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A Synopsis of a typical traveling work trip for 
Albert Pesso
   

This article originally appeared in the Franklin Telegram, a local newspaper, Jan. 2002

Albert Pesso, co-founder of PBSP - Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor with his wife, Diane Boyden-Pesso, returned in December from an eight week working trip to Europe where he taught groups of professional psychotherapists enrolled in long-term certification training programs in PBSP.  He and Diane began making these trips to Europe to train psychotherapists in PBSP in the early ‘70’s.  Al Pesso continues these travels for training several times a year.  While Diane oversees the headquarters in Franklin.

Currently these training programs are sponsored by the international PBSP organizations serving each European country they are located in.  The groups are administered by the International Coordinator of PBSP Training, Dr. Lowijs Perquin, who is a senior trainer in PBSP.  Dr. Perquin is also on the faculty of the Psychiatry Department of the Vrije Universitie in Amsterdam. 

On this particular trip, starting out on October 9th, Mr. Pesso first taught a PBSP training group in Copenhagen, Denmark; he then traveled to Sint Niklaas, Belgium where he taught the eighth group of psychotherapists to be enrolled in that country’s four year PBSP training program.

He went onto Hamburg, Germany, to lead the second Osnabruecke PBSP certification training program.  Then to Munich where he initiated Munich’s third PBSP certification training group. 

In Amsterdam, Holland (where PBSP has been taught and used routinely in clinics, hospitals and by psychotherapists in private practice since the early 1970s) Albert Pesso taught the 11^th and 12^th certification training groups and then he led a continuing education program for post graduate students in PBSP. While in Amsterdam, Al Pesso was interviewed for two days for a forthcoming TV documentary on PBSP.

In Basel, Switzerland, Al taught the 8^th Basel PBSP certification training group there and then led an experiential PBSP program.

From October 28th through 21st, Al attended the 6^th International Congress of Body-Psychotherapy, in Ischia, Italy entitled THE PSYCHOTHERAPY OF THE FUTURE: From Healing to Life where he was a featured speaker and led a workshop.

Next, Al flew to Prague, Czech Republic (at the same time President Bush was there for the NATO summit).  In Prague, Al taught the First Certification Training Group in that city.  He also met with Dr. Jiri Horacek, professor at Charles University to establish a research program on the application and utility of PBSP with victims of Trauma. 

Dr. Horacek is one of the foremost experts in using FMRI (Functional Resonance Imaging) equipment.  FMRI is a state of the art tool in tracking neurological changes in fully awake subjects. -----

In London, England Al taught at the 1^st PBSP training program for management consultants in England.  The venue for the training was The Malt House, the holiday estate of Sir Lawrence Olivier, whose son, Richard Olivier, is one of the of the group leaders.  After that Al led a special Young Peoples experiential workshop, also in London.

Upon his return from Europe, Al spent two days in Boston working with clients of Betta van der Kolk, LCSW.  Betta van der Kolk is a student of PBSP who applies PBSP in her private practice.

Next, Al spent a day lecturing on PBSP to post graduate students at the Trauma Center, a division of the Human Resources Institute Hospital, in Boston MA which is under the direction of Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, an international expert on PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder).  Dr. Van der Kolk is a professor in the Psychiatry Department at the Medical School of Boston University.

After that, Al lead a weekend experiential PBSP workshop in Franklin immediatly followed by a day of supervision for members of the Franklin area long term PBSP Certification Training Program.

With virtually no time off, Al Pesso left for for Saõ Paulo Brazil to work with high level executives for two weeks.  He is currently still there.