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Congress of APPPAH 2001
Taught by Tony Madrid, Ph.D. |
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Fundamentals of repairing disrupted maternal-infant bonding using hypnosis with a focus on its application to the treatment of pediatric asthma. No prior training in hypnosis is required as the workshop will begin with a short course on hypnosis, specifically designed for this work. Nurses, midwives, physicians, psychologists, and others who work with mothers and babies are encouraged to attend. Antonio Madrid, Ph.D., is a psychologist, Director of Russian River Counselors, and an Adjunct professor at the University of San Francisco. For more information, please see the website at www.rivershrink.com MCEP approval for California psychologists
Revolutionizing Birth Birth trauma is an all-too common concomitant of the birthing process, affecting all who participate: medical personnel, families, mothers, and babies. Dr. Robert Oliver, a retired obstetrician and Dr. William Emerson, a pioneer in birth psychology, will describe common birth traumas, their causes, and the medical, psychological, cultural, and spiritual solutions. The solutions are designed to return birth to its rightful place in family and culture, as an experience that is safe and inspires celebratory experiences of awe, wonder, gratitude, and joy. (This workshop included the special lecture by Dr. Nathanielsz.)
Special Guest Lecturer: Dr. Nathanielsz will make a two-hour presentation in which he will describe how poor maternal nutrition and maternal stress may alter brain development and produce mood and personality changes that persist into adult life. Dr. Nathanielsz is director of the Laboratory for Pregnancy and Newborn Research at Cornell University and author of Life before Birth, and Life in the Womb. You may register for the entire two-day workshop which includes Dr. Nathanielsz' talk or you may register for the talk only. ($25. fee applies for attendees not registered for the Emerson/Oliver workshop)
Saving the Next Generation: This workshop explores relationship development from conception through the early post partum period focusing on violence prevention through strengthening relationships in pregnancy, birth, and the early post-partum period. We will discuss the events in pregnancy that contribute to a woman's healthy transition to motherhood and identify factors that can disturb or obstruct the process of the formation of maternal identity. Strategies to support the pregnant woman who is experiencing difficulty in becoming a nurturing mother will be shared. We will also look at how the birth experience influences the attachment process and the relationship between birth complications and conflict in mother/infant relationships. Nurses, midwives, doulas, physicians, childbirth educators, and others who work with families during their childbearing years are encouraged to attend.
ACNM CEU's application pending.
Attachment and the Development of the Emotional Brain Recent evidence indicates that mother-infant emotional interactions influence the organization of the infant's developing brain. Failure of the infant-care giver dyad to create an attachment bond is central to the intergenerational transmission of emotional disorders. This workshop will translate complex brain phenomena into readily understandable models that will have immediate application to a broad range of professional practice. Participants will learn how the attachment relationship acts to regulate the child's emotional state and how these interactions influence the experience-dependent maturation of the infant's right hemisphere. Dr. Schore is author of Affect Regulation and the Origin of the Self, Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioural Sciences at UCLA Medical School.
Hypnobirthing Dr. Mehl-Madrona, M.D., Ph.D. noted family practice physician and researcher who did the definitive study on home birth safety, offered this workshop on prenatal uses of hypnosis. In his words: "We will begin with a review of the various approaches to using hypnosis during pregnancy, the questions of who should do it, the success of hypnobirthing and questions on how to approach pain during childbirth in the induction phases." Includes a demonstration of preparing a woman for labor. Participants will compare their approach to the presenter's in small group discussion and will be encouraged to try new techniques in a safe setting and to anchor these new approaches to encourage further use. Professionals with no knowledge of prenatal hypnosis are also encouraged to attend and will find the material an interesting introduction. More experienced participants will enrich their own practices with specific techniques. |
