Thursday, May 30 – Friday, May 31, 2013
Oregon State University, Cascades Campus
Bend, Oregon
Schedule
Following is the tentative schedule:
Thursday, May 30, 2013
OSU-Cascades Campus – Research & Graduate Center (located at 650 Columbia Street, Bend Oregon, 97702)
| 5:00 PM | Conference Registration and Welcome BBQ Outdoor Activities such as Canoeing and Chair Massage and Reiki for Self-Care. **Dress comfortably and in layers for Central Oregon weather! |
Friday, May 31, 2013
OSU-Cascades Campus – Cascades Hall (located at 2600 NW College Way, Bend Oregon, 97701)
8:00 am
Conference Registration & Continental Breakfast
9:00 AM
Welcome and Opening Remarks
NW Regional NATSAP Co-Chairs: Michael Griffin, MS, CADC-III, Partner, Primary Therapist – Second Nature Cascades, Chesley Strowd, BA, Admissions Director – Academy at Sisters, Joan McOmber, LMFT, Co-founder/Executive Director – Bridges Academy
9:20 AM
Session A: Mastery: Maintaining Self-Care Within the Therapeutic World
Steve Sawyer, LCSW, CSAC, Clinical Director and Co-founder; Elizabeth Deardorff, APSW, MSW, Assistant Clinical Director; and Corey May, MS, NCC, Lead Field Therapist – New Vision Wilderness – West Coast – Oak Ridge, OR
Session B: Adolescents and Addictions
Archie Hamilton, CADC-I, Addiction Specialist — Bridges Academy – Bend, OR
10:20 AM
Morning Break
10:30 AM
Session A: Creating a Psychologically Healthy Workplace
Bernie Zimmerman, MA, LCPC, Clinical and Academic Director – Cherry Gulch – Emmett, ID
Session B: Good Grief Guidance: Thriving in the Face of Suffering
Darlene Gertsch, Founder and Facilitator – Good Grief Guidance – Redmond, OR
11:30-1:00 PM
Lunch
1:00 PM
Session A: The Brain Behind the Bully: Restorative Circles in a Cooperative Culture
Claude Bisson, M.Ed., Academic Director and Valerie Thompson, M.Ed., Teacher and Curriculum Coordinator– Boulder Creek Academy – Bonner’s Ferry, ID
Session B: Infusing Self Care into All Aspects of Therapeutic Organizations
Stacey Forrest, Director – Justice Resource Institute, Inc.; Walden Street School – Concord, MA and Sean Rose, Director – Justice Resource Institute, Inc.; The van der Kolk Center Glenhaven Academy, Marlborough, MA
2:00 PM
Break
2:10 PM
Session A: Service Leadership and Self-Care
Caleb Cottle, Program Outreach Coordinator – CALO – Lake Ozark, MO
Session B: Maintaining a Healthy Perspective: When Helping Families through Trauma Becomes Traumatic
Todd Spaulding, LCSW, Clinical Director and Shawn Brooks, BA, Executive Director – Oxbow Academy – Spanish Fork, UT
3:10 PM
Afternoon Break
3:20 pm
Session A: Life is CHAOS
Barbara Cunningham, EdD, Guidance Counselor & Professional Relations – Summit Preparatory School – Kalispell, MT
Session B: Self Care Through Personality Management: A Study of the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
Eileen Frederickson, MS, CRC, ABVED, Owner – Aspen Vocational Consulting
4:20 pm
Closing Remarks
4:30 pm
Conference Ends
** Everyone is invited to attend a Post-NATSAP conference Reception at DOUGLAS BODIN’S house in Sunriver following conference on Friday, May 31st! Email cstrowd@academyatsisters.org if you plan to attend. More details to come!
Sponsorship Info
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Exhibitor Info
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Participating Sponsors (registered to date)
BestNotes
Participating Exhibitors (registered to date)
New Vision Wilderness
Registration
|
Registrant Type |
Thru April 26 |
After April 26 |
|
NATSAP Member |
$100.00 |
$115.00 |
|
Non-NATSAP Member |
$120.00 |
$135.00 |
|
Student |
$45.00 |
$60.00 |
| Student Volunteer | $30.00 | $45.00 |
Click here to register online.
Click here to access a registration form.
The Pre-Registration deadline is Friday, May 17, 2013. Registration after this date must be done onsite at the conference.
Conference Co-Chairs

Chesley Strowd
Academy at Sisters
cstrowd@academyatsisters.org

Michael Griffin
Second Nature Cascades
griff@2ncascades.com
Conference Location
Oregon State University, Cascades Campus
2600 NW College Way
Bend, Oregon 97701
Hotel Information
Phoenix Inn & Suites
300 NW Franklin Ave
Bend, Oregon 97701
NATSAP has reserved a block of discounted rooms at the Phoenix Inn & Suites for your convenience during the Conference. The Phoenix Inn & Suites is pleased to offer NATSAP conference attendees the guest room rate of $124.00 per night (King/Double). Call (888) 291-4764 to reserve your room. Mention that you are with the NATSAP Conference. Reservations must be received on or before 05/13/2013, the Cut- Off Date.












