Raising an Optimistic Child: A Proven Plan for Depresion-Proofing Young Children--for Life
(McGraw-Hill, 2006) by Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry

Creating Optimism:
A Proven Seven-Step Program for Overcoming Depression
(McGraw-Hill, 2004) by Bob Murray and Alicia Fortinberry

Bob Murray, PhD and Alicia Fortinberry, MS, founders of the Uplift Program and originators of the Fortinberry Murray Method of somatic psychology, have trained health professionals and academic staff at major universities and teaching hospitals. They have spoken at national professional conferences and associations and are frequent consultants to multinational companies and government organizations on team building and relationships. Current workshop sponsors include California Institute of Integral Studies and california State Universisty. International corporate clients include PricewaterhouseCoopers and Promina.

Uplift Progam techniques and the Fortinberry Murray Method have been presented in the US and Australia at:

• American Association of Sales Professionals, Northeast region
• American Holistic Nurses Association
• American Holistic Medical Association
• Association for Humanistic Psychology
• Australian College of Applied Psychology
• Australian Feldenkrais Guild
• Australian Office of State Revenue, Compliance Division
• Australian Remedial Massage Association
• California Institute for Integral Studies
• California State University, Northridge
• Duke University Medical Center
• Englewood Hospital, NJ
• Ernst and Young
• Freehills
• Hill Samuel Merchant Bank
• International PEN Club
• Jansen-Newman Psychotherapy Institute, Sydney
• John F. Kennedy University
• John J. Muir Medical Center, CA
• Kaiser Permanente Psychotherapists Group
• Manhattanville College, Economics Dept
• Morton Plant Mease Hospital, FL
• Mt Diablo Medical Center, CA
• National Council on Alcoholism
• National Chronic Fatigue Association
• National Multiple Sclerosis Society
• National Association of University Women
• Nature Care College, Sydney
• New England Medical Center
• Northern Westchester Hospital Nursing Management, NY
• Oracle Corporation, Asia-Pacific Finance Directors
• Pinellas Juvenile Welfare Board, FL
• Promina
• PriceWaterhouseCoopers
• Rivier College School of Nursing, NH
• Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney
• SCEGGS School, Sydney
• SE Institute for Family & Group Therapy, NC
• Sydney University School of Public Health
• Tufts University New England Medical Center
• Unity Church National Ministers Conference
• Unity Church Regional Ministers Conference
• University of South Florida, College of Public Health

“Their workshops are always great,”
“Remarkable stuff! I was really impressed--it definitely helped me to look at the way I see and treat patients,”
“Bring them back next year!”

-- Quotes from attendees American Holistic Medical Assn. Conference

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