8:45 - 9:00 am	Greeting and Gathering
9:00 am - 5:15 pm	AAGT Annual Community Meeting

9:30 am - 3:30 pm	AAGT Annual Community and Business Meeting
3:30 -4:30 pm	Executive Committee Meeting
7:30 pm	Panel Kenote Address
following keynote address	First Process Group Meeting
following process groups	Informal Social Hour

9:00 am - 11:00 am   This conference has been approved for CE credit by: The APA Cal. MFCC, LSW, and RN's Ohio LSW & ACA (in process)	Multiple Presentations Autism From a Gestalt Therapy Perspective Guadalupe Amescua Villela (Xlapa, Vera Cruz, Mexico) 10 Years of Gestalt in Russia: From Excitement to Integration Daniel M. Khlomov, Ph.D. (Moscow, Russia) Experience the Fundamental Concepts of Gestalt Therapy Bea Mackay, Ph.D. (Canada) Gestalt Approach in Working with the Unemployed Olga V. Silnova, M. Psych. (Moscow, Russia) What's Behind the Empty Chair? Visual Images of Gestalt Therapy Liv Estrup, M.A. (Santa Monica, California, USA) We Are What We Say: Creating Ourselves Through Voice and Language Lois Meredith, Ph.D. (New York, New York, USA) Gestalt in the World of Physical Therapy Carol. A. Montgomery, M.S., P.T. (Morgantown, Indiana, USA); Kim J. Watanabe, P.T. (Morgantown, Indiana, USA) Couples: "A Bird May Love A Fish, But Where Will They Live?" Robert W. Resnick, Ph.D. (Santa Monica, California, USA); Rita. F. Resnick, Ph.D. (Santa Monica, California, USA) The Gestalt Awareness Cycle in Creative Expression Janet Ruckert, Ed.D. (Los Angeles, California, USA) Fathers and Sons: The Male Nurturing Relationship, presentation of the Men's Issues in Gestalt Therapy Interest Group Gordon Wheeler, Ph.D. (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA); Jay Ferraro, Ph.D. cand. (Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA); Daniel Jones, Ph.D. (Cleveland, Ohio, USA); Charles A. McPhail, Ph.D. (Rochester, Michigan, USA)
11:15 am	Process Group Meeting
12:15 pm	Interest Group Lunches
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm     This conference has been approved for CE credit by: The APA Cal. MFCC, LSW, and RN's Ohio LSW & ACA (in process)	Multiple Presentations Self-Awareness in the Context of National History Olga Dolgopolova (Moscow, Russia); Nifont Dolgopolova (Moscow, Russa) Gestalt in a Field of Cultural Diversity Sean Gaffney (Soin, Sweden) Chaos in Gestalt Groups? "Not every flap of a butterfly's wings" Alan J. Meara, B.Sc. (Hawthorne, Queensland, Australia) On Surprise and Novelty: The Unfolding Self Jean-Marie Robine (Bordeaux-Paris, France) The Couples Conflict: Polarity and Projection Silvia Salinas (Buenos Aires, Argentina) Parental Expectations for Childrren: An Experiential Workshop Valentina Illitcheva (Moscow, Russia) Gestalt Traning Around the World, presentation of the Gestalt Training Institutes Liaison Interest Group Morgan Goodlander (Santa Cruz, California, USA); Norman Shub, Ph.D. (Columbus, Ohio, USA); John Soper, B.Sc. (Big Sur, California, USA); Anne Teachworth (New Orleans, Louisiana, USA) Healing Trauma: Healing Tasks and Body Process James I. Kepner, Ph.D. (Shaker Heights, Ohio, USA) Theatre & Therapy: A Field-Theoretical Understanding of the Dream Arthur Roberts, M.A., CMHC (Boston, Massachusetts); Janet Sonenberg, M.F.A. (Boston, Massachusetts) Feminist Relational Theories & Gestalt Therapy: A Lively Dialogue Deborah Ullman, B.A. (Orleans, Massachusetts, USA); Margaret "Pat" Korb (Gainesville, Florida, USA)
4:30 pm - 6:30 pm     This conference has been approved for CE credit by: The APA Cal. MFCC, LSW, and RN's Ohio LSW & ACA (in process)	Multiple Presentations Gestalt From an African Point of View Jacques Djete Beugre, M.D. (Cote D' Ivoire, Africa) Gestalt Work with Children's Fear: Through the Land of Horror Natalia Dedrova, Dipl. Psych (Moscow, Russia) Cultural Action for Freedom: Paulo Freire as Gestaltist Peter Philippson, M.Sc. (Manchester, United Kingdom) Consulting in Complex Adaptive Systems: A Gestalt Perspective Hugh Pidgeon, M.A. (Oxford, United Kingdom); Bill Critchley, M.B.A. (London, United Kingdom) An Innovative Approach to Social Integration Shraga Serok, Ph.D. (Rishon Le'Zion, Israel); Nurith Levi, M.S.W. (Givat-Shcmuel, Israel) Female Sexual Dysfunctions and Gestalt Therapy Ceylan Tugrul, Ph.D. (Ankara, Turkey) Everything the Novice Wants to Know About Gestalt Therapy Liv Estrup, M.A. (Santa Monica, California, USA); Rita Resnick, Ph.D. (Santa Monica, California, USA) Infiltrating the Ivory Tower: Gestalt in Higher Education Martha C. McBride, Ed.D.(Las Vegas, Nevada, USA); Laurie Carty, Ph.D. (Windsor, Ontario, Canada); Iris Fodor, Ph.D. (New York, New York, USA); Patricia Markos, Ph.D. (Las Vegas, Nevada, USA) Exploring the Body in Gestalt Sessions: A Developmental Apporach Ruella Frank, Ph.D. (New York, New York, USA) How to Write for Journal Publication Joseph Melnick, Ph.D. (Portland, Maine, USA)
Evening	Various Interest Group Meetings

