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2012
Program Overview, Schedule, and Guidelines
(
* This T T Conference section is being updated for 2013 )
1st
Annual International Conference on
Transgenerational
Trauma:
Communal Wounds and Victim Identities
September
19-22,
2012 ~ Amman, Jordan
Endorsed
and Supported by:
and over 100 professional associations, universities,
and organizations internationally
On
This Page Find:
Program
Samples, Format of the Conference*,
Conference Components, Daily
Schedule,
Session Descriptions and Format,
and Guidelines for Dialogue
Previous
'12 List of Presenters:
Pumla
Gobodo-Madikizela, Stanley
Krippner, Alvaro Cedeno, Steve
Olweean,
Michel
Meignant, Sulaiman Khatib, Myron
Eshowsky, Jed
Magen, Farha Abbasi, Tanya Awad Ghorra, Randy
Hillard, Aingeal Grehan, Louis
Boynton, Grant Rich, Laura Takacs, Filiz Celik, Abdullah FerizI
Samples
of
Panels, Roundtables,
and Breakout
Sessions include:
1) "Using
Telepsychiatry to Address Trauma and Other Mental Health Issues"
Jed
Magen and Farha Abbasi
2) "Healing
History: Indigenous Wisdom Approach To Multigenerational
Trauma"
Myron
Eshowsky
3) "The
Legend of EMDR (Eye Movement, Desensitization, and Reprocessing)"
Michel
Meignant
4) "Healing
Transgenerational Conflict: The Experience of Northern Ireland"
Randy
Hillard and Aingeal Grehan
5) "Massage
Therapy for PTSD, Anxiety, and Depression"
Grant
Rich
6) "Unresolved
Communal Wounds, Victim Identity, And Cultural Rites
Of
Belonging"
7) "Experience
Wounded Xrossing Borders"
Sulaiman Khatib
8)
"Discovering And Practicing NonViolent
Communications (NVC)
On
The Way To Conflict Resolution"
Tanya
Awad Ghorra
9)
"Action Research and The Healing Interview as a Restoration
of
Communal
Dignity"
Louis Boynton
10)
"Restorative Retelling"
Laura
Takacs
11) "Considering
the Future, Perspectives on Dealing with the Past in Kosovo"
Abdullah
FerizI
12)
"Intergenrational Transmisson of Trauma: Dersim Massacre 1937-8"
Filiz
Celik
13) "Seeking
A Common Perspective And Definition of Transgenerational Trauma"
14) "A
Universal Human Dilemma: Revealing The Cultural Stories Of Communal
Trauma and Victim Identities"
15) "Mind-Body-Spirit:
A Holistic Understanding and Approach"
16) "Survivors
As Healers: Engaging The Other With The Power of Compassion"
17) "Global
Network For The Study Of Transgenerational Trauma:
Mission, Structure,
And Planned Outcomes for A Long Term Study"
Format
and Character
of the TT Conference
*:
The 4 day conference is meant to be
a highly interactive learning community. Prepared presentations
are one aspect of this, and to a great extent designed to stimulate
in-depth dialogue and deliberation leading to increased understanding
and next steps, as well as impart knowledge
A central driving feature of the
program is conducting focused topical panels, roundtables,
and dialogue groups that actively engage all participants in
investigating the many dimensions, symptoms, and implications of Transgenerational
Trauma.
Beginning examples of complex questions to
address include, but are not limited to, exploring and considering:
a common interdisciplinary, cross-cultural perspective and definition;
evidence of historical or anthropological presence
dynamics and influences relative to past, present, and future
relationships between and within communities,
interplay of psychological, social, biological, and transpersonal/spiritual
factors
traditional and developing mechanisms for responding to and healing
collective trauma, and unprecedented challenges of moving from understanding
and treating the individual or small group to the societal and global,
as well as from direct, primary trauma to secondary, vicarious, and
transgenerational trauma.
interchangeable dynamics, traditions, and identities of victim
/ perpetrator, Us / Them, and Self / Other as common dilemmas for all
societies and cultures
social and cultural influences on identifying with communal victimhood
and ritualized refreshing of trauma as a required rite of passage into
group belonging.
the power and practical necessity of compassion for healing, reclaiming
fundamental security and self-worth, and restoring personal balance
with the world through reconciliation with a perpetrator and demonized
Other.
