Reflections: An Educational and Self-care Retreat for Providers
Led by: Joseph Spinazzola, Ph.D.; Elizabeth Hopper, Ph.D.; Dana Moore, MAR, MA; Ilya Yacevich, LAMFT
Wednesday, September 30, 7:00 p.m. through Friday, October 2, 3:00 p.m.
Location: Eastover Resort & Conference Center, Lenox MA, in the Berkshires
Clinical work with those who have experienced overwhelming stress carries the potential for great rewards, but also leads inevitably to an impact on our own experience of ourselves and the world. In this workshop, we will build an understanding of the ways this work transforms our own experience; explore the factors which lead to vicarious trauma as well as compassion satisfaction; and develop, through the use of experiential exercises and skill-building, strategies to care for the caregiver. We will discuss:
- Providers as individuals: The other person in the room.
- Why do we feel this way? Processes by which the professional’s inner experience is transformed.
- What is vicarious trauma? How do we recognize it?
- Why do we do this work? Building an understanding of what keeps us motivated and fulfilled.
- Building self-care: prevention and intervention: body-based strategies, self-nurturing activities, playfulness, self-expression, connection.
Designed to encompass both learning and renewal, this retreat experience will go beyond didactics to immerse the participant in mindfulness, self-reflection, experiential learning, self-expression, and joy.
About the Presenters:
Joseph Spinazzola, Ph.D., the Executive Director of the Trauma Center at Justice Resource Institute, received his Ph.D. from Duke University, completed his Clinical Psychology Internship at New York University / Bellevue Hospital, and holds an appointment at Boston University School of Medicine. In his 10th year with the Trauma Center, Dr. Spinazzola is actively involved with all aspects of our Center's programming and service, serving as a clinician, clinical supervisor, senior trainer, and as Associate Director of our Research Department. Dr. Spinazzola manages the Trauma Center's National Child Traumatic Stress Network Community Treatment & Services program. He is also the Principal Investigator of a youth violence prevention program working with Urban Improv to develop and evaluate theater-based programming for traumatized children in the Boston Public Schools. Dr. Spinazzola is a member of The Forensic Panel, a national forensic expert witness firm providing peer reviewed forensic expert testimony in psychiatry, psychology and the forensic sciences. Dr. Spinazzola provides local and national consultation to health service agencies on trauma-informed systems change. Dr. Spinazzola specializes in the assessment, diagnostic classification and treatment of complex adaptation to childhood trauma in children and adolescents. He has authored over 30 publications and scholarly conference presentations in this area. Receiving a Graduate Certificate in Women's Studies from Duke University, Dr. Spinazzola has engaged in formal training and research in the areas of human sexuality and gender role socialization, identity development, gender-based oppression, silencing and resilience, and adolescent development and giftedness. Dr. Spinazzola holds particular interest in dissociative coping and adaptation in survivors of complex trauma; in lifespan development, psychodynamic, and existential perspectives on trauma and recovery; and in the role of transformative action - including improvisational theater, cooperative play, and expressive arts - in the recovery process.
Elizabeth Hopper, Ph.D. is the Associate Director of Training at the Trauma Center and the Pogram Director of Project REACH, an anti-human trafficking program. Dr. Hopper received her Ph.D. from Saint Louis University and completed her Clinical Psychology internship at the Medical College of Virginia. Dr. Hopper has conducted national outreach on traumatic stress and complex trauma, focusing on cross-discipline training. She provides trauma-informed consultation in a variety of settings and to community-based clinicians. Dr. Hopper is currently a staff psychologist and supervisor at the Trauma Center.
Dana Moore, MAR, MA, is a staff member of the Trauma Center Yoga Program and is directing a clinical mindfulness program for The Meadows. Dana also leads trauma and mindfulness retreats with Bessel van der Kolk. Dana studied theology at Yale University Divinity School and counseling psychology at Boston College. He received his yoga teacher training at the Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health and completed the advanced level of training in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) at the Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Healthcare and Society founded by John Kabat-Zinn. Dana first began doing psychotherapy at the Boston Veterans Center in Boston, MA where he used a mindfulness-based psychotherapy approach to treat combat veterans with PTSD. Dana is an oblate of the Pecos Benedictine Monastery.
Ilya Yacevich, LAMFT, specializes in work with children and families with histories of complex and intergenerational trauma. She has a Master’s degree in Marriage & Family Therapy from St. Mary’s University and post-graduate training in International Trauma Studies. Ms. Yacevich has worked with children and families for the last decade, in a variety settings, including residential treatment, shelters, and Head Start. She has also worked with programs in India and Tanzania, and has special interest in international/ cultural issues pertaining to mental health and wellness. She is trained in CISM and is a member of the MRC Mental Health Crisis Response Team. Ms. Yacevich incorporates varies modalities in treatment, including yoga, art, sandtray, DBT, play therapy, and dance. She coordinates the GLBTQ program at the Trauma Center, as well as providing evaluations for child sexual abuse and human trafficking.
Registration Information and Policies:
Additional information about this workshop may be found in this brochure. Please be sure to submit both the registration form below and payment. Fees for the workshop are as follows:
- Regular Rate: $330
- Early Bird Rate- EXTENDED UNTIL SEPTEMBER 14: $295
- Student/Group Rate: $297
- Student/Group + Early Bird Rate: $265.50
The resort prices, inclusive of tax and gratuity, are:
- $140/day for lodging and all meals [$280 total]
- $58/day for lunch and dinner only (no lodging) [$116 total]
- $39/day for lunch only [$78 total]
Registration will be confirmed when payment is received. Space is limited, and registration will be on a first come, first served basis. We will hold a space for three (3) business days, pending receipt of your payment, if you indicate your interest via e-mail by contacting Shannon Holt.
You may register and pay online, using PayPal. Or, to register by mail, please send the following information (or equivalent), along with a check, payable to "The Trauma Center at JRI", for the full workshop fee.
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| Regular Rate $330 | Early Bird $295 | Student / Group $297 | Student / Group + Early Bird $265.50 |
|---|---|---|---|
plus Lodging and all Meals $280 |
plus Lodging and all Meals $280 |
plus Lodging and all Meals $280 |
plus Lodging and all Meals $280 |
plus Lunch & Dinner only $116 |
plus Lunch & Dinner only $116 |
plus Lunch & Dinner only $116 |
plus Lunch & Dinner only $116 |
plus Lunch only $78 |
plus Lunch only $78 |
plus Lunch only $78 |
plus Lunch only $78 |
