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The Transforming Power of Spirituality:
Breaking Barriers and Creating Common Ground

The First North American Conference
on Spirituality and Social Work

May 25-27, 2006
Renison College
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario

Preliminary Conference Program

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Thursday, May 25   Pre-conference Institute
(Co-Sponsored by the Midwestern Branch of the Ontario Association of Social Workers)

8:30-9:00 Registration

Thursday May 25   9:00-12:30  Special Pre-conference Workshop

Embracing the Sacred in our Work
Bonnie Collins and Trina Laughlin
Great Hall Extension

Thursday May 25
9:00-10:30


The Transforming Power of Spirituality: A Resource for Activists
Ann Weaver Nichols
St. Jerome's 3016

A Jungian Spirituality Workshop
Renee Raimondi Lee
Renison 43

A Way into Well-being - The Art of Caring for the Self
M
argaret Parle, Debra Pelling & Rupdaye Chaitram
Renison 106

Spiritually Sensitive Practice with Children and Youth
Connie L  Kvarfordt
Renison 44

10:45 – 12:30
Shamanic Healing in Social Work Practice  
Cathryne L. Schmitz & Christine Stinson  
St. Jerome's 3015

Deep Encounters with Death: Transformation through Embracing the Duality of Life and Death  
Sheryl Lee Shermak
Renison 44

The Labyrinth: A Sacred Journey to Personal and Societal Transformation
Christine Kessen
Renison 106

Getting to the Center: An Art-as-Meditation Process
Jennifer Judelsohn
St. Jerome's 3016



Thursday May 25   1:30-3:00 Pre-conference Workshops

Spiritually Sensitive Practice with Children and Youth
Connie L  Kvarfordt
St. Jerome's 3016

In Search of the Divine Feminine:  Personal Journeys and Experiential Prayer
Mary Jenny-Saltmarsh & Phillip Tan
Chapel Lounge

The Transformation cycle:  A Buddhist-Based Tool for Clinical Assessment And Treatment
Ray Parchello
Renison 106


Thursday May 25   3:15-4:30  Pre-conference Workshops

A Jungian Spirituality Workshop
Renee Raimondi Lee
Chapel Lounge

Education as a Spiritual Process; Weaving of Prayer, Metaphor and Creative Arts for Multiple Levels of Understanding  
Jacqueline Fehlner & Patricia Slade
St. Jerome's 3016 


Meditation for the Hearts of Healers
Richard Potter
Renison 106

Transformative Video Therapy (TVT):  Using Technology to Create Pathways to a Witness Consciousness
Jana Vinsky & Dianne Hyles
St. Jerome's 3016

Using Kabbilistic Tree of Life to Integrate Spirituality into Social Work Practice  
Penny Cohen
Great Hall Extension

 

Thursday May 25   5:00-7:00 
Conference Registration, Welcoming Reception and Poster Sessions

Thursday May 25   7:00-9:00
Opening Ritual and Evening Keynote

Spiritual Connection in Social Work: Boundary Violations and Boundary Transcendence
Dr. Edward Canda

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Friday, May 26 

Friday May 26  7:30-8:30 Morning Meditation/Coffee and Muffins

Friday May 26  8:30-10:00 Workshops

Through the Lens of Legacy:  Understanding the “Difference” We Make  
Linda Dinger  
Renison 106

The Transforming Power of Spiritually Oriented Music Based Intervention  - A Model for Contemplative Meditation  
Wilfred Gallant  
Renison 43

The Transforming Potential of Forgiveness in Public Life 
Ann Weaver Nichols 
Great Hall Extension


Friday May 26  10:15-11:45  Workshops

The Enneagram in the Classroom  
Laura Taylor  
Great Hall Extension

Creating Common Ground to Address Religious and Spiritual Competency for Social Work 
Cynthia Weaver & C. Fred Weaver  
Chapel Lounge

Friday May 26  12:30-2:00  Keynote Address

Localizing Spiritually Based Social Work in North America: Strategies and Prospects
Dr. John Graham

Friday May 26  2:00-3:30  Workshops

Transformative Approaches to Exploring Spirituality  
Pauline Everette
Renison 106

Meditation – Transforming Individuals and Creating Societal Peace
Christine Kessen
Chapel Lounge

Using Kabbilistic Tree of Life to Integrate Spirituality into Social Work Practice  
Penny Cohen
Great Hall Extension

