Neufeld Institute Conference 2022
Bouncing Back: Recovering from Stress and Trauma
Online Conference, May 12 – 14, 2022
The theme of our 2022 annual conference was the recovery of well-being, especially during and after times of stress. Topics are varied, but all 40+ sessions centre around how the roles of feelings, nature, and nurturance factor into recovery from stress and trauma.
Delivery Format
Conference session recording links are delivered upon registration and payment in an emailed PDF. The PDF contains links to online streaming only (no download option; internet access required for viewing). Session lengths vary from approximately 60 – 90 minutes. If you wish to purchase a combination of single sessions and packages, please email our office.
Session Descriptions – downloadable PDF
Session Titles List – downloadable PDF
PURCHASE OPTIONS AND FEES
Option 1 – Single Session ($15 each)
We recommend opening the Session Descriptions PDF or Session Titles List PDF to refer to the session numbers when you complete your registration form, as you will need to manually enter your session choice. Please submit ONE registration form per session.
Conference Packages
There are two types of recording packages available: Recommended (Option 2) and Custom (Option 3). See below for details and order form links. Both types of packages include complimentary access to the three conference keynote presentations and their corresponding End-of-Day Panel Discussions:
Anchor keynote – Bouncing Back: From Stress to Strength, Gordon Neufeld (also available on our Free Resources page)
Back to Nature Where We Belong, Tamara Strijack
Back to Nurturing Through Food, Deborah MacNamara
Option 2 – Recommended Packages ($60 each)
The recommended recording packages below are organized by theme or interest group. Each package includes 6 sessions (plus complimentary Keynotes and End-of-Day Panel Discussions), with the exception of Package #6 – Keynote Speaker Session, which includes 8 sessions.
Refer to the Session Descriptions PDF for details on each session presentation.
Package #1-2022 Young Children Focus
A2 – Sibling Rivalry
B2 – Softening the Defenses: Helping Children Face Vulnerability and Gain Resilience
B3 – Creating the Needed Rituals and Routines
B4 – Sliding Into Sleep
C3 – Working with Tears & Frustration in Young Children
F3 – Bouncing Back from Early Parenthood
Package #2-2022 Adolescent Focus
B5 – My Teenager is Stuck in the Basement!
D3 – Helping Adolescents with Anxiety
D4 – Sowing Seeds of Resilience in a Sensitive Child
D5 – Rethink Play: Bouncing Back through Emotional Playgrounds
F2 – Bouncing Back in a World Filled with Screens
F4 – Helping Adolescents Bounce Back from Peer-Based Trauma
Package #3-2022 Support Needs Focus
A1 – Helping Children on the Autistic Spectrum “Bounce Back”
B2 – Softening the Defenses: Helping Children Face Vulnerability and Gain Resilience
C5 – The Alarm Spectrum
D4 – Sowing Seeds of Resilience in a Sensitive Child
D5 – Rethink Play: Bouncing Back through Emotional Playgrounds
E2 – Caring for Children with Extra Support Needs
Package #4-2022 For Educators
A3 – How Minds Bounce Back: The Neuroscience of Resilience
A5 – Reclaiming Our Students
C5 – The Alarm Spectrum
D1 – Bouncing Back from Conflict in the Classroom
E1 – Bouncing Back as Students
F5 – Attachment Practices in Education
Package #5-2022 For Counsellors/Helping Professionals
A3 – How Minds Bounce Back: The
Neuroscience of Resilience
B1 – Indigenous Ways of Healing
B2 – Softening the Defenses of Sensitive Children
C1 – Trauma-Informed Care (+ supplement)
C2 – Helping Children Bounce Back from Divorce
C5 – The Alarm Spectrum
Package #6-2022 Keynote Speaker Sessions
A4 – Reflections on the Recovery of Happiness (Gordon)
B3 – Creating the Needed Rituals and Routines (Tamara)
B4 – Sliding Into Sleep (Deborah)
C1 – Trauma-Informed Care (+ supplement) (Gordon)
C2 – Helping Children Bounce Back from Divorce (Tamara)
C5 – The Alarm Spectrum (Deborah)
D5 – Rethink Play: Bouncing Back through Emotional Playgrounds (Tamara)
E5 – Bouncing Back through Music (Gordon)
Package #7-2022: Advanced Sessions
Note: Advanced Sessions are available for Intensive II alumni only.
A7 – Working Directly with Children in Therapy
B7 – Q&A Follow Up to the Keynote Address
C7 – Tuning In: To the Natural World and To Ourselves
D7 – Bouncing into Graceland
E7 – Nature and Mentorship
F7 – Insatiable: Getting Stuck in Pursuit
Option 3 – Custom Package ($75 each)
If you prefer to choose your own sessions, you can build your own custom recordings package by choosing 6 individual sessions (complimentary Keynotes and End-of-Day Panel Discussions are included).
We recommend opening the Session Descriptions PDF or Session Titles List PDF to refer to the session numbers when you complete your registration form, as you will need to manually enter your 6 session choices.
Please note: if any of your 6 chosen sessions are Advanced Sessions (for Intensive II alumni only), Intensive II participation will be verified.