Grace Ross RN, MSc, Member CAPT

Professional Development Record

Workshops as Participant

Soulcraft Apprenticeship and Initiation Program with Bill Plotkin PhD, director of the Animas Valley Institute, Colorado– a master’s level training leading to certification as a vision quest guide and including Soulcraft leadership, soul-oriented professional development, and personal initiation.

Soulcentric Dreamwork Training, Animas Valley Institute, Colorado

Workshops as Leader

April 12, 2008  Keynote speaker, Soul-Oriented Psychotherapy in Nursing Practice. CTNIG RNAO AGM

March 1-8, 2008 Encountering the Divine Feminine. Gaia Centre, Haliburton, ON

January 26, 2008 Courting the Inner Beloved, MCC Women’s Retreat, Cedar Glen Conference Centre, Bolton Ontario

December 8, 2007 Finding Courage in Fearful Times, Soulground Centre, Toronto Ontario

November 3,2007 The Dark Feminine, Soulground Center, Toronto Ontario

Sept 29, 2007  Health Fair Presentation, MCCT, Toronto

Sept 2007 – June 2008 Creating a Life that Matters, weekly course, MCCT, Toronto

June 15-16, 2007  The Dark Feminine, Soulground Center, Toronto Ontario

May 26, 2007 The Hero’s Journey with Gary Diggins, Soulground Centre, Toronto Ontario

Jan 23, Jan 30, Feb 6, Feb 13, 2007, Soulground Chakra Seminars, The Opening Way, Waterloo Ontario

April 21, 22, 2006  Encounters with the Dark Feminine. Soulground Centre, Kitchener Ontario

April 13,2006 Projections Workshop, Soulground Centre, Kitchener Ontario

April 15, 2006 Understanding the Gifts of the Shadow. Soulground Centre, Kitchener Ontario

Feb 24th, 25th, 2006  Understanding the Gifts of the Shadow Self.  Soulground Centre, Kitchener Ontario

 Mar 25, 26th 2006 Dream Work Intensive.  Soulground Centre, Kitchener Ontario

Jan 28th, 2006, Becoming Spiritually Mature Humans. Soulground Centre, Kitchener Ontario

Groups as Leader

May-July 2008 Finding Your Soul Passion, Purpose and Power, Soulground Group August 3-7, 2007      Encountering Soul in the Sacred Earth – a Soulground         Intensive, Algonquin Park Ontario

August 23-27, 2007            Encountering Soul in the Sacred Earth – a Soulground Intensive, Algonquin Park Ontario

Nov 2006- Feb 2007            Finding Your Soul Passion, Purpose and Power – a weekly support group. Soulground Centre, Kitchener, ON

July 8-12 and August 4-8, 2006 Encountering Soul in the Sacred Earth – a Soulground Intensive Algonquin Park Ontario

Aug 31- Sep 4, 2006  Encountering Soul in the Sacred Earth Intensive - PART 2. Algonquin Park Ontario

June, July and Aug, 2006 Encountering Soul in the Sacred Earth – a Soulground  Intensive Algonquin Park Ontario

Reading 2011-2009

Nature and the Human Soul: Cultivating Wholeness and Community in a Fragmented World (2008) by Bill Plotkin

Dreams and the Underworld  by James Hillman

Aphrodite’s Daughter by Jalna Bonheim

 Courage to Love – Principles and Practices of Self Relations Psychotherapy by Stephen Gilligan

Terrapsychology – Reengaging the Soul of Place by Craig Chalquist

The Drama of the Gifted Child – the Search for the True Self  by Alice Miller

Spell of the Sensuous by David Abram

The Middle Passage by James Hollis

Swamplands of the Soul by James Hollis

Group Leadership Skills: Interpersonal Process in Group Counseling and Therapyby Chen, M, Rybak, C., (2004) Belmont: Brooks/Cole

Group Leadership Skills by C.C. Clark (2008)

Groups: Process and Practice 8^th ed. by Corey, M.S., Corey, G., & Corey, C., (2010)

Counseling and Therapy Skills by Martin, D. G., (2010)

Skills for Human Service Practice by O’Hara, A, Weber Z., Levine K., (2010). .

Group Process for the Health Professionals (3rd ed) by Sampson, E. E. & Marthas, M. (1991). Albany, NY: Delmar Publishing

Journal Articles

·       Curtis, R., Patrick, D, Shannon, S, Treece, P, Engelberg, R, Rubenfeld, G. (2001) The family conference as a focus to improve communications about end of life decisions. Crit Care Med 29(2) (Suppl.) N26-33        

·       Feeley, N and Gottlieb, L.N. (2000) Nursing approaches for working with family strengths and resources. J of Fam Nurs. 6. pp 9-24

·       Gerardi, D, (2004)Using mediation techniques to manage conflict and create healthy work environment AACN Clinical Issues, 15( 2), 182-195

·       Gerardi, D, (2004)Using mediation techniques to manage conflict and create healthy work environment AACN Clinical Issues, 15( 2), 182-195

·       Gormley, L. (2008), Through the Looking Glass: the Facilitation of Mirroring in Group Process. The J for Specialists in Group Work. 33 (3), pp 207-220

·       Greef, A., Human, B. (2004) Resilience in Families when a Parent has Died. Am J Fam Ther, 32;1, 27-42

·       Harahill, M. (2005) Giving bad news gracefully. J Emerg Nu 31:3, 12-14

·       Hegloe, L. (2010) Revenge of the introverts. Psychology Today. Sept /Oct, pp 54-61 (a fun read!)

·       McQueen, A. (2004). Emotional intelligence in nursing work. J. Advanced N 47;1, 101-108

·       Smith et al. (2001). Resolving conflict realistically. J Psychosocial Nursing and Mental Health Services. 39:11, 36-46

·       Tanninen,H., Haggman-Laitila, A., & Pietila, A. (2009). Resource-enhancing psychosocial support in family situations: needs and benefits from family members own perspectives. Journal of Advanced Nursing 65(10), 2150–2160.

·       Tripp-Reimer, T., Choi, E., Kelley, L., Ensleind, J., et al. (2001) Cultural barriers to care: Inverting the problem. Diabetes Spectrum. 14;1, 13-22

·                Tuckett (2004). Truth telling in clinical practice. Nurs Ethics 11:5. 500-513

·       Walsh, F. (2003). Family resilience: A framework for clinical practice. Family Process. 42:1, p 1 -

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