Freud Meets Buddha: Full Schedule

7:30am CST

Conference Registration

Wednesday March 6, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CST

Registration

8:30am CST

Addressing Ethical Issues in Clinical Practice: A Case Study Approach

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe core values of ethical clinical practice.
Describe the purpose and benefits of adhering to a professional code of ethical conduct.
Apply an ethical decision-making model to specific clinical cases.

Speakers

Kate Mahoney, LCSW

Executive Director, Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute for Mental Health Education

Kate Mahoney is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 30 years of experience in behavioral health. Kate earned her Bachelor’s degree in Sociology and Women’s Studies from Northwestern University. She completed her Master’s in Social Work at the University of Michigan... Read More →

Wednesday March 6, 2019 8:30am - 12:00pm CST

8:30am CST

Dancing Mindfulness: A Trauma-Focused Approach to Expressive Arts Therapy

Dancing Mindfulness is a trauma-informed expressive arts practice that utilizes spontaneous creative movement as a way of practicing mindful awareness. Also integrating elements of psychodrama, meditation, and yoga, this accessible technique can be customized to meet the needs and abilities of a wide range of populations. In this session, participants will experience the seven elements of the Dancing Mindfulness practice (breath, sound, body, story, mind, spirit and fusion) in the context of a complete multimodal expressive arts therapy process. We will examine why body-based coping skills are optimal for treating trauma and/or addiction and the shame that accompanies them and discuss how integrative mindfulness approaches can help clients in clinical settings.

Dancing Mindfulness class participants learn to recognize the rhythmic qualities of their own breathing and heartbeats; discover the healing, lyrical properties in even the most simple movements; and express their own personal stories through movement. Counselors and therapists who experience this method are better able to integrate spontaneity and individuality into their daily work. No previous dance experience is necessary.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe three or more benefits of a movement-based, holistic practice for emotional healing, specifically within the context of evidence-based practices in the psychological professions
Explain the Dancing Mindfulness approach to expressive arts therapy and the overall value of teaching expressive arts therapy in a trauma recovery program
Describe and facilitate one or more short mindful movement sequences for working with clients in a clinical setting.

Speakers

Jamie Marich, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, REAT, RYT/RMT

Director, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness

Dr. Jamie Marich travels internationally speaking on topics related to EMDR therapy, trauma, addiction, expressive arts and mindfulness while maintaining a private practice in her home base of Warren, Ohio. She is the developer of the Dancing Mindfulness practice and delivered a TEDx... Read More →

Wednesday March 6, 2019 8:30am - 12:00pm CST

10:30am CST

Networking Break, Jamie Marich Book Signing

Wednesday March 6, 2019 10:30am - 11:00am CST

Exhibit Hall

12:00pm CST

Lunch on your own

Wednesday March 6, 2019 12:00pm - 1:30pm CST

Lunch on your own

1:30pm CST

EMDR Therapy and Mindfulness: Redefining the Therapy for Trauma-Focused Care

For the past 2,600 years, Buddhist mindfulness and the therapies and practices connected to this system of healing have contributed to psychological and spiritual relief to millions of people. Over the past 25 years, our understanding and the treatment of trauma-related disorders and difficulties have progressed, with Francine Shapiro’s development of EMDR therapy and the AIP model representing a particular highlight. In this workshop, participants are challenged to consider how fusing two systems of healing, mindfulness-informed interventions and trauma-focused care guided by the EMDR approach to psychotherapy can revolutionize the helping professions delivery of trauma responsive services.