Spirituality as Empowerment: A Model of Cultural Competence for Social Workers 
Roger Simpson  
Renison 43

Friday May 26  3:30-4:30  Poster Session

Friday May 26  4:30-5:45  Special Workshop
Percussive Meditation
 
Ed Canda
(location TBA)

Friday May 26  8:30-10:00  Presentations

The Helpfulness of Dream-Analysis in Spirituality-Influenced Group Work 
Diana Coholic  and  Julie LeBreton

Renison 125

Dynamic Transformation of Consciousness, Breaking Barriers, and Enhancing     Psychotherapy Treatment Processes  
Marilyn Sticklle & Lyndall Demere  
Renison 125

Spiritualism, Diaspora & Social Work: The Case of the Sathya Sai Baba Movement
Dave Sangha & Ajaya Kumar Sahoo      (CANCELLED)
St. Jerome's 3016

Creating Inclusive Models of Spiritual Development: From the Path to the Mandala  
Jan Potter  
St. Jerome's 3016

Caregiving, Caregivers and Religious Coping 
Gil Choi & Terry Tirotto 
Renison 44

Experiences of Spirituality and Self-Transcendence in Caregivers Coping with Dementia
Thecla Damianakis, Lynn McCleary, Deirdre Dawson, Elsa Marziali  
Renison 44

The Answer Within – The Role of the Church in the Black Community:  A Community Development Response to the Violence in Toronto 
Gillian Wells  
Chapel Lounge

LPI Life Source Mapping:  how Black Critical Theory and The Chakras System Intersect  
Dianne Prevatt-Hyles  and Jana Vinsky
Chapel Lounge

Friday May 26  10:15-11:45  Presentations
Lessons in Abundance from the HIV/AIDs Community  
Kenwyn K  Smith  
Renison 125

The Spiritual Assets of Street-Level Sex Workers  
Reva I  Allen  
Rension 125

The African American Spiritual and Ethical Guide for End of Life Issues:  Embracing and Releasing Life  
Gloria Thomas Anderson  
Renison 44

Innovative Ways of Address Mental health Needs of African Americans:  Examining the use of Spirituality in Mental Health Treatment 
Kimberly D  Farris  
Renison 44

Spiritual Negotiations at the End-of-Life: Experiences in a Long Term Care Facility
Louise Stern  
Renison 42

Through the Valley of the Shadow of Death  
Patricia Slade  
Renison 42

Transforming the privileged: Contentious spiritual dimensions of educational practice 
Anne Curry Stevens 
Renison 43

Korean Shamanism and its Emancipatory Spiritual Power  
Jonghyun Lee  
Renison 43

Friday May 26  2:00-3:30   Presentations

Developing the Ease(E’s) of Spiritual Competence:  Ethical Guidelines of Spiritual Assessment  
Jan A  Rodgers  
Renison 125

Spirituality as a Co-Therapist in Clinical Practice  
Narviar C. Calloway  
Renison 125

The Spiritual Transformation of Social Work:  A Charter of Social Responsibilities corresponding to Vital Human Needs  
Edward Kruk
Renison 44

Social Work with the Muslim Community  
Khadija Khaja  & Umar Al-Khattab
Renison 44

Understanding the Spiritual Lives of Adolescents  
Don Phelps  
Renison 42

Fostering Spirituality in At-Risk Youth through Social Work Intervention 
Brenton Diaz
Renison 42

The Role of Forgiveness in the Resiliency Process  
Yvonne R. Farley  
St. Jerome's 3016

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Susan Cadell
St. Jerome's 3016

Friday May 26  3:45-4:30   Presentations

The Role of Spirituality in Coping with Personal and Professional Stressors Among Social Work Students  
Yu-Wen Ying  
Renison 44

The New Discourse on Spirituality: Problem or Potential for Social Work and Psychology? 
AnneMarie Gockel  
Chapel Lounge

Spiritual Assessment For Culturally Competent Practice
David Hodge
Renison 125   

Examining the Role of Social Work within the Catholic Church
Joanne Ebear
Renison 106

Removing Barriers and Celebrating Diversity: A Welcoming Theoretical Foundation
John Coates  and  Mel Gray
Renison 43

Integral Social Service:  A guide for inclusion of spirituality from clinical through macro
Heather Larkin
Renison 42

