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June 3-5: Winnipeg, Manitoba.
"Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) 71st Annual
Convention.". See conference website for
more info.
June 28-July 1: Montpellier,
France. "Innovation
and Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food".
At a time of increasing global threats including climate change, the
scarcity or degradation of resources, and population growth, the
current economic crisis has triggered unpredictable short-term
consequences but could also offer new opportunities in the long
term. Agriculture and the food sector face an uncertain future,
especially in some regions of the globe, and technical and political
choices will play a determining role in ensuring the welfare of
rural populations and avoiding social exclusion and environmental
degradation.
We invite researchers from all disciplines, stakeholders and policy
makers, from Northern and Southern countries, to reflect upon future
choices, to identify new concrete proposals for research agendas and
for political action, and to discuss how innovations systems can
better achieve sustainability.
Email or visit the
conference website for more information.
June 30-July 4: Rome, Italy.
"Empowerment: The politics of the helping relationship."
The conference is organized on behalf of the World Association for
Person-Centered and Experiential Psychotherapy and Counseling.
Visit the conference website or
email for more info.
July 11-16: Melbourne,
Australia. "27th
International Congress of Applied Psychology". ICAP 2010
will be the first IAAP Congress to be held in the Southern
Hemisphere and therefore presents a golden opportunity for
Australian psychologists to participate in this historic event which
has the potential of moving Australians one more step further
towards developing a picture of applied psychology that is more
global than international. This event looks like it will be
great!
Email or visit the
conference website for more info.
Note that the
14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars
will be held at the Deerhurst Resort in the heart of Muskoka, where
the 2010 G8 Summit was held.
July 12-16: Huntsville, Ontario.
"Mindfulness I - Practical Approaches for Health Care
Practitioners and Their Patients". "Mindfulness" is
appearing everywhere these days yet most health care practitioners
have little knowledge or experience with it. This course will
provide participants with didactic and experiential learning
regarding mindfulness. Participants
will have the
opportunity to try a variety of mindfulness practices that form the
basis for current clinical programs such as mindfulness-based stress
reduction (MBSR), mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for
depression, and mindfulness-based eating awareness therapy. Evidence
for the values of these interventions will be described. Indications
and contra-indications as well as an approach to evaluating the
potential value of these programs will be described. Opportunities
for further training in these practices will be outlined as this
course will not be sufficient to lead mindfulness programs. The
course will parallel a MBSR program with a substantial portion of
each class spent in formal meditation practices. Participants will
leave the course with a variety of practical mindfulness practices
that they can use in their own lives or recommend for patients.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
July 12-16:
Huntsville, Ontario.
"Evidence-based Mental Health".
One of the
14th Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
This workshop will enable participants to develop their ability to
quickly find answers in the research literature to clinical
questions they encounter in practice. Participants will be coached
how to ask researchable questions, rapidly acquire answers from the
literature, appraise articles (when necessary) and apply the results
to clinical decision-making. Participants will be actively involved
at every session and will have the opportunity to work through
examples drawn from their own practice. We will focus on randomized
controlled trials and systematic reviews.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
July 26-30:
Huntsville, Ontario
.
"Mindfulness II - Building Skills, Refining Practice".
One of the
14th Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
This
course if for participants who have some prior exposure to or
experience with mindfulness based approaches. It will assist
participants in refining and further developing mindfulness-based
approaches to working with physical and emotional pain, optimizing
stress tolerance and enhancing occupational performance. A
substantial portion of each class will be spent investigating formal
and informal meditation practices. Small and large group discussions
will allow participants to reflect on their own experiences with
these mindfulness practices. A pre-course learning needs survey will
be distributed to participants to allow tailoring of the course
content to the needs of participants.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
July 26-30:
Huntsville, Ontario.
"Psychiatry
for Family Physicians".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
This seminar is
designed to help family physicians develop the skills necessary to
deal with common psychiatric problems. The focus will be on issues
applicable to the primary care setting. Two topics per session will
be presented, focusing on clinically relevant material and pragmatic
approaches to these problems. The sessions will involve
problem-based learning, and group participation and interaction will
be actively encouraged.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
July 26-30:
Huntsville, Ontario.
"Practical Introduction to General Practice Psychotherapy".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
An interactive
overview of relevant theories and techniques of General Practice
Psychotherapy, and brief overview of Interpersonal Therapy.
Essential "Do's" and "Don'ts" of psychotherapy including Record
Keeping, Confidentiality, Patient and Therapist Safety, Consent to
Treatment, Forming a Therapeutic Alliance and Boundary Issues.
