News and networking opportunities for members of the BPI community. https://boulderpsych.com/nlf/ en-us Thu, 23 Apr 2026 22:38:08 MDT 240 https://robynchauvin.com BPI-NL-051336-20260423010000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:00:00 MST The exploration of dreams can be a playful vehicle for transformation. A dream group has the advantage of amplifying your communication with dreams through consistent contact with your own dreams and the dreams of other group members. Often the dreams of others become part of the language of our own dreams, resulting in a deepening of relationships between group members.
The approach used in this group is derived from Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP), the method developed and taught at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. Instead of interpreting and analyzing your dreams, you will play the dream’s characters (every person and thing in the dream) as a way of allowing the dream to communicate its existential message. The basic assumption is that “every part of a dream is you.” And the dream is a vital communication from you to you. The ability to hear that communication becomes amplified and expanded in a dream group.
We will meet on the first Saturday of each month from 10am Mountain Time until 1pm, starting in March. Please feel free to contact Robyn for further information. Her email is Robyn3899@gmail.com, or you may text her at 720 841 1836. Any phone calls must be made through either the WhatsApp or Signal apps.
This is a practice process group. You will also have the opportunity to explore the dreams of other group members while being coached by the group facilitator. You will learn how to facilitate dream exploration from an AEP perspective. You can receive credit toward AEP certification for the Dream Class after 48 hours of attendance.
Cost for each three hour session is $90. There is a four-session initial commitment. The group meets once a month and begins on 05/03/2026 You may receive a 10% discount by paying for all 10 groups a year in advance.
Robyn Chauvin, MA, LPC is a trainer at the Boulder Psychotherapy Institute. She is trained in Applied Existential Psychotherapy (AEP), Gestalt, Psychodrama, and the Bonny Method of Guided Imagery in Music. She is familiar with Jungian as well as AEP and Gestalt approaches to dreams. She has over 30 years experience in hospice, inpatient psychiatric work and private practice psychotherapy working with individuals, couples and groups. She teaches classes and supervises students at BPI.

Name: Robyn Chauvin
Email: robyn3899@gmail.com]]> robyn3899@gmail.com (Robyn Chauvin) https://www.wcet4.com BPI-NL-051370-20260423010000 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:00:00 MST
The World Congress will feature many of the leading existential scholars from around the globe, including Lewis Gordon, Emmy van Deurzen, Kirk Schneider, Alfried Langle, Yaqui Martinez-Robles, Mark Yang, Xuefu Wang, Tom Pyszczynski, Myrtle Heery, Susana Signorelli, and more.

This is the largest gathering of existential therapists in the world and only happens every 3-4 years. It likely we will over a decade before the next time it is in the United States.

You can follow the World Congress of Existential Therapy on social media by visiting: https://linktr.ee/WCET4. If you would like to be added to their mailing list, send an email to admin@wcet4.com requesting to be added to the listserv.

Name: Louis Hoffman, PhD
Email: admin@wcet4.com]]> admin@wcet4.com (Louis Hoffman, PhD) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-051749-20260423044027 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 04:40:27 MST
Name: Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.
Email: charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com]]> charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com (Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.) https://www.eventbrite.com/e/shake-your-soul-the-yoga-of-dance-a-community-embodied-movement-class-tickets-1984183841282?aff=oddtdtcreator BPI-NL-051750-20260423120118 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:01:18 MST
I know you will leave feeling more like yourself, more presence, more connection within and outside of yourself. I think we need these practices more than ever right now- if we can feel safer in our bodies, connected to our emotions, liberation of our spirits, in connection and community with each other- that is real power.

The class is open to all, free (donations are accepted), and will incorporate some expressive arts into the dance/movement class. My training is as a Psychologist, trauma therapist, and Registered Somatic Movement Therapist/Educator.

This class is specifically designed to help you come into easeful connection with your body and nervous system, to work on trusting your body/process, and to enhance your ability to witness.
Please join me, share this message, and bring someone you want to dance with!!

