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1 TWO-Day International Conference The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is pleased to present Grief and Bereavement International Perspectives Sydney 17th & 18th October 2011 Melbourne 20th & 21st October 2011 Keynote Speakers: Dr Colin Murray Parkes Dr Simon Shimshon Rubin Dr Carl Becker Dr Ruth Malkinson Dr Carol Wogrin Dr Kenneth Doka Dr Ceci Chan Dr Therese Rando

This two-day conference, offered in both Sydney and Melbourne in October 2011, offers a unique opportunity to hear and meet distinguished international leaders and teachers in the fields of

Being conducted prior to the 25th meeting of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement (IWG) in Melbourne, all conference speakers are members of the IWG.

2 This two-day conference, offered in both Sydney and Melbourne in October 2011, offers a unique opportunity to hear and meet distinguished international leaders and teachers in the fields of palliative care, death education and grief and bereavement support. Being conducted prior to the 25th meeting of the International Work Group on Death, Dying, and Bereavement (IWG) in Melbourne, all conference speakers are members of the IWG. The IWG promotes the search for and sharing of reliable knowledge in the field of death, dying, and bereavement. The IWG meets approximately every 18 months for the purpose of facilitating informal interaction among its members, and to allow members to convene into work groups, and to develop standards of practice. Membership currently comprises 150 members from various countries around the world. This conference will be of interest to bereavement counsellors, nurses, pastoral care workers, physicians, psychologists, school counsellors, social workers, teachers, and all who have an interest in care of the dying, the bereaved, and in death education. DAY 1 program* COLIN MURRAY PARKES Recent Developments in Loss Theory and Practice: Individual, Family, National and International Implications. CARL BECKER Spiritual Practice, Figures of Light and Continuing Bonds: Dealing with Death in Japan. CAROL WOGRIN Reflection in Action: The Use of Self as a Clinical Tool in End of Life and Bereavement Care. CECI CHAN Inspiring Hope and Transforming Grief: Working with Victims of Disaster and Traumatic Events in China Presenters Dr Colin Murray Parkes is a psychiatrist, researcher and author. He has contributed to, and edited, numerous books and articles on the nature of human attachments and loss. Recent work has focused on traumatic bereavements (with special reference to violent deaths, the cycle of violence, terrorism and other armed conflict). He has been a member of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement since its foundation in the 1960s, and was awarded an OBE by Her Majesty The Queen for his services to bereaved people in June Dr Carl Becker has a PhD in Comparative (East-West) Philosophy and has taught Asian Philosophy at Southern Illinois University, Asian Studies at the University of Houston Department of Education, and Comparative Thought at Japan s National Osaka, Tsukuba, and Kyoto Universities. For further information, please visit our website

He became the first American to be fully tenured and promoted as a civil servant within the Japanese national university system.

In 1986 he received the SIETAR Award for Contributing to Cross-Cultural Understanding, and in 1992 he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Bombay University for his work in comparative studies

An author and educator, she is the Director of the National Center for Death Education, Mount Ida College; serves on the Board of Directors of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and

3 He became the first American to be fully tenured and promoted as a civil servant within the Japanese national university system. He has participated in projects of Japan s Ministry of Science and Technology and Ministry of Education, and is consulted frequently by the news media on medical ethics in Japan. In 1986 he received the SIETAR Award for Contributing to Cross-Cultural Understanding, and in 1992 he received an Honorary Doctor of Letters from Bombay University for his work in comparative studies of death and dying. Dr Carol Wogrin is a clinical psychologist and registered nurse with a background in acute care, home care, and hospice. An author and educator, she is the Director of the National Center for Death Education, Mount Ida College; serves on the Board of Directors of the International Work Group on Death, Dying and Bereavement; and is Associate Editor of the Handbook of Thanatology. She has a private psychotherapy practice in Newton, MA. Dr Ceci Chan is the Si Yuan Professor in Health and Social Work in the Department of Social Work and Social Administration at The University of Hong Kong. She is also the Director of Centre on Behavioral Health, and Associate Director, HKJC Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention. Her focus is on growth and transformation through pain. Her Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit Approach has been widely adopted, locally and globally. Her research areas include empowerment, health and mental health, suicide prevention, Eastern Body-Mind-Spirit Intervention, women, family and marriage, practice innovations and research. DAY 2 program* SIMON SHIMSHON RUBIN and RUTH MALKINSON Theoretical and Empirical Issues Based on the Two-Track Model of Bereavement: Clinical and Therapeutic Perspectives. KENNETH J. DOKA Beyond Gender: Understanding the Ways Men and Women Grieve. THERESE RANDO Sudden, Unexpected and Traumatic Death: Clinical Interventions. Presenters Dr Simon Shimshon Rubin is a Professor of clinical psychology and director of the International Center for the Study of Loss, Bereavement and Human Resilience at the University of Haifa in Israel.

Dr Rubin is active as a clinician, researcher and teacher, and has focused on the life-long implications of loss and bereavement, the significance of the relationship to the deceased, and the impact

Dr Ruth Malkinson is Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work, and the School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University.

She is internationally recognised for her expertise and research in the fields of grief and bereavement and cognitive grief therapy.

