AABCAP's 3rd Annual
Conference
@ THE SYDNEY MASONIC
CENTRE
28-30 AUGUST 2009
presenting on:
COMPASSION FOR A WORLD
IN CRISIS
with international
speakers:
DR.
JAN CHOZEN BAYS (Paediatrician) &
HOGEN BAYS (Psychologist)
SYNOPSES
PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Friday 28th August, 9am – 5pm
Victim – Victimiser, Seeing
Both Sides
Mr. Hogen Bays
Working with correctional clients and their victims reveals the
archetypal relationship between victims and victimizers. Victims
often struggle to gain power in unhealthy ways and out of anger
and ignorance may become perpetrators of abuse (though not necessarily
criminals). Criminals and other victimizers who have been apprehended
virtually always feel that they are victims who are being abused
by someone. This interdependent cycle of being wronged against
and wronging others is samsara. The cycle of victim/victimizer
must be broken when clients are not in crisis. Case examples and
video interviews will reveal practical applications of the Buddha’s
teachings.
Discussant: A/Prof Carolyn Quadrio, Forensic
and Child Consultant Psychiatrist and Psychotherapist.
Compassion Fatigue in the Helping Professions
Dr. Jan Chozen Bays
People enter the professions of social work, medicine and mental
health occupations with hope and optimism. They feel a call to
relieve the distress and suffering that is so common in human
life. However, after some years “in the trenches,”
they may leave the work before they had planned to, with sadness,
anger or indifference. Or they may continue working, but become
indifferent, cynical, or just put in their time until retirement.
Every type of work involves occupational hazards. If we chose
to work in the midst of human suffering, with victims of trauma
or abuse, we must accept responsibility for educating ourselves
about these hazards, monitor our exposure and symptoms, and use
appropriate tools to keep ourselves healthy.
This workshop will review the research on burnout, secondary
trauma and compassion fatigue in medical and mental health professionals.
We will look at strategies, both personal and institutional, as
well as tools specific to Buddhist practice, that can mitigate
the negative effects of our work and help to keep us productive
and satisfied in our professional life.
Discussant: Ms. Petrea King, Director, “Quest
For Life”.
CONFERENCE DAY ONE Saturday 29th August, 9am – 5pm
Practising as a Buddhist Physician/Psychologist
Dr. Jan Chozen Bays and Mr. Hogen Bays
Buddhism is founded on a direct observation of reality. We observe,
and help our clients observe, what is true. We can then help them
work directly with the causes of suffering. The skills and methods
that the Buddha taught 2500 years ago have been used effectively
for centuries throughout many cultures to relieve psychological
distress. As Buddhist psychologists we are privileged to practice
in a tradition which offers tools which contemporary psychology
is just coming to know about. Buddhist psychology is based on
mindfulness, ethical living and an understanding of our inter-dependence
with all life. It emphasizes the importance of personal practice
for both the psychologist and client. It is fundamentally an affirmative
psychology, helping everyone to cultivate kindness, compassion,
joy and equanimity.
Discussant: Dr. Eng-Kong Tan, Director, AABCAP
Buddhism & Psychotherapy Professional Training Course
Sacred Art of Eating
Dr. Jan Chozen Bays
“Eat when hungry, sleep when tired.”
This ancient Zen saying is a simple prescription for a satisfying
life. But for many people, eating is anything but simple. It is
ironic that in a land of plenty, large numbers of people suffer
from unbalanced relationship to food. There is an epidemic of
obesity and fatty liver disease now among children as well as
adults in the west, and predictions that this generation of children
may have shorter lives than their parents. The problem is not
in the food or the body but in the mind’s sense of dissatisfaction
and in the heart’s longing for connection. The ancient Zen
practice of bringing focused attention to the simple acts of eating
and drinking has the power to help people rediscover their natural
balance and joyfulness with food and eating.
In this workshop we will use the tools of mindfulness and insight
to renew our healthy connection to hunger, eating and satisfaction.
The practice of mindful eating will bring benefit not only to
us but can be passed on to help those we serve.
Discussant: Dr. Margaret Sheridan, Eating Disorders
Specialist, Buddhist-influenced Psychotherapist.
CONFERENCE DAY TWO Sunday 30th August, 9am – 5pm
Psychology of Stillness and Wholeness
Mr. Hogen Bays
To truly hear we must be silent. To see the patterns of the mind
and heart we must be still. Behind everything we perceive and
know is a Great Silence. When we touch this background silence
all that we perceive in the foreground becomes bright and clear.
When we know the vibrant core of silence and stillness in our
own minds it frees us from selfish clinging, and allows us to
act compassionately in accord with circumstances. Using the tools
of meditation and insight we will explore the Boundless Mind of
Oneness and its rapport with the personal mind concerned with
relationship.
Discussant: Mr. Neville Symington, Psychoanalyst
and Author on Spirituality, Religion and Psychotherapy.
