Past Events


2011 Events

November 29, 2011-December 1, 2011:
TRI begins "Center Post Trauma & Resiliency Framework" Training Series in Port au Prince, Haiti. with the Sant Siko Twama. Trainings held 9-4 daily at URAMEL. For information: Betty Paul, yvebet@hotmail.com.

November 2, 2011
Cultivating the Strength of Collective Survival: Social Support and Survivor to Survivor Support as Elements of Staff Care in Complex Humanitarian Emergencies, a full day pre-meeting institute, with John Fawcett, at the ISTSS Annual Conference in Baltimore, MD

October 20, 2011
Broken Body, Broken World: Dance Movement Therapy in International Complex Humanitarian Emergencies and with Survivors of Human Rights Abuses, at the Annual ADTA Conference in Minneapolis

October 7, 2011
Creative Arts Therapies for Survivors of Human Rights Abuse, ISHHR International Conference "Health and Human Rights"

September 8-11, 2011
"Dreaming Dark" Continuum Depths Retreat in Byron Bay
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Information Sainttina De Moleay, sainttina@hotmail.com

August 27-29, 2011
"Deep Roots Movement" Continuum Workshop in Melbourne, Australia
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Information Jane Guthrie,
jguthrie@alphalink.com.au

July 11-14, 2011
The Center Post Trauma & Resiliency Framework Dance/Movement Therapy with Survivors of War, Torture, & Violence, Kinections in Rochester, NY

June 21, 2011
Continuum Dives in Santa Fe: Full Bloom Freedom Dive at the Artist Studios, 1521 Upper Canyon Road (studio G)
SF NM 87501. For Information, contact Amber, 505-603-7021 or restorativeresources@gmail.com

June 7, 2011
Creative Arts Therapies with Survivors of Torture, 1 Day Workshop at The IRC in Phoenix, AZ.

May 19-20, 2011
Kristiansand, Norway: Rhythms of The Body: A Polyvagal Perspective of how Social Interactions Promote Physical and Mental Health

May 13-15, 2011
Continuum in Copenhagen: Restoring Our Core Rhythmicity.

April 26, 2011
Somatic and Creative Arts Approaches to Working with Trauma, Optum New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

April 14, 2011
Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA

April 8, 2011
Culture as Resource, Optum New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM

February 14-17, 2011
N'Djamena, Chad: People In Aid/Interaction Staff Care Training Program for Humanitarian Programs in Eastern Chad and Congo (DRC). Closed.

January 14, 2011
Introduction to Psychology and Self Care. TRI sponsored training for NGO's working in mental health, psychology and psychosocial programs in Leogane, Haiti.

2010 Events

May 27, 2010; Amsterdam, Holland: "Integrating Staff Support into Organizational Practice", with Ben Emmens and John Fawcett, at the Antares Working Conference: From Awareness to Action, www.antaresfoundation.org

December 6-9, 2010, Khartoum, Sudan: People In Aid/Interaction Staff Care Training Program for Humanitarian Programs in Darfur, Sudan and Chad. Closed.

December 13-16, 2010, West Bank, Palestine: “Post-trauma Rehabilitation of the Palestinian Ex-detainee Children in the West Bank” training program; Closed

March 29-31, 2010: "Introduction to Staff Support in Complex Emergencies"
Save The Children, Port au Prince, Haiti.

May 13-16, 2010: "The Emergent Human": Emilie Conrad and Stephen Porges in Santa Fe Click here to view the flier.

