For Details See: Session Descriptions and Presenter Biographies

Friday Workshops:
6 Hours, 9am - 12pm and 1pm - 4pm;
5 workshops presented once.

Saturday Workshops:
3 Hours, 9am - 12pm; 1pm - 4pm;
16 workshops: 10 being presented twice and 6 once.

Demonstrations:
1 Hour 4:15-5:15pm
14 demonstrations: 7 presented each day.

Health Care

Friday Workshop

Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, Ph.D.
Narrative Medicine: Inspiring Physical Healing through Story

Saturday Workshops presented twice

Joseph Sobol, Ph.D. & Forrest Lang, MD
Storytelling as a Vehicle to Enhance Cancer Patient-Physician Communication

Joel Wish, Ph.D.; Nancy Klein, MA; Terri Pellino, RN, Ph.D.; Stephanie Farrell, Ph.D.
The Healing Images Program: Stories and Tools for Helping Medically Ill Children

Saturday Workshop presented once

Catherine Conant & James Arnone
(This workshop has been canceled due to a family emergency)
More than a Diagnosis: Transforming Illness into Experience with Stories

Maureen Redl, MA
In the Crisis Hides the Opportunity

Demonstrations

Sharon Norling MD
Pain... a story of hope and healing through self-care.

Joan Stockbridge
Overcoming Fear:
Nana Miriam and the Empowering Possibility of Story

Fran Yardley
Seeing From the Other Side: Using Story to Understand Illness
Story: Finding A Place of Her Own; Liz's Journey

Mental Health

Friday Workshop

David Gordon
Igniting Personal Transformation through Story

Saturday Workshops presented twice

Bill Friedman, M.D.
Hypnotherapist as Storyteller: Storyteller as Hypnotherapist

Lani Peterson, Psy.D.
Wounded Healers and Flawed Heroes: Growing through our Stories of Imperfection

Saturday Workshop presented once

Lorna Czarnota, M.Ed.
Dancing at the Crossroads: Mentoring Youth through Story and Metaphor

Nancy Mellon, MA
Building Resilience Through Story Dynamics: The Physiology of Storytelling

Demonstrations

Gail N. Herman Ph.D.
"Organic Storytelling": Stories that Nurture Confidence and Concern
Story Titles: "Sylvester and the Grumps" & "How Weaving Came to Be"

Julie Rappaport CMT, CSP, CYT
Family Doesn't Have to End Because a Marriage Does
Story Title: Our Personal Hurricane; Navigating Divorce to Create a Better Family

Mary Schmidt
The Black Dress: One Woman's Journey with Mental Illness
Story Title: The Black Dress

Grief and Bereavement

Friday Workshop

Barbara Spring, Ph.D. & Judy Wright (Full Day)
Stories Help Us Die Well and Grieve Well: Nurturing Storytelling at the End-of-Life

Saturday Workshops presented twice

Mary Louise Chown and Wilma Holland
Journeying Together: Every story is a healing story

Joseph Galata, MA
I will hire you as a minstrel

Saturday Workshop presented once

Gail Rosen, MA
Darkness and Dawn: Storytelling in Support of Grieving

Demonstrations

Jim May
Bringing God to the Village: Telling Stories of Grief
Story: My Sister Diane

Ann Morrison
Create Your Personal Mythology
Story Title: Listen

Vivian G. Painter RN MN
How One Heals
Story Title: From Theory to Practice

Spirituality

Friday Workshop

Allan Chinen, M.D.
The Tao of Story: The Role of Stories in Spiritual Development

Saturday Workshops presented twice

Vered Hankin, MA
The Healing Shift: Understanding the Storytelling Journey

Daniel Taylor, Ph.D.
Leaving a Spiritual Legacy: Telling the Master Stories of Your Life

Demonstrations

Barry Kitterman MFA and Teddy Jones Ph.D.
After Giving Up On God. Rediscovering Prayer.
Story Title: Agnostics Who Pray and Mystics Who Play

Sydney Solis
MYTHIC YOGA for Children
Storytelling and Yoga for physical, mental and spiritual well-being in children.
Story Title: The Peddler's Dream