9:00 am - 11:30 am	Plenary Session
11:30 am - 1:30 pm	Interest Group Lunches
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm     This conference has been approved for CE credit by: The APA Cal. MFCC, LSW, and RN's Ohio LSW & ACA (in process)	Multiple Presentations Field in Flux: Gestalt in the World Through Internet Technology Philip Brownell, M.Div; M.A. (Portland, Oregon, USA); Brian O'Neill, B.A.(Hons), M.A., Ps.S. (Wollongong, Australia); Lars Berg (Stockholm, Sweden); Morgan Goodlander, M.A. (Santa Cruz, California, USA); Marlene M. Maheu, Ph.D. (San Diego, California, USA); Gerhard Stemberger, Ph.D. (Purkersdorf, Austria) The Gestalt Therapist in the World of the Spirit Des Kennedy, B.A., Lic. Phil., STL, Dip. GPTI (West Kirby, United Kingdom) Gestalt Therapy with Gender Identity Disorder Ravenna Anna Rita (Rome, Italy) Touching the Backdrop of Your Personal Mythology Selma Ciornai, Ph.D. (Sao Paulo, Brazil) A Hopelessly Optimistic Approach for Couples and Family Therapy Stephanie Backman, MSSA (Portland, Maine, USA); Joseph Melnick, Ph.D. (Portland, Maine, USA) Conflict, Conflict Resolution, and Culture Marlene Blumenthal, M.A., LPC (Beachwood, Ohio, USA) Developing a Gestalt Therapy Curriculum in Graduate Schools Todd Burley, Ph.D. (Los Angeles, California, USA); Iris Fodor, Ph.D. (New York, New York, USA); Erv Ruhl, D.S.W. (Fresno, California, USA) Gestalt and Somatics: The New Integration Cynthia Cook (New York, New York, USA); Adela Basayne, LMT (Portland, Oregon, USA); Michael Clemmens, Ph.D. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA); Gail Feinstein, M.S.W. (New York, New York, USA) Ruella Frank, Ph.D. (Red Hook ,New York, USA); Susan Gregory (New York,New York, USA) The Phenomenology of Being a Father Jeffrey Marsh, Ph.D. (Beverly Hills, California, USA) A Gestalt Approach to the Treatment of Gambling Norman Shub, Ph.D., B.C.D. - Columbus, Ohio
4:00 pm - 5:15 pm	Final Process Group Meeting
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm	Cocktail Party hosted by Gestalt Institute of Cleveland (GIC)
7:30 pm	Dinner-Dance Celebration, Crawford, Auto-Aviation Museum, Co-Sponsored by GIC, Gestalt Review & AAGT.

9:00 am - 11:00 pm     This conference has been approved for CE credit by: The APA Cal. MFCC, LSW, and RN's Ohio LSW & ACA (in process)

Multiple Presentations Theatre of the Body: Russian Theatre Tradition Gestalt Marina Baskakova, Dipl. Psych. (Moscow, Russia) The Development of the Baby and Gestalt Therapy Myrian Bove Fernandes (Sao Paulo, Brazil); Sandra Regina Cardoso (Sao Paulo, Brazil) The Anthropological Use of Self Dorothy E. Siminovitch, Ph.D. (Beachwood, Ohio, USA); Marik Khazin, M.A. (Tel Aviv, Israel) Addiction and Recovery: Dilemmas of Relatedness Michael, C. Clemmens, Ph.D. (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA) Adding Women's Voices: Feminism and Gestalt Therapy M'Lou Caring ,Ph.D. (New York, New York, USA); Cynthia Cook (New York, New York, USA); Gail Feinstein, M.S.W. (New York, New York, USA); Iris Fodor, Ph.D. (New York, New York, USA); Alice Gerstman, M.S. (New York, New York, USA); Susan Jurkowski, M.S.W. (New York, New York, USA); Maria Kirchner, M.A. (Warren, New Jersey, USA); Ruth Wolfert, M.A. (New York, New York, USA) Educational Therapy for Academic Anxieties Cara Garcia, Ph.D. (Los Angeles, California, USA); Susan Baker, M.A. (Los Angeles, California, USA) Building Common Ground in Communities & Organizations: A Gestalt Perspective Eileen Hogan, B.A. (Ken, Ohio, USA); Octavia Seawell, M.A. (Washington, D.C., USA) Shame and Support: Treating the Intimate Couple Robert G. Lee, Ph.D. (Newtonville, Massachusetts, USA) Preadolescence: The Emerging Self Mark McConville, Ph.D. (Cleveland, Ohio, USA); Gordon Wheeler, Ph.D. (Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA) Gestalt Therapy 102 Tami Saltz, M.A., LPC (Portland, Oregon, USA); Carol Swanson, LCSW (Portland, Oregon, USA)

11:30 am - 1:00 pm   Photos by Philip Brownell & Ansel Woldt

Closing Plenary - Lyrical Finale

Introduction | Editorial | Program & Committee | The Community | Consensus | The Keynote | Special Interest Groups | The Dance | Gestalt in the World Through Internet Technology | Adding Women's Voices: Feminism and Gestalt Therapy | Traveling to AAGT | Special Issue of Gestalt Review | 1999t AAGT Conference Information

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