Training Series at Optum New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM.
April 22, 2010: Culture as Resource 1-5 pm
May 7, 2010: Introduction to Refugee Mental Health Part 1 9 am-5 pm
May 24, 2010: Introduction to Refugee Mental Health Part 2 9 am-5 pm
June 8, 2010: Somatic and Creative Arts Approaches for Working with Trauma 9 am-5pm
June 11, 2010: Experiential Activities for Working with Traumatized Children

For more information and registration info contact Dr. Corine Frankland, corine.frankland@optumhealth.com

June 2-4, 2010: Invited Speaker for "Caring for NGO Staff After a Disaster" Panel at Interaction Forum, Washington DC. www.interaction.org

June 4-6, 2010: "The Longer Road: The Body, Healing and the Professional Practice of Somatic Psychology"
At Southwestern College, Santa Fe, New Mexico. www.swc.edu

June 16, 2010 - June 19, 2010:
The CenterPost Trauma & Resiliency Framework

Dance Movement Therapy for Survivors of War, Torture and Violence in Cross-Cultural Settings: www.kinections.com

"Summer Dives: "Bathing the Bones" on TUESDAY JULY 13, 2010, 6-9 pm, at Zocalo Condominiums in Santa Fe.
For details/to reserve a space contact Amber: amber@ecentral.com or 505-603-7021.

July 19-21, 2010: Psychological First Aid,
Plaza Hotel, Port au Prince, Haiti. Provided for the IDEO/URAMEL Psycho Trauma Center, in collaboration with UCLA/NCTSN. Closed.

July 29, 2010, 9:30am-4pm. "Tending the Helper's Fire"
one day workshop on managing stress and self care. Open to all NGO's. Management Sciences for Health offices, Port au Prince Haiti. To register email amber: restorativeresources@gmail.com

Friday, September 24, 2010: American Dance Movement Therapy awards Amber the 2010 "Outstanding Achievement Award". Friday, September 24, 2010 at the 45th Annual Conference, Creating the Mind-Body Mosaic: Theory, Research and Practice in Dance/Movement Therapy, at the Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge, New York. www.adta.org

Saturday, September 25, 2010: Keynote Presentation "Full Circle: A Healing Pathway is a Creative Process" presented on Saturday, September 25, 2010 at AATQ"s annual conference: "Full Circle: the Arts in/of Therapies", Montreal, Canada.

Sunday, September 26, 2010: The Body as Voice: Dance Movement Therapy, Trauma and the Restorative Process" Post conference workshop also in Montreal. www.aatq.org

October 8-10, 2010: Keynote presentation and in conference workshops at Somatic Psychotherapies Associations of Australia, Sydney. Please click here to register, and here for more information.

"Bathing the Bones" Introduction to Continuum workshop (October 15-16, 2010) and "Body as Voice 2: When Words are not Enough" creative therapies workshop (October 18-19, 2010), Darwin, Australia. Details coming soon. Information: Alex Jordan: jordan.andra@gmail.com

"Inside the Spoken Word: The Body's Role in Telling, Re-Telling and Re-Making our Lives" Somatic and Dance Movement Therapy Workshop. October 23-25, 2010, STARTTS (www.STARTTS.org), Sydney. Please click here for more information.

"Effective Management of Cross Cultural Teams". October 28, 2010 at the Mandala Foundation Annual Conference (October 28-29, 2010). For information: www.mandalafoundation.org.au

"Movement Mysterium" Continuum workshop and "Restoring Our Core Rhythmicity" Dance Movement Therapy Workshop, October Dance Therapy Association of Australia, Melbourne. November 5-7, Melbourne. Please click here for more information.

2009 Events

January 25-29, 2009
"Clinical Skills for Work with Children Affected by Torture,"
IRCT's Middle East and North Africa Regional Seminar
Hotel Aden, Istanbul, Turkey
www.IRCT.org

January 9th, 2009

Introduction to Refugee Mental Health,
Catholic Charities
Albuquerque, NM
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February 6th, 2009
Introduction to Refugee Mental Health,
Catholic Charities
Albuquerque, NM
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March 27th and 28th, 2009
Amber facilitates healing ceremony for women veterans in Las Cruces
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April 9th-13th
Amber Co-facilitates Healing Retreat for Women veterans in Oregon with SanctuaryOne

February 12th-15th, 2009
Ceremonial Continuum
Denmark.
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February 27th, 2009
Human Trafficking Training. NM Attorney General's Office Border Violence Division. Click here for flier details.

