


| Creative Change Conferences is a subsidiary of Palm Springs TheatreSports, Inc We are a non-profit 501 C3 corporation dedicated to bringing quality Education Workshops and Conferences to the Coachella Valley and beyond and to provide scholarships for children raised in foster care, to give them an equal opportunity at a quality education. Our first conference in March 2009 "Adults Healing From Child Abuse, It Happens to Boys": was a great success. Through that conference we reached out to the community to help educate parents, teachers, young victims, adult survivors and partners of survivors. Many men have come forward as a result of the conference to talk about their abuse and get the help they need. The Second Annual Conference was March 5th and 6th 2010 with our headline Speaker, Dave Pelzer who wrote the best selling book "A Child Called It" , Dr. Robert Ackerman ,"Silent Sons", Jerry Moe, director of the children's program at Betty Ford Center, Dr. Cindy Carter, Deborah Meints, MFT, Carol Teitelbaum, MFT, Bill Protzman and eight courageous healing men who shared their stories. We also had a break out session for partners of those who were abused to give them some healing tools, led by Cathy Boyd and Teri Cortland, Psy.D May 8, 2010 Will be Welcome to Midlife with Dr. Johnathon Young, Using Mythology and Storytelling, Dr. Rita Stec, Dr. Jeralyn Brossfield, Dr. Cindy Carter, Deborah Meints, MFT, Carol Teitelbaum, MFT and Rena Rodman. MFT., "Welcome to Midlife" This will be a fun and informative conference. Midlife offers many challenges and we need to be prepared to meet them. September 18, 2010 we will be featuring Maureen Murdock author of "The Heroine's Journey Who", will be leading a memoir writing workshop. March 4 and 5, 2011 will bring back the popular Third Annual It Happens to Boys Conference. With Keynote speakers: Dave Pelzer, John Bradshaw, Dr. Jonathan Young and Jerry Moe, plus a host of others including entertainment and lunch. Don't miss this exciting two day event. This is just the beginning of many more exciting events. Conference Organizer is: Carol Teitelbaum, MFT a licensed Therapist since 1985. Carol is also Co-Chair of Prevent Child Abuse, Riverside County, It Happens to Boys Project As well as Trauma Response Coordinator for California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Desert Chapter. Carol has been a Conference Speaker for many years and now has combined her talents for bringing people together to organize great conferences for the Coachella Valley. |