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STEVE ANDREAS

JUDITH BECK

JOAN BORYSENKO

DAVID BURNS

JON CARLSON

NICHOLAS CUMMINGS

ROBERT DILTS

STEVEN FRANKEL

STEPHEN GILLIGAN

MARY GOULDING

KENNETH HARDY

STEVEN HAYES

JEAN HOUSTON

STEPHEN KARPMAN

FLORENCE KASLOW

JEFFREY KOTTLER

STEPHEN R. LANKTON

PETER LEVINE

SCOTT MILLER

CLAUDIO NARANJO

JOHN NORCROSS

BILL O’HANLON

CHRISTINE PADESKY

ERVING POLSTER

JAMES PROCHASKA

ERNEST ROSSI

MATTHEW SELEKMAN

JANIS ABRAHMS SPRING

LENORE TERR

MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS

R. REID WILSON

MICHAEL YAPKO

JEFFREY ZEIG

MARY AUGUSTYN

MARILIA BAKER

DEBORAH BECKMAN

DALE BERTRAM

LES BLONDINO

BETTY BLUE

CONSUELO CASULA

ANA CHARLES

KATE COHEN-POSEY

JOSEPH DOWLING

MARIA ESCALANTE DE SMITH

DEBBIE JOFFE ELLIS

RAMONA GARNIER

CHRISTINE GUILLOUX

RICHARD HILL

MICHAEL HOYT

KEVIN HUMPHREY

SETH KADISH

PEG LEBLANC

JOHN LENTZ

HANNA LEVENSON

LYNN LYONS

ERNEST MARSHALL

LINDASUE MARSHALL

JOSEPH MEYERSON

DONALD MIRETSKY

CLIFTON MITCHELL

MAGGIE PHILLIPS

MIKE RANKIN

MICHAEL MUNION

MARC OSTER

ELLEN QUICK

JAMES RINI

MELISSA RINI

ALLEN SARGENT

MARILYN SARGENT

CAROLINE SAUER

MARGARITA SAEZ

JOSEPH SESTITO

SCOTT SHIMABUKURO

DAN SHORT

C. ALEXANDER SIMPKINS

ANNELLEN SIMPKINS

ALBINA TAMALONIS

RUPERTO CHARLES TORRES

CASEY TRUFFO

BART WALSH

MARILYN WEDGE

ROBERT WUBBOLDING

DIANE YAPKO

LILIAN BORGES ZEIG

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Faculty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Continuing Education Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

General Conference Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Milton H Erickson Foundation Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Fundamental Hypnosis Track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

CONFERENCE PROGRAMConference Program-at-a-Glance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Pre-Conference

Wednesday, December 10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Brief Therapy Conference

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Friday, December 12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Saturday, December 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

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Post-Conference

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ADVERTISINGPaid Advertisements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36

List of Exhibitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .58

MAPS & OTHER INFORMATIONRestaurants on Brief Therapy Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Town & Country Resort Activities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .60

Distances to Major Sites & Attractions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .61

Map of Town & Country Resort . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .62

Map of Brief Therapy Campus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Inside back cover

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JON CARLSON, PsyD, EdD, ABPP, is DistinguishedProfessor in the Division of Psychology andCounseling at Governors State University, Illinois,and a Psychologist at the Lake Geneva WellnessClinic, Wisconsin. He holds doctoral degrees in bothcounseling and clinical psychology and is a

Diplomate of the American Board of Professional Psychology inFamily Psychology. He has also earned a Certificate ofPsychotherapy from the Adler School of Professional Psychology.Dr. Carlson has received awards from several professional associ-ations including being named one of five "Living Legends inCounseling" by the American Counseling Association. He has edit-ed both the Journal of Individual Psychology and The FamilyJournal, as well as served on numerous editorial boards. He hasauthored 45 books including Adlerian Psychotherapy; InclusiveCultural Empathy; The Mummy at the Dining Room Table; BadTherapy; Couples Therapy; Moved by the Spirit; and Time for aBetter Marriage. He is best known for his development of over 200professional and commercial DVDs and videos highlighting theleading therapists of today. He also has co-developed the syndicat-ed cartoon ON THE EDGE with Joe Martin, the originator of Mr.Boffo (www.mrboffo.com).

