“Healthy
Brain, Healthy Child: How the Developing Mind Makes Us Act the Way We
Do"
a neuroscientific approach to human development and interpersonal
relationships with focus
on the plasticity and regenerative qualities of the brain, presented
at
the Wilkinson Public Library September 16, 2008.
“Healthy
Brain, Healthy Child"
a neuroscientific approach to child development which describes
developmental guidelines
for an emotionally
secure infants, children, and teens, presented as a series of three
lectures
at the Wilkinson Public Library; March 4, 11, and 18, 2008.
“Art
therapy: What It Is, How It Works, Why It Works"
presented to San Miguel Resource Center Trainees,
September 24, 2007 and 2008.
“Art
Therapy and Children Who are Survivors of Domestic Violence and Sexual
Abuse"
presented
to San Miguel Resource Center Trainees, January, 2007
“The
Importance of Integrated Movement in Learning: How Brain Development
and Function
are Enhanced by Movement"
presented
in Developmental and Behavioral Neuroscience, Naropa University, November
28, 2006.
“The
Nature of Transition: Finding the wisdom in life changes"
presented during Traveling Through Transitions
workshops, Boulder, CO, October 26 – November 18, 2006.
"Expressive Arts and Integrated Brain Functioning"
presented in Developmental and Behavioral Neuroscience,
Naropa University, September, 2006.
“A
Neuroscientific Model for Art Therapy: What is it? How do we use it?
Why do we need it?",
presented in Adult Development and Special Populations at
Naropa University, March 2, 2006.
“The
Relationship Between Neuroscience and Art: Understanding Why Art Therapy
is an Effective Therapeutic Modality”
presented at Naropa Graduate Oral Presentations, Boulder,
CO, May 4, 2005
"Understanding
Grief in Children and Teens"
presented to Marriage and Family Therapist Interns at HospiceCare
of Boulder, October 12, 2005.
“Art
Therapy: An Invaluable Therapeutic Modality"
presented to psychotherapy interns at Access Counseling,
Boulder, CO, November, 2004.