Community & Culture

Friday Workshop

Antonio Sacre, Ricardo Provencio, Loren Niemi, Dovie Thomason Sickles
Truth telling and Forgiveness: Story, Culture and Change

Saturday Workshops presented twice

Amy Hill, MA
Using Storytelling and Digital Media to Support Healing and Anti-violence

Barbara Horn, MA and Laura Simms
Transforming Trauma with Story

Saturday Workshops presented once

Noa Baum, MA
Risking Peace

Demonstrations

Claire De Coster
River's Edge Playback Theatre___
Story Title:__Experience Playback Theatre!_

Vivian Dubrovin
Helping Young Tellers Promote Peace
Story Title: "The Missing Peace Puzzle Piece" by Vivian Dubrovin "

Denise Malis
The Story of a Lifetime Project - Community Storytelling with Elders Visual Storyboards and Oral Storytelling - Building Community with Elder

Additional Discussions and Events

Friday, February 25, 2005

7:30-9 PM Community Discussion and the Sharing of Our Stories
In this evening session the Friday workshop presenters will explore through story and discussion the way storytelling helps to create the conditions necessary for healing and health.

9:30-11 PM Story Circles
This is an opportunity for informal socializing and participation in several stories circles focused on different aspects of healing. In the story circles participants have the opportunity to share their experiences and stories of healing. Rooms will be set up throughout the hotel for this time.
Additional Discussions and Events Continued

Saturday, February 26

7-9 PM Community Discussion and the Sharing of Our Stories
In this evening session the Saturday workshop presenters will explore through story and discussion the way storytelling is a humanizing factor within their disciplines and in the world.

9:30-11 PM Story Circles
This is an opportunity for informal socializing and participation in several stories circles focused on different aspects of healing. In the story circles participants have the opportunity to share their experiences and stories of healing. Rooms will be set up throughout the hotel for this time.

Sunday, February 27

9-11:45 PM Break Out Sessions
Heartland Institute will facilitate participants in a story-based process on topics to provide opportunities for those with similar interest to network, to reflect on ideas that have arisen during the conference and to decide on possible future actions.

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Listed Below are the approved CME sessions
and their corresponding CME hours.

The following Friday workshops are approved for 6 CME hours:

Allan Chinen, M.D.
The Tao of Story: The Role of Stories in Spiritual Development

Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, Ph.D.
Narrative Medicine: Inspiring Physical Healing through Story

Barbara Spring, Ph.D. & Judy Wright
Stories Help Us Die Well and Grieve Well: Nurturing Storytelling at the End-of-Life (Full day, Friday)

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The following Saturday Workshops are approved for 3 CME hours:

Bill Friedman, M.D.
Hypnotherapist as Storyteller: Storyteller as Hypnotherapist

Lani Peterson, Psy.D.
Wounded Healers and Flawed Heroes: Growing through our Stories of Imperfection

Maureen Redl, MA
In the Crisis Hides the Opportunity

Gail Rosen, MA
Darkness and Dawn: Storytelling in Support of Grieving

Joseph Sobol, Ph.D. & Forrest Lang, MD
Storytelling as a Vehicle to Enhance Cancer Patient-Physician Communication

Joel Wish, Ph.D.; Nancy Klein, MA; Terri Pellino, RN, Ph.D.; Stephanie Farrell, Ph.D.
The Healing Images Program: Stories and Tools for Helping Medically Ill Children

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The following demonstrations are approved for 1 CME hour:

Sharon Norling MD
Pain a story of hope and healing through self-care.

Vivian G. Painter RN MN
How One Heals
Story Title: From Theory to Practice

Mary Schmidt
The Black Dress: One Woman's Journey with Mental Illness
Story Title: The Black Dress

Fran Yardley
Seeing From the Other Side: Using Story to Understand Illness
Story: Finding A Place of Her Own; Liz's Journey

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The Friday evening general sessions have been approved for 2 CME hours each for a total of 4 hours.

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The Sunday morning session has been approved and the number of CME hours is not yet determined but the session will be a minimum of 2 CEU hours.