NICHOLAS CUMMINGS, PhD, ScD, is DistinguishedProfessor, University of Nevada, Reno; President ofthe Cummings Foundation for Behavioral Health,Inc.; former President of the American PsychologicalAssociation; and recipient of psychology's highestaward, the Gold Medal for Lifetime Contributions to

Practice. He is Founder of more than 20 organizations, includingthe California School of Professional Psychology; the NationalAcademies of Practice; and the former American Biodyne, whichremains the only clinically driven behavioral health system. Dr.Cummings is author or editor of 38 books and over 400 referencedjournal articles.

ROBERT DILTS is a leading developer, author, coach,trainer and consultant in the field of Neuro-LinguisticProgramming (NLP). He has worked closely withNLP co-founders John Grinder and Richard Bandlerat the time of its creation and also studied withMilton H. Erickson and Gregory Bateson. Robert pio-

neered the applications of NLP to education, creativity, health,leadership, belief systems and the development of "ThirdGeneration NLP." He is the principal author of Neuro-LinguisticProgramming, Vol.1, which serves as the standard reference textfor the field. He has authored or co-authored numerous otherbooks on NLP, including Changing Belief Systems with NLP;Beliefs: Pathways to Health and Well-Being; Tools of the Spirit;and From Coach to Awakener.

STEVEN FRANKEL, PhD, JD, is an ABPP certifiedclinical and forensic psychologist, as well as anattorney at law. He received his PhD in ClinicalPsychology from Indiana University and completedan Internship at Columbia University’s PsychiatricInstitute. Dr. Frankel has been on the faculty of the

University of Southern California for over 35 years and is current-ly a Clinical Professor of Psychology. He served as an AdjunctProfessor of Law at Loyola Law School (Los Angeles) and is nowan Adjunct Professor at Golden Gate University School of Law.He has taught courses on healthcare policy, regulation of health-care practice and mental disorder and the law. Author of morethan 50 articles and book chapters, he has won the USC Award forTeaching Excellence early in his academic career and is national-ly recognized for his expertise, sense of humor and ability to bringhis course material to life.

STEVE ANDREAS, MA, has been learning, teaching,and developing therapeutic methods in Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) for 30 years. He isauthor of Six Blind Elephants; Transforming Yourself;Virginia Satir: the Patterns of Her Magic; and co-author of Heart of the Mind and Change Your Mind -

and Keep the Change.

JUDITH BECK, PhD, is Director of the Beck Institutefor Cognitive Therapy (www.beckinstitute.org);Clinical Associate Professor of Psychology inPsychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania,Philadelphia; and Past President of the Academy ofCognitive Therapy. Her latest book is The Beck Diet

Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person.

JOAN BORYSENKO, PhD, is a Harvard trained med-ical scientist and licensed psychologist. She is a pio-neer in psychoneuroimmunology and behavioralmedicine. Dr. Borysenko is also a founding memberof Mind/Body Health Sciences, LLC, and Director ofthe Claritas Interspiritual Mentor Training Program.

She is author of 13 books, including Your Soul's Compass: Whatis Spiritual Guidance? You can learn more about Dr. Borysenko atwww.joanborysenko.com.

DAVID BURNS, MD, is an Adjunct ProfessorEmeritus of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at theStanford University School of Medicine. He hasserved as Visiting Scholar at Harvard Medical Schooland Acting Chief of Psychiatry at thePresbyterian/University of Pennsylvania Medical

Center. His best-selling books, Feeling Good and The FeelingGood Handbook, have sold over five million copies worldwideand are books most frequently recommended by American andCanadian mental health professionals for patients suffering fromdepression. His latest book, When Panic Attacks, illustrates newapproaches to the treatment of anxiety disorders. Dr. Burns haswon many awards for his research and teaching, including theOutstanding Contributions Award from the National Associationof Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists; the A.E. Bennett Award; andthe Distinguished Contribution to Psychology through the MediaAward. The graduating residents at the Stanford Medical Schoolhave named him "Teacher of the Year" on three occasions.