Name: Emily Hamilton
Email: EmilyA.Hamilton@gmail.com]]> EmilyA.Hamilton@gmail.com (Emily Hamilton) https://melanieyoungpsyd.com/events/brainspotting-phase-1-longmont-colorado-june-5-7-2026/ BPI-NL-051751-20260423121139 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:11:39 MST Seminar Overview
At this in person, 3-day introductory training, participants will learn four basic Brainspotting techniques, as well as receive an overview of the:

Standards of care and professional practice for Brainspotting practitioners.
Research that supports the primary assumptions of Brainspotting.
Challenges of research and evidence-based treatment for conditions such as Complex PTSD.
This live training will be facilitated with didactic lecture, PowerPoint, handouts, role playing, dyad practice, and live demonstrations. Participants will learn to do the following:

Define the components of Brainspotting
Utilize the techniques of “Inside window”, “Outside window” and “Gazespotting” and “Body Resource” Brainspotting.
Define how Brainspotting can be applied to trauma, dissociation, sports performance problems and somatic conditions
Demonstrate the theories and practices of Brainspotting.
Learning Objectives
Participants of this introductory level course participants will be able to:

Summarize the standards of care and professional practice of the International Brainspotting Association.
Describe the hypothesized neurological underpinnings of how brainspotting works.
Summarize the research that supports the hypothesized way in which eye positions activate and access midbrain activity.
Explain the uncertainty principle as it relates to brainspotting.
Describe the concepts of simultaneous neurobiological and relational attunement.
Explain the importance of client-therapist attunement during brainspotting.
Explain how the treatment frame is set and held by the therapist.
Explain the role of focused mindfulness in brainspotting.
Discuss the similarities and differences between the activation and resource models of brainspotting.
Explain the concept of limbic countertransference.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the outside window brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the inside window brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the gaze spot brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the resource model of brainspotting technique.
Assess the appropriate brainspotting techniques for the treatment of Post-traumatic stress disorder, including the Dissociative Subtype, and other trauma-related symptoms.
Describe two challenges to assessing and providing evidence-based treatment to individuals with Complex PTSD.
Trainings are open to all counselors, psychologists, social workers and others in the healing professions with strong clinical backgrounds, as well as students/interns in the mental health field who seek to expand their knowledge.

Name: Melanie Young
Email: info@melanieyoungpsyd.com]]> info@melanieyoungpsyd.com (Melanie Young) https://melanieyoungpsyd.com/events/brainspotting-phase-2-longmont-co-august-28-30-2026/ BPI-NL-051752-20260423121311 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 12:13:11 MST Seminar Overview
This 3-day, in person Brainspotting Phase 2 training will begin with an extensive review of Outside and Inside Window Brainspotting and Gazespotting, with an emphasis on how to clinically interact with clients.

Trainees will be introduced to several important applications. This includes One-Eye Brainspotting including the use of One-Eye goggles. Also taught is 3 Dimensional Brainspotting using the “Z-Axis” of Brainspotting close and far; this includes Vergence Therapy which expands the Z-Axis to activate the vagus nerve through the ocularcardiac reflex.

Additional technical refinements will be presented including “Rolling Brainspotting,” with slow eye tracking stopping briefly on each Brainspot.

Advanced techniques will also include combined Inside-Outside Brainspotting where both reflexive responses and client sense of highest activation are used together to find Brainspots.

Day 3 will be devoted to the second level of the Advanced Resource Model. This will entail combining the resource aspects of One-Eye and Z-Axis Brainspotting. This addresses working with clients with Very Complex PTSD and those outside of the Brainspotting Window of Tolerance.

Techniques taught with PowerPoint lecture, discussion with Q & A, demonstrations and practicums.

Trainings are open to all counselors, psychologists, social workers and others in the healing professions with strong clinical backgrounds, as well as students/interns in the mental health field who seek to expand their knowledge.

Learning Objectives
Participants of this intermediate level course will be able to:

Summarize the research on client-therapist attunement in in-person and online psychotherapy sessions.
Set and utilize the dual attunement frame.
Explain the way in which bilateral auditory stimulation may enhance processing during Brainspotting.
Explain the role of the allocortex and the agranular isocortex in Brainspotting.
Describe the oculocardio reflex and its relationship to the vagus nerve of the parasympathetic nervous system.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the z-axis and vergence therapy techniques.
Explain how the one-eye Brainspotting technique can focus and enhance processing of trauma-related experiences.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the one-eye Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the rolling Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the advanced outside window Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the use of the advanced resource model of Brainspotting.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the combined inside-outside Brainspotting technique.
Demonstrate a basic mastery of the second level advanced resource model of Brainspotting.
Assess how specific advanced Brainspotting techniques can be used for complex PTSD and other trauma related conditions.
Trainings are open to all counselors, psychologists, social workers and others in the healing professions with strong clinical backgrounds, as well as students/interns in the mental health field who seek to expand their knowledge.