This workshop begins with the foundations of mindfulness practice and how they can be translated into clinical settings in as trauma-informed of a way as possible. This section draws on the elements of mindfulness inherent in EMDR therapy and also explores the core mindfulness focus in dialectical behavior therapy. From there, a general orientation to how the EMDR approach to psychotherapy views trauma is presented, with special care highlighting how Francine Shapiro drew upon mind body strategies in her development of EMDR therapy. Open to therapists trained and not trained in EMDR.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Define mindfulness in a classic sense and explain the meaning of mindfulness-informed interventions as a modern clinical term and apply no fewer than three mindfulness-informed interventions in clinical situations, making appropriate adaptations in the spirit of trauma-focused care
Define trauma with respect to the adaptive informational processing (AIP) model of EMDR therapy and explain clinical relevance for trauma-focused care
Summarize the history of how EMDR therapy was developed, taking special care to emphasize the mind-body elements reflecting mindfulness principles and attitudes in the development of EMDR therapy.

Speakers

Jamie Marich, PhD, LPCC-S, LICDC-CS, REAT, RYT/RMT

Director, The Institute for Creative Mindfulness

Wednesday March 6, 2019 1:30pm - 5:00pm CST

1:30pm CST

Ethical Dilemmas in Addiction Treatment: Strategies for Clinicians and Supervisors

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe common ethical issues that may emerge in addiction treatment.
Define practice strategies to prevent ethical conflicts.
Apply an ethical decision-making model to specific clinical cases.

Speakers

Kate Mahoney, LCSW

Executive Director, Naomi Ruth Cohen Institute for Mental Health Education

Wednesday March 6, 2019 1:30pm - 5:00pm CST

1:30pm CST

Healing Shame Through Self-Compassion in Therapy

At the root of all suffering or pain, shame is often a familiar companion. Whether our clients are recovering from addiction, trauma, or mental illness, shame is there. Utilizing empathy as an antidote to shame is crucial, but we often neglect self-compassion: the ability to sit with one’s own suffering with care and reverence. Combining the knowledge of shame-resilience and self-compassion can be the catalyst to great psychic changes in therapeutic work.

This workshop will be comprised of didactic lecture and experiential group process to demonstrate components and functions of self-compassion and shame from both an evidence-based and philosophical framework. Resources for specific tools for utilizing these concepts in the therapy room will be provided and practiced.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Participants will identify shame in self and others and differentially define self-compassion, self-esteem, and self-worth.
Participants will demonstrate an understanding of components of self-compassion and shame how they affect the psyche.
Participants will practice applying concepts of shame-resilience and self-compassion in therapy.

Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF

President, Head/Heart Therapy, Inc.

Sarah Buino, LCSW, CADC, CDWF is the founder and president of Head/Heart Therapy, a group practice that specializes in addiction, shame and complementary healing modalities. Buino began training with Dr. Brené Brown’s team in 2011 to become a Certified Daring WayTM facilitator... Read More →

Sponsors

Head/Heart Therapy

Wednesday March 6, 2019 1:30pm - 5:00pm CST

3:00pm CST

Networking Break, Book Signing with Jamie Marich

Wednesday March 6, 2019 3:00pm - 3:30pm CST

Exhibit Hall

7:30am CST

Registration and Networking in the Exhibit Area

Thursday March 7, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CST

Registration

8:30am CST

Welcome

Thursday March 7, 2019 8:30am - 8:45am CST

Welcome

8:45am CST

Buddha Meets Narcissus: Transforming Narcissistic Relationships

Narcissism is often rooted in a childhood reality that has grown twisted with shame and fear. Many addicts suffer from false pride, entitlement and grandiosity that, unfortunately, does not disappear with sobriety. This narcissism interferes with personal and professional relationships that are so filled with conflict and pain that sessions become exhausting. This lecture will examine the relational consequences of narcissism and offer tools to clinicians who recognize this destructive dynamic in treatment and recovery.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate mindfulness techniques that release narcissistic images and reduce conflict in relationships
Practice strategies that diminish the effects of internal shame and enhance self-soothing
Explain the development of the witness perspective in both the clinician and the client

Rokelle Lerner

Clinical Advisor, Crossroads Centre Antigua

Rokelle Lerner is an international speaker and trainer on addiction, trauma and women’s issues. She is the senior clinical advisor for Crossroads Centre in Antigua. For the past 18 years, Lerner has been the co-founder and clinical director of Spring Workshops in London. She is... Read More →

