The programme is ready. We guarantee a conference with many good presentations. There is a lot to look forward to. The conference has a Nordic language and will be interpreted. Download the programme here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Programme Eikholt conference 24-25 August 2022 (PDF format)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Participation on both days gives 9.5 continuing education points with the Norwegian Association of Opticians (NOFEP).<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We are very pleased to present this year's speakers for the Eikholt conference. Below you can read about the individual speakers and what you will hear about at the conference. You can also download the speaker presentations here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n Presentation of speakers Eikholt Conference 2022<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Anne Kristine Bergem<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n Anne Kristine Bergem is a doctor and specialist in psychiatry. She is a trained group therapist and holds a master's degree in management. She has many years of experience as a clinician and manager in mental health services. She now works as a professional advisor at the P\u00e5r\u00f8rendesenteret, in addition to having a part-time position at OsloMet and in the Norwegian Psychiatric Association. Anne Kristine will talk about the work they do at the P\u00e5r\u00f8rendesenteret and the topic \u201cThe meaning of touch\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Knut Brumoen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Knut Brumoen is 67 years old, well married and the father of two daughters. He lives in Olstadgrenda, in Vestre Gausdal. Knut is currently retired, but graduated from the vocational school in Lillehammer and started his career as a car mechanic at Volvo in \u00c5lesund. Knut took over the farming rights to the family farm in Vestre Gausdal and has been the village churchwarden, fireman and seagull truck driver. Knut will give a presentation on how life with the combined sensory loss has turned out. His title is \"How to keep your spirits up after tough news from the doctor<\/em>\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n Grete A. Steigen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Grete A. Steigen is 60 years old, mother and guardian of Tormod, who is 38 years old. She lives in S\u00f8m\u00e5dalen in Engerdal. Grete is an agricultural engineer and teacher, a farmer at heart, and has also run Johnsg\u00e5rd Tourist Center. Today she works at Diamanten school for students with deafblindness in Oslo. Grete will give a talk with a twist as a near-person. Her title is \u201cHow to take care of myself when I am a caregiver\u201d. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Nina Jakhelln Caustic solutions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Nina Jakhelln Laugen is a specialist in clinical social psychology and a doctor of psychology. She has extensive experience working with children with impaired hearing, both in clinical practice and in research, and is passionate about early intervention for this group. Other interests include emotional understanding, developmental psychology, early childhood, therapeutic development, and psychometrics. She now works as an Associate Professor at the Department of Psychology, Faculty of Social Sciences at NTNU. At the conference she will speak about \u201cHow impaired hearing affects mental health and emotional understanding in children\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Per Anders Nordengen<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Per Anders Nordengen is a pastor, speaker, author and counsellor. Nordengen trained as a theologian and worked as a priest for many years in both Norway and South Africa. He was a priest in a coloured congregation in South Africa from 1985 to 1987, during some of the worst years in the modern history of apartheid. His time in South Africa and his involvement in the fight against apartheid have taught Nordengen something about what hopes, visions, dreams and commitment can lead to. Many years in the church and in business have given Per Anders Nordengen good experiences for people in different life situations. The theme of the conference is \u201cHow to make the best of life as it has become?\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Audun Brunes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Audun Brunes is an epidemiologist and holds a PhD in Health Sciences from NTNU (Norwegian University of Science and Technology). He works as a special advisor at the Public Health Department in the Oslo Municipality. For over 10 years he has researched health and living conditions among people with sensory disabilities, with a particular focus on blind and visually impaired people, whose research became an important contribution in the establishment of a specialist health service for visually impaired people in mental health services in 2021. At the conference he will speak about \u201cMental health among the visually impaired: Mastering the challenges of everyday life is more important than major disasters and accidents\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Viljar Aasan<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Viljar Aasan has a master's degree in rehabilitation and is planning further research and a PhD programme. He has worked at Beitost\u00f8len Health Sports Centre since 2005. First as a sports educator, and for the past 6 years as a specialist manager for assistive devices. He is responsible for coordinating between patients, NAV, first-line services, suppliers and other relevant partners in order to contribute with innovation and development of activity aids. Viljar has extensive experience in organising activities for everyone, and is committed to Physical activity as \"medicine\" to improve your health<\/em>both physically and mentally. This is what he will present to us at the conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kari Fretheim<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Kari Fretheim has worked in the recession at Eikholt for a number of years. She is the voice and face that many people have come to know, either through phone calls and emails, or as a guest at Eikholt. Kari and those who work in the kitchen, with cleaning and maintenance at Eikholt, have important functions in the psychosocial work. They help to lay the foundation for well-being and security during the stay, and with it learning in the courses. In her presentation, Kari will talk about this work, which is part of the Eikholt model. Wellbeing and security, what Eikholt does to create a good framework for learning<\/em> is the title of her post.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Line Austrud-Hjelle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Line Austrud-Hjelle is educated in music, health and music therapy, and has been employed for several years at Dissimilis' national centre of expertise. Dissimilis works to ensure that people with intellectual and developmental disabilities have a place in the cultural landscape and in society as equal performers and human beings. Austrud-Hjelle has previously held music and health courses in collaboration with Eikholt, Signo School and Resource Centre and the Red Cross, and has given lectures in various contexts for Dissimilis. At the conference, she will talk about the possible significance of music for increased quality of life under the theme \"There is something in all of us<\/em>\". Dissimilarity student Stian Berntsen will contribute musically together with Elise Holtan Valseth and Austrud-Hjelle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Ragnhild Bang Nes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n Ragnhild Bang Nes is a psychologist and senior researcher at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, and associate professor at the University of Oslo. For a number of years, she has researched and written about what gives us joy in everyday life. She is active in her communication, through lectures, book publishing, articles and podcasts. At the conference she will present \"five a day\"<\/em> for increased everyday happiness and better quality of life. The five steps for increasing everyday happiness are based on a review of 400 research reports carried out by the New Economics Foundation (NEF) in England in 2009.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any practical questions about the conference, please contact us by email: post@eikholt.no<\/a> or telephone: 32 88 90 50<\/a> or 45 61 44 04<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n If you have any questions about the programme, send an email to tanja.teigum@eikholt.no<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\nSpeakers<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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