Name: Melanie Young
Email: info@melanieyoungpsyd.com]]> info@melanieyoungpsyd.com (Melanie Young) https://rebuildingseminars.com/ BPI-NL-051753-20260423134652 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:46:52 MST
Join our 90-minute intro workshop to learn about the program: May 6 in Niwot, June 22 in Denver.

Rebuilding Seminars empowers people to heal and thrive after a relationship ends. This therapist-led, 10-week program creates a safe space for vulnerability, fostering self-discovery and healthy relationship patterns. We build a supportive network of friends who show compassion for each other's healing journey without judgment or unsolicited advice. See our hundreds of 5-star Google Reviews about the life-changing experience of moving from trauma to freedom and confidence with Rebuilding Seminars.

Learn why dozens of Boulder-area therapists refer to Rebuilding Seminars. Learn more by scheduling a 15-min conversation with owner/therapist Bob Manthy: https://tinyurl.com/RBConsult

Name: Bob Manthy
Email: rebuilding@reply.rebuildingseminars.com]]> rebuilding@reply.rebuildingseminars.com (Bob Manthy) https://somaticwildernesstherapyinstitute.clientsecure.me/ BPI-NL-051754-20260423135608 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:56:08 MST We offer in-person and online sliding scale therapy, coaching and rites of passage. We can meet you in our office, or outdoors in nature for some experiential work. If you are curious, reach out to explore how we can support your wellness goals. Whether you are seeking therapeutic support, personal growth, or professional development, our comprehensive range of therapies, trainings, and rites of passage experiences are designed to meet you where you are on your journey.
We offer sliding scale fees to ensure that financial constraints do not hinder access to care. Book a free 20 minute consultation now.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://www.somaticnaturetherapy.com/courting-your-medicine BPI-NL-051755-20260423135634 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:56:34 MST

Courting Your Medicine is a Rite of Passage for women* to more clearly identify, own, and live into their unique soul gifts in the world. Participants delve into discovering and embodying their sacred purpose, supported by community and guidance from the natural world. This program is designed to help you nurture and express your soul gifts so you can live more fully aligned with your deepest calling.
This four-month deep dive Rite of Passage includes two six-day in-person gatherings in Colorado, four online group meetings between the intensives, 1:1 support calls, and an integration call following the second live gathering.




This program is for you if you:
Have a desire for something greater, and have a sense that there is some as-of-yet unlived potency in you longing to be lived
Are ready to step more fully into yourself and are willing to work through the challenges you meet along the way
Long to come into the right relationship with your power-to not hide from it or get arrogant, but to own what’s yours to own
Have a deep desire to feel more confident inside yourself and in the world, to feel the rightness that comes with knowing what you are here to do.
Be supported and reflected within a soulful community
Starting date: June 13-18 & September 12-17


About your facilitators
With several decades of experience in outdoor education, therapy, teaching, mentoring, and rites of passage guiding, Katie Asmus, MA, BMP, LPC, incorporates present-moment awareness, relationship to the natural world, body-mind connection and ceremonial practices to support people in more deeply and compassionately connecting to themselves, others, and the earth.

She believes strongly in the power of spending time in nature as a way to deeply listen inward, and has a long history of creating, practicing, and facilitating personally meaningful, culturally relevant ceremonies and rites of passage. Katie also has had a 30-plus-year career working with therapy and coaching clients and over 20 years teaching wilderness therapy, adventure therapy, ecotherapy, and somatic therapy at a graduate level.