Sponsors

Crossroads

Thursday March 7, 2019 8:45am - 10:15am CST

10:15am CST

Networking Break in the Exhibit Area

Thursday March 7, 2019 10:15am - 10:45am CST

Exhibit Hall

10:45am CST

Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessments: Taking the Guesswork Out of Healthcare

Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessments gather 360 degrees of information about an individual’s strengths and challenges in all areas of their life, resulting in what can be called a living MRI. Addiction, mental health, chronic pain, and other complex medical issues blanket our society. Many questions go unanswered from hasty or uninformed decisions for treatments, therapies, and healthcare, which often results in misdiagnosis and untreated symptoms of the individual. Comprehensive diagnostic assessments provide multidisciplinary in-depth testing in order to pinpoint the problem. The results of a Comprehensive Diagnostic Assessment provide solutions for the best diagnostic criteria, treatment planning, and treatment options to provide the client or loved one the best opportunity for living the best life possible.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Identify the need of comprehensive diagnostic assessments for pain, addiction, mental illness, and overall health
Discuss five components of comprehensive diagnostic assessments to help get to the root of the identified patient’s concern or behavior
Describe three types of clients that would benefit from comprehensive diagnostic assessments

Speakers

James Flowers, PhD, LPC-S

Founder, J. Flowers Health Institute

For more than 25 years, Dr. Flowers has been one of the most familiar and respected names in the area of pain recovery, chronic pain, and addiction. A leader in the field, his history in assessments and treatment of chronic pain and co-occurring addiction has led to an exceptionally... Read More →

Thursday March 7, 2019 10:45am - 12:15pm CST

10:45am CST

Prodependence: A New Paradigm for Treating Partners (and Other Loved Ones) of Addicts

When a person is addicted, we treat that individual for addiction. When a person is partnered with an addict, what do they get? Nine times out of ten, they are told their choice to enter and remain in close relationship with an addict is codependence, a pseudo-pathology linked to unresolved early-life trauma. But is that really the case? And does telling loved ones of an addict there is something wrong with them really help? In my experience, it usually does not. These caregivers are merely trying to help a person they love while living in the ongoing crisis of addiction. Sure, they may at times engage in behaviors that are not as helpful as they might like (enabling, enmeshing, controlling, etc.), but this is not a pathology, nor is it automatically the manifestation of unresolved trauma. Instead, it’s an attachment-based attempt to love a person while the proverbial house is burning down. And who could be expected to do that perfectly without empathetic support?

Understanding, empathy, and helpful support are exactly what Prodependence provides. Prodependence is an evolved prism through which therapists and loved ones of addicts can examine, evaluate, and improve relationships damaged by addiction (and all other relationships). Learn more about this new, positive, attachment-based model.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Define prodependence
Determine how does prodependence differ (and how does it mirror) codependence
Identify cases where prodependence is a more useful model and how can therapists implement prodependence in their practice.

Speakers

Robert Weiss PhD, MSW

CEO, Seeking Integrity LLC

Robert Weiss PhD, MSW is a digital-age intimacy and relationships expert specializing in infidelity and addictions—most notably sex, porn, and love addiction.Author; Sex Addiction 101, Out of The Doghouse: A Step-by-Step Relationship-Saving Guide for Men Caught Cheating, Prodependence... Read More →

Thursday March 7, 2019 10:45am - 12:15pm CST

12:15pm CST

Lunch on your Own

Thursday March 7, 2019 12:15pm - 1:45pm CST

Lunch on your own

1:45pm CST

Addiction and Art Therapy- A Creative Path to Healing

Art therapy is a multi-faceted modality that is utilized in a wide array of therapeutic settings. The benefits of art therapy are evident, particularly within the field of trauma and addiction. Art therapy can be used to assist those struggling with negative emotional triggers associated with trauma and active addiction. It incorporates creative modalities and resources to assist those struggling in identifying, communicating and processing negative emotions, thoughts, beliefs and symptoms. Art therapy also stimulates the parasympathetic nervous system, which allows the physical self to reduce stress, which greatly impacts the person’s ability to clearly identify objective mental and emotional states.

