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Presentations: 2005 October 16 |
A sociodramatic exploration of the ways in which experiential processes can be introduced into organizations as interventions. Keynote presentation with Rebekah O'Rourke: OD Australia (Organizational Development Australia Inaugural Conference, Melbourne |
| August 18 - 22 |
Nurturing Sustainable Practice in Outdoor Education: A Four-day Residential Workshop for Leaders of Experiential and Outdoor-Based Training and Education Groups: Open enrolment workshop co-hosted and co-facilitated by Dr Robbie Nicol, University of Edinburgh: Kingussie, Scotland. |
| July 31-August 5 | International 5-day residential workshop on group dynamics: Dordogne, France. Co-presented with Luk Peeters. |
| March 3-7 |
Five-Day Residential Workshop for Leaders of Experiential Training and Therapeutic Groups: Narita Radisson Hotel, Japan. Hosted by Creating/Cathy Bernatt. Co-facilitated by Dr Francoise Ringer and Luk Peeters. |
| Presentations : 2004 | |
| October 19-20 | Smart People - Dumb Teams? An exploration of collective thinking in work place teams: 2-day Public workshop, Perth, Western Australia. |
| September 25-26 |
Experiential Learning: Pandora’s Box or the Power to Heal?: Two-day residential workshop: University of Edinburgh, Department of Education. |
| September 16 | The Philosophy of Learning Through Adventure: Presentation to "Movement: The Art of Life" conference, Charles University, Prague. |
| September 16 | A Biased History of Adventure Therapy: The origins and practice of therapeutic adventure. Keynote presentation to Kinesiotherapy Conference, Hosted by Bohnice Psychiatric Hospital and Charles University in Prague, Department of Education, Psychology and Didactics. |
| August 8-13 | International 5-day residential workshop on group dynamics: Dordogne, France. Co-presented with Dr Francoise Ringer and Luk Peeters. |
| May 27-28 | Smart People - Dumb Teams? An exploration of collective thinking in work place teams: 2-day Public workshop, Perth, Western Australia. |
| Presentations : 2003 | |
| August 18-22 | International 5-day residential workshop on group dynamics: Dordogne, France. Co-presented with Dr Francoise Ringer and Luk Peeters. |
| July 12-13 | Facilitating Learning in Groups in multi-cultural settings: 2-day workshop for experiential trainers. Istanbul, Turkey. |
| June 12-14 | Creating and maintaining conditions for effective experiential learning in groups:Erlebnispädagogik Praxis-AG: Gutenberg, Germany. |
| May 3-5 | Self-reflective leadership and facilitation of experiential groups: 3-day intensive experiential workshop: University of New Hampshire - Browne Center, Durham, New Hampshire USA. |
| April 23 | Playing with ideas about Adventure Therapy: Workshop co-presented with Luk Peeters and Dr Rudiger Gilsdorf. 3rd International Adventure Therapy Conference: Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. |
| April 21 | A Meeting on the Commons: A socio-dramatic exploration of the conference community: Plenary session for the 3rd International Adventure Therapy Conference: Victoria, British Colombia, Canada. |
| March 23-26 |
Who am I as a group leader? Exploring one's own functioning to enhance group leadership:Victorian Outdoor Education Association: 4-day workshop. |
| March 3 | Learning from Activity and Experience in Groups: Seminar for the Group Analytic Society of Sydney. |
| February 27 | Unconscious processes in organizations: Workshop for the Executive of the Australian Psychological Society, WA Branch. Co-facilitated with Dr Francoise Ringer |
| February 17-21 | Group Action: Leading and facilitating experiential groups: University of South Australia, Adelaide. |
| February 10-14 | Group Dynamics and Leadership: 5-day academic workshop. Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, NZ. |
| February 8 | The quality of collective thinking in work place teams. Presentation to Australian Association of Group Psychotherapists Scientific Meeting, Auckland, NZ. |
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January 25 |
An encounter with the reflective space in groups. Workshop at Australian and NZ Psychodrama Association Annual Conference. Unitech: Auckland, NZ. |
| Presentations : 2002 | For details on the group work module at St Martin's College, UK see Academic roles |
| December 14 | Adventure WHAT?: Adventure Therapy’s emergence on the international scene. Plenary talk to Brathay Seminar: Adventure Therapy: Exploring the Healing Potential of the Outdoors. Brathay Hall Trust, Ambleside, England. |