Dialogue is seen as the essential engine
of the conference. As such, whether participating in a prepared
presentation session or actively taking part in the ongoing deliberations
woven throughout the entire 4 day program, all attending will have continual
opportunities for offering input and learning through contributing their
expertise, perspectives, and personal experiences.
An added objective of this inaugural
event is to tap all participants for input into developing both
the Global Network for the Study of Transgenerational Trauma and this
annual meeting intended to support it - including important questions
a global study should address, and challenges to such a collaborative
initiative, as well as planned outcomes and beneficial applications
of products that result from it
Conference
Components
A
4 day Schedule of:
- Keynote
Speakers
- Topical
Panels and Roundtables
- Break-out Sessions of Research,
Workshops, & Practical Presentations
- Daily
Facilitated Dialogue & Action Planning Groups
- Live 2-Way Global Links With Remote
Groups in Other Countries
- Interactive All-conference Experiences
- On-site
Blogging
- Rich Networking for Cooperation on Applications
- Interdisciplinary, Multi-cultural Learning Community
- Social-Cultural Events & Performances
- Displays
- Farewell
Dinner Party on evening of Saturday, Sept. 22
Location:
Coral
Sadeen Hotel, Amman, Jordan
Conference
Program Schedule
Full
Program to be posted in the near future
Wednesday,
September 19
4:00
pm *On-Site
Registration & Check-in
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm: CONFERENCE
OPENING
Thursday,
September 20
9:30
am - 9:30 pm:
9:30 am - 10:00 am:
Speaker
and Dialogue
10:30 am - 12:00 pm:
Concurrent
Breakout Sessions - A
12:00 pm - 1:30
pm: Lunch
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm:
Concurrent
Breakout Sessions - B
3:15 pm - 3:45 pm:
Speaker
and Dialogue
3:45 pm - 6:00 pm:
Plenary
Panel & Discussion - C (full
conference)
followed
by breakout dialogue groups
6:00
pm - 7:30 pm: Dinner
8:00 pm - 9:30
pm: Social/Cultural
Event
Friday,
September 21
9:00 am - 9:30 pm:
9:00 am - 10:30 am:
Concurrent Breakout Sessions - D
10:45 am - 12:15 pm:
Plenary
Session - E (full
conference)
12:15 pm - 1:00 pm:
Speaker
and Dialogue
1:00 pm - 2:45
pm: Lunch
2:45 pm - 4:15 pm:
Concurrent
Breakout Sessions - F
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm:
Plenary
Session - G (full
conference)
6:00
pm - 7:30 pm: Dinner
8:00 pm - 9:30
pm: Social/Cultural
Event
Saturday,
September
22
9:30 am - 4:30 pm:
(7:30
pm - 11:00 pm:
Farewell
Banquet)
9:30 am - 11:00 am:
Concurrent Breakout Sessions - H
11:15
am - 12:30 pm: Concurrent
Breakout Sessions
- I
Facilitated Dialogue Groups
12:30 pm - 2:00 pm: Lunch
2:00
pm - 3:30 pm: Full
Conference Final Summary and
Action
Planning for Next Steps:
3:30 pm - 4:30
pm: TC
Conference Processing and Closing
7:30
pm - 11:00 pm: Farewell
Dinner Party
(a
final time to break bread together)
Intent
and Description
of Program Sessions
(also Guidelines
for Proposals):
Keynotes,
Breakout Sessions, Topical
Panels,
Facilitated
Dialogue & Action Planning Groups,
Live
2-Way Global Links:
1) Keynotes:
Keynotes by leading visionaries help frame the focus of the program,
and are meant to offer insights, inspire, and pose important questions
and challenges to address.
2) Breakout Sessions
- Theory, Research, and Practical Presentations:
Prepared presentations for sharing theory, perspectives, research,
and analysis, introduction and demonstration of developing models
and methods, experience with practical skills and approaches, and
deep inquiry and deliberation on essential issues. The TT Conference
is designed to be a cooperative learning experience, and so presenters
are asked to include opportunities for significant participant interaction
and dialogue within their sessions. Presenters are also requested
to be present for full participation in the conference.