The creative process is a unique expression of self, improving one's ability to understand deeper psychological conflict. It can pose resolution to conflict with trauma, family systems, triggers/urges to use substances, and interpersonal issues. Art therapy is a catalyst for creative expression that can help in expressing feelings that words and talk therapy may be unable to do. In a group setting, art therapy can also promote practice in non-judgmental beliefs of others, the power of teamwork, communication, and deeper sense of community, all of which promote pathways to healing.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

Recognize the therapeutic benefits to utilization of art therapy techniques with those suffering with addiction and trauma, based on case studies and research evidence
Plan objectives for art therapy instruction by learning several examples provided by the presenter that have been used in individual and group therapy settings
Express creativity to practice understanding for the powerful effects of art therapy

Jacqueline Dowgiallo, LMHC, CAP

Clinical Program Director, Riverside Recovery of Tampa

Jacqueline Dowgiallo, LMHC, CAP, and is the clinical program director at Riverside Recovery of Tampa. She excels in facilitating ART (Accelerated Resolution Therapy) sessions with Riverside Recovery’s clients, and has a passion for experiential and creative modalities for treatment... Read More →

Sponsors

Riverside Recovery

Thursday March 7, 2019 1:45pm - 3:15pm CST

3:15pm CST

Networking Break in the Exhibit Area, Book Signing with Robert Weiss, PhD

Thursday March 7, 2019 3:15pm - 3:45pm CST

Exhibit Hall

3:45pm CST

What Lies Beneath: Gaining Access in Treatment

For many individuals suffering from substance use disorders, making the decision to enter treatment is a challenging process requiring a great degree of humility and courage. Often times, clients initially approach treatment with limited knowledge and perspective as to what is truly required of themselves to benefit from a residential treatment setting. Not surprisingly, surrendering from their “regular lives” into an often novel and emotionally challenging therapeutic setting will reflexively elicit self-protective mechanisms (defenses, experiential avoidance and drive toward isolation) that serve to prevent both the client and the clinician from gaining meaningful access to the areas of deepest vulnerability and suffering. Taking a multiplicity of the self perspective is a useful approach to assist both clients and clinicians in understanding how to collaboratively explore all aspects of the client’s therapeutic resistance. Using the authenticity of the therapeutic relationship and the application of nuanced experiential, somatic, emotion-focused, and family systems-based approaches will facilitate access to the “parts” of self that desperately resort to substance use and may trigger relapse when left unaddressed.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Define clinical barriers and treatment assumptions uniquely manifesting across various levels of integrated treatment for co-occurring substance use and trauma from both the clinician and patient perspective
Examine ways to build strength, depth and authenticity in the therapeutic relationship with these clients
Explore the range of clinical strategies and interventions for dismantling and working around these barriers on an individual, group, family and milieu level

Pam Schmidt-Peckham, APSW, SAC, CSAT

Assistant Clinical Director, The Manor

Pam is a Certified Advanced Practice Social Worker working in the mental health field since 1994. She is also a substance abuse counselor, a Certified EMDR therapist, a Consultant in Training, a Certified Colorpuncture Practitioner, and a member of both NASW and EMDRIA. With extensive... Read More →

Chantelle Thomas, PhD

Executive Clinical Director, The Manor

Chantelle Thomas, PhD, is a clinical psychologist specializing in addiction treatment, trauma and health psychology. Thomas’s work in the field of substance abuse treatment has focused on the assessment and treatment of substance use disorders in complex co-occurring medical and... Read More →

Sponsors

The Manor

Thursday March 7, 2019 3:45pm - 5:15pm CST

7:30am CST

Registration and Networking in the Exhibit Area

Friday March 8, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CST

Registration Exhibit Hall

8:30am CST

The Ways We Create Our Own Suffering and What Can Be Done About It, Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

