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Events

Patricia Fennell is frequently invited to lecture at research, clinical and patient meetings, trainings, and conferences in the United States, Canada and Europe.

For more information about scheduling Patricia to speak to your group or organization, please contact us.

Please see Patricia's CV for a full list of previous speaking engagements.




Upcoming Events




Past Events

Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW) 29TH Annual Conference
The 5 Capacities of Improvisation: Creative Strategies for Coping with Trauma and Loss
June 5-7, 2013
San Diego, CA
Presenter: Patricia Fennell

Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers (APOSW) 37TH Annual Conference
Improvisation, Collaboration, and Renewal: 5 Capacities for Coping with Trauma & Loss
May 15-17, 2013
Minneapolis, MN
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, John Esposito, Ann Fantauzzi
Handout

Inter-Disciplinary.Net 3rd Global Conference: The Patient
The Fennell Four Phase Treatment Approach: When the Provider is Also a Patient
March 16-18, 2013
Lisbon, Portugal
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Sara Rieder Bennett

Inter-Disciplinary.net 9th Global Conference: Making Sense of Dying and Death
Improvisation: Five Capacities for Coping with Death and Dying
Nov 10-12, 2012
Salzburg, Austria
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Sara Rieder Bennett, Ann Fantauzz
Abstract | Handout

Inter-Disciplinary.net 3rd Global Conference: Making Sense of Suffering
Adaptation and Acceptance in the Experience of Chronic Pain
Nov 13-15, 2012
Salzburg, Austria
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Sara Rieder Bennett
Abstract | Handout

Inter-Disciplinary.Net 2nd Global Conference: Making Sense Of: Chronicity
Gender Roles in Women Adapting to Chronic Illness
August 30-Sept 1, 2012
Mansfield College, Oxford, United Kingdom
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Sara Rieder Bennett
Abstract

National Association of Social Workers
The 6 Functions: Essential Capacities For Resilient Chronically Ill Students
July 22-25, 2012
Washington, DC
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Daria Paul Dona, Ann Fantauzzi
Handout

Association of Oncology Social Work
Engaging the 5 Capacities of Improvisation: Coping With Trauma and Loss
May 30-June 1, 2012
Boston, MA
Presenter: Patricia Fennell
Slides | Handouts

Global Conference: Spirituality in the 21st Century at the Interface of Theory, Praxis, & Pedagogy
Spirituality Throughout The Phases of Change in Suffering
March 21-24, 2012
Prague, Czech Republic
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Ann Fantauzzi
Paper | Schematic

Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
Academic Success for Students with Chronic Illnesses: A Four Phase Approach
March 28-31, 2012
Washington, DC
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Ann Fantauzzi

National Association of School Psychologists
6 Functions That Impact Students with Chronic Illness
February 21-24, Philadelphia, PA
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R, Daria Paul Dona, PhD, Ann Fantauzzi, M.Ed
Slides | Handout | White Paper

BOOK RELEASE EVENT
The Chronic Illness Workbook: Strategies and Solutions for Taking Back Your Life (Revised Edition)
February 25, 4:00-5:00 p.m.
The Book House of Stuvesant Plaza, Albany, N.Y.
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BOOK RELEASE EVENT (Continued)
February 25, 7:00 p.m.
Patricia Dalton (Fennell) and the John Esposito Trio perform their new old jazz classics
Provence Restaurant, Stuyvesant Plaza, Albany, N.Y.
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AOET: Uganda gathering
Life in Uganda: School System & AOET
October 2, 6:30–8:00 p.m., Saratoga
Presbyterian-New England Congregational Church

Inter-Disciplinary.Net 10th Global Conference: Making Sense of Health, Illness and Disease
Chronic Illness and the Fennell Four Phase Treatment™ Approach:  Working with People Who Don’t Get Better; Improvisation: 5 Capacities for Coping With Trauma and Loss in Chronic Illness
September 6-8, 2011; Mansfield College, Oxford University, United Kingdom
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Ann Fantauzzi and John Esposito
Paper (1 of 2) | Paper (2 of 2)

