"Healing Individual and Collective Wounds"

Sharing experiences from South Africa and around the world

Course Leader - Fr Michael Lapsley, SSM

Duration:                                         15th July – 04th August 2012
Location:                                         Cape Town, South Africa
Language of facilitation:                English
Closing date for applications:        7th June 2012

Course Fees:

Tuition Fee:          US $2,000

Accommodation:   US $1,500

Total Fee:             US $3.500

PLEASE CONSIDER COMING TO THIS COURSE AND/OR SPONSORING, EVEN PARTLY, FOR ANOTHER PERSON TO COME

The Institute for the healing of Memories seeks to contribute to the healing journey of individuals, communities and nations. Our work is grounded in the belief that we are all in need of healing because of what we have done, what we have failed to do, and what has been done to us.

Specifically the course aims to:

• Create an opportunity to explore personal healing and how it relates to wider communities and the history of nations.
• Provide safe and sacred space to grapple with notions of forgiveness, restorative justice, trauma and community healing.
• Serve as an introductory course of training for healing of memories facilitators.

Programme include:

Week one

• Participating in a Healing of Memories workshop – Robben island
• Exploring ancient, past and recent wounds using the South African context of slavery; colonialism and apartheid, as well as exploring present day challenges of communities wracked by HIV, Drug Abuse and Gangsterism.
• Visiting sites of individual and collective trauma in Cape Town e.g. District 6 Museum.
• Dealing with trauma as an individual and as part of a collective.

Week two

• Healing of Memories pedagogy and praxis with special reference to people living with HIV/AIDS, in prisons and refugees.
• Engaging with individuals, communities and organisations grappling with notions of forgiveness, restorative justice and reconciliation.

Week three

• The second phase Healing of Memories workshop, which involves deepening the personal and collective journey to healing.
• Visiting local communities and exploring models of community healing.
• Conflict transformation skills and how to deal with anger and hatred.
• Sharing models of self-care.

Facilitators:

Fr. Michael Lapsley, founding member and Director of the IHOM will be the lead facilitator on the course. IHOM facilitators take a participatory approach, emphasising experiential learning. In addition to the full-time tutors, resource specialists from external institutions will conduct sessions on particular topics.

Participants

The course is open to participants of all faith traditions, ideologies, cultures and sexual orientation. If you have special needs that you fear may affect your participation please let us know. Every effort will be made to accommodate these needs.

Course Fees:

Tuition fee:             US$ 2,000  
Accommodation:     US$ 1,500
Total fee:                US$ 3,500

A non-refundable deposit of US$ 500 is required to secure a place upon acceptance.
Fees must be paid in full one month before the start of the course. The cancellation fee of 25% is applicable up to 2 weeks before and thereafter will be 75%.

We suggest participants should allow US$ 500 to cover personal expenses within South Africa and need to arrange their own medical insurance.

It is the applicant’s responsibility to ensure they have all necessary funds before travelling to South Africa.

Scholarships:

Limited funds are available to support those unable to raise the full fees. Scholarships will be awarded primarily on the basis of the context the applicant and their need for such training.  Other factors taken into account include prior experience, diversity of applicants (age, gender, nationality, experience etc) and the demonstrated commitment and motivation of applicants.  

Please see application form attached.

For further information on IHOM and the “Healing individual and collective wounds” course contact:

Fr. Michael Lapsley SSM
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Fatima Swartz
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