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International Association for the Advancement of Peace,
Inc. is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary and multicultural,
peace organization. It was created to support the advancement
of peace through education, consultation and supportive
services locally, nationally and internationally. The
Association draws upon the knowledge of many peace building
fields and presents this knowledge through a biannual
newsletter; lectures; seminars; conferences; workshops;
as well as continuing education and home study courses |
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Steven E. Handwerker Ph.D. D. Div
received his doctorate degree from New York University. He is licensed
in psychology in N.Y., Florida and South Dakota. He started practice
as the head of Psychological Services at "The Wholistic Health
Center" in Manhasset N.Y. an institution which he help found
and which has now developed into a four year University for the
study of Alternative medicine, located in Syosset, N.Y. He is presently
on the executive committee for the Division of Peace Psychology
in the American Psychological Association and a member of the professional
board of The American Academy of Experts in Traumatic Stress based
in N.Y.
He has authored two books and many articles in Peace Psychology.
He lectures regularly at APA conventions and local colleges and
interfaith organizations on Peace and Spiritual Psychology. In
addition, he has a private practice in Boca Raton. He holds a black
belt in Soo Bahk Do Karate and is a Reiki master. He and his wife
Michelle have been married for 28 years(Sept. '02) and have two
children Diana 13 and Lucas 8 1/2.
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Michelle
Handwerker Ph.D. LMT CAAT
has
a doctorate with high honors, in Wholistic Nutrition from
the Clayton College of Natural Health. She is licensed in
massage in N.Y. and Florida and has been practicing Amma
Therapeutic Massage for 25 years. She learned this art from
Mrs. Tina Sohn who was a "healing sensitive" and
the creator of the art. Michelle's
study with Mrs. Sohn was as her apprentice from 1971-1988,
a very long and intimate relationship and involved study
on many levels and much inner work.
Along
with her husband, Steve, Michelle was part of a group of
healers and teachers together from 1971 who founded "The
Wholistic Health Center" and "The Institute for
Self Development" in 1976, in Manhasset, N.Y. She
was part of its faculty from 1976-1988. Michelle holds
a black belt in Tang Soo Do Karate. Her Ph.D.dissertation
is entitled "Balance is Health the multidimensional
reality of healing and health".
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