Vazzyoga: Qualifications

CURRICULUM VITAE

Personal details
Tertiary Qualifications
Professional Development
Voluntary Community Activities
Professional Membership
Publications

PERSONAL DETAILS

Name:	Varda Shepherd
Address:	P.O. Box 119, Billinudgel, NSW 2483
Telephone:	02 - 6680 4434
Fax:	02 - 6680 4434
Email:	vardash@ozemail.com.au
Date of birth:	2nd March, 1956
Interests:	people, arts, ecology, meditation

TERTIARY QUALIFICATIONS

January 2006	Certificate IV in Assessment and Workplace Training
2000 - 2001	Diploma of Transpersonal Art and Therapy Ikon Institute, Adelaide, S.A.
1998	Grad. Cert. in Narrative Therapy Dulwich Centre, Adelaide, S.A.
1994	Courses in Movement & Music Therapy Levinsky Seminar, Tel Aviv, Israel
1987 - 1990	Certificate of Teacher of the Alexander Technique (1500 hours) Y. Hermelin's Teacher's Training Course, Tel Aviv, Israel
1982 - 1986	B. Mus. & Teacher's Diploma Rubin School of Music, Tel Aviv University, Ramat Aviv, Israel

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

2007 and 2008	Supervisor - Anne Morris
2006	Supervisors - Dr. Sandra Speedy, Anne Morris
2005	Supervisors - Katie Biggs, Helaine Costello
2004	Supervisor - Michelle Connors
2002	The Journey : Brandon Bays
2001/2002	Supervisor - Marion Burns
2001	UTLC Community Activists Summer School Program - "Work and Values in a Global Economy" - Marilyn Waring, former New Zealand Member of Parliament, feminist economist, author
2000	Fortnightly peer supervision and study group
2000	Research & Evaluation Training Seminar - Where is Primary Health Care going in the 21st century? - Professor David Sanders, Director, Public Health Program University of the Western Cape, Cape Town, South Africa and Professor Fran Baum, Head of the Department of Public Health and the South Australian Community Health Research Unit
2000	Project Costing - Jo Gell, NMCHS; Mary Ireland, Adelaide CCHS
2000	Suicide - NMCHS workshop : Deb Odgers, Marija Podnieks
2000	Supervisor - Marion Burns
1999/2000	Supervisor - Anne Morris
1999	Domestic Violence - Working with Men - Denise Deutschke, Peter Reuter (20 hours training)
1999	Domestic Violence - Feminist Approaches in the New Millennium - Dr. Liz Kelly, Director, Woman & Child Abuse Studies Unit, University of North London
1999	Feminism I - NMCHS workshop : Anne Morris, Peter Reuter
1999	Domestic Violence Research Seminar - Donna Chung, School of Social Work & Social Policy, University of S.A. Large Scale Quantitative Studies in Domestic Violence; Qualitative & Feminist Approaches in the Study of Domestic Violence
1998	Supervisor - Leela Anderson
1998	Group supervision - Loretta Perry
1998	Narrative Professional Development at Ingle Farm
1998	Youth & the Law - workshop covering Duty of Care, aspects of the Juvenile Justice System (Cautions, Family Conference, Youth Court), Mandatory Notification, Age of Consent, Rights to Leave Home
1998	Working With The Effects of Abuse - Training with Leela Anderson, exploring ways of working with adults who have experienced physical/emotional/child sexual abuse
1996	Intermediate Qi Gong - Master Peng Jiu Ling of the Vancouver Qi Gong Health Centre
1994	Beginners' Qi Gong - Master Peng Jiu Ling of the Vancouver Qi Gong Health Centre
1995	Basics of Chinese Medicine; private supervision - Nili Bassan
1997	Director of Teachers' School of Alexander Technique, Haifa, Israel, Qi Gong Master, acupuncturist
1994 - 1997	Composition - Dr. Hagar Kadima
1992 - 1997	Supervision - Zafi Gilad, family therapist
1989	Alexander Technique courses - U.S.A.
1987	Alexander Technique courses - U.K.

VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES

1995 - 1997	Founded and co-managed a co-operative pre-school facility for 11 children
1980 - 1997	Participated in many community workshops promoting dialogue & co-existence between Palestinians & Israelis
1987 - 1990	Support groups for peace activists
1983 - 1985	Teaching English language skills in an Israeli Arab community for 'Partnership" - an Arab-Israeli project for co-existence

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

1999 - present	Member of AUSTAT (Australian Society of Teachers of the Alexander Technique)
1996 - 1998	Member of Israel Composers' Union (Akum)
1990 - 1997	Member of Israeli Society of Alexander Teachers

PUBLICATIONS

2000	'Touch Your Heart, Trust Your Body' : Dung Nguyen & Varda Shepherd
2002	'Flying the Kite' : Varda Shepherd