AIDS Orphan Education Trust
July 2011, Bugembe, Uganda
Ann Fantauzzi, AHMA educational consultant, will volunteer and collect data in the children's village and health clinic sponsored by AOET in Uganda.
Handouts

International Association of Special Education
July 11–14, 2011, Namibia, Africa

Accommodating Students With Chronic, Life-Changing or Life-Threatening Illnesses
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Ann Fantauzzi and Paula Leitz, PhD
Slides | Handouts

5 Capacities of Improvisation for Coping in Chronic, Life-Changing, or Life-Threatening Illnesses
Presenters: Patricia Fennell and Ann Fantauzzi
Slides | Handouts

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Understanding Disability Through Improvisation and Artistic Expression
July 13, 2011, 11:00 a.m.–12:30 p.m., Seattle, Wash
Presenters: Patricia Fennell & Lynn Royster

International Association of Special Education
Accommodating Students With Chronic, Life-Changing or Life-Threatening Illnesses
5 Capacities of Improvisation for Coping in Chronic, Life-Changing, or Life-Threatening Illnesses
July 11–14, 2011, Namibia, Africa
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Ann Fantauzzi and Paula Leitz, PhD

One Hour at a Time with Mary Woods
Living Fully in Trauma's Aftermath
May 16, 2011, 3-4 p.m. (ET) on the VoiceAmerica Radio Network
Listen to the Program

Association of Pediatric Oncology Social Workers (APOSW)
Improvisation: 5 Capacities for Coping with Trauma and Loss in Cancer
May 11–13, 2011, Atlanta, Ga
Slides | Handouts

Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW)
Improvisation: 5 Capacities For Coping With Trauma And Loss In Cancer
May 4–6, 2011, St. Louis, MO
Slides | Handouts

Columbia-Greene Community College
History of Jazz
Thursday, April 21, 2011, 4400 Route 23, Hudson, NY 12534
Guest performer and lecturer Patricia Fennell with John Esposito
Instructor Malcom Cecil

John Esposito is a New York State native and grew up in a family steeped in musical tradition. John’s first performance experiences were playing harmonica in a blues band as a teenager. He attended SUNY Albany as a composition major .He spent several years after college in Albany as the house pianist at the Gemini Jazz café working with J.R. Monterose and Nick Brignola before joining the Arthur Rhames Quartet. Later, John formed Second Sight, a jazz quintet with Dave Douglas, Jeff Marx, Allen Murphy, Jeff Siegel, and Fred Berryhill. In the nineties John began working with the groups of Franklin Kiermyer and Eric Person as a pianist and arranger. John is on the faculty of Bard College and teaches piano, drums, ensembles, jazz theory, repertoire and advanced composition techniques. Read more >

Malcolm Cecil is a British jazz bassist and Grammy Award-winning record producer. A founding member of the UK's leading jazz quintet of the late 1950s, The Jazz Couriers, he went on to join a number of British jazz combos led by Dick Morrissey, Tony Crombie and Ronnie Scott in the late 50s and early 60s. He later joined Cyril Davies and Alexis Korner to form the original line-up of Blues Incorporated. He later joined Robert Margouleff to form the duo TONTO's Expanding Head Band, a project based around a unique combination of synthesizers which led to them collaborating on and co-producing several of Stevie Wonder's Grammy-winning albums of the early 70s. Read more >

Association for Childhood Education International (ACEI)
Accommodating Students With Chronic, Life-Changing or Life-Threatening Illnesses
April 13–16, 2011, New Orleans, LA
Presenters: Patricia Fennell and Ann Fantauzzi
Slides | Handouts

Health Link with Benita Zahn
Living With Chronic Pain
Thursday, April 7, 2011 at 7:30 p.m.
WMHT-TV, Albany, NY
Watch the Video

New Jersey Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Association
Bergen County Chapter
Riding The Chronic Illness Rollercoaster: What Does It Mean In Your Life?
March 20, 2011, 2:00–4:00 p.m., Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, Englewood, NJ
Slides | Handouts

National Association of Social Workers – New York Chapter
6 Functions That Impact the Education of Students with Chronic Illness
March 11, 2011, Albany, NY
Presenters: Patricia Fennell and Daria Paul Dona, PhD
Slides | Handouts | White Paper

