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  EVENTS  
Brainwave Trust and the Liggins Institute are delighted to invite you to attend a seminar by:
Professor Michael Meaney, McGill University, Canada.

Thursday August 14, 2008
8.45am till 12.45pm

Level 1 - The Liggins Institute, 2-6 Park Ave, Grafton, Auckland.

Professor Michael Meaney is both a very engaging speaker and a distinguished academic whose research provides scientific evidence for the importance of early mother-child interactions in determining the long-term mental and physical health of her children. He is currently James McGill professor of Medicine and professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology and Neurosurgery at McGill University where he is also Director, Program for the study of Behavior, Genes and Environment. He is interested in the mechanisms by which adversity in early life might alter neural development so as to render certain individuals at risk for pathology later in life. His current research focus is on the early environmental regulation of gene expression and brain development: how early experience exerts a sustained influence on neuronal function; development of individual differences in behavioural and endocrine responses to stress; environmental and neuroendocrine mechanisms influencing maternal behaviour.

In this seminar, Professor Meaney will discuss the mechanisms that lie behind what causes mothers’ stress levels to affect their children, the long-term impact that maternal stress has on children’s behaviour and intellectual development and whether the early-life effects can be reversed. He will discuss the evidence that early-life influences are important determinants of adult health, cognitive and social development, and the necessity of taking a long term view, targeting preventions and interventions at the beginning of life - where they can have the greatest impact on societies of the future. This seminar will be of interest to all clinicians, educators and researchers interested in helping children and understanding adults.

View the Brainwave website for details & registration using this link: www.brainwave.org.nz

The cost for the seminar is $55 (incl. GST)
Bookings are essential; please contact sandie@brainwave.org.nz before August 8th to reserve a place (limited to 100 seats). Tel. 09 528 3981

Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples Workshop
Tauranga 28 & 29 August;
Wellington 1 & 2 September,
ChCh 3 & 4 September


Relationship Services Whakawhanaungatanga is bringing leading trainer, supervisor, teacher and researcher from the United States Dr. Rebecca Jorgensen Ph.D. out to NZ for this 2 day training event on "Emotionally Focused Therapy".

This is an opportunity for members to learn of a leading approach to couples work in America and Britain that combines the approaches of attachment theory, systemic thinking and experiential practice. EFT is founded on the work of Sue Johnson and Les Greenberg. It has developed a significant body of research to support its effectiveness, and is one of the most empirically supported approaches to couple therapy. It is one of the few therapy modalities specifically recommended by John Gottman for working with couples.This approach is quite different from Emotional Freedom Techniques which also use the acronym EFT.

To receive the Brochure (and Registration Form) or for more information please email tauranga@relate.org.nz or wellington@relate.org.nz or christchurch@relate.org.nz of Phone Relationship Services 0800 735 283.

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Johnella Bird Workshop - Working with Relationship Injuries
October 6th & 7th 2008 (Mon and Tues).
Westmere, Auckland.
Foir details click here

The Hakanoa Group presents the Sixth Annual Large Group Workshop
Understanding Ourselves in our Society
Conductor Teresa von Sommaruga Howard

Date: 6pm Friday 10 October until 12.30pm Sunday 12 October
Venue: Wellesley Hall, St John's Theological College, Meadowbank, Auckland

Fee: $420 before 1 Sept; $470 after 1 Sept

Enquiries to the convenor: Paul Solomon or 027 436 8400
For further information and registration form see flyer
Also see www.hakanoagroup.co.nz

2008 MINDBODY CONFERECE - "THE RESEARCH AND THE REALITY"
Dates: Oct 10-12th 2008
Venue: Waipuna Conference Centre, Auckland.

Cost: Earlybird price (before August 31st): $295. Student, retired and South Island discounts apply.

We have a fabulous range of international and local speakers lined up to inspire you to put into practice MindBody approaches to health and well-being.
Speakers:
Dr Elliott Dacher, MD, USA.
Professor Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, Canada.
Ass Prof Miguel Diego, PhD USA.
Petrea King
Dr Robin Youngson
S ee www.mindbody.org.nz for details on the various speakers, including abstracts, bookig form and a current provisional programme for the conference.

The Centre for Attachment Conference
The Meaning of Motherhood: Maternal Love, Modern Culture and the Essence of Family.

In conjunct. with Parents Centres NZ, The Families Commission, Great Potentials Ltd & the NZ Parenting Council.
28 November 2008

Information and registration form can be obtained from the CFA website
For further information, questions or comments, please contact Lauren Porter, Lauren@centreforattachment.com or 021 721 115.

Motherhood, despite being perhaps the most foundational and influential force in our lives, is an often overlooked concept when it comes to political discussion, child development, or the meaning of work.
This conference aims to enliven the myriad of perspectives and feelings behind the institution of motherhood, while simultaneously connecting the voices of mothers and the dots of policy.

Our keynote speakers, Naomi Stadlen from London and Anne Manne from Melbourne, will speak to the themes of ‘Mothers Talking’ and ‘Mothers Questioning.’ Anne & Naomi will discuss the material of their books, as well as the energy that occurs when mothers can be brought together in discussion - not division - and the subsequent change that can occur on a societal level when we begin to question while maintaining that forged connection.

Additional morning plenary - ‘Mothers Listening’ - with Lauren Porter and afternoon plenary - ‘In Defence of Mothering’ - with Elisabeth Muir. Afternoon sessions feature workshops with Carrie Cornsweet Barber, Vicki Culling, Irene deHaan, Simone Degiorgio, Pauline Hopa, Jocelyn Johnstone, Ella Kahu, David Tipene Leach, Ruth Martis, Barbara Sturmfels & Claire Wright. Participants will get a choice of two.

The event will be held at the AUT Tech Park Conference Centre in Auckland. In addition to the main hall, there will be a conference room with real-time video and audio broadcast so that mothers/caregivers attending with babies or small children can participate without worry.We look forward to an enriching and enlivening day.
Conference begins at 8:30am and concludes at 5:00pm.
Cost is $195, including all food and workshops.

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