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February 28th through March 2nd, 2003
"Humor in the Corporate, Clinic, and Classroom Settings"
Conference Schedule

Friday has two separate Preconferences.
Choose which one you want to sign up for.
You CANNOT mix-and-match between the two.

Preconference A = "Humor & Health"
 
Preconference B = "Humor & Education"

Friday, Preconference A
     "Humor & Health"
  Pre-conf A
7:30 am 		Registration and Coffee
  Pre-conf A
8:15 - 8:30 am 		Opening Remarks — Patty Wooten
  Pre-conf A
8:30 - 10:00 am 		for more info Through the eyes of the physician
"How to Have a Happy Heart" — Stephen Yarnall 
  Pre-conf A
10:00 - 10:30 am 		Break
  Pre-conf A
10:30 - Noon 		for more info Through the eyes of the nurse
"Compassionate Laughter: Humor from the Heart" — Patty Wooten 
  Pre-conf A
Noon - 1:15 pm 		Lunch
  Pre-conf A
1:15 - 2:45 pm 		for more info Through the eyes of the social worker
"Art and Science of Therapeutic Humor in Long Term Care" — Jacki Kwan 
  Pre-conf A
2:45 - 3:15 pm 		Break
  Pre-conf A
3:15 - 4:45 		for more info Through the eyes of the Caring Clown
"Over Here and Over There! Send the Word to be Aware! For the Clowns are Coming, the Clowns are Coming ..." — "Shobi Dobi" aka Shobhana Schwebke, MA
  Pre-conf A & B
7:30 - 10:30 pm 		Comedy Show — No Host Bar

Friday, Preconference B
     "Humor & Education"
  Pre-conf B
7:30 am 		Registration and Coffee
  Pre-conf B
8:15 - 8:30 am 		Opening Remarks and Moderator for the day — Ed Dunkelblau
  Pre-conf B
8:30 - 10:00 am 		for more info "Humorizing ways to Resolve Classroom Conflicts and Build Self Esteem" — Roberta Gold 
  Pre-conf B
10:00 - 10:30 am 		Break
  Pre-conf B
10:30 - Noon 		for more info "Educating the Playful Child: Improv Theater Games for K-12 Classrooms" — Izzy Gesell 
  Pre-conf B
Noon - 1:15 pm 		Lunch
  Pre-conf B
1:15 - 2:45 pm 		for more info "Stand up Comedy Performance Techniques for Instructors" — Tim Davis 
  Pre-conf B
2:45 - 3:15 pm 		Break
  Pre-conf B
3:15 - 4:45 		for more info "Seven Habits of Highly Ineffective Educators" — WAVELENGTH 
  Pre-conf A & B
7:30 - 10:30 pm 		Comedy Show — No Host Bar

Saturday, March 1

"Main AATH Conference"
  7:30 - 8:15 Registration and Coffee
  8:15 - 8:30 Opening Remarks by Ed Dunkelblau, PhD, and Patty Wooten, BSN
  8:30 - 9:30 am for more info "Managing to Have Fun: the Power of Humor in Business" — Matt Weinstein
  9:30 - 10:30 for more info "Humor and the Sacred" — Susan Sparks
  10:00 - 10:30 am Break
  11am - Noon for more info "Becoming a Humor Being" — Steve Rizzo
  Noon - 1:15pm Lunch
  1:15 - 2:30 pm First Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Wellness Jokebook Workshop: A Therapeutic Community Service Project"
— Saranne Rothberg
for more info
"Humor as an Instructional Defibrillator"
Ron Berk
for more info
"Comedy in Corporate America: Survival of the Funniest"
— Lori J. Thompson
for more info
"Chuckles in Chaos: Survivor Humor in Disaster"
— Sandy Ritz
  2:30 - 2:40 pm Break
  2:40 - 3:55 Second Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Play Everyday Keeps Altzheimer's Away: the Value of Play in Successful Aging"
— Kay Caskey and Laurie Young
for more info
"Use of Humor in a Cancer Support Community"
Torrey Wilson and Terra Johnson
for more info
"Be More Funny - Make More Money"
David Glickman
"Humor and Aging" panel discussion
  4:00 - 4:15 pm Break
  4:15 - 5:30 Third Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Integrating Humor into Psychotherapy — A Serious Approach"
— Steve Sultanoff
for more info
"Humor in Medical School — From Classroom to Bedside"
— Jane and Dana Abendschein
for more info
"And Now I'd Like to Present..."
Kathy Passanisi
"Humor and Business" panel discussion
  7 - 10 AATH Annual Awards Banquet

Sunday, March 2
  8:00 - 8:15 am Opening Remarks by Ed Dunkelblau, PhD, and Patty Wooten, BSN
  8:15- 9:00 for more info "Humor and Spirituality: Does God Laugh?" — McNair Wilson
  9:00 -9:45 for more info "Soul Laughter: The Comic Core of Spirituality" — John Morreall, PhD
  9:45-10:15 Break
  10:15-11:15 for more info "Research on humor, health, and well-being: What have we learned and where should we go from here?" — Rod Martin PhD
  11:15 - 12:15 pm AATH Annual Meeting — eating encouraged
  12:15 - 1:30
Free Symposium, Open to the Public:
 
"Comedy, Cancer, and Caring"
 
Moderator:
Christine Clifford
Panelists:
Experts from Gildas Club Chicago
  1:45-3:45 for more info
The Penultimate Plenary:
 
"Improv Skills for Life and Work"
— Second City Communications
Is this anyway to end a conference? You bet it is!
 
Two hours of interactive improvisation training from the renown Second City Communications Consulting Group. You'll learn, you'll laugh, and you'll leave with improv skills to listen better, think more creatively, and connect with colleagues.
 
Heck, after this fun-filled session, you'll be flying so high, you may not even need an airline ticket to get home.
  3:45-4:00 Finally, Closing Remarks

 
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
CEU credit for nurses provided by Iowa Western Community College.
Iowa Board of Nursing Provider Number 6.
Iowa CEU certificate also accepted by:
Maryland, Delaware, Texas, Nebraska, Utah, Wisconsin, Mississippi, Arkansas, North Carolina, and South Dakota.
 
OBJECTIVE
This conference will enhance the practitioner's ability to utilize humor effectively with the contemporary needs of the clinical, educational and corporate population.
Participants will learn:
  1. Appropriate and effective methods of using humor in clinical, business and educational treatment
  2. Useful techniques with special populations who have specific needs.
  3. The risks and cautions to consider before using humor as an intervention.

Friday Pre-Conference A (Health) has been approved for 7 CEU
 
Friday Pre-Conference B (Education) CEU approval has been applied for
 
Saturday & Sunday Conference has been approved for 15 CEU
 



  
 

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