Happiness is a multibillion dollar industry and for good reason. It’s hard being human. In this session, we will explore why that is so and also what can be done about it by drawing up insights from a newer evidence-based approach to psychological health and wellness called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). ACT is a process-based approach that addresses the root sources of many forms of human suffering, while offering powerful strategies to transform human suffering. It calls for balancing mindfulness and acceptance processes with commitment and behavior change in the service of living a more vital life. This body of work offers a fresh perceptive on psychological suffering and powerful clinical strategies to cultivate transformative life changes.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe six ACT core processes that contribute to a good deal of psychological and emotional suffering
Identify six ACT intervention processes that can be applied for various forms of human suffering
Apply several ACT tools and strategies to address various forms of human suffering

Speakers

John Forsyth, PhD

Professor of Psychology; Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program, University at Albany, SUNY Department of Psychology

John P. Forsyth is professor of psychology at the University at Albany, SUNY, and director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program in Albany, N.Y. Forsyth is a highly sought after teacher and trainer in the practical use of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and mindfulness... Read More →

Friday March 8, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am CST

10:00am CST

Networking break in the exhibit area, Book Signing with John Forsyth, Phd

Friday March 8, 2019 10:00am - 10:30am CST

Exhibit Hall

10:30am CST

Cultivating Psychological Health Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy

In this session, attendees will learn several evidence-based tools and practical strategies to disarm forms of psychological and emotional suffering from an acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) point of view. The session will include a mix of didactic and experiential activities to help participants learn the basics of ACT as a model and as a set of intervention strategies that can be applied broadly to a range of problems commonly seen in mental health settings.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe at least one intervention strategy that can be used to address each of the six ACT intervention processes
Apply ACT intervention strategies to promote greater psychological flexibility
Discuss the flexible use of ACT as a transdiagnostic approach when applied to a range of mental health concerns.

Speakers

John Forsyth, PhD

Professor of Psychology; Director of the Anxiety Disorders Research Program, University at Albany, SUNY Department of Psychology

Friday March 8, 2019 10:30am - 12:00pm CST

12:00pm CST

Lunch on your own

Friday March 8, 2019 12:00pm - 1:30pm CST

Lunch on your own

1:30pm CST

Recognition and Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders in the Addiction Population

The coexistence of a mental illness and a substance use disorder is referred to as a co-occurring disorder. The term dual diagnosis is often used to describe this condition. Studies show that people with a mental illness are more likely to experience a substance use disorder. According to SAMHSA’s 2012 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 8.4 million adults in the United States have a co-occurring disorder. This presentation will provide epidemiologic data regarding co-occurring disorders. Diagnosis of the co-occurring disorders will be discussed, including the use of psychometric tools and DSM-5 diagnostic criteria. Psychological and pharmacologic treatments will also be covered.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the epidemiology of co-occurring disorders including the prevalence of the most common co-occurring psychiatric disorders
Demonstrate an understanding of the psychometric tools that help to diagnose co-occurring psychiatric disorders and to apply the use of these tools in their clinical practice
Demonstrate the DSM-5 criteria for major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder, PTSD, ADD and other anxiety disorders and demonstrate an understanding of the psychotherapies and medications used to treat co-occurring psychiatric disorders

Eric Kaplan, MD

Chief Corporate Medical Officer, Lakeview Health

Eric Kaplan, MD, has a private practice in Lutz, Fla., where he treats patients who suffer from a variety of psychiatric and substance use disorders. In addition, he provides psychiatric consultation at NeuLifeRehab, a residential rehabilitation facility specializing in traumatic... Read More →