Friday May 26  5:30-7:00   Networking Reception
Co-Hosted by Renison & ASU Schools of Social Work

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Saturday, May 27

Saturday May 27  7:30-8:30   Morning Meditation/Coffee and Muffins

Saturday May 27  9:00-10:30 Workshops

Inspirational Techniques from Aboriginal Healing Practices for Spiritual Enhancement in the Clinical Office Setting  
Lewis Mehl-Madrona  
Renison 106

Deep Encounters with Death: Transformation through Embracing the Duality of Life and Death  
Sheryl Lee Shermak  
St. Jerome's 3016

Shamanic Healing in Social Work Practice  
Cathryne Schmitz & Christine Stinson  
Chapel Lounge

Saturday May 27  10:45-12:15 Workshops
Getting to the Center:  An Art-as-Meditation Process  
Jennifer Judelsohn  
Great Hall Extension

Creating Space for Spirit:  Counseling the Dying and The Grieving  
Sara Corse  
Renison 43

A Call to Compassion:  How to Recognize our own Dark Side  
Don Streit  
Renison  106

Breaking Barriers and Demonstrating Common Ground Through a Holistic Approach:  The Medicine Wheel  
Marguerite Loiselle & Lauretta McKenzie
Chapel Lounge


Saturday May 27  12:30-1:00 Canadian Association Discussion
Great Hall

Saturday May 27  9:00-10:30 Presentations

Spiritual Meaning during Inpatient Addiction Treatment  
Paul Caldwell
Renison 42

The Unbound Heart:  Spirituality and Purpose in Life among Formerly Incarcerated Substance Users  
Dina Redman
Renison 42

The Transforming Power of Spirituality:  A Resource for Activists  
Ann Weaver Nichols  
Renison 44

Spirituality and Witnessing:  The Impact on Social Workers  
Catherine O’Day  
Renison 44

Influences of Significant life events on God Concept  
Lora Carter Nafzinger  
Renison 43

Reflections on Teaching a Graduate Course on Spirituality Utilising Parker Palmer’s Six Paradoxical Tensions for Creating a Teaching and Learning Space  
Janet Groen  
Renison 125

Educating Spiritually Reflective Practitioners  
Janet Clark  
Renison 125


Saturday May 27  10:45-12:15 Presentations

The Change Agency of spirituality:  Emotional Connectedness - The Link between Emotions, Emotional Intelligence and Spirituality  
James E  Smith  
Renison 125

Social Work and the Evolution of Consciousness  
Priscilla Smith & Nikki Wingerson  
Renison 125

Interlinking the Souls of Spirituality and Social Work Education:  Building and Transforming International Curricula  
Raisuyah Bhagwan  
Renison 44

Providing Students with a Spirituality based Launch into their first Field Placements 
Eunice Gorman & Mary Lou Karley   (to be confirmed)
Renison 44

Spirituality - the New Religion?  Academic Issues and Clinical Concerns  
Siobhan Chandler  
Renison 42

Orthodox vs  Progressive: An Invitation to Transform Professional Consciousness 
Janet Melcher  
Renison 42

Narnia, C S  Lewis and Introducing Spirituality in the Social Work Classroom 
Laura Taylor  
St. Jerome's 3016

Why it's Important to Consider Spirituality in Social Work Education
Ginette Lafrenière
St. Jerome's 3016


Saturday May 27  1:00-2:30 Presentations

Transforming Social Work’s Understanding of Person and Environment: Spirituality and the “Common Ground ” 
Michael Kim Zapf  
Chapel Lounge

Perspectives of a Macro Practitioner
Thomas Brenner
Renison 44

Spirituality of the Social Worker: Sustaining Lifelong Practice  
Jeffrey  Barker and Stacey Barker
Renison 125

Compassion and Social Work Practice  
Lany Pickard  
Renison 106

Fostering Spirituality: Sweat Lodge Experiences for Social Workers and Clients
Jeannette Waegemakers Schiff and Marion Lerat
Renison 43

Saturday May 27  2:30-3:45 Round Tables

Professional Narratives 
Facilitator – Susan Cadell
Great Hall

Dialogue on Research
Facilitator – Diana Coholic
Chapel Lounge

Saturday May 27  3:45-4:00 
Planning Forward / Closing
Great Hall

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(updated May 15, 2006)

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