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STEPHEN KARPMAN, MD, is Assistant ClinicalProfessor of Psychiatry at University of California SanFrancisco, in San Francisco, where he also maintainshis private practice. Dr. Karpman is the originator ofthe popular Karpman Drama Triangle. He has pub-lished 30 articles and was the first editor of the

Transactional Analysis Journal.

FLORENCE KASLOW, PhD, is Director, FloridaCouples and Family Institute and President of KaslowAssociates in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida. She is aVisiting Professor of Psychiatry and BehavioralSciences at Mercer Medical College, Macon,Georgia, and a Visiting Professor of Psychology at

Florida Institute of Technology. Dr. Kaslow is editor or author of 30books, over 50 book chapters, and 180 articles in the profession-al literature. She is Past President of the International Academy ofFamily Psychologists; the International Family TherapyAssociation; and both Divisions of Family Psychology & MediaPsychology of the American Psychological Association and theAmerican Boards of Family Psychology and Forensic Psychologyof ABPP. Her most recent books are Handbook of EMDR andFamily Therapy Processes and Handbook of Family Business andFamily Business Consultation: A Global Perspective.

JEFFREY KOTTLER, PhD, is the author of over 75books including On Being a Therapist; DivineMadness; The Client Who Changed Me; BadTherapy; and Making Changes Last. He is Professorand Chair of the Department of Counseling atCalifornia State University, Fullerton, and President

of the Madhav Ghimire Foundation, which is devoted to providingeducational opportunities for neglected and at-risk girls in Nepal.

STEPHEN R. LANKTON, MSW, DAHB, is a licensedClinical Social Worker practicing in Phoenix,Arizona. He is Editor of the American Journal ofClinical Hypnosis; Executive Director of the PhoenixInstitute of Ericksonian Therapy; and a recipient ofboth the Erickson Foundation's "Lifetime

Achievement Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Field ofPsychotherapy" and the ASCH's "Irving Secter Award." Mr. Lanktonis Faculty Associate at Arizona State University; Diplomate inClinical Hypnosis; past President of the American Hypnosis Boardfor Clinical Social Work; and a Fellow and Approved Consultantof the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis. He is a Fellow of theAmerican Association of Marriage and Family Therapy, as well asDiplomate of the American Psychotherapy Association and authorof 17 books regarding techniques of hypnosis, family therapy andbrief therapy.

STEPHEN GILLIGAN, PhD, is a licensed psychologistpracticing in Encinitas, California. He studied exten-sively with Milton H. Erickson and Gregory Bateson.After receiving his doctorate from Stanford University,Dr. Gilligan became known as one of the premierteachers and practitioners of Ericksonian Hypnosis

and Psychotherapy. He later developed Self-RelationsPsychotherapy, an approach that integrates mind, body and spiri-tual experience. In 2004, he received the Lifetime AchievementAward from the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. His numerouspublications include Therapeutic Trances: The CooperationPrinciple in Ericksonian Hypnotherapy; Brief Therapy;Therapeutic Conversations; The Courage to Love: Principles andPractices of Self-Relations Psychotherapy; The Legacy of MiltonErickson; and Walking in Two Worlds: Self-Relations in Theory.His website address is www.StephenGilligan.com.

MARY GOULDING, MSW, is an internationallyknown teacher and therapist of Redecision Therapy, abrief therapy which she and her late husband, RobertL. Goulding, MD, developed at their training center,Western Institute for Group and Family Therapy inCalifornia. Mary continues to give workshops and

lectures in the United States and in many parts of the world. Sheis author of nine books, including Changing Lives; Who's BeenLiving in Your Head?; Exploring the World Alone; and I AmInterrupting This Program.

KENNETH HARDY, PhD, is Professor of FamilyTherapy at Drexel University in Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, and Director of the Eikenberg Institutefor Relationships in New York City, where he main-tains a private practice specializing in working withchildren, families and trauma. Dr. Hardy's work has

been featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, ABC's 20/20, DatelineNBC and PBS. He is a frequent presenter at conferences devotedto understanding the needs of traumatized youth and their fami-lies. He has published extensively in the field and is the co-authorof Teens Who Hurt: Clinical Interventions for Breaking the Cycleof Youth Violence, and Minorities and Family Therapy.

