CALENDAR OF EVENTS

A curated listing of international critical psychology conferences and events. Email us at [email protected] if you’d like to suggest an event.

The week's events

  • MIA Online Parent Support Group: US/Canada

    MIA Online Parent Support Group: US/Canada


    September 13, 2022

     

    Time: Weekly, Tuesdays from 6:00 pm to 7:30 pm, U.S. Mountain time (5:00 pm Pacific, 7:00 pm Central, 8:00 pm Eastern). Next meeting: June 21, 2022

    A space where families can exchange information and share experiences to foster a dialogue that goes beyond the predominant mainstream medical treatment model. Welcome! This Mad in America (MIA) forum hosts online parent support groups. We have started these groups in response to the many inquiries we get from parents who are skeptical of conventional drug-based treatments for children struggling with mental health issues and are now looking for alternatives. We currently offer two groups—one in Europe and one in the United States/Canada; all are conducted in English. This initiative, begun in the fall of 2018, has generated strong interest, and we hope to accommodate as many people as possible. Therefore, the U.S./Canada group now operates on a weekly, drop-in basis, as your schedules and needs allow.

    The support groups, which last 90 minutes, are moderated and provide a confidential space where people can share information and experiences that foster a dialogue about psychiatric diagnosis, the use of psychiatric medications, and non-drug alternatives. We hope these groups will help parents and other family members to feel less alone as they struggle to best help the children in their lives. Everyone in the group has the opportunity to speak, and everyone is expected to be respectful of others. The moderators occasionally invite guest speakers to the meetings. Although MIA is hosting these forums, the moderators do not represent MIA. Their opinions and suggestions are their own.

    Please write to me with any questions you may have about the support groups. You may also want to visit our Family Resources section, which provides information about drugs, blogs written by both professionals and parents, Q&As, research news, and other informational links. To sign up for a support group, please click “sign up here” at the bottom of the page and then complete the form. –Miranda Spencer, Parent Resources Editor

    MIA Online Parent Support Group: US/Canada

  • Live Free Virtual Training: Psychotherapy Networker's Healing the Wounds of Trauma: An In-Depth Workshop with Gabor MatĂ©, MD and Bruce Perry, MD

    Live Free Virtual Training: Psychotherapy Networker's Healing the Wounds of Trauma: An In-Depth Workshop with Gabor Maté, MD and Bruce Perry, MD

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    September 16, 2022

    Join two of the most profound healers of our time to access unique insight into the causes of suffering and the potential for healing!
    FEATURING Dr. Gabor Maté comes an in-depth workshop based on his brand-new book The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, & Healing in a Toxic Culture – a riveting follow-up to In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
    With SPECIAL GUEST Bruce Perry, MD, renowned child psychiatrist and co-author of the NYT Best-Selling What Happened to You? (with Oprah Winfrey) and The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog.
    This all-new clinical workshop, based on the brand-new book The Myth of Normal, could powerfully shift your understanding of traumatic stress and how we, as therapists, can help people recover and heal.
    Together, they’ll explore with you the most common misconceptions around trauma and chronic stress, how and why we get stuck, and the specific pathways to healing.
    Gabor will specifically cover some of the most prevalent mental health diagnoses therapists are seeing today including: ADHD, Depression, Bipolar Disorder, Self-Harm, ODD, Eating Disorders...
    And how we should be treating them through the lens of developmental trauma.
    This is a rare opportunity to join two leading clinicians in developmental trauma who have never been together in a workshop before and may not ever again.
    Space is limited. We fully expect this live virtual workshop to reach capacity....
    So register FREE today with just your name and email.

    12:00pm ET - 4:00pm ET  Can't attend live? Register anyway for 14-day free access to the training!

    Live Free Virtual Training: Psychotherapy Networker's Healing the Wounds of Trauma: An In-Depth Workshop with Gabor Maté, MD and Bruce Perry, MD

    A Disorder 4 Everyone! Online Festival 2022

    A Disorder 4 Everyone! Online Festival 2022


    September 16, 2022

    Time is in UK/BST.

    In September of 2020 two and a half thousand people from over 15 different countries registered for the A Disorder for Everyone Online Festival. In September 2021 much the same happened.

    For the last 2 years AD4E has brought together wisdom, experience and passion for change in an online festival full of inspiring contributors who all challenged the mainstream medicalised paradigm of emotional distress that labels and pathologises people’s suffering.

    The feedback we received in the weeks & months that followed both events was overwhelmingly positive and encouraging and it provided us with yet more evidence that the appetite for this discussion is growing exponentially.

    Too many people have simply had enough of people’s stories and experiences being negated and dismissed by scientifically questionable labels. They want change, and they want to be part of a movement that is demanding change.

    This September 2022 we are doing it all again. Please sign up to join us and please help to spread the word as much as possible.

    A Disorder 4 Everyone! Online Festival 2022