March 9th, March 23rd, April 16th and April 27th:
VONM sponsors training series with Amber Gray: Trainings in Cross Cultural Mental Health & Refugee War Trauma with Value Options- Albuquerque, NM:Click here for flier details.

May 1-3rd, 2009
Bathing the Bones: An Introduction to Continuum Movement
Snowbird, Utah
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May 15-17th, 2009
"Beyond the Mind/Body Split: Continuum and Somatic Psychology Workshop with Amber Gray and Gael Ohglren. Southwestern College, Santa Fe, NM. Click here for flier details.

June 3-4, Kristiansand, Norway. "Tending the Helper's Fire: Organizational Strategies to Prevent Secondary Trauma." Private Retreat for REgional Research Center for Trauma and War, Kristiansand, Norway.

June 16 2009: The CenterPost Trauma & Resiliency Framework. Workshop at European Society for Traumatic Stress  Conference in Oslo, Norway

June 22-26, 2009, Lombok Indonesia. Train-the Trainers program on Wellness as a Management Practice. Save the Children US; closed. www.savethechildren.org

April 2009:
Follow this link for photos of Sanctuary Retreat for Women Veterans www.sanctuaryvf.org <http://www.sanctuaryvf.org>

August 27, 2009: Workshop at SouthWestern College's 28th Annual  Transformation and Healing Conference:   At the Crossroads: Ancient Movement and Modern Healing
http://www.swc.edu/programs/documents/TH2009forWeb.pdf

April 7th, 2009
Human Trafficking and Refugees:
Recognition, Response, and Treatment
Santa Fe Rape Crisis & Trauma
Treatment Center
Click here for website

June 17, 2009
European Conference on
Traumatic Stress
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September 11, 2009:
Presentation at Civilian Trauma,
PTSD & Mindfulness-Based Treatment Conference", Albuquerque, New Mexico,
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September 12, 2009:
"Proudly She Served" Conference for Women Veterans, Albuquerque, NM Workshop: Redefining Wellness: Alternative Approaches to Healing Combat Trauma & Healing Ceremony for Women Warriors. For information contact Women Veterans of New Mexico www.nmvic.org or The Department of Veterans Services www.dvs.state.nm.us

Beginning September 15th, 2009:
Fall Dive Series. Click here for more information.

Fall, 09 - Santa Fe, SouthWestern College,
Santa Fe, NM, Somatic Psychology Program: Moving Truth: Wisdom Beyond Words,
Click here for information.

October 8-11, 2009: "At the Crossroads: Vaudu, Dance Movement Therapy
and Social Trauma
Presentation at the ADTA Annual Conference, Portland Oregon.
www.adta.org

October 25-31, 2009
Fertile Body, Fertile Earth
A Continuum Movement Retreat in Italy
with Amber Gray
Santa Maria del Sole, Puglia
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Nov. 30-Dec. 1, 2009
Private training "Assessment and Interventions in Child Mental Health" for Beit Atfal Soumoud in Tyre, Lebanon

Lebanon:
December 3-5, 2009 Somatic and Creative Arts Approaches for Working with Survivors of Torture; private course at The Nassim Center, Beirut, Lebanon
http://www.ccf-liban.org

2008 Events

January 5-14, 2008
Cap Haitien and Port au Prince Haiti. Community Drum
Circle Workshops for Raven Drum at Project Pierre Toussaint and Athletique
D' Haiti, Closed.

January 25-27, 2008: An Integrated Approach to Trauma Intervention: The Poly Vagal Theory, Social Engagement and the Restorative Process with Stephen Porges, Stanley Rosenberg and Amber Gray. Click here to download registration information & more.
Click here to download presentation from Workshop


February 8-11, 2008: Soldier's Heart Retreat, Seattle, Washington, for
Raven Drum Foundation: www.ravendrum.org

March 20, 2008: "Introduction to Refugee Mental Health," Albuquerque, NM. Click here for details.

