Training Institute of Mental Health- the Body Speaks

Dr. Susan Spieler, Director of Continuing Education is pleased to announce the   Winter 2015 Continuing Education Series Advancing the Mind-Body Connection Seeking Embodiment in the Psychotherapeutic Process Light refreshments will be served.   First in a Series of Three THE BODY SPEAKS Toward integration of the Nonverbal and the Verbal in Adult Treatment February 21, 2015 All body actions have the potential to be communications. As maps of our life histories, bodies tell stories that speak of our experiences.   Our nonverbal styles of engaging provide clues to the quality of our earliest relationships.  Being aware of and understanding what these key nonverbal qualities are, how they originate through our early primary attachment relationships, and how they manifest in our current lives can help us understand adult psychotherapy patients. These points will be discussed and explored through the presentation of an adult case study co- treatment with psychiatrist Dr. Larry Sandberg and Dance Movement Psychotherapist, Dr. Suzi Tortora. Dr. Suzi Tortora, EdD, BC-DMT, LCAT, LMHC is nonverbal analyst consultant for the Mothers, Infants and Young Children of September 11, 2001: A Primary Prevention Project, Dept. of Psychiatry, Columbia Univ. under Dr. Beatrice Beebe. She has a dance/movement psychotherapy practice in NYC and Cold Spring, NY, She manages Integrative Medicine Services Dréas Dream dance/movement therapy program for pediatrics at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. She is internationally known for her trainings, and publications including The Dancing Dialogue: Using the Communicative Power of Movement with Young Children. She has been featured on “Good Morning America”, “Eyewitness News” ABC –TV and in Malcolm Gladwell’s book, What the Dog Saw.   Dr. Larry Sandberg, MD is clinical associate professor of psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical Center and co-chair of the interdisciplinary theory course at Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research where he teaches affective neuroscience and embodiment.  He has written on mirror neuron theories of empathy and non-mentalized aspects of anxiety disorders.  Since 2007, he has been collaborating with Dr. Tortora combining their respective treatment modalities in their work with traumatized patients. They have presented this work on a national and local level. Dr. Sandberg maintains a private practice in NYC where he practices psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. DISCUSSANT: Dr. Susan Spieler     Fees: Mental Health and Body-Oriented Professionals: $40 - to register for one of the three presentations* $80 - to register for two of the three presentations* $105 – to register for all three presentations* Graduate students and candidates of institutes: (Please bring proof of status at door.) $20 ­– to register for each of the three presentations*   $60 – Series of 3* *based on availability   To pay by PayPal please see http://timh.org/calendar.html OR To mail in your registration with check or provide credit card #: ATTN: Caitlin McMullen The Training Institute for Mental Health 115 W 27th Street New York, NY 10001 1(212)-627-8181 I am Registering for: Series of 3____  Individual Dates: 2/21__ 2/28__ 3/7__ Send Check To: Training Institute for Mental Health OR: Provide credit card #_______________________________ Exp Date_____________ Name    __________________________________________ email____________________________________________ Address___________________________________________ City________________________State______Zip________   Phone(s): Office____________________Home___________________ Cell_______________________________ If Student check here:_____ print name of school or institute_______________________________ Do you want a Certificate of Attendance with 2 CE hours verification upon completion of each workshop?: Yes__No__ NOTE: Though TIMH is looking into offering CEUs, it is unlikely that this will be possible by the dates of this program.