IN THIS ISSUE:

Major fall 2010 psychotherapy conference announced
JHA Conference Services – let us organize your event
Dr. David Burns – “Tools not Schools – of Therapy” – Part VI
Heather Good: Mindfulness-based Breathing Technique
Workshop aides needed

A strong spring line-up, an exciting new conference and some fresh initiatives

Dear Colleagues: As the year comes to a close, we start to look back on our many accomplishments. We sincerely hope you have achieved your goals, enjoyed your worthwhile hobbies and started on some meaningful projects. Many of you are no doubt enjoying a wonderful holiday season with family and friends. Why not take this time to plan the new year? We’ve got amazing workshops lined up for the spring and summer

Jack Hirose & Associates is expanding its services: We are providing JHA Conference Planning Services as well as offering opportunities for organizations to send staff to workshops at a reduced rate.

First of all, we have added a new Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Intensive with Dr. Burns in Halifax, Oct 18-21, 2010. These Intensives are in high demand, so we are now offering 3 in the upcoming year. The Spring 2010 lineup includes high-profile speakers Dr. Gordon Neufeld, Dr. Ross Greene, Dr. Gabor Maté, Dr. Scott Miller, Dr. John Brier, Dr. Christine Courtois, Dr. Jane Middelton-Moz and others. For a full list of upcoming workshops, and to register, please visit our website – or follow the links at left for details.

In tough economic times, health regions and school districts throughout the country are cutting back training budgets. These cuts come at a time when professionals need high-quality training more than ever. Jack Hirose and Associates has created a new program to help some people attend our workshops at a significant discount. We will be selecting 2 or 3 aides for every workshop. Please call our office ASAP if you are interested.

In other news, we’re implementing a new program to benefit the local food bank. We will be piloting this concept in Vancouver if I am able to bring on several sponsors. Beginning in Vancouver during Spring 2010, participants will be able to bring in non-perishable food items, and for every item donated, Jack Hirose & Associates will contribute $1. Spare change and cash donations will also be accepted. All proceeds will go to the local food bank.

If we fast-track to November 2010, we are pleased to co-sponsor the Healing and Treating Trauma, Addiction and Related Disorders Conference with Edgewood Treatment Centre, an internationally renown private addictions treatment centre, located on Vancouver Island, and Canada’s leader in alcohol and drug treatment. This is sure to be the most exciting event in our company’s 13-year history. Confirmed presenters include Dr. Martin Antony, Dr. David Burns, Dr. Patrick Carnes, Dr. Carolyn Coker Ross, Dr. Ray DiGiuseppe, Heather Good, Dr. Pat Love, Dr. Gabor Mate, Dale MacIntyre, Dr. Laurel Parnell, Dr. Gary Richardson, Dr. Colin Ross and Dr. Robert Scaer. This four-day event is sure to be the major highlight in the psychotherapy field. Keynote presenters have been carefully chosen for their outstanding presenting abilities and cutting-edge knowledge. We will be offering many topics relevant to mental health practitioners, i.e.: multiple addictions, trauma, eating disorders, depression, anxiety, eroticized rage/anger, relationships, borderline personality disorder, dual disorders, cybersex, emotional self-regulation, dissociation and healing, EMDR: Trauma Power Tool, mindfulness and more.

Ultimately, the conference is about fostering career development and to inspire you to excel with your clients. The conference will offer many opportunities to network with others and create a soul-enriching and memorable experience. Guests can stay at the brand new, recently renovated Sheraton Vancouver Airport hotel. With new guest rooms, a new ballroom, a new state of the art fitness centre and other wonderful amenities, it’s the perfect site for a conference. Visit www.sheraton.com/vancouverairport to book your room now, and mark this event on your calendar. You will not be disappointed!

As you sign up for workshops this holiday season, don’t forget to browse through our online bookstore as we have now added more titles. These hard-to-find mental health books also make great Christmas gifts.

We hope to see you in the new year!

Cheers, Jack

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proudly present

We are in the midst of planning the most exciting event in our company’s 13-year history. We felt the time was right to plan an extraordinary event: the Healing and Treating Trauma, Addictions and Related Disorders. You do not want to miss it. The four-day conference is scheduled for in Richmond, British Columbia, November 16–19, 2010. Jack Hirose and Associates is honored to co-sponsor Canada’s premier psychotherapy conference with Edgewood Treatment Centre.  Edgewood is an internationally renown private addictions treatment centre, located on Vancouver Island, and Canada’s leader in alcohol and drug treatment. 

We have invited many of the finest presenters in our field. Keynote presenters have been carefully chosen for their outstanding presenting abilities and cutting-edge knowledge.  We will be offering many topics relevant to mental health practitioners: multiple addictions, trauma,  eating disorders, depression, anxiety, eroticized rage/anger, relationships, borderline personality disorder, dual disorders, cybersex, emotional self-regulation, dissociation and healing, EMDR: Trauma Power Tool, mindfulness and other topics.

