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2004 AATH Conference Schedule

Conference Schedule, March 5th through 7th, 2004
"Bridging Differences in Vocations, Locations, and Relations"
Friday has two separate Preconferences. Choose one. You CANNOT mix-and-match between the two.
Preconference A = "Humor in Hospitals" Preconference B = "Humor in Psychotherapy"
Everyone chooses from the same list for Saturday & Sunday.

Main Conference = "Humor and Diversity"

Friday, Preconference A
     "Humor in Hospitals"
  Pre-conf A
7:30 am 		Registration and Coffee
  Pre-conf A
8:15 - 8:30 am 		for more info Opening Remarks — Patty Wooten
  Pre-conf A
8:30 - 10:00 am 		for more info
"Humor as Life Laugh Strategy" — Karyn Buxman 
  Pre-conf A
10:00 - 10:30 am 		Break
  Pre-conf A
10:30 - Noon 		for more info Through the eyes of the nurse
"Creating A Comedy Connection" — Leslie Gibson 
  Pre-conf A
Noon - 1:15 pm 		Lunch
  Pre-conf A
1:15 - 2:15 pm 		for more info "Constructing Hospital Humor Programs: No Experience Needed" — Josh Sickel 
  Pre-conf A
2:15 - 2:45 pm 		Break
  Pre-conf A
2:45 - 3:45 		for more info "Finding Humor When Nothing Is Funny" — Marcus Engel
  Pre-conf A
4:00 - 5:00 		for more info "Hospital Clowns: The Newest Member of the Wellness Team" — Bumper "T" Clowns

Friday, Preconference B
     "Humor in Psychotherapy"
  Pre-conf B
7:30 am 		Registration and Coffee
  Pre-conf B
8:15 - 8:30 am 		for more info Opening Remarks and Moderator for the day — Ed Dunkelblau
  Pre-conf B
8:30 - 10:00 am 		for more info "Humor Matters: The Effective Use of Humor in Psychotherapy" — Steve Sultanoff 
  Pre-conf B
10:00 - 10:30 am 		Break
  Pre-conf B
10:30 - Noon 		for more info "How to do the Deepest Work in the Lightest Way" — Annette Goodheart 
  Pre-conf B
Noon - 1:15 pm 		Lunch
  Pre-conf B
1:15 - 2:15 pm 		for more info "Humor Therapy — Building the Alliance" — Lew Hamburger 
  Pre-conf B
2:15 - 2:45 pm 		Break
  Pre-conf B
2:45 - 3:45 		for more info "Humor in Group Psychotherapy — Uses and Abuses" — David Cooperberg 
  Pre-conf B
4:00 - 5:00 		for more info Panel Discussion: "Ethical Considerations of Therapeutic Humor" — Ed Dunkelblau, moderator

Saturday

"Main AATH Conference"
  7:30 - 8:15 Registration and Coffee
  8:15 - 8:30 Opening Remarks
  8:30 - 9:30 am for more info "Stand Up Comedy Techniques to Drive Sales" — Tim Davis
  9:30 - 10:00 am Break
  10:00 - 11:00 for more info Distinguished Scholar
"The Positive Psychology of Humor, Laughter, and Cheerfulness" — Willi Ruch
  11am - Noon for more info "Lightening The Spirit With The Laughter Connection When Nothing Is Funny" — Annette Goodheart
  Noon - 1:15pm Lunch and Learn with your Humor Heros
 
Register for the conference early and have lunch with your hero!
Limited seating is available on a first come first reserved basis.
Indicate your 1st, 2nd, and 3rd choice of person to dine with.
A box lunch can be purchased for an additional $20; or you can bring your own food.

This year you will have the opportunity to have lunch with some of the most noted people in the therapeutic humor field. You will have the opportunity to ask questions, request advise, or discuss issues of interest to you and eight other people at the table with your selected "hero".
Your choice of hero includes: The first three are Lifetime Achievement Award winners; Dr. Ruch is this year's Distinguished Scholar (from the University of Zurich).
  1:15 - 2:30 pm First Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Creative Thinking for the Idea Impaired"
— Lenny Dave
for more info
"Games that make you laugh"
— Bernie DeKoven
for more info
"It's Not the Same 'Old' Act Anymore!"
— Dale Anderson/Annie Glasgow
for more info
"The Humor of Muhammad Ali: From Words to Magic"
— Don Baird
  2:30 - 2:40 pm Break
  2:40 - 3:55 Second Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Humor in Defense of the Human Spirit"
— Ellie Marek
for more info
"The Art of Mixing Work and Humor"
— Roz Trieber
for more info
"Evidence Based Research — What it is and is Not"
— Shirley Trout
for more info
"Yoga, Laughter, and Healing: Embracing the Whole World"
— Phil Milgrom
  4:00 - 4:15 pm Break
  4:15 - 5:30 Third Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Laughter and Tears: Expressive Meditation"
— Pragito Dove
for more info
"Laughter: Universal Language that Dissolves Barriers"
— Sister Anne Bryan Smollin
for more info
"Humor and Laughter in a Land of Trauma and Hope"
— Lenny Ravich
for more info
"Moving From Grief to Comic Relief: The Hospice Smile Team"
— Joye Swisher & Karen Dahmer
  7 - 10 AATH Annual Awards Banquet

Sunday, March 7
  8:00 - 8:15 am Opening Remarks
  8:30- 9:30 for more info "Essential Crazy Wisdom" — Wes "Scoop" Nisker
  9:30-10:00 Break
  10:00-11:00 for more info "The Spirit of Laughter" — René Hicks
  11:00 - 12:00 pm AATH Annual Meeting
  12:00 - 1:15 International Panel Discussion —
"Humor and Laughter Around the World"
Box lunches available for purchase — eating encouraged
  1:30 - 2:30 pm Sunday Concurrent Session: choose one of the following
for more info
"Searching for Humor with Disabled Adults"
— Arthur Soissons-Segal
for more info
"You CAN'T be Serious! Putting Humor to Work"
— Michael Kerr
for more info
"Parenting Children, Parenting Parents"
— Laurie Orloff & Nancy Street
for more info
"How to Develop a Child's Sense of Humor"
— Lou Franzini
  2:45- 3:45 for more info "Parenting and the Humor Advantage" — Terry Paulson
  3:45-4:00 Finally, Closing Remarks and Evaluations

 

 

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