Sponsors

Lakeview

Friday March 8, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm CST

3:00pm CST

Networking break in the Exhibit area

Friday March 8, 2019 3:00pm - 3:30pm CST

Exhibit Hall

3:30pm CST

Beyond Dual Diagnosis: The Holographic Patient

The introduction of the concept of dual diagnosis, the co-occurrence of a substance use disorder and another psychiatric disorder, was revolutionary in the treatment of behavioral health patients. However, as we have developed deeper understanding of attachment, trauma, biology of the brain, family systems, and other topics it is clear that to truly understand our patients we must see them through a multidimensional lens of the many experiences that have shaped who they have become and who they wish to be. This presentation will enable practitioners to think about their patients in multidimensional and multidisciplinary terms. We will discuss the biology of the brain, including memory, emotion, and attachment, as well as polyvagal theory and the mind/heart/body connection. We will also look at the psychodynamic processes related to trauma, family systems, and psychoanalytic concepts and how awareness of these disciplines helps us understand the intrapsychic infrastructure of our patients.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:
· Describe the polyvagal system and theory
· Recognize how trauma, attachment, and family systems informs a patient’s presentation
· Describe how common psychiatric disorders can be mimicked by dysregulation

Sponsored by: Sierra Tucson

Speakers

Tena Moyer, MD

Sierra Tucson, Director of Liaison Psychiatry

Tena Moyer, MD, serves as the Director of Liaison Psychiatry for Sierra Tucson. Dr. Moyer completed her undergraduate degree at Occidental College in Los Angeles and received a Bachelor of Arts in Independent Studies. This degree was tailored for Dr. Moyer and combined majors in art... Read More →

Sponsors

Sierra Tucson

Friday March 8, 2019 3:30pm - 5:00pm CST

7:30am CST

Registration and Networking

Saturday March 9, 2019 7:30am - 8:30am CST

Registration

8:30am CST

Love Between Equals: Relationship as a Spiritual Path

Equal and reciprocal love between adults - in marriage and committed partnerships – is in many ways more problematic now after decades of struggle for gender equality and sexual freedom. Marriage has moved from being a vow of impersonal loyalty (“in sickness and in health, until death do us part”) to a vow of personal desire (“as long as this meets my needs”). Commitment based on desire, equality and reciprocity is destabilizing because it requires ongoing negotiation of conflicts and needs. Wanting to be respected, to be cared for, and to be witnessed as yourself by someone who is an equal, leads inexorably to power struggles.

This presentation introduces "personal love" and how it unfolds from falling in love, into chronic conflicts and toxic unconscious communication, and finally the ongoing process of becoming a witness and being witnessed. Participants will see that chronic projective identification between partners requires the creation of a “mindful space” of differentiation, in which both individuals must develop new psychological and spiritual skills in order to thrive as a couple.

  Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Describe “personal love” and see describe how it differs from an attachment bond, romance and traditional contractual marriage
Summarize the movement from personal love to true love in which both partners experience themselves as able to witness and to be witnessed, to accept limitations and flaws in self and other, and to remain interested in each other over time
Describe “projective identification” and apply the definition to helping couples create a “mindful space” for dialogue

Speakers

Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Vermont

Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD is a Jungian psychoanalyst, a psychologist, and clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Vermont. She is the founder and director of the Institute for Dialogue Therapy and the author of 16 books that have been translated into 20 languages... Read More →

Saturday March 9, 2019 8:30am - 10:00am CST

10:00am CST

Networking Break, Book Signing with Polly Young -Eisendrath, PhD

Saturday March 9, 2019 10:00am - 10:15am CST

Exhibit Hall

10:15am CST

Mothers, Addiction, and Shame

How does a mother who is finally facing her addiction conquer the coinciding shame of the disease? Research has shown that for mothers, the shame and stigma carried with addiction can be a leading cause of relapse, which only increases the chances for the entire family structure to fall prey to addictive and/or other negative coping patterns. To further complicate matters, the shame itself can become its own addiction. In this session, participants will identify and analyze “pendulum behavior” that can be catalyzed by shame, and how to redirect this shame cycle. Familiar and thus “comfortable” parenting strategies will be applied as a way to resolve these issues.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Identify/recognize what research tells us about shame and stigmatizing addiction in the family structure. What role does shame play in addiction, getting help, relapse, etc.
Define and identify pendulum behaviors that often coincide with shame and “mom guilt” in regard to addictive behaviors.
Identify and utilize familiar, and thus non-threatening, parenting tools to help resolve these issues with mothers/patients.

