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Events and Conferences
2008 Doula Conference
Friday, October 24, 2008
The Doulas of Greater Kansas City presents:
Recognizing and Healing Birth Trauma with William Emerson, Ph.D.
This conference is offered for doulas, childbirth educators, nurses, allied health care professionals, social workers, and those individuals who want to support mothers, babies, and families during their childbirth experience.
Conference Objectives:
- Conference Participants (CPs) will be able to write the definition of birth trauma.
- CPs will be able to list the five causes of birth trauma.
- CPs will list three long-term psychological impacts for each of the following interventions: circumcision, diagnostic ultrasound, external fetal monitoring, pitocin, anesthesia, forceps, vacuum extraction and cesarean birth.
- CPs will describe the three major reasons mothers are traumatized by childbirth.
- CPs will list through reviewing scientific studies the three reasons mothers are traumatized by hospital childbirth.
- CPs will list the percentages of mothers, fathers, and babies who are traumatized.
- CPs will identify several reasons obstetric personnel, especially physicians, may be traumatized.
- CPs will list the major diagnostic criteria for birth trauma.
- CPs will describe three ways infant/child psychotherapy heals birth trauma.
- CPs will describe three postnatal interventions for rectifying/resolving birth trauma.
- CPs will list five ways to prevent birth trauma.
An application for approval of 6.5 nursing contact hours has been submitted to the Illinois Nurses Association Approver Unit.
Please call Angie Scharnhorst at 913-381-2363 for more information. 7 CEU's pending through the MO State Committee for Social Workers
Conference Location:
Unity Temple on the Plaza
707 W. 47th St.
Kansas City, MO 64112
Get Directions to Unity Temple
Click here for online registration.
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Hotel Information:
Sheraton Suites Country Club Plaza
770 W 47th Street
Kansas City, MO 64112
Ph: (816) 931-4400
Special rate if booked by 10/2/08 under Doulas of Greater Kansas City: $139 base for suite accommodations.
Hampton Inn & Suites Kansas City - Country Club Plaza
4600 Summit
Kansas City, MO 64112
Ph: (816) 448-4600
Special rate if booked by 10/2/08 under Doulas of Greater Kansas City: $139 base for single king bed accommodations.
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Friday, October 24, 2008
Conference Schedule:
| 7:30 - 8:00 | Registration, Exhibits Open |
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| 8:00 - 9:45 | Wecome, Introduction
What is Birth Trauma?
Why Should We Be Concerned?
What Causes Birth Trauma?
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| 9:45-10:05 | Break, Exhibits Open, Snacks Provided |
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| 10:05 - 12:00 | What Are the Types of Trauma?
Who Is Traumatized?
What Are the Long Term Effects of Birth Trauma?
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| 12:00 - 1:00 | Lunch Buffet Provided at Eden Alley
(vegetarian options available)
Silent Auction
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| 1:00 - 2:35 | How Interventions Cause Trauma for Mother & Baby
How to Treat Trauma Afterward
How to Support Families After Difficult Births
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| 2:35 - 3:00 | Break, Exhibits Open, Snacks Provided
Silent Auction Ends at 3:00
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| 3:00 - 4:15 | Psychotherapy for Birth Traumatized Babies |
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| 4:15 - 4:30 | Conference Wrap-Up
Silent Auction Winners Announced
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Dr. Emerson's Bio
 William R. Emerson, Ph.D., is a renowned workshop leader, writer, lecturer, and pioneer in the field of pre and perinatal psychology. He is among the first in the world to develop prenatal and perinatal treatment methods for infants and children, is an expert in treatment methods for adults, and is recognized world-wide for his contributions. He is also co-president of APPPAH, the Association for Prenatal and Perinatal Psychology and Health, and has been on the Board of Directors for ten years.
He is the author of six books, five self-published, the co-author of Remembering Our Home (a Paulist Press book that integrates his work with the healing approaches of the Linns), and the author of 15 published chapters and journal articles in the field of pre and perinatal psychology. He is also the writer and producer of four video programs.
He holds graduate degrees from Vanderbilt and San Jose State Universities, graduating with honors. He has held university appointments as Honorary Faculty, Director of Clinical Training, International Lecturer, and Assistant Professor of Psychology. As an acknowledgment of his contributions to psychology, he received an honorary fellowship from the National Institute of Mental Health.
Dr. Emerson practiced psychotherapy for 25 years, specializing in psychotherapy and regression therapy for infants, children, and adults, and lectured domestically and internationally on these topics. Dr. Emerson is retired from the practice of psychotherapy and is currently writing a book on spirit and soul wounding, finishing a book entitled: The Dark Side of Childbirth and Its Effects on our Children (Stonebrook Press, Dec. 08), and conducting open workshops and training programs in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Europe.
Visit Dr. Emerson's Website
Dr. Emerson will be available on
Saturday, October 25th for individual sessions.
Please call his office at (707) 763-7024
to inquire about scheduling a session.
Conference Fees:
* Postmarked on or before 10/10/08
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| General | $110 |
| Doulas/Childbirth Educators | $80 |
**Student rates available. Please call Heather Berry at
913-271-3425 for more information**
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Registration
Click here for online registration.
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