STEVEN HAYES, PhD, is Nevada FoundationProfessor of Psychology at the University of Nevada.He has shown in his research how language andthought leads to human suffering, and has developedAcceptance and Commitment Therapy. His popularbook, Get Out of Your Mind and Into Your Life, was

featured in Time Magazine and for a time, was the number onebest-selling self-help book in the United States.

JEAN HOUSTON, PhD, is protégé of the late anthro-pologist Margaret Mead, scholar and researcher inhuman capacities, specializing in the developmentand application of multiple methods of increasingphysical and mental skills, learning and creativity.She has been invited to work personally with heads

of state (including Hillary Clinton), to assist in the rethinking ofgoals and agendas. Having taught in more than 75 countries, Dr.Houston’s work has been the core of hundreds of teaching-learn-ing communities throughout the world. Dr. Houston is author orco-author of 20 books.

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CHRISTINE PADESKY, PhD, Co-Founder of theCenter for Cognitive Therapy in Huntington Beach,California, is a Distinguished Founding Fellow of theAcademy of Cognitive Therapy and former Presidentof the International Association for CognitivePsychotherapy. British CBT therapists voted her the

"Most Influential International CBT Therapist;" The CaliforniaPsychological Association recognized her "DistinguishedContribution to Psychology;" and the Academy of CognitiveTherapy awarded her its 2007 Aaron T. Beck Award for enduringcontributions to the field. Dr. Padesky develops audio CD & DVDtherapist training materials (described at store.padesky.com). Herforthcoming book on collaborative case conceptualization joinsfive previous books, translated into 18 languages. BABCP votedher best-selling self-help book Mind Over Mood (www.min-dovermood.com) the most influential cognitive therapy book ofall time.

ERVING POLSTER, PhD, is co-founder of theGestalt Training Center, San Diego, California, andis a Clinical Professor in the Department ofPsychiatry, School of Medicine at UCSD. He is co-author, with his late wife, Miriam, of GestaltTherapy Integrated. He also has authored Every

Person's Life is Worth a Novel; A Population of Selves; andUncommon Ground: Harmonizing Psychotherapy andCommunity. He also co-authored From the Radical Center, trac-ing the evolution of ideas which he and Miriam have presentedover a 45 year period in their lectures, papers and anthologypieces.

JAMES PROCHASKA, PhD, is Director of CancerPrevention Research Center and Professor ofClinical and Health Psychology at the University ofRhode Island. He is author of over 300 publications,including three books: Changing for Good; Systemsof Psychotherapy; and The Transtheoretical

Approach. He is internationally recognized for his work as adeveloper of the stage model of behavior change. He is principalinvestigator on over $60 million dollars in research grants for theprevention of cancer and other chronic diseases. Dr. Prochaskahas won numerous awards, including the Top Five Most CitedAuthors in Psychology from the American Psychology Society; anInnovator's Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation;and is the first psychologist to win a Medal of Honor for ClinicalResearch from the American Cancer Society.

ERNEST ROSSI, PhD, Diplomate in ClinicalPsychology, recipient of Lifetime AchievementAwards for Outstanding Contributions to the Field ofPsychotherapy by the Milton H. EricksonFoundation (1980) and the American Association ofPsychotherapy (2003). A Jungian analyst, he is

Science Editor of Psychological Perspectives and author of 36professional books, CDs, and 150 scientific papers in psychother-apy, dreams, and therapeutic hypnosis. His latest book is TheBreakout Heuristic: the New Neuroscience of Mirror Neurons,Consciousness and Creativity in Human Relationships (Milton H.Erickson Foundation Press).

FACULTYPETER LEVINE, PhD, holds doctorates in medicalbiophysics and in psychology. He was a consultantfor NASA in developing stress protocols for the earlyspace shuttle flights. He served on the WorldPsychologists for Social Responsibility, APAPresidents' Initiative on responding to large scale

disasters and ethno-political warfare. His internationally best-sell-ing book, Waking Tiger, Healing Trauma, has been published in20 languages. Dr. Levine is the originator of SomaticExperiencing®, the approach to trauma that he has developedover the past 40 years. He teaches training programs world wide.His recent interests include prevention for trauma in children; hehas published two books in this area.