March 26-27, 2008: "Migration and Mental Health": The American Experience: A National Summit to Promote the Well-Being of Arab and Muslim Youth. Invitation
only; , Hyatt Regency Dearborn, Dearborn, MI.

April 3, 2008: Introduction to Refugee Mental Health part 2. Albuquerque, NM. Click Here for details.

April 25-27, 2008: Emily Conrad brings Life on Land: A Moving Medicine Continuum Workshop to Santa Fe.
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www.continuummovement.com

May 26-28, 2008: Workshop on Individual and Organizational Secondary Trauma. Kristiansand, Norway. Psychosocial Team for Refugees of Southern Norway/Trauma Center. Closed.

May 18-20, 2008
"Responding to Critical Incidents." Invited Speaker, Helper's Fire II Conference, University of Denver, Disaster Psychology Program. University of Denver, Denver CO. www.du.edu/helpersfire/

Deep Roots Movement, Santa Fe
Dive 1:
Thursday May 8, 2006 6-9 pm “Gathering & Rooting”
Dive 2: Thursday June 5, 2008 6-9 pm “Seeding “
Dive 3: Thursday July 10, 2008 6-9 pm “Illuminating"
Click here for details

Bathing the Bones: An Introduction to Continuum.
June 17th, 2008. Santa Fe. Click here for flier details.

June 10-12, 2008
"Introduction to Refugee Mental Health Part 1 and 2". Workshops offered as part of:Partnering for Success in Community Integration, the LIRS National Conference, Bloomington, Minnesota.
www.lirs.org/2008conference

June 26, 2008
In honor of the UN International Day Against Torture, The Raven Drum Foundation offers a one day workshop for TASSC International's International Communities of Healing on "Rhythm and Healing."
TASSC International, Washington, DC For details: www.tassc.org

July 16-24
Raven Drum Foundation projects in Port au Prince and Cap Haitien, Haiti.
See website at
www.ravendrum.org.

Aug 10-15, 2008:
Bandar Aceh, Indonesia with Antares Foundation
Australia for Save the Children USA

August 19th - 23rd
Love or Trauma?

How Our Responses to Proximity & Touch are Mediated by Natural Neural Mechanisms: The NSW Service for the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors
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August 27 and 28th

The Body as Voice: Kinesthetic & Non-verbal Approaches to Working With Trauma.
The Body, Culture, and Tradition as Resources in Healing
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September 1-5, 2008, Jakarta, Indonesia with Antares Foundation
Australia for Save the
Children USA
Phase 3 of Global Staff Wellness & Education Program
www.antaresfoundation.org.au for information about The Antares Foundation


September 29, 2008
"A psychological perspective on human trafficking". 2 CEU
presentation at New Mexico Attorney General Human Trafficking Training, United Way, Albuquerque, NM
Contact: Deborah Segovia, DSegovia@ago.state.nm.us


October 2, 2008
8 am-5 pm."Alternative Therapies as an Option to treat PTSD", presentation given for "Proudly She Served"; a conference for Women Veterans and Service Members. Healing Ceremony for Click here for flier

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October 7, 2008
"A psychological perspective on human trafficking". 2 CEU
presentation at Ruidoso Convention Center, Ruidoso, NM
Contact: Deborah Segovia, DSegovia@ago.state.nm.us

October 15-18th, 2008
VIII International Conference
& Workshops
Helping the Helpers: Mitigating secondary trauma in the work place through creative approaches.
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November 18th, 2008
Dreaming Dark
Continuum Dives with Amber Gray
White Cloud Studio, Santa Fe, NM
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December 16, 2008
Human Trafficking Training
NM Attorney General's Office: Border Violence Division
Gallup, New Mexico
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