Welcome to Creativity & Madness at the Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort
The Program
December 27, 2006 Wednesday
8:25 AM Introduction & Welcome Dr. Vail
8:30 A Psychological Study of Woody Allen - from
Nebbish to Mensch
Barry Panter, M.D.
9:30 Creativity & Spirituality as Therapeutic
Tools: Drawing from the Well Deborah E. Bowen, MSW, LCSW
10:30 A Psychological Study of Giuseppe Verdi Healing
Grief Through Creativity Maryann Seltzer JD & Barry Panter
M.D.
11:30 Ancient Myths as Metaphors for Psychotherapeutic Interventions:
Creating a New Personal Mythology Joseph Jankovitz, Ph.D.
3:30-5:30 Discussion Group
December 28 Thursday
8:30 Parent Loss in the Movies Ben Garber, M.D.
9:30 Inside the Mind of George Bush - A
Psychological Study of
The Leader of the Free World Brian Plowman, M.D.
10:30 African Art as a Reflection
of the Psychology of African Life
Sheila Porter, Ph.D.
11:30 Ritual Passage Toward Our Essential Identity: the
Missing Link to a New Civilization
Carlos Warter, M.D.
3:30-5:30 Discussion Group
December 29 Friday
8:30 Coyote, Raven & Rabbit: Tricksters Psychotherapy
and Social Change Lewis
Mehl-Madrona, M.D. Ph.D.
9:30 Now He's Gone and Joined That Stupid Club: The Life, Music
and Suicide of Kurt Cobain. Karen Spedowfski, Ph.D.
10:30 Beyond the Veil: The Psychology of Teaching in an
Islamic Culture Yvonne
Pepin-Wakefield, Ph.D
11:30 Experiments and Experiences in Dolphin Assisted therapy
Umit Samur Ferguson, M.A. and Barry Panter, M.D
3:30-5:30 Discussion Group
December 30 Saturday
8:30 DSM-1V and the Major Tragedies of Shakespeare Robert Feder M.D.
9:30 The Role of Rationality, Madness and Serendipity
in the Pursuit of the Universal Dream Stephen E. Marks, Ph.D
10:30 The Psychology of Design: Unfoldment & Reconciliation
Regina Bensch-Coe, MA & Amy Vail, Psy.D.
3:30-5:30 Discussion Group
General Information
Registration Fee $485
Fee for Accompanying Person Attending Presentations. $399
Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort and Spa
Mountain-Garden View $225/night + tax
Partial Ocean View $245
Ocean Front $275
The Sheraton Keauhou Bay Resort is on the world
renowned Kona Coast of Hawaii- which has the best winter weather of all the
Hawaiian Islands. The Hotel reopened a year ago after a $50 million renovation
and refurbishment. It features everything from rejuvenating spa treatments
in open-air facilities to an authentic luau that offers expansive views of
the dramatic Kona coastline. For pictures and further information about the
hotel please see www.sheratonkeauhou.com
ADA compliant. Please advise us 15 days prior if you
have special needs.
for more information about the conference please call us 800
348 8441
Travel Arrangements We have a limited number of reduced
fare seats from Los Angeles and San Francisco on United Airlines. Departures
December 23 & 26. Return
January 1. $795 Round Trip These are the only daytime non-stop flights available
between LA and Kona Hawaii and San Francisco and Kona Hawaii
Non-stop Flights are available from other cities. Car Rentals available at
greatly reduced rates. For airplane tickets and car rentals please call The
Travel Station (800) 990 2282 from outside California (818) 990 2282 from within
California trvlstation@hotmail.com
Canadians please consult your local travel agent.for travel information please
call the travel station 800 990 2282
Contact Us: (800) 348 8441 (818)776 0344
Fax (818)776 0269 Our email barryp15@aol.com
needs and objectives for the presentations of this conference