SCOTT MILLER, PhD, is a co-founder of the Institutefor the Study of Therapeutic Change, a private groupof clinicians and researchers dedicated to studying"what works" in mental health and substance abusetreatment. He is the author of numerous articles andco-author of eight books including, Working with

the Problem Drinker; The "Miracle" Method; Escape from Babel;Psychotherapy with Impossible Cases; The Heart and Soul ofChange; and The Heroic Client.

CLAUDIO NARANJO, MD, studied medicine,music, and served internship at the Psychiatric Clinicof the University of Chile. Presently, he is ProgramCoordinator and instructor at an integrative psycho-spiritual school called SAT Institute, which operatesin Europe and in Latin America. He is President of

the Claudio Naranjo Foundation for the promotion of HolisticEducation.

JOHN NORCROSS, PHD, ABPP, is Professor ofClinical Psychology and Distinguished UniversityFellow at the University of Scranton, Pennsylvania,and an internationally recognized authority onbehavior change and psychotherapy. Author of morethan 300 publications, his most recent books are

Leaving It at the Office: A Guide to Psychotherapist Self-Care;Psychotherapy Relationships that Work; and the 7th edition ofSystems of Psychotherapy: A Transtheoretical Analysis (withJames Prochaska). Among his awards are APA's DistinguishedCareer Contributions to Education & Training, PennsylvaniaProfessor of the Year from the Carnegie Foundation, and electionto the national Academies of Practice. Dr. Norcross has conduct-ed workshops in 25 countries.

BILL O'HANLON, MS, is a Licensed Mental HealthProfessional, a Clinical Member of the AmericanAssociation for Marriage and Family Therapy. He is aDiplomate, Board Member, Fellow and MasterTherapist in the American PsychotherapyAssociation. He is certified by the National Board of

Certified Clinical Hypnotherapists. Bill was awarded the"Outstanding Mental Health Educator of the Year" in 2001 by theNew England Educational Institute. He has authored 28 books,the latest being Write is a Verb and Change 101. He has appearedon the Oprah Show and has given over 2000 lectures around theworld.


R REID WILSON, PhD, is author of Don’t Panic andFacing Panic, co-author with Edna Foa, of StopObsessing! and co-author of Achieving ComfortableFlight. He designed and served as lead psychologistfor American Airlines’ first national program for thefearful flyer. Dr. Wilson served on the Board of

Directors of the Anxiety Disorders Association for 12 years. Hisfree self-help website – www.anxieties.com – serves 500,000 vis-itors (26 million hits) per year.

MICHAEL YAPKO, PhD, is a clinical psychologistand marriage and family therapist residing inFallbrook, California. He is internationally recog-nized for his work in clinical hypnosis, brief psy-chotherapy, and the strategic treatment of depres-sion, routinely teaching to professional audiences all

over the world. He is author of ten books, including BreakingPatterns of Depression; Hand-Me-Down Blues: How to StopDepression from Spreading in Families; Treating Depression withHypnosis; and Trancework: An Introduction to the Practice ofClinical Hypnosis. Dr. Yapko is the recipient of numerous awardsfor his innovative contributions in advancing the fields of hypno-sis and brief therapy, including the Milton H EricksonFoundation's Lifetime Achievement Award.

JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD, is the Founder and Director ofthe Milton H. Erickson Foundation. He has edited,co-edited, authored or co-authored more than 20books on psychotherapy that appear in 11 foreignlanguages. Dr. Zeig is the architect of The Evolutionof Psychotherapy Conferences, which are consid-

ered the most important conferences in the history of psychother-apy. He organizes the Brief Therapy Conferences, the CouplesConferences and the International Congresses on EricksonianApproaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. A psychologist in pri-vate practice in Phoenix, Arizona, Dr. Zeig conducts workshopsinternationally (40 countries). He is president of Zeig, Tucker &Theisen, Inc., publishers in the behavioral sciences.