Interactive discussion of real and fictional patient-therapist
encounters. There will be viewing of some professional videos
showing real patients and also some Hollywood films featuring
depictions of psychotherapy.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
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Note that the
14th Annual
McMaster Muskoka Seminars
will be held at the
Deerhurst Resort in the heart of Muskoka, where the 2010 G8 Summit
was held.
August 9-13:
Huntsville, Ontario.
"Moods & Cycles:
Diagnosis & Management of Depression in Women from Menarche to
Menopause and Beyond".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
Throughout most of their lives, women are at greater risk for
depression than men. Such increased risk may be exacerbated during
periods in life that are associated with reproductive events (i.e.,
premenstrual, postpartum, menopausal transition). These ‘windows of
vulnerability’ could occur in part due to a heightened sensitivity
to intense hormonal fluctuations. After all, hormones &
neurotransmitters share common pathways & receptor sites in areas of
the brain linked to mood & behaviour. In this course, we will review
the current knowledge on depression in women, examine the underlying
mechanisms that may contribute to such an increased risk & discuss
state-of-the-art treatment strategies to manage depression in women
across the life cycle.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
August 9-13:
Huntsville, Ontario.
"Promoting Resilience & Preventing Burnout: Tools for
Managing Work & Life".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
Physicians today
are dealing with demands from multiple directions with limited time,
energy & skills to manage them. In this interactive workshop
participants will be introduced to concepts & tools to help them
manage themselves & others, negotiate time & resources, understand &
resolve conflict, & deal with the “stuff” of everyday life. Through
reviews of relevant literature in the fields of psychology &
business & opportunities for reflection, participants will develop a
framework for promoting resilience & preventing burnout in their
work & home life.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
August 9-13:
Huntsville, Ontario.
"Psychiatric Rehabilitation: An Introduction".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
Clinical care for people with serious mental
illnesses, such as persistent and severe mood and anxiety disorders
or schizophrenia, should include evidence based and best practice
assessments and interventions known to date. Psychiatric
rehabilitation consists of such assessments & interventions that
address psychiatric disabilities commonly associated with serious
mental illnesses. Psychiatric rehabilitation is a field of mental
health care that was formally initiated a few decades ago and is now
a well-published and rapidly evolving field, yet it is not well
known to many psychiatrists and other mental health care providers
and trainees. Increased knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation can
improve care for people with serious mental illnesses. The goal of
this seminar is to introduce psychiatrists and other mental health
care providers and trainees to psychiatric rehabilitation.
Objectives: Increase awareness of use and importance of psychiatric
rehabilitation; Increase knowledge of psychiatric rehabilitation;
Increase basic skills in psychiatric rehabilitation.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
August
12-15: San Diego, California.
"American Psychological Association 2010 Convention".
See conference website for more
info.
August 16-20: Huntsville, Ontario.
"Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Weight Management".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
Weight management
is considered an essential component in the prevention of chronic
disease. Health care professionals are aware of this, but often
have to rely on their own informal weight control knowledge and
experience in providing patients with advice. This course will
provide participants with a review of current research in, and
recommendations for, body weight regulation. Using Cognitive
Behavioral (CBT) principles, participants will learn to design both
eating and activity plans, with a goal of improved health.
Participants will learn how to approach practical, emotional and
interpersonal obstacles to implementing a lifestyle plan. Finally,
strategies for addressing body image will be reviewed. Participants
will leave this course with a clear understanding of what is
recommended in dealing with weight concerns, as well as practical
knowledge of how one might change one’s lifestyle for the better.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
August 16-20: Huntsville, Ontario.
"Law & Psychiatry".
One of the 14th
Annual McMaster Muskoka Seminars.
This seminar will
cover important medico-legal concepts and issues facing
psychiatrists. This seminar sets out to develop a familiarity of
important medico-legal concepts and issues facing psychiatrists such
as malpractice and liability, violence, confidentiality and
privilege, consent and capacity. There will be ample time for
discussion and case presentation.
Email
Suzy Konick or visit the
conference website for more info.
September 8-10: York, England.
"16th European Groupwork Symposium: Groupwork and Well-being".
This symposium will bring together a number of British pioneers in
this field and they welcome presentations from colleagues in other
parts of the world. The event will interest any professional
working in health, social work or education, whether a social
worker, a psychologists or a counselor. Email
Dr. Jerome Carson for more
info.
