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Buddhism and Counseling: 2015 IBS Winter Symposium

February 26, 2015 @ 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm

In conjunction with the 2015 BCA National Council Meeting, the Institute of Buddhist Studies and the Center for Buddhist Education will co-host a symposium on “Buddhism and Counseling.” This symposium will feature a number of distinguished speakers.

To give an overview on “Counseling in the Buddhist tradition,” we will hear from Dr. Daijaku Kinst, and Dr. David Pating. Dr. Kinst is head of the Chaplaincy program at the Institute of Buddhist Studies, which has seen phenomenal growth in student enrollment and interest. Dr. Kinst is also an ordained priest in the Zen tradition. Dr. Pating is a psychiatrist with Kaiser, but is also an active member and Minister’s assistant at the San Francisco Buddhist Church. Dr. Pating has given lectures to Ministers and Minister’s assistants in the BCA, and is presently also an IBS degree student.

Following those lectures we will learn about a new counseling program in Salt Lake City, Utah, which is SHIN (Sanctuary for Healing and Integration), from Dr. Carmela Hirano and members of her staff. Dr. Hirano has integrated Buddhism, and especially the teachings and principles of Jodo Shinshu into her psychiatric practice and has created SHIN. We will learn how she and her staff utilize Buddhism and Jodo Shinshu in their therapeutic practice. She is also an IBS degree student and Minister’s assistant at Salt Lake. She will be joined by Dr. Robert Weizel and David Black from her SHIN staff.

Finally, we will listen to Dr. David Hirohama, clinical psychologist and counselor at the Orange County Buddhist Church’s Buddhist counseling center called the “Mindfulness Center.” This is the first attempt at creating a counseling center at a local church or temple.

The symposium is open to any of the attending delegates and boosters to the National Council, as well as anyone in the community at large that wishes to attend.

 

Details

Date:
February 26, 2015
Time:
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
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Organizer

Center for Buddhist Education
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Venue

Crowne Plaza Hotel San Diego
2270 Hotel Circle North
San Diego, CA 92108 United States
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