Currently, Katie directs and facilitates rites of passage trainings and experiences, sees therapy and coaching clients, guest teaches, and trains therapists and healers through The Somatic Nature Therapy Institute. She is known for saying that “Inner work is world peace work.”
For over 30 years, Melody Mischke has been seeking to define her purpose and give it life in the world. She is a certified Transformational Coach, Heart-Based Meditation Instructor, Ayurvedic Practitioner, Yoga Teacher, Writer, and Intuitive. She began studying meditation in India at the age of 18, has degrees in both Environmental Science and Contemporary Spirituality, and is a primary contributor to Banyan Botanicals’ written educational content. She founded both her private practice (Live In Resonance) and a partnership with her brother (Luminous Planet) to help guide others into a more intimate relationship with their innermost essence and purpose. She is a passionate skier, wilderness adventurer, and singer with a profound devotion to her family, to wild places, and to elevating consciousness on the planet. She lives in Evergreen, Colorado with her husband and son.
As a co-facilitator of Courting Your Medicine, Melody's highly-skilled capacity to hold sacred space, her grounded wisdom, and her razor-sharp aptitude for seeing your deepest gifts will help guide your journey.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK3v3n4deja5LYFqfAVj55X9XKGxQFjXGqtcrsjIGIW8_FVA/viewform BPI-NL-051756-20260423135709 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:57:09 MST Why Join?
Restore body and spirit through nature immersion.
Build community with others navigating pregnancy.
Explore somatic practices that ease stress and support wellbeing.
Contribute to important maternal mental health research

Dates: Sunday, May 31st at 1 PM — Wednesday, June 3rd at 10 AM
Location: Dao House, Estes Park, CO
Cozy private or shared rooms with bathrooms + mountain views
Farm-to-table meals (organic, nourishing, community-oriented)
Fireside gathering spaces + oxygen lounge for high-altitude support
About your facilitators
Alyssa Coleman is an Experiential Counseling student, doula, perinatal mental health researcher, and wilderness guide tending journeys through the inner and outer worlds alike. She is a graduate student at Prescott College pursuing an MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling with a concentration in Adventure-Based Counseling as well as an EdS in Experiential Counseling. Alyssa is also a birth and postpartum doula, maternal mental health advocate, and wilderness guide. She is a deep believer in the incredible transformational, healing potential of pregnancy and childbirth, especially when held with reverence, intentionality, and community support. Alyssa is so very excited to be able to offer this event for folks and gather insights that can help improve maternal mental health offerings more broadly and can't wait to meet you!


Anne-Marie Chmielewski is a nature-based chaplain, mom, auntie, and devoted rites of passage companion supporting journeys through the shifting seasons of life and land. She is grounded in feminist spirituality and earth-honoring pastoral care. Anne-Marie holds a master’s degree in Women’s Spirituality and a second in Consciousness, Healing, and Ecology. With a practice rooted in deep listening and relationship with the more-than-human world, she supports folks in connecting with nature as a source of insight, belonging and transformation. Raised in rural Montana and now based in Colorado, she carries a lifelong reverence for the textures and teachings of the land—threads that continue to shape how she listens, holds space, and accompanies others through thresholds and transformation.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeK3v3n4deja5LYFqfAVj55X9XKGxQFjXGqtcrsjIGIW8_FVA/viewform BPI-NL-051757-20260423135800 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 13:58:00 MST Join Niki and Austin online from 5-7 PM MST every Monday.
You can expect:
Guided reflection and gentle facilitation
Support navigating grief, emotions, and healing
Connection with others experiencing pet loss

Sign up by emailing Austin at austin@somaticnaturetherapy.com

About your facilitators:
Austin Balfany believes healing unfolds through connection—to self, to community, to lineage, and to the living world that holds us. His work is rooted in the understanding that the body carries its own wisdom, that emotion is a form of intelligence, and that healing happens as we tend the places where connection and disconnection live within us.
Austin integrates somatic awareness, mindfulness, wilderness therapy, experiential and parts-based approaches, and brings a trauma-informed, LGBTQ+ affirming lens to his work. Drawing on years of guiding youth and families in wilderness settings, Austin is passionate about weaving queer resilience, rites of passage, and embodied connection into therapeutic spaces. He believes choice is an act of empowerment—and that joy is a brilliant, radical force.


Nikolaia Patterson, MTS believes the most important relationship we can all cultivate is the relationship we have with ourselves. She hopes to be your advocate in your deepening relationship with yourself, and to bring compassion and curiosity to your inner world.
In her therapeutic work, Niki brings an orientation towards the nervous system’s incredible healing capacity and its ability to help us meet the present moment in the most attuned and authentic way. She is trained in Hakomi, a mindfulness-based, somatic therapy modality, and in Authentic Relating, a group facilitation modality geared toward honest, connected communication. Niki has experience facilitating groups in corporate, academic, and therapeutic contexts. Her work and life are deeply rooted in a love of the natural world, and animals are some of her primary teachers.

