Lectures and Workshops

William F. Symes

My love of psychology and human perception has led me into some interesting experiences. I have an undergraduate degree in Religious Studies, I am a Seminary graduate and Ordained Christian Minister of the Congregational Church U.C.C. (pilgrims), I've lived with the Navajo People, studied Buddhism with the Dalai Lama, explored the relationship between belief and healing, practiced and taught meditation and T'ai Chi (a slow-motion martial art), studied and taught patterns of myth, fairy tale and dreaming, was an organizer for the United Farm Workers during the '70's, fund raiser for Tibetan Refugee relief in the 90's, led film groups, taught journaling and dream groups, lectured on Carl Jung and his psychology, taught and written about Joseph Campbell's ideas on the Hero Journey, .....and well...you get the idea. I am also an avid gardener, musician, and basketball player.

The image to the left is called: "Man in the Maze" and is a Hopi/Pueblo symbol for the map of the human life. It is the maze that we travel through seeking the center of meaning and purpose. The image below is the Tibetan Kalachakra, Wheel of Time, symbolizing complete integration of mind and body.

PROFESSSIONAL LECTURES, WORKSHOPS, AND CONSULTATIONS

These are a few of the projects I've worked on, along with a few of the workshops I've conducted. Feel free to work with any of these ideas for your group, business, or church.

British Broadcasting Corporation (B.B.C.) – Marriage and Revenge

Sparks Hospital Chaplains, Ft. Smith, Arkansas: Practical Spirituality – working with emotions

City of Fayetteville, Arkansas: Mediation and conflict resolution

Walton Art Center, Fayetteville, Arkansas: Management conflict resolution

Junior League of Ft. Smith: Dream Analysis

University of Arkansas Student Health and Counseling Training Facility: Dream Analysis

University of Arkansas Masters Counseling Program: Counseling Personality Disorders

Ozark Guidance Center Continuing Education Program: Diagnosing/treating Personality Disorders

Tulsa Mental Health Organization: Play Therapy

Tulsa Mental Health Organization: Treating Character Disorders

Tulsa Mental Health Symposium: 2001 & 2002, Dream Analysis

NBC local program: Book Review on Women’s roles in marriage

NBC local program: Working with Dreams

KUAF: National Public Radio: Ozarks at Large: counseling and the community

KUAF: National Public Radio: Ozarks at Large: dream work in counseling

KUAF: National Public Radio: Ozarks at Large: Hurricane Katrina: Trauma and Abortion Counseling

AETN: Arkansas Education Television Network: Terrorism and Trauma after 9/11

The Synergy Series: Annual Event, 2004, 2005, 2006. Multi-disciplinary approach to mental Health. Daylong seminar covering cultural, physical, emotional, mental and strategic disciplines of mental health treatment.

North West Arkansas Mental Health Association: a series of three workshops: Clinical Diagnostics, Dream Analysis, and Ethics

UALR-University of Arkansas Little Rock: Diagnosising and treating Personality Disorder

UCA-University of Central Arkansas: Diagnosing and treating Personality Disorders

MASTERS in PSYCHOLOGY NATIONAL CONVENTION 2006: 1. Waking Sleeping Beauty - Dissociation and Consciousness, a Therapeutic Intervention, 2. Ethics and Counseling: When Therapy Makes it Worse - the Failure of the Recovered Memory Movement.

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