Ultimately, the conference is about fostering career development and to inspire you to excel with your clients. The conference will offer many opportunities to network with others and create a soul-enriching and memorable experience.

You will not be disappointed.  Mark this event on your calendar.  We look forward to seeing you at this special event in November 2010.

PS: The Sheraton Vancouver Airport hotel has been totally renovated and upgraded. It’s no longer the same hotel. New guest rooms, a new ballroom, a new state-of-the-art fitness centre and other wonderful amenities – the perfect site for a conference.

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities

Jack Hirose & Associates offers sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities to organizations and businesses who provide services in the fields of nursing, psychotherapy, addictions treatment, counselling, marriage & family therapy, psychology and other related fields.

As a sponsor, you will have access to an audience of mental health and education professionals. Participating sponsors will be provided with space at our workshops to set up their displays and materials; promotion in our marketing materials and a link from from our web site. Breaks and lunches at our workshops are scheduled to allow participants to interact with our sponsors.

Exhibitor opportunities are available for the Treating and Healing
Trauma, Addictions and Related Conference November 16 -19, 2010 in Richmond, BC.

For sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities, please email Jack Hirose directly at: jackhirose@shaw.ca

JHA Conference Services

• Selecting venues
• Selecting speakers and negotiating fees
• Setting up guest accommodation and corporate room rates
• Managing actering services
• Providing audio-visual services
• On-site management
• Developing a marketing plan
• Preparing banners and organizing graphics
• Web design
• Distribution of promotional materials
• Preparing handout packages and binders
• Registration and payment processing
• Preparing participant name tags and certificates
• Continuing education application approval
• Book sales

Tools, Not Schools, of Therapy
Part 6: The Psychodynamic Model

Copyright © 2008 by David D. Burns, M.D. Any reproduction, electronic or otherwise, is strictly prohibited without expression written permission of the author.

By David Burns, M.D.

In previous editions of this newsletter, I listed 12 models I use every day in my clinical work and teaching. They are:

1. The Measurement Model
2. The Empathy (Rogerian) Model
3. The Motivational Model
4. The Cognitive Model
5. The Behavioral Model
6. The Exposure Model
7. The Hidden Emotion Model
8. The Interpersonal Model
9. The Acceptance (Spiritual) Model
10. The Role-Playing (Gestalt) Model
11. The Psychodynamic Model
12. The Relapse Prevention Model

If comprehended and applied skillfully, any one of these models can be incredibly illuminating and effective for certain patients. If you learn to integrate all 12 models, you can do some truly spectacular clinical work.

In this edition of the newsletter, I’ll focus on the Psychodynamic Model.

Although Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) originally broke away from the psychoanalytic and psychodynamic schools of therapy, there are actually some neat psychodynamic components embedded within CBT. However, I would definitely not promote myself as a psychodynamic therapist, and I’m not convinced that psychoanalytic or psychodynamic therapists would resonate with what I’m about to share with you. But I think there is some potential overlap and room for dialogue. Feel free to send me an email with your own thoughts about this, or any, of the blurbs I’ve been writing for this newsletter: david@feelinggood.com. If you have questions, that would work, too. Perhaps I could answer a few of them in future editions of this newsletter.

Read This Story | Part 5 | Part 4 | Part 3 | Part 2 | Part 1

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Conscious Mindful Leadership: Uncovering Wisdom and Insight in Clinical Practice

By Heather Good, MSW, RSW

In our day to day lives and in our clinical practice, we come up against challenging situations. When we are met with a challenging situation, or if we have an interaction with a person that feels difficult, it is interesting to take a step back and explore our own inner and outer responses.

Often times, when we have the feeling we are unable to navigate difficult relationships, we are left feeling as if we want to throw in the towel, and sometimes we do. Sometimes feelings of helplessness lead to finger-pointing and blaming.

We end up relating to people as either obstacles that are in our way, or tools that support us in reaching our goals. As we begin to pay attention to our responses, we learn about the circumstances and situations that cause us to expand and reach out to others, and what triggers us and causes us to retract, become small, and critical. The impact of bringing a more conscious and mindful way of being to the world is that we expand our capacity for compassion. Mindfulness practices assist people to find their own solutions, gain insight, and to become empowered.

In this article, I will share a scenario where I used a mindfulness-based breathing practice with a client and I will discuss the benefits of this type of intervention. | Read this story

Workshop aides needed

In tough economic times, health regions and school districts throughout the country are cutting back training budgets. These cuts come at a time when professionals need high-quality training more than ever. Jack Hirose and Associates has created a new program to help some people attend our workshops at a significant discount.

Save $150 on a two- or three-day workshop and a substantial amount on a one-day workshop by working as an aide.  Aides must arrive by 7:00 am and be willing to assist at all breaks and lunch hour.  We will be selecting 2 or 3 aides for every workshop.  Please call ASAP if you are interested.

For more information about working as an aide, please contact Jack Hirose directly at: jackhirose@shaw.ca or call toll free at 1-800-456-5424 or 1-604-924-0296. 

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