4 Dr Rubin is active as a clinician, researcher and teacher, and has focused on the life-long implications of loss and bereavement, the significance of the relationship to the deceased, and the impact of child loss upon parents and families. His Two-Track Model of Bereavement (1981, 1999) has served as the basis for ongoing research and intervention strategies across a range of bereaved persons. Dr Ruth Malkinson is Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Bob Shapell School of Social Work, and the School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University. She is the founder and director of the Israeli Center of REBT (Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy). She is internationally recognised for her expertise and research in the fields of grief and bereavement and cognitive grief therapy. She teaches and practices individual and family therapy along the life cycle. Dr Kenneth J. Doka is a Professor of Gerontology at the Graduate School of The College of New Rochelle and Senior Consultant to the Hospice Foundation of America. Dr Doka was elected President of the Association for Death Education and Counseling in In 1995, he was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Work Group on Dying, Death and Bereavement and served as chair from The Association for Death Education and Counseling presented him with an Award for Outstanding Contributions in the Field of Death Education in In 2000 Scott and White presented him an award for Outstanding Contributions to Thanatology and Hospice. Dr Doka is an ordained Lutheran minister. Dr Therese Rando is a clinical psychologist in Warwick, Rhode Island. She is the Clinical Director of The Institute for the Study and Treatment of Loss, which provides mental health services through psychotherapy, training, supervision, and consultation. Since 1970, she has consulted, conducted research, provided therapy, written, and lectured internationally in areas related to loss, grief, illness, dying, and trauma. Current professional and research foci include treatment of complicated mourning; loss of a child; the interface between posttraumatic stress and grief; anticipatory mourning; specialised intervention techniques for traumatic bereavement, and the integration of EMDR into intervention with grief and mourning. * Programs subject to final confirmation

5 Dates Venues SYDNEY DAY 1 Dr Colin Murray Parkes Dr Carl Becker Dr Carol Wogrin Dr Ceci Chan Date Monday 17th October 2011 Time 9.00 am 5.00 pm Registration from 8.30 am DAY 2 Dr Simon Shimshon Rubin Dr Ruth Malkinson Dr Kenneth Doka Dr Therese Rando Date Tuesday 18th October 2011 Time 9.00 am 5.00 pm Registration from 8.30 am Venue Mercure Hotel Sydney George Street Sydney NSW 2000 Melbourne DAY 1 Dr Colin Murray Parkes Dr Carl Becker Dr Carol Wogrin Dr Ceci Chan Date Thursday 20th October 2011 Time 9.00 am 5.00 pm Registration from 8.30 am DAY 2 Dr Simon Shimshon Rubin Dr Ruth Malkinson Dr Kenneth Doka Dr Therese Rando Date Friday 21st October 2011 Time 9.00 am 5.00 pm Registration from 8.30 am Venue The Hotel Windsor Spring Street Melbourne VIC 3000

6 Registration Form Tax Invoice Two-Day International Conference Grief and Bereavement International Perspectives ABN Sydney 17th & 18th October 2011 Melbourne 20th & 21st October 2011 DAY 1 Dr Colin Murray Parkes Dr Carl Becker Dr Carol Wogrin Dr Ceci Chan Please tick your choice of venue Sydney Monday 17th October 2011 Melbourne Thursday 20th October 2011 DAY 2 Dr Simon Shimshon Rubin Dr Ruth Malkinson Dr Kenneth Doka Dr Therese Rando Please tick your choice of venue Sydney Tuesday 18th October 2011 Melbourne Friday 21st October 2011 Cost Per Day All rates include registration, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Professional development is GST exempt. GST on the catering component is included and will be itemised on your tax invoice. Early Bird Rate $ per day (Registration by the 8th July 2011) Standard Rate $ per day (Registration after the 8th July 2011) Student Rate* $ per day ACGB Member $ per day Registration closes 30th September 2011 (Registration is essential) * All participants applying for the student rate must include a photocopy of a valid concession or student card.

7 PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY First Name Last Name Occupation Organisation Address for confirmation and receipt Work Home Tel (work) Tel (home) Mobile Fax ACGB member number (Please quote your ACGB membership number to receive the discounted member rate) * Please detail any dietary requirements or disability support required Payment Details Amount $ Cheque (payable to Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement) Visa Mastercard Card No. Exp date / Cardholder name Signature Please send registration form and payment to: Two-Day International Conference, Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement, McCulloch House, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton VIC 3168 Fax (03) ABN Refund Policy A tax invoice/receipt will be issued upon registration. Your receipt is confirmation of registration. An administration fee of 50% of the registration fee will apply to cancellations made up to the 30th September No refund will be made for cancellations later than the 30th September 2011, however a substitute participant may be sent in your place at any time. The Centre must be advised of any change. Privacy Policy The information we collect on this form is to enable us to provide information on our services. Your personal information will be maintained securely. If you would like further information on the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement Privacy Policy please contact the Centre on (03) or refer to our website Tick here if you DO NOT wish to be sent future copies of the Centre s education program. Tick here if you DO NOT wish to be sent further information on goods and services available from the Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement.

8 Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement is a statewide service funded by the Victorian Department of Health to provide a range of education, training, research and professional service options for those working in the area of grief and bereavement. Mission Statement The Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement has a mission to build the capacity of individuals, organisations and communities in order to enhance well being following adverse life events. Contact Information Australian Centre for Grief and Bereavement First Floor McCulloch House Monash Medical Centre 246 Clayton Road Clayton VIC 3168 Telephone (03) Facsimile (03) Freecall info@grief.org.au Website ABN Reg No. A K

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