Child development as a shared foundation for the coworking of physicians, teachers, and therapists

2012 AAMTA Conference
in cooperation with PAAM and the Otto Specht School
Hosted by Threefold Educational Center

Keynote speakers:
Bruno Callegaro, MD
Gerald Karnow, MD

Thursday, August 2–Sunday, August 5, 2012

Bruno Callegaro, MD

In this conference, physicians, therapists, and teachers are invited to come together to explore the anthroposophic perspective on child development with a concentration on the four ethers. Out of our different professional fields, we will create a unique collaborative environment that aims to enrich and strengthen our individual practices.

Can we come to a recognition of the seamless path from insight and diagnosis to medical, therapeutic and pedagogical measures? Our challenge is to discover the lawful relation between developmental-incarnational difficulties and the various modalities available in the anthroposophic approach to healing and education. This is what we will attempt together.

Gerald Karnow, MD

Workshops will permit the various specialties to deepen their efforts, and case studies of patients seen by Rudolf Steiner will be taken up in small groups of teachers, therapists, and doctors. This will enable all to gain a perspective on the multiple approaches helpful in addressing developmental and incarnational challenges.

This conference is a joint effort of the Association for Anthroposophic Medicine and Therapies in America (AAMTA), the Physicians’ Association for Anthroposophic Medicine (PAAM), and The Otto Specht School, and is hosted by Threefold Educational Center. The Annual General Meetings of PAAM and AAMTA will be held during the conference.

Conference Schedule (Subject to Change)

Presenters

Bruno Callegaro, MD is the school doctor at two Waldorf schools serving special needs children in Kassel, Germany.

Gerald Karnow, MD is the medical advisor to the Otto Specht School and the school doctor at a Waldorf school in New York. He practices at the Fellowship Community and works directly with students of the Otto Specht School.

Conference Registration

Conference Fee: $250 ($225 for AAMTA members) (does not include housing and meals). Click here to register online.

Prefer to register by mail, or pay by check? Click here for a printable brochure and registration form.

Limited scholarship assistance is available. For information, contact Lory Widmer: 845-352-5020 x18, or events@threefold.org.

Meals

Meals are not included in the conference fee. Threefold Café, located in Main House, serves nutritious, reasonably priced, mostly organic and biodynamic food. The Café's meal service is buffet with a vegetarian option and usually a meat or fish option, prepared from scratch.

The nearby Hungry Hollow Co-op Natural Foods Market serves organic take-out, and there are many restaurants within driving distance.

Housing

If you need housing for the conference, you must make separate arrangements. For information about housing at Threefold and area hotels, please click here.

Conference Location

For detailed directions to Threefold Educational Center, plus a map of the campus, please click here.

For More Information

... About the conference or conference registration, contact Lory Widmer: 845-352-5020 x18 or events@threefold.org.