Name: Katie Asmus
Email: info@somaticnaturetherapy.com]]> info@somaticnaturetherapy.com (Katie Asmus) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-051758-20260423141141 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:11:41 MST
Just Be Kitchen and Verb Cafe are on-site and Whole Foods, Crepe Cafe' and Zeal are easily walkable. The building is home to other professionals in healthcare, mental health and tech.

The second, larger office is occupied by an established psychologist/psychoanalyst and available to use mid-day for a couple of hours on most weekdays, all Fridays, evenings and weekends if needed for a group.

Available now for $850./month

Name: Neil Rosen
Email: njrosen@protonmail.com]]> njrosen@protonmail.com (Neil Rosen) http://reflectivepoint.com BPI-NL-051759-20260423144952 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 14:49:52 MST
Ignited Ideas promotes a different solution: getting together in a group setting, diving into new ideas, and making them always tied to practice. Each session will be oriented around a new idea and, more importantly, how to put the idea to work.

If you have a client who might be interested in this additional work alongside their individual therapy, please reach out to me or pass my info along to them.

Thanks!

Name: Sean Carroll
Email: sean@reflectivepoint.com]]> sean@reflectivepoint.com (Sean Carroll) https://post.craigslist.org/manage/fNa3G9kVwKMEVbCJEFWJpC BPI-NL-051760-20260423174347 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:43:47 MST
The Boulder Healing Hub offers affordable and flexible office space for Boulder wellness practitioners - as well as a thriving community of professional connection and support!

Our 17 beautifully-furnished and light-filled private flextime holistic health offices are great for life/career coaches, naturopaths, nutritionists, herbalists, chiropractors, meditation instructors, spiritual counselors, energy workers, acupuncturists, etc. Three of our offices are large enough for groups, presentations, classes, movement work, mat bodywork, etc.

— Pay only for the office time that you need
— Enjoy our low-commitment memberships that allow for ultimate flexibility
— Benefit from high quality HEPA air purifiers in every office
— Easily book an office *whenever* you need it seven days a week
— See clients in-person or conduct tele-health sessions with our high-speed WI-FI
— Connect to a wonderful community of peers for professional support, client referrals, and camaraderie

A LOT is included with your Hub membership!
— Beautifully furnished rooms with natural light and live plants and expansive views of the Flatirons and greenery
— Next to Boulder Creek and private lawn for working outside with clients, or taking walks between sessions
— Convenient, central Boulder location with ample parking
— Wheelchair accessible building
— Large multi-use rooms with TV monitor and whiteboards for presentations and larger group sessions
— Spacious waiting room with water service
— Cleaning service included
— Free high-speed WIFI throughout the suite
— Showers and kitchen access
— Supplies provided (tissues, clipboards, white noise machines, etc.)
— HEPA air purifiers in every office running 24/7
— Large practitioner break room for doing computer work, eating lunch, and/or connecting with other practitioners in between sessions!
— Storage space onsite for keeping professional supplies
— Practitioner listing on our website and link to your personal website
— Fellow practitioner referrals to build your practice
— Free monthly networking groups and Hub social events
— Discounted sessions with other Hub members for self-care
— An amazing community of practitioners for support (open houses, peer supervision groups, book club, etc.)

Flextime office rates are currently starting at $155/month for access 7 days/week, and only $93/month for weekend access - and ask us about our current discounts! These rates include use of all 17 furnished offices, and all of the various perks and amenities.

Learn more about us at http://www.BoulderHealingHub.com .

To meet us in person and tour the space please fill out our practitioner inquiry form at http://www.boulderhealinghub.com/practitioner-inquiry-form/

We look forward to connecting!

Name: Erica
Email: contact@boulderhealinghub.com]]> contact@boulderhealinghub.com (Erica) https://boulderpsych.com/ BPI-NL-051762-20260423205303 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 20:53:03 MST
Name: Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.
Email: charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com]]> charleshorowitzphd@yahoo.com (Charles Horowitz, Ph.D.) https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_mQAx2GjKhMuyq2YjYe6bBjsLpju4fwIFi-lCFT-tyg8bSg/viewform?usp=dialog BPI-NL-051763-20260423215546 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 21:55:46 MST
The Bridge Center for Play Therapy in Boulder is asking community members to complete our 2 minute-long annual survey so we can plan our CE offerings to best fit our community's needs.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd_mQAx2GjKhMuyq2YjYe6bBjsLpju4fwIFi-lCFT-tyg8bSg/viewform?usp=dialog

By completing the survey, you can enter to win 50% off an upcoming training!! Your voice matters!!

