Upcoming Events

Valor Peer and Support Peer Events:

August 7th – First Saturdays General Peer Meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.

August 8th – Peer Advisory Council Meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 1pm - 3pm.

August 14th – Valor Self-Leadership Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.

August 15th – Third Sundays@1pm. Monthly lunch social gathering for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 1pm.

August 21st – Sharing Sanctuary Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.

August 28th – RSVP Outdoors Event for Peers and Support Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 11:30am - 4pm.

September 4th – First Saturdays General Peer Meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 10am - 12pm.

September 5th – Peer Advisory Council Meeting. The Valor Institute, Inc. 1pm - 3pm.

September 11th – Valor Self-Leadership Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. TEMPORARY TIME CHANGE FOR TODAY: 1pm - 3pm.

September 18th – Sharing Sanctuary Forum for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. TEMPORARY TIME CHANGE FOR TODAY: 1pm.-3pm.

September 19th – Third Sundays@1pm. Monthly lunch social gathering for Peers. The Valor Institute, Inc. 1pm.

September 24th-26th – Peer WeekEnder Retreat. There will not be a RSVP Outdoors Event for Peers and Support Peers this month.

September 18th – DID/DDNOS 101, An Educational Event for friends and family who are interested in learning more about DID/DDNOS. It is the first in a series of four quarterly educational events scheduled throughout 2010-2011 designed for those who support individuals healing from a dissociative disorder. Our workshop on September 18th runs from 1:00pm to 4:00pm at St. Philips Cathedral, Room 381, 2744 Peachtree Road, NE, Atlanta, GA 30305. The program is taught by Brandy Smith, EdS, LAPC, NCC. Registration is open to the general public. Membership in The Valor Institute, Inc.'s Support Peer Community is not required for participation. You may register on-line at the top of this screen. Simply select "Sep 18-Support Peers DID/DDNOS 101" from the list of options and complete the information requested. Please enter the word "Support" in the field that asks for your Professional Designation. We look forward to seeing you there.

Local Professional Seminars, Workshops and Events

RESOURCE:***New Dissociative Disorders Consultation Group starting in September, 2010*** – Tara Williams, PhD and Rusti Klein, LCSW (co-instructors for the ISSTD's Dissociative Disorders Psychotherapy Training Program) are designing an ongoing consultation group for therapists treating complex PTSD and Dissociative Disorder cases. The group is designed for participating clinicians to receive monthly consultation on challenging cases and so that all members see the progression of cases over time. The group will meet one Sunday a month from September, 2010 through May, 2011, and will cost $50 per session for a total of $450 (half to be paid up front and the other half due after group four). If you are interested in this important resource, please contact Dr. Tara Williams directly at 404-593-4836.

August 6th – Personality Issues in the Search for Durable Recovery from Alcohol and Drug Addiction. (3 CEU's). Sponsored by: Talbott Recovery Campus. Call (678) 232-3402 (Dianne Gray) for additional information.

August 13th – Trauma Therapy: Neuroscience, Assessment, and Treatment. (4 CEU's). Sponsored by: CHRIS Kids, Inc. Call (404) 564-3432 (Jessica Smith) for additional information.

August 27th – The Neuroscience of Trauma, Part 2. (4 CEU's). Sponsored by: CHRIS Kids, Inc. Call (404) 564-3432 (Jessica Smith) for additional information.

August 27th – Valor Best Practices Forum for Therapists. 9:00 - 12:15. Working with Eating Disorders: DID/DDNOS Perspectives. This is a collaborative development between the Peer and Therapist Communities. 3 hours of continuing education credit pending.

September 24th Sexual Trauma and Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Psychological Intervention Strategies. (6 CEU's). Sponsored by: Rape Response, Inc. Call (770) 503-7273 (Jeanne Buffington) for additional information.

September 10th Sand Tray Counseling with Individuals & Groups. (5 CEU's). Lauren Wynne, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Registration deadline, August 27th. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

September 24th Hypnotherapy Level I: Its Many Faces & Applications. (6 CEU's). Rebecca Beaton, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Registration deadline, September 10th. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

October 8th Psychpharmacology: Updates and Answers. (3 CEU's). Charles Riddell, MD. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Registration deadline, September 24th. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

October 22nd Filial Therapy: Strengthening Parent-Child Connection Through Play. (5 CEU's). Lauren Wynne, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Registration deadline, October 8th. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

October 29th Hypnotherapy Level II: Its Many Faces & Applications. (7 CEU's). Rebecca Beaton, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Registration deadline, September 15th. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

November 12th Social Phobia & OCD (3 hours) and PTSD (3 hours). (6 CEU's). Rebecca Beaton, Ph.D. and Tara Williams, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

November 19th Hypnotherapy Level III: Its Many Faces & Applications. (6 CEU's). Rebecca Beaton, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Registration deadline, November 5th. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

November 19th – Valor Best Practices Forum for Therapists. 9:00 - 12:15. Working with Self-Injury: DID/DDNOS Perspectives. This is a collaborative development between the Peer and Therapist Communities. 3 hours of continuing education credit pending.

December 3rd Understanding & Treating ADHD: Solutions That Work. (5 CEU's). Aaron Feldman, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

December 10th Ethics in the 21st Century. (5 CEU's). Rebecca Beaton, Ph.D. Sponsored by: The Anxiety & Stress Management Institute, Inc. Visit www.stressmgt.net for additional information and registration.

Regional Professional Workshops and Events

None are listed at this time.

National & International Professional Events

September 12-15, 2010 – 15th International Conference on Violence, Abuse & Trauma, San Diego, CA. Affiliated Training Institutes September 10-11, 2010. www.ivatcenters.org.

October 16th - 18th, 2010 – International Society For The Study of Trauma and Dissociation (ISST-D) 27th Annual Conference: Clinical Consequences of Complex Psychological Trauma: Assessment, Treatment, and Recovery. Location: Atlanta, Georgia. Pre-Conference Workshops: October 14-15, 2010. www.isst-d.org.

November 4th-6th, 2010 – International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies (ISTSS) - 26th Annual Conference: Translation, Collaboration, and Mutual Learning. Pre-Meeting Institutes: Nov. 3, 2010. www.istss.org.

February 5th-6th, 2011 – Healing Together Conference, Lake Buena Vista, Florida. This conference is sponsored by An Infinite Mind and is designed as an educational and support conference on Dissociative Identity Disorder (D.I.D). Registration is open to Therapists, Peers, and Support Peers starting September 15, 2010. For additional information, please visit: www.aninfinitemind.org.