| December 11 & 12 | Intuition and creativity in teams and groups in business settings: The group leader as artist. 2-day workshop: Lancaster University: Hazelwood Lodge, Forrest Hills, Lancaster, England |
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22 November |
Where in the World are we? ? Some conjecture about New Zealand’s place in the field of adventure therapy. Guest Lecture. Aoteroa/NZ Adventure Therapy Network Inagural Conference:Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, NZ. |
| 23 November | Playing with ideas about adventure therapy: Applying principles Narrative and Psychodynamic approaches to Adventure Therapy - Joint workshop with Blair Gilbert: Aoteroa/NZ Adventure Therapy Network Inagural Conference:Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, NZ. |
| 9 August | Who knows?: Conducting participative research involving unconscious processes. Workshop at NZ Action Research Network Conference/Workshop: Waiariki Institute of Technology, Rotorua, NZ. |
| August 20 - 24 |
Five-day residential workshop for leaders of experiential training and therapeutic groups: Dordogne, France. |
| Presentations :
2001 November 10 |
Assessing Organizational Culture and Corporate Health: St Martin's College, Ambleside UK. |
| October 19 | Department of Corrections Psychological Service Annual Conference. Rydges Hotel, Rotorua. Presentation with Joan Norrie & Dr. Erin Eggleston:Supervision of Probation Officers Using the Criminal Needs Inventory. |
| October 18 | Department of Corrections Psychological Service Annual Conference. Rydges Hotel, Rotorua. Presentation: Assessing an Organization's Capacity for Change. |
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October 9 |
Auckland University of Technology: Psychotherapy Department. Lunch-time seminar: A fear of action: Re-examining the use of activities in psychodynamic groups. |
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October 1 - 4 |
Motutapu Island Outdoor Education Camp. Adventure Therapy and Occupational Therapy: An introduction for Occupational Therapists. |
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July - September |
12-week seminar series on understanding the dynamics of groups and teams in corporate, educational and therapeutic settings. Auckland Family Counselling and Psychotherapy Centre. |
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August 28 |
NZ Psychological Society Annual Conference, 2001. Fishing with Maui: Working with depth issues in management consulting. University of Auckland. |
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July 2 - 4 |
Waiariki Institute of Technology (Rotorua). Leading groups for human learning change and growth. Three-day workshop. |
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April 18 |
Industrial and Organizational Psychologists Network (Auckland). Working with "Depth" issues in organizations. Seminar hosted by Lindsay Corban & Associates. |
| Presentations: 2000
November 21 |
Group Leaders as artists. Public lecture presented on behalf of the Australian Institute of Socio-Analysis and the Wasley Institute, Perth, Western Australia. |
| September 6 | Pretoria, South Africa: Keynote speech to Conference on Development Consulting & Training (DCT International) Adventure-based Experiential Learning Congress: Leaders as artists: Unconscious processes in groups |
| September 1 - 2 | Pretoria, South Africa: 2-day workshop for experiential educators on unconscious processes in adventure-based learning groups. |
| May | Mandurah, Western Australia: Active 2000 Conference: Workshop on Fundamentals for leading groups in the outdoors. |
| April 18 & 19 | Perth, Western Australia: Co presentation with Prof Claudio Neri (Italy) of 1 ½ day workshop Psychoanalytic perspectives on working with groups. |
| March 30 - April 2 | Tornio, Finland. Perapohjolan Opisto and Humak Polytechnic: National workshop. Intuition, narcissism and other challenges in groups; a workshop on group work leadership. |
| March 18 | Augsburg, Germany. Second International Adventure Therapy Conference. Closing plenary & Keynote: Tribal wisdom. |
| March 17 | Augsburg, Germany. Second International Adventure Therapy Conference. Conference workshop: Building and maintaining the "reflective space" in groups. |
| March 15 – 18 | Turku Finland: two one-day workshops for KOTA: Working with unconscious processes in experiential therapeutic groups. |
| Presentations:1999 November 6 – 9 inclusive |
