Location: Denver, CO

    Dates: November 6 - 7, 2008

    Theme/Topic: TBA

    Keynote Speaker(s): TBA

    Contact: TBA

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Southeast Region

    Location: Kanuga, NC

    Dates: October 24 - 26, 2008

    Theme/Topic: TBA

    Keynote Speaker(s): TBA

    Contact: TBA

    Additional Information: TBA


Southwest Region

    Location: Briarwood Retreat Center, Argyle, Texas

    Dates: October 3 - 4, 2008

    Theme/Topic: TBA

    Keynote Speaker(s): "Rethinking America’s Religious Landscape: Pastoral Counseling Implications of American Piety in the 21st Century" by Byron Johnson, Ph.D., Director, Institute for the Studies of Religion, Baylor University. Program will include a panel response by region members to the sociological information provided by Dr. Johnson.

    Contact: TBA

    Additional Information: Pre-conference: Ethics workshop (3 hours) by Herman Green


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