Speakers

Dana Bowman, MEd

Author, Teacher

Dana speaks and writes about recovery, momhood, and beating the perfection myth. She will be featured on today.com in September for National Recovery Month. An English teacher for more than 20 years, she decided to take up a writing career while mothering two babies because she had... Read More →

Saturday March 9, 2019 10:15am - 11:45am CST

10:15am CST

Transforming an Intimate Enemy Into an Intimate Friend: A Time-Limited Model of Couple's Therapy Based on Psychoanalysis and Mindfulness

This session will introduce time-limited couple's therapy based on psychoanalysis and mindfulness that may apply to co-therapists or a single therapist. “Dialogue therapy" is designed to address power struggles, active and passive aggression (as they are used to avoid conflict negotiation), and the entanglements that arise from unconscious communication between partners. This session will introduce the fundamental concepts that underlie this form of therapy, discuss the pitfalls of couple's therapy, and offer video examples of co-therapists using dialogue therapy with a couple.

“Dialogue Therapy" is designed and structured to address power struggles, active and passive aggression (as they are used to avoid conflict negotiation), and the entanglements that arise from unconscious affective communication (e.g. projective identification) between partners in a couple. This workshop will introduce the fundamental concepts that underlie this form of therapy, talk about the pitfalls of couple therapy, and show some video of co-therapists using Dialogue Therapy with a couple. 

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Identify the concepts of “doubling” and “alter ego” from dialogue therapy
Describe the psychoanalytic concept of the “internal theater” and see its relationship to the Kleinian idea of “projective identification” for couples
Summarize the goals and process of dialogue therapy and discuss how to avoid the major pitfalls of couple's therapy

Speakers

Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Vermont

Saturday March 9, 2019 10:15am - 11:45am CST

11:45am CST

Lunch On Your Own, Book Signing with Polly Young-Eisendrath, Ph.D.

Saturday March 9, 2019 11:45am - 1:00pm CST

Lunch on your own

1:00pm CST

How to Use Exercise Prescription in Mental Health to Improve Client Outcomes

One of the most impactful therapies for mental health is physical exercise, yet it's often overlooked as a treatment tool. And if it is recommended, there’s little guidance to specifics or knowing what really works. This session will focus on the evidence supporting the benefits of exercise in mental health, specific mental health disorders, types of exercise, and how to implement these principles with patients.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Understand the impact of exercise on mental health.
Comprehend the evidence for exercise prescription in different psychiatric disorders.
Apply this knowledge in terms of exercise prescription for patients with mental health problems.

Speakers

Shane Creado, MD

Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, Amen Clinics

Dr. Shane Creado is a board-certified psychiatrist and sleep medicine physician. He has an undergraduate degree in physical therapy and a medical degree, graduating at the top of his class, and received the gold medal for obtaining honors in every subject in medical school. He completed... Read More →

Saturday March 9, 2019 1:00pm - 2:30pm CST

2:30pm CST

Networking Break

Saturday March 9, 2019 2:30pm - 2:45pm CST

Exhibit Hall

2:45pm CST

The Future of Psychiatry: Using Brain Imaging to Increase Patient Outcomes and Compliance

Mental health treatment outcomes haven’t improved in more than 60 years. However, you can improve a patient’s quality of life through better assessment using brain imaging. SPECT imaging is a useful tool in diagnosing patients with mental health problems and aids in better patient outcomes. SPECT imaging improves compliance by reducing mental health stigma. Learn what SPECT imaging is and how to collaborate with providers offering SPECT to improve outcomes.

Upon attending this session, participants will be able to:

Understand the role of SPECT imaging in psychiatry.
Understand the causation of brain-based conditions based on SPECT imaging.
Learn how to build an integrative team to treat patients with mental health problems.

Speakers

Shane Creado, MD

Psychiatry, Sleep Medicine, Amen Clinics

Saturday March 9, 2019 2:45pm - 4:15pm CST