Schedule
Schedule at a Glance
| Day | Time | Session |
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| Friday May 1 |
Friday Evening Session 7:00 – 9:15 PM |
Welcome & Opening Remarks Presentations & Discussion |
| Saturday May 2 |
Saturday Morning Session 8:30 AM – Noon |
Keynote — John Briere Presentations & Discussion |
| Noon – 1:30 PM | Lunch & Informal Discussion | |
| Saturday Afternoon Session 1:30 – 5:00 PM |
Presentations & Discussion Closing Keynote — Victoria Follette |
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| 5:00 – 5:45 PM | Book Signing |
Detailed Schedule (see version with video links → Video page)
| Session | Topic | Speaker(s) | Moderator / Discussant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friday Evening (May 1) · 7:00 – 9:15 PM | |||
| Welcome & Opening Remarks |
Catherine Koverola, Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Social Sciences at Lesley University; Cheryl Giles, Francis Greenwood Peabody Senior Lecturer on Pastoral Care and Counseling, Harvard Divinity School; Convener: Deborah Rozelle |
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| Panel: Somatic & Neuroscience Approaches to Trauma |
Polyvagal Theory: Foundation for a Neurobiological Model of Trauma Treatment | Jared Kass & Sidney Trantham | Moderator: Willoughby Britton Discussant: Tony King |
| Harnessing the Seeking, Satisfaction, and Embodiment Circuitries in Contemplative Approaches to Healing Trauma | Jim Hopper | ||
| Yoga as a Treatment for Trauma | David Emerson | ||
| Saturday Morning (May 2) · 8:30 AM – Noon | |||
| Keynote | A Synthesis of Buddhist and Western Approaches to Trauma | John Briere | |
| Panel: Mindfulness, Self-Compassion and Trauma |
Cultivating Self-Compassion in Trauma Survivors | Christopher Germer | Moderator: Victoria Follette Discussant: John Briere |
| How Trauma Creates Chronic Physical Pain | Ronald Siegel | ||
| Mindfulness & Self-Compassion in Group Therapy for Combat-Related PTSD | Tony King | ||
| Trauma Treatment via Vipassana Meditation Inside a Maximum-Security Prison | Jenny Phillips | ||
| Noon – 1:30 PM · Lunch & Informal Discussion · The Rock Café at Harvard Divinity School | |||
| Saturday Afternoon (May 2) · 1:30 – 5:00 PM | |||
| Paper | Mahayana Buddhism and Trauma | David Lewis | |
| Panel: Individual Trauma Psychotherapy |
EMDR & Buddhist Practice: A New Model of PTSD Treatment | Deborah Rozelle | Moderator: Jeffrey Ansloos Discussant: Susan Pollak |
| A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach to the Treatment of Trauma: Embodying the Foundational Principles | Barbara Phillips | ||
| Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS): Healing Trauma and Living Compassionately | Frank Anderson | ||
| Closing Keynote | Conclusions and Future Directions | Victoria Follette | |
| 5:00 – 5:45 PM · Book Signing — Mindfulness-Oriented Interventions for Trauma — Editors & Authors | |||