MATTHEW SELEKMAN, MSW, LCSW, is a familytherapist and addictions counselor in private practiceand the co-director of Partners CollaborativeSolutions (www.partners4change.net), an interna-tional family therapy training and consulting firm inEvanston, Illinois. He is an Approved Supervisor with

the American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.Matthew received the Walter S. Rosenberry Award in 2006, 2000and 1999 from The Children's Hospital in Denver, Colorado, forhaving made significant contributions to the fields of psychiatryand behavioral sciences. Matthew is the author of numerous fam-ily therapy articles and four professional books: Working withSelf-Harming Adolescents: A Collaborative, Strengths-BasedTherapy Approach; Pathways to Change: Brief Therapy withDifficult Adolescents; Solution-Focused Therapy with Children:Harnessing Family Strengths for Systemic Change; and FamilyTherapy Approaches with Adolescent Substance Abusers. He haspresented workshops on his collaborative strengths-based familytherapy approach with challenging adolescents extensivelythroughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, South America,Europe and Australia.

JANIS ABRAHMS SPRING, PhD, ABPP, is aDiplomate in Clinical Psychology, a recipient of theConnecticut Psychological Association's Award forDistinguished Contribution to the Practice ofPsychology, and has served as a clinical supervisorin the Department of Psychology at Yale University.

She has a private practice in Westport, Connecticut. Dr Spring isa nationally acclaimed expert on issues of trust, intimacy and for-giveness. She is author of After the Affair: Healing the Pain andRebuilding Trust When a Partner Has Been Unfaithful, and HowCan I Forgive You? The Courage to Forgive, the Freedom Not To.Visit her website at www.janisaspring.com.

LENORE TERR, MD, is Clinical Professor ofPsychiatry at UCSF and a private practitioner in SanFrancisco, California. She is a pioneer in the field ofchildhood trauma. Her studies of the Chowchillabus kidnapping victims, the students who witnessedthe Challenger space shuttle explosion, and the sur-

vivors of the Columbine High School attack have educated pro-fessionals and lay persona around the world. Dr. Terr is the win-ner of the Child Psychiatry Research Award and theBiopsychological Prize of the American Psychiatric Association.She also was given the Child Advocacy Award of the AmericanPsychological Association. Her newest book is Magical Momentsof Change. A previous book, Too Scared to Cry, has been calleda "classic" by the Journal of the American Medical Association.

MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS, MSW, is the Director ofThe Divorce Busting® Center, with offices inColorado and Illinois. She has authored sevenbooks, including the best-selling books, DivorceBusting and The Sex-Starved Marriage. Her mostrecent publication is The Sex-Starved Wife. Michele

is the recipient of the AAMFT's prestigious OutstandingContribution to the Field of Marriage and Therapy Award; SmartMarriage's Impact Award; and The Washington Times' FoundingSpirit Award. Michele is a highly acclaimed speaker and herwork has been featured in major newspapers and on televisionand radio. Her website, www.divorcebusting.com, attracts thou-sands of visitors each day.


Earn up to 41.0 Continuing Education Credit Hours29 Continuing Education Credit Hours for the Brief Therapy Conference

4-6 Continuing Education Credit Hours for Law & Ethics (Pre-Conference)6 Continuing Education Credit Hours for Post-Conference Workshops

ELIGIBILITYThe Brief Therapy Conference is open to professionals with a master’s degree and above in health-related fields from accred-ited institutions. Applications also will be accepted from full-time graduate students in accredited programs in health-relatedfields who supply a letter from their department certifying their full-time student status as of December 2008.

ACCREDITATION

The Milton H. Erickson Foundation is accredited by:

A.M.A. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing med-ical education for physicians. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., designates this educational activity for a maximum of 35.0 Category 1 credits towardthe AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity.

A.P.A. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Credit is provided on an hour-per-hour basis (35.0 hoursmaximum).

N.A.S.W. This program is approved by the National Association of Social Workers (Provider #886392793) for 35.0 continuing education contact hours.

N.B.C.C. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., is recognized by the National Board for Certified Counselors to offer continuing education for NationalCertified Counselors (Provider No. 5056). We adhere to N.B.C.C. Continuing Education Guidelines. This program provides a maximum of 35.0 contacthours.