Managing unconscious processes in groups and teams in the work place. Invitation-only workshop for consultants, managers and psychologists. Martin Ringer Consulting. |
| October 23 | Adelaide: Outdoor Recreation Council and South Australian Outdoor Education Association combined Annual conference. Linking and containing: Two key aspects of leading groups. Keynote speech. |
| October 23 | Adelaide: Outdoor Recreation Council and South Australian Outdoor Education Association combined Annual conference. Conference workshop. Building and maintaining the "reflective space" in groups. |
| October 23 | Adelaide: Outdoor Recreation Council and South Australian Outdoor Education Association combined Annual conference. Conference workshop: Exploring the competencies for managing group dynamics. |
| October 9 - 12 | Hobart, Tasmania: Public workshop: Advanced group work leadership in experiential programs; understanding and application of psychological principles in groups. |
| March 29 | Duxton Hotel, Perth, Western Australia: Australian Institute for Information Management: WA conference: Keynote presentation: Implementing Electronic Data Management systems in organizations: Implications for cultural change. |
| March 20 - 23 | Boonah, Queensland: Public workshop: Advanced group work leadership: Part 1, The psychological underpinnings for understanding groups. Part 2, Applying selected psychological principles to group leadership. |
| January 14 | Perth, WA. 11th National outdoor education conference: The human face of outdoor education. Keynote speech: Many faces make one? Effective learning through group experiences. |
| January 14 | Perth, WA. 11th National outdoor education conference.Talking together about groups: interactive workshop. |
| Presentations:
1998
September 24 & 25 |
London, UK. Two day residential workshop for Fairbridge UK: Working with destructive dynamics in work groups. Two-day experiential workshop. |
| September 18 –22, | University of Lancaster, UK. Five-day residential workshop: Managing the dynamic of experiential and adventure-based groups in corporate, educational and therapeutic settings. |
| September 14 | Edinburgh, Scotland. Joint Congress of the European Institute for Outdoor Adventure and Experiential Learning (EOE) and the UK National Association for Outdoor Education (NAOE: Keynote speech: Achieving the celebration of cultural difference: The impossible task? |
| September 14 | Edinburgh, Scotland. Joint Congress of the EOE and NAOE): Professionalism – an interactive workshop with the whole conference - Joint presentation with Chris Loynes (UK) |
| March 17 | Western Australian Oracle User Group Annual Conference: Workshop: The people factor in IS: De-bugging project teams. |
| Presentations: 1997 October 23 |
Australian Institute for Training and Development WA Branch Conference, Swan Valley Western Australia: Inside the mystery thriller: The trainer as consultant. Interactive workshop. |
| September 6 | Youth Affairs Conference, Pinjarra, Western Australia: The state of the art: The therapeutic use of adventure with young people. Co-presented workshop with Laurie Haynes. |
| August 31 | Fathers Festival: Men’s Health & Well being Association: Perth, Western Australia. Play and games workshop. |
| July 1 - 5 | First International Adventure Therapy Conference. (Perth, WA). Keynote speech: Interactive processes for making connections. |
| July 1 - 5 | First International Adventure Therapy Conference. (Perth, WA). Mastering the mystery in management: Practical approaches to managing issues in the culture of adventure therapy organisations. (Workshop). |
| July 1 - 5 | First International Adventure Therapy Conference. (Perth, WA). Case studies in managing psychological depth. (Joint workshop with Dr Lee Gillis). |
| July 1 - 5 | First International Adventure Therapy Conference. (Perth, WA). Keynote: Boundaries, barriers and networks: Where to now for adventure therapy? |
| March 29 | 5th Easter Medical Conference: Medical Practitioner Update. Tanjung, Benoa, Bali. Practice management: Negotiation and Mediation. |
| March 31 | 5th Easter Medical Conference: Medical Practitioner Update. Tanjung, Benoa, Bali. Practice management: How healthy is your practice? |
| March 1 | Men’s’ Health and Well-being Association, Point Walter, Perth. Fun and action. |
| January 20 - 24 | Australian National Outdoor Education Conference, (NSW). Interactive workshop: There is nothing so practical as a good theory; how theories of human change processes are applied in adventure therapy. |