The Bridge Center for Play Therapy is an APT Approved Provider #26-813 for Continuing Education (CE) credits.

Name: Kira Harland
Email: kira@thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com]]> kira@thebridgecenterforplaytherapy.com (Kira Harland) https://nwsp.wildapricot.org/event-6619254 BPI-NL-051764-20260423232618 Thu, 23 Apr 2026 23:26:18 MST
The Center for the Study of Aging and Clinical Applications (CSACA) at the New Washington School of Psychiatry

Living with Chronic, Serious Illness in Later Life: The Role of Palliative Care

Date: Sunday, May 17, 2026

Time: 9:45 AM – 4:15 PM ET

Location: Online via Zoom

Faculty & Co-Chairs: Yara Moustafa, MD, PhD, Co-Chair, Judy Peres, MSW, Co-Chair, George Saiger, MD, and Margo Silberstein, EdD

Guest Speakers: Joanne Lynn, MD, Franca Posner, MSW, Gary Stein, JD, MSW, and Lydia Segal, MD

5 CEs/CMEs

Program Description:

This interdisciplinary workshop brings together leading clinicians in geriatrics, psychiatry, social work, and palliative care to explore how professionals can better support older adults and their families navigating serious illness. Older adults living with chronic, serious illness face far more than medical challenges. Persistent pain, anticipatory grief, difficult care decisions, and questions about meaning, dignity, and dependency often shape the experience of later life.

Through clinical presentations, case discussion, and experiential reflection, participants will examine practical approaches to advance care planning, grief and loss, chronic pain, and the psychological realities of living with serious illness in later life. Keynote speaker Joanne Lynn, MD, a national leader in palliative care and health policy, will frame the day with insights on aligning care with patients’ values, function, and goals.

Register here: https://nwsp.wildapricot.org/event-6619254

Living with Chronic, Serious Illness in Later Life: The Role of Palliative Care – New Washington School of Psychiatry

Registration closes May 15th at noon ET .

learning objectives

By the end of the conference, participants will be able to:

Identify psychosocial, existential, and symptom-related challenges experienced by older adults living with chronic, serious illness, including frailty, chronic pain, grief, and dehumanization within care systems.
Apply psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, and meaning-centered frameworks when working with older adults and families coping with dependency, loss, and mortality.
Implement practical palliative care strategies to address chronic pain, anticipatory grief, and advance care planning in later life.
Integrate narrative reflection and experiential practices that support dignity, resilience, and creativity in the face of loss.

5.5 CEU/CMEs

Schedule

9:45 – 10:00 - Welcome and Orientation – Yara Moustafa, MD, PhD and Judy Peres, MSW

10:00 – 10:45 - Keynote: Caring for Frailty and Serious Illness in Late Life - Joanne Lynn, MD, MA, MS

10:45 – 11:00 - Keynote Discussion

11:00 – 11:10 - Break

11:10 – 11:40 - Grief and Anticipatory Loss in Later - Franca Posner, MSW

11:40 – 12:10 - Advance Care Planning in Later Life - Gary Stein, JD, MSW

12:10 – 12:40 - Living with Chronic Pain in Later Life - Lydia Segal, MD

12:40 – 1:10 – Panel Discussion with Presenters – Integrating grief, advance care planning, and pain management in the context of chronic, serious illness.

1:10-1:55 – Lunch Break

1:55 – 2:40 - Case Presentation: Coping with Mortality at Age 85 - Judy Peres, MSW and George Saiger, MD

2:40 – 2:45 - Break

2:45 – 3:50 - Creativity in the Face of Loss: Experiential Reflection - Yara Moustafa, MD, PhD and Margo Silberstein, EdD

3:50 – 4:15 – Closing Plenary: Reflections and Evaluation

Name: Jen Lloyd
Email: counselor.jen.lloyd@gmail.com]]> counselor.jen.lloyd@gmail.com (Jen Lloyd)