3) Topical Panels:
In keeping with the character of the conference, panels
are intended to be more of an interactive dialogue between members
addressing important issues - rather than a series of seperate mini-presentations.
A typical format is to begin with brief comments by each panel member
to stimulate thinking, followed by a discussion among these members,
and then to eventually extend the dialogue out to include the full
audience for a portion of the session to encourage a wider, more inclusive
discussion on the topic at hand. This process is guided and facilitated
by a moderator(s) to ensure opportunities for multiple voices to be
heard, that the focus is maintained, and to keep things on track in
terms of time.
4) Facilitated
Dialogue and Action Planning Groups:
These sessions focus on the overall conference mission that all participants
take part in. They are intended for processing the conference experience,
delving further into issues presented, addressing relevant issues
and questions that may not represented in the prepared program, offering
input into the conference and Global Network, formulating action plans
and collaborations for applications of learning, and additional networking
opportunities. Content from keynotes, breakout sessions, topical panels,
roundtables, and multimedia presentations provide the stimulus for
these dialogues woven throughout the days of the program. Dialogue
groups are valued as brainstorm generators and essential resources
for input into the development and progress of both the TT Conference
and the Global Network. Material emerging from these discussions is
included in conference proceedings and outcomes, and used for future
planning.
5) Live 2-way Global Links to Other
Countries:
In addition to on-site presenters and participants, to expand the
size and reach of the conferences key speakers and groups gathered
in other countries will be simultaneously Skyped into the conference
during plenary sessions for real-time, 2-way participation. These
live virtual groups will be present during the conference opening
and plenary sessions.
6) Interdisciplinary,
Multi-cultural Learning Community:
A key intent of the conference is building an interactive professional
learning community and common ground of reference to promote a concerted
effort in exploring core themes and integrating formal learning. The
program structure encourages participants to learn from prepared material
while also bringing their own experience, perspectives, and wisdom
to bear in exploring the theme of the conference. Experts in a variety
of relevant fields will be on hand to both provide presentations and
participate in the program along side all participants, including
facilitated dialogue groups that further support sharing and processing
learning. As such, presenters are requested to be present for full
participation in the conference.
7) Social-Cultural Events and Performances
offer opportunities for cross-cultural sharing and appreciation,
social interaction, and important community building.
Guidelines
For Compassionate Dialogue
The
T T Conference strives to promote an inclusive,
compassionate dialogue that honors different personal experiences,
perspectives, and narratives, while allowing for better expressing
and listening to each other as we work together toward understanding
and harmony. Our intention is to create an open venue where we can
engage meaningfully and invite in a public dialogue that brings our
joint wisdom to bear in exploring sometimes difficult issues that
effect us all. This is based on the premise that it does not require
that we be the same to be appreciate of, at peace with, and secure
in our relationships with each other; only that we be familiar enough
with each others story to share the humanity and trustworthiness that
resides in each of us.
We ask all participants to assist us by carrying and expressing this
intent throughout the conference.
NonViolent Communication Guidelines:
(Adapted from Marshall Rosenberg)
Unique Assumptions—NVC begins by assuming that we are
all compassionate by nature and that violent strategies—whether
verbal or physical—are learned behaviors taught and supported
by the prevailing culture. It also assumes that we all share the same,
basic human needs, and that all actions are a strategy to meet one
or more of these needs.
While NVC is much more than a communication model, the components
below provide a structural concept of the process that leads to giving
and receiving from the heart.
Honestly Expressing how I am and what I would like without
using blame, criticism or demands
Empathically Receiving how another is and what he/she would
like without hearing blame, criticism or demands
Whether expressing or receiving, NVC focuses our attention on four
pieces of information:
Observations—Objectively describing what is going on
without using evaluation, moralistic judgment, interpretation or diagnosis
Feelings—Saying how you feel (emotions and body sensations)
about what you have observed without assigning blame
Needs—The basic human needs that are or not being met
and are the source of feelings
Requests—Clear request for actions that can meet needs
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1st
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Wounds and Victim Identities
September
19-22 , 2012 ~
Amman, Jordan
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