| January 20 - 24 | Australian National Outdoor Education Conference, (NSW). Producing quality journal articles and getting them published. Co-presentation with Jay Henderson, Victoria University of Technology. |
| January 20 - 24 | Australian National Outdoor Education Conference, (NSW). Workshop: Developing a profession: A preliminary analysis of the need for university based training for adventure therapists in Australia. |
| Presentations, 1996 December 7 |
New Zealand National Outdoor Education Conference: The science of outdoor experiential education, Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand. Passion and aliveness in adventure leadership. Keynote speech. |
| December 8 | New Zealand National Outdoor Education Conference: The science of outdoor experiential education, Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand. The psychology of human change through adventure: a practice-based exploration of the principles that underpin your adventure practice. Conference workshop. |
| December 9 | New Zealand National Outdoor Education Conference: The science of outdoor experiential education, Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand. Mastering the mystery in management: practical approaches to managing issues in the culture of outdoor education/adventure organisations. Conference workshop. |
| December 9 | New Zealand National Outdoor Education Conference: The science of outdoor experiential education, Sir Edmund Hillary Outdoor Pursuits Centre of New Zealand. Developing a profession: A preliminary analysis of the need for university based training for adventure therapists in Australia. Conference workshop. |
| November 4 | Western Australian Council for Social Services 40th Anniversary conference; Radisson Observation City Hotel, Scarborough: Managing mystery systems: Practical approaches to managing issues in the culture of social services organisations. |
| September 24 | Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group of AEE pre conference workshop. Spokane, Washington. Training needs for adventure therapists. |
| September 26 | Association for Experiential Education, 24th Annual International Conference, Spokane, Washington, USA. Keynote speech; The self-reflective practitioner: examining the "taken for granted." Speech representing the AEE therapeutic adventure professional interest group. |
| September 27/28 | Association for Experiential Education 24th International Conference, Spokane, Washington State, USA. Developing a profession: A preliminary analysis of the need for university based training for adventure therapists in Australia. Workshop presentation. |
| September 27/28 | Association for Experiential Education 24th International Conference, Spokane, Washington State, USA. From practice to theory: unearthing the theory and assumptions behind your adventure practice. Joint workshop with Dr Lee Gills. |
| July 4 & 5 | Orthopedagogisch Centrum Michiel, Landstichting, Netherlands. Action and adventure for personal growth: an experiential workshop for teachers and helping professionals. Joint 2-day workshop with Dr. Lee Gillis (USA). |
| July 9 & 10 | Brathay Hall, Ambleside (UK). Staff training pre conference workshop: Using adventure groups for personal change: Principles, practice and group process. Co-presentation with Dr. Lee Gills. |
| July 11 | Brathay Hall, Ambleside (UK). Development training beyond 2000: Youth conference. The psychology of human change through adventure. Jointly facilitated workshop with Dr. Lee Gillis. |
| July 11 | Brathay Hall, Ambleside (UK). Development training beyond 2000: Youth conference. Current practice from around the world: Australian and New Zealand. International panel discussion on adventure practice. |
| July 12 | Brathay Hall, Ambleside (UK). Development training beyond 2000: Youth conference. Keeping to the contract: managing psychological depth and emotional safety. Jointly facilitated workshop with Dr. Lee Gillis. |
| July 13 & 14 | Adventure Education, Penrith, UK. "Action methods" for development trainers: some principles from role training, sociodrama and sociometry that are applicable to development training. |
| June 8 & 9 | Wasley Institute, Perth, WA. Managing psychological depth and keeping to the contract in groups. |
| March | Men’s’ Health and Well-being Association, Point Walter, Perth. Fun and action. |
| Presentations 1995 December 2 |
Wesley College, Perth: Adventure therapy: Tales of transformation. Introduction to principles of adventure therapy. |