Panel: Cultivating Inner Peace
Panellists: Emeritus Prof. Dexter Dunphy, HR
Consultant
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Dowrick, Interfaith Minister
Dr. Jan Chozen Bays, Zen Roshi, Paediatrician
Mr. Hogen Bays, Clinical Psychologist, Zen Teacher
Peace begins with our selves. Because of interdependence, if
we are at peace, the entire world is more at peace. We are larger
than our thoughts and emotions. Underneath the turmoil of thoughts
and emotions we can find (and help our patients find) a place
of refuge: a natural equanimity and clarity in the mind and a
natural open, embracing aspect of the heart. To uphold human rights
is to uphold and reveal these inherent aspects of the human heart
and mind. Finding peace, practicing peace, and assisting others
to find peace are interdependent activities. Peace is not a placid
state, but based on the Buddhist precepts is a dynamic way to
engage in the world. This session will include audience participation
in sharing and discovering practical non-oppositional ways of
bringing peace to our communities.
BIOGRAPHY OF SPEAKERS
We are very much looking forward to meeting our two wonderful
guest speakers from the US.
DR. JAN CHOZEN BAYS
is a paediatrician, mother and wife, who is interested in how
meditation and science interface. She is particularly involved
in teaching how to use meditation among those with eating disorders
and experiencing grief.
Jan has studied and practised Zen Buddhism since 1973. She received
Jukai (lay precept) in 1975 and Tokudo (Priest’s Ordination)
in 1979 from Taizan Maezumi. From 1978 to 1983 she lived at the
Zen Center of Los Angeles, directing the Zen Center’s non-profit
Medical Clinic. She finished formal koan study in 1983 and was
given Dharma transmission.
Since 1985 she has been the teacher for the Zen Community of
Oregon. In 2002, Jan helped to found Great Vow Zen Monastery and
currently is the co-abbot. She is author of “Jizo Bodhisattva
- Guardian of children, women and other voyagers” and “Mindful
Eating – A guide to rediscovering a healthy and joyful relationship
with food”, which includes a 75 mins. CD with guided exercises
(Shambhala Publications).
MR. HOGEN BAYS
holds a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Master’s Degree (MS)
in Psychology. He worked for the Oregon Department of Corrections
for 15 years.
Hogen began practising in 1968 with Philip Kapleau, Roshi, and
was part of the residential staff at the Zen Center of Rochester,
New York until 1975. He lived and trained at the Zen Center of
Los Angeles under the direction of Taizan Maezumi, Roshi from
1980-1984. In 1990 he took Tokudo (Priest’s Ordination)
with Maezumi, Roshi.
Since 1990 Hogen has continued his Zen studies with Rinzai Zen
teacher Shodo Harada, Roshi, abbot of Sogen-ji monastery in Japan
and One Drop Zendo in Tahoma, Washington. He has been a leader
of the Zen Community of Oregon since 1985 and worked full-time
for the sangha since 1997. He is co-abbot of Great Vow Zen Monastery.
Together Jan and Hogen developed the Great Vow Zen Monastery
in Oregon. They teach a synthesis of Soto and Rinzai Zen traditions,
“the intention is to broaden our expression of wisdom in
everyday life.” For further details visit www.greatvow.org.
For further details visit www.greatvow.org.
Associate Professor Carolyn Quadrio
practises in Forensic, Child and Family Psychiatry. She was Director
of Mental Health Services with Corrections Health Service in NSW
and advocate for the rights of mentally ill prisoners. Prof. Quadrio
has many years experience in psychotherapy as a practitioner,
teacher and supervisor.
Ms. Petrea King
is the Founding Director of the Quest For Life Foundation. Petrea’s
presentations, writings and residential programs have inspired
and encouraged people facing life’s greatest challenges
to make meaning of their circumstances. She is a well known author
and inspirational speaker in the field of health and wellbeing.
Dr. Eng-Kong Tan
is Founder President of AABCAP. He is a consultant psychiatrist,
analytic psychotherapist and Chairman of Metta Clinic, Sydney.
He is the Director of Training of the Buddhism and Psychotherapy
Professional Training Course.
Dr. Margaret Sheridan
is a consultant psychiatrist and Buddhist-influenced psychotherapist
with more than 20 years of clinical experience working with Eating
Disorders. She has an eclectic approach, including offering mindfulness-based
therapies.
Mr. Neville Symington
is an internationally renowned psychoanalyst and author of many
publications on Spirituality, Religion, Buddhism, and Psychotherapy.
Neville was a former President of the Australian Psychoanalytic
Society.
Emeritus Professor Dexter Dunphy’s
research and consulting interest are in Corporate Sustainability,
Organisational Change and Human Resource Management. Dexter has
consulted with over 160 private and public sector organisations
in Australia and internationally.
Rev. Dr. Stephanie Dowrick
is known as best selling author of a number of life changing books.
She has written and presented on psychological and ethical issues
for many years, is widely published, and is an ordained Interfaith
Minister.
CONFERENCE FEES
Package
-- SPECIAL DISCOUNTED RATES -- |
Dates |
Members & Students |
Non-members |
A
Pre-conference workshop and
2 Day Conference |
28-30 August |
$175 |
$350 |
B
2 Day Conference only |
29-30 August |
$125 |
$250 |
C
Pre-conference workshop only |
28 August |
$75 |
$150 |
D
Saturday vegetarian dinner |
29 August |
$30 per head, applicable to all |
Special discounted rates effective as of 20/07/2009.
For Full Time Students, student ID required
on registration.
For Concession, please apply to info@buddhismandpsychotherapy.org.
The registration fee includes refreshments and conference documents.
The fee does not include lunch on either day or hotel accommodation.
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Content updated 27 July 2009.