September 9-10: Toronto,
Ontario. "2010
Aboriginal Health Forum Addressing Mental Illnesses & The Criminal
Justice System". The
Criminal Justice System in Canada has under its care one of the most
vulnerable and mentally unhealthy populations anywhere. The
prevalence of serious personality disorders, drug and alcohol
dependence, suicidal and self-harming behaviour, and all forms of
mental illness (both psychotic and neurotic) is alarmingly high
- much higher than in the general population. The
forum offers a range of skills and knowledge to address Aboriginal
Mental Illnesses & the Criminal Justice System.You
will learn, network and discover new and innovative programs and
approaches that may have an application to your physical,
mental-emotional, social and spiritual dimensions of mental
illnesses. Sponsored by the Ontario Coalition of
Aboriginal People. Email
Bill Zarchikoff for more
info.
September 19-22; Niagara Falls,
Ontario. "The
Fifth International Conference on Special Needs Offenders".
This conference will be dedicated to the treatment of special needs
offenders in Prisons, Forensic Psychiatry Units and the community.
Sponsored by the International Institute on Special Needs Offenders
and Policy Research (Canada). Visit the
conference website for more
info.
September 26-29: Honolulu,
Hawaii. "18th
International Congress on Child Abuse and Neglect".
Sponsored by the International Society for Prevention of Child Abuse
and Neglect.
Our theme, "One
World, One Family, Many Cultures," recognizes that in spite of our
differences we live in one world that is a global family made up of
many cultures that can work together towards a common goal of
strengthening families, and preventing abuse and neglect of our
children. The world faces many challenges with unfortunate conflicts
among nations and tragic effects of armed conflict on our families,
children and communities. The increase in violence among family
members and its painful effects on our children have also challenged
us to find ways to strengthen families and prevent family violence.
Knowing the value of diversity in our efforts to prevent harm to our
children, we invite the nations of the world to share their cultural
experiences, values, and traditions and to empower the youth of our
nations to work together to create a better world for our most
precious resource, our children. Email
Camille Golden, or
visit the conference website for more
information.
Dana Becker, thanks for
letting us know about this fine opportunity!
September 30 - October 1: Vancouver, British Columbia.
"Fourth Annual Pacific Psychopharmacology Conference".
This event is being held at the Coast Harbour Hotel and focuses on
clinical issues associated with psychiatric medication that are
relevant to Primary Care Physicians, as well as Psychiatrists.
Increased reliance on the use of psychotropic medications in more
than one psychiatric illness can result in combinations of
medications that add to the complexity of treatment. The conference
offers you the opportunity to hear from and interact with clinicians
who deal with these challenges - frequently on a day-to-day basis.
For registration please visit
Conference organizers
encourage a variety of poster sessions in keeping with the
conference theme of "Psychopharmacology in Challenging Times" and
invite all disciplines to submit topics for consideration.
October 18: London, Ontario.
"School-based Interventions for Adolescents with ADHD".
ADHD is one of the most frequently diagnosed disorders for children
and adolescents. Although extensive research has been reported
about the characteristics of children with the disorders and school
and community-based treatments, much less attention has been focused
on adolescents with the disorder. Given the large changes in
context (i.e., transition to secondary schools), numerous risks
associated with the disorder (e.g., school dropout, substance use,
unwanted pregnancy, driving accidents), and the important
developmental changes experienced by children as they enter and
progress through adolescence, we cannot simply apply what w know
about children with the disorder to adolescents.
Email
or visit the
workshop website for more info.
October 23-27; Orlando, Florida.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) Annual
Conference. In addition to providing the best training, IACP
brings together the most law enforcement executives from across the
United States and around the world to exchange ideas, learn from
experts, and see the latest in equipment, products, and services.
Visit the
conference website for more
info.
The holiday
season is upon us! Order your cards or gifts from UNICEF!
March 5-7: Bangkok, Thailand:
"The Sixth Annual Education and Development Conference".
Sponsored by the "Tomorrow People Organization".
The
Sixth Annual Education and Development Conference provides a
comprehensive and interactive program in which participants
cultivate their cross-cultural, and communication skills and learn
about different educational systems, the importance of education and
many ways to develop and implement it.
This three-day program is unlike
most academic conferences. It aims to bring scholars and students
together as well as experienced professionals willing to learn,
share their ideas and their great achievements while addressing the
importance of education and its strong correlation with development.
Admission to this conference requires that participants have taken
at least one year of graduate university courses. Undergraduate
students may apply and their application will be reviewed and
potentially accepted under special conditions and based on their
academic background and past achievements.
Email the organization
or
Vladimir Mladjenovic, or
visit the conference website for more
info.
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