| April 7 | Association for Experiential Education, SE Regional Conference, Montreat, North Carolina, USA: Passion and aliveness in outdoor leadership. |
| April 8 | Association for Experiential Education, S. E. Regional Conference, Montreat, North Carolina, USA: Keeping to the contract: conducting emotional rescues in experiential learning groups. |
| April 11 | Three Springs residential outdoor rehabilitative program for adolescent boys, Paint Rock Valley, Alabama, USA. Advanced group work techniques for therapeutic experiential groups. |
| April 23 | Tiglin National Outdoor Leadership School, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland: People skills for outdoor leaders, from recreation to therapy. |
| April 29 | Tiglin National Outdoor Leadership School, County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland: Group work skills for adventure therapy. |
| January 25 | Perth, Western Australia, Murdoch University. Adventure as therapy. Public workshop. |
| January 14 and January 16 | Southport, Queensland, Australia: National Outdoor Education Conference. Managing psychological depth. |
| January 18 | Southport, Queensland, Australia: National Outdoor Education Conference. Passion and aliveness in outdoor leadership. |
| Presentations: 1994 November 4 |
Austin, Texas, USA. Association for Experiential Education. Training models for adventure therapy |
| November 3 | Austin, Texas, USA. Association for Experiential Education. Keeping to the contract: managing psychological depth during the adventure experience. |
| November 1 | Austin, Texas, USA. Association for Experiential Education, Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group pre conference: Managing psychological depth during therapeutic adventure experiences. |
| October 15 | Mandurah, Western Australia. Camping and Outdoor Education Association of Western Australia, Annual Conference. Managing psychological depth during therapeutic adventure experiences. |
| April 15 | Association for experiential Education, South East Region and Department of Education, Warren Wilson College, Asheville, North Carolina, USA. Avoiding unintentional psychotherapy during adventure experiences. |
| April 26 | Adventure Education, Penrith, England; How not to open a can of worms: avoiding unintentional psychotherapy during adventure experiences. |
| April 23 | Ambleside, England. Enabling Troubled Youth. Conference and study weekend. (Workshop) Adventure therapy: a map of the field. |
| April 23 | Ambleside, England. Enabling Troubled Youth. Conference and study weekend. (case study.) Northland Wilderness Experience, a bicultural adventure therapy program. |
| April 23 | Ambleside, England. Enabling Troubled Youth. Conference and study weekend.(Keynote Speech.) Leadership competencies: from recreation to therapy. |
| Presentations 1993 April 17 |
Washington, DC.: Association of group psychotherapy and psychodrama. Sociometric intervention in a community in crisis. Co-presentation with Trish Williams. |
| March 6 | Brisbane, Australia: Queensland Camping Association. National outdoor recreation leadership development project: Roles of the outdoor leader. |
| Presentations 1992 November 6 |
Banff, Canada, Association for Experiential Education conference: Therapeutic Adventure Professional Group pre conference. The principles of role play in experiential groups. |
| Presentations 1991 July 18 to Sept 26 |
Community Skills Training Centre, Perth, Western Australia: Outdoor adventure interventions. 6 one-day workshops. |
| June 7 | Curtin University, Western Australia: A playshop: strategic use of games and initiatives for group leaders. |
| May 3 | Curtin University, Western Australia: Inspired leadership: integrating activities with personal development. |
| April 19 | Curtin University, Western Australia: Dealing with difficult groups. |
| April 15 | Western Australian Youth Accommodation Association: Dealing with difficult groups. |
| April 5 | University of Western Australia: A playshop: strategic use of games and initiatives. |
| Feb. 22 | Public workshop: A playshop - strategic use of games and action for group leaders. |
| Jan. 22 | Australian National Outdoor Education Conference; Melbourne; From strength to strength - Training of outdoor leaders building on existing strengths. |
| 1985-1990 | Facilitated over 200 hours of training for outdoor educators, group leaders, teachers, social workers and probation officers in New Zealand and in USA Most of this training was on working with difficult groups, predominantly adolescents. |