New York University School of Social Work
Professional Development Day for MSW Professional Foundation Students & Undergraduate Seniors
Living Fully In Trauma's Aftermath
February 14, 2011, New York City
Presenters: David Kaczynski and Patricia Fennell
Slides | Handouts

Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI)
Transition to Adulthood Using FFPM
November 17–19, 2010, Columbus, OH
Presentation November 17 from 4:30–5:45 p.m.
Presenters: Patricia Fennell and Fred Coulter
Slides | Handouts

2010 National Alliance on Mental Illness-New York State Educational Conference
Fennell Four-Phase Treatment: The critical need to address trauma resulting from crime and punishment
November 5–7, 2010, Albany, NY
Presentation November 5 from 2:45–4:00 p.m.
Book Signing 4:00 p.m. next to the NAMI-NYS book table, Fort Orange Courtyard
Presenters: Patricia Fennell and David Kaczynski
Slides | Handouts

Creativity, Resolution, Art, Illness & Community Webinar
Special guest: David Kaczynski
November 3, 2010, 11:00 a.m. ET

Creativity, Resolution, Art, Illness & Community Webinar
August 25, 2010, 11:00 a.m. ET
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Creativity, Resolution, Art, Illness & Community Webinar
June 16, 2010, 11:00 a.m. ET
Watch Now

Association of Oncology Social Work (AOSW)
Improving Outcomes For Families Facing Cancer: A Four Phase Treatment Approach
May 12–14, 2010, Phoenix, AZ

Sixth Annual Chronic Illness Initiative Symposium
Chronic Illness & The Arts
May 12, 2010, DePaul University
Student Center
2250 N. Sheffield, Chicago, Illinois 60614
Sponsored by DePaul University's Chronic Illness Initiative

9:30–10:30 a.m. Workshop
When Illness Tears Your Soul, Art Gives It Back: Finding Meaning in Illness Through Artistic Expression

10:45 a.m.–11:45 a.m. Workshop
Working the Third Phase: Meaning, Community and the Arts
Patricia Fennell, MSW, LCSW-R; Albany Health Management Associates, Inc.
Lynn Royster, Ph.D., Director, The Chronic Illness Initiative, SNL

Registration | Handouts

Accommodating Students With Chronic Illness: A Concern For Teacher Training
American Society for Curriculum & Development
March 6–8, 2010, San Antonio, Tex.
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Paula Leitz, Ann Fantauzzi
Slides | Handouts

Accommodating Students With Chronic Illness: A Growing Concern For Educators
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
February 19–22, 2010, Atlanta, Ga.
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Paula Leitz, Ann Fantauzzi
Slides | Handouts

Mental Health Alternatives to Solitary Confinement Coalition
February 4, 2010, New York, NY
Presenter: Kellie Meyer. Additional Presenters: Patricia Fennell, David Kaczynski
Slides | Handouts

Chronic Illness: 5 Things to Know, 5 Things to Do
Student Affairs Leader Online Seminar
November 23, 2009, 12:00–1:30 p.m.
Presenter: Patricia Fennell

Living Fully In Trauma's Aftermath
Siena College, Loudonville, N.Y.
Student Union Room 243
November 12, 2009, 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.
Presenters: David Kaczynski, Patricia Fennell, Gary Wright

Riding a Tightrope: University Policies vs. Needs of Students with Chronic Illness
Association on Higher Education and Disability Audio Conference
October 15, 2009, 3:00–4:30 p.m.
Presenters: Patricia Fennell, Lynn Royster, Paula Kravitz
Slides

Autism Society of America
July 22–25, 2009, St. Charles, IL
Slides | Handouts

Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
July 20–25, 2009, Louisville, KY
Slides | Handouts

Association of Oncology Social Work
May 6–8, 2009, Savannah, GA
Slides | Handouts

Fifth Annual Symposium of Chronic Illness and Postsecondary Education
DePaul University School of New Learning
April 28, 2009, Chicago, IL
Illness Induced Trauma: Types and Effects on Employability and Workplace Accommodations — Videoconference presentation by Patricia Fennell
Slides | Handouts

 
     
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