B.R.N. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 9376 for 35.0 con-tact hours.

State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation-Registered Social Worker Continuing Education Sponsorship. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation,Inc., is approved by the State of Illinois Department of Professional Regulation to offer continuing education for social workers at the Brief Therapy Conference2008.

B.B.S. The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc., is a board-approved provider (PCE No. 398). This course meets the qualifications for 35.0 hours of contin-uing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

State of Florida Department of Professional Regulation – The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. is approved by the Florida Board of Clinical Social Work,Marriage and Family Therapy and Mental Health Counseling as a provider of continuing education (CE Provider #: 50-2008).

The Milton H. Erickson Foundation, Inc. is applying to other certification boards for continuing education approval. Information will be updated as approvalsare received. Please note that it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification board directly to determine eligibility to meet your continuingeducation requirements.

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PROGRAM OBJECTIVESAttendees will increase their clinical effectiveness by learning:

1 Methods of utilizing brief therapy techniques in specific situations encountered in the practice of medicine, dentistry, psychiatry, psychology, social work and counseling;

2 The basic prinicples and techniques of contemporary schools of brief therapy;

3 The uses of multi-level therapeutic communication;

4 Brief therapy principles of diagnosis, thereby improving observational skills;

5 The commonalities that underlie successful clinical work; and

6 The historical development of psychotherapeutic disciplines.



Brief Therapy Conference General Information

BOOKSTOREA bookstore featuring works by the faculty, as well as related titles, will be open each day throughout the Conference. The bookstore will be located in the Royal Palm Ballroom 1 & 2.

Bookstore HoursThursday, Dec 11 7:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday, Dec 12 7:30 AM - 7:30 PMSaturday, Dec 13 7:30 AM - 6:00 PMSunday, Dec 14 8:00 AM - 2:00 PM

EXHIBITSA diverse group of exhibits of interest to attendees will be open throughout the meeting.Exhibits will be located in the Royal Palm Ballroom 3-6.

Exhibit HoursThursday, Dec 11 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

Friday, Dec 12 8:00 AM - 8:00 PMSaturday, Dec 13 7:30 AM - 6:00 PMSunday, Dec 14 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM

AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGSPresentations will be audio and video recorded and available for purchase. The Audio and Video Recordings Booths will be located in the Atlas Foyer.

SITE AND ACCOMMODATIONSThe Brief Therapy Conference is held at Town & Country Resort and Convention Center. 500 Hotel Circle North · San Diego, CA 92108 · Telephone: 619-291-7131 Fax: 619-294-4681

Attendance at the individual sessions of the Conference is limited by room size. There is no pre-registration. Early arrival toindividual sessions will ensure optimal seating.

The first two rows of all meeting rooms are reserved for attendees with physical challenges and for VIPs. Please do not blockaisles or sit on the floor in meeting rooms. Strict regulations are enforced. We appreciate your cooperation.

LITERATURE TABLESLiterature tables will be located in the Atlas Foyer. There is a charge to display materials. Please ask at The Milton H.Erickson Foundation desk for information and permission to display literature on these Free-Take-One tables. Unauthorizedmaterial will be removed.

VOLUNTEERSA number of volunteers are assisting with the Brief Therapy Conference. Volunteers can be identified by their red ribbons. Ifyou are asked to change seats to accommodate someone who is physically challenged, please comply. We appreciate thework done by the volunteers and we appreciate your cooperation if they make special requests.

IDENTIFICATION BADGESAt the Conference, each attendee is issued a name badge. Please wear your badge at all times. Only persons who wearidentification badges will b admitted to the Conference sessions.

SYLLABUSThis book contains educational objectives, presentation descriptions, location of events and other important information.Additional copies will be available for $20, while supplies last.

TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES The Milton H. Erickson Foundation organizes International Congresses on Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. These meetings have beenheld in Phoenix in 1980, 1983, 1986, 1992,1999, 2001, 2004 and 2007; in San Francisco in 1988 and in Los Angeles in 1994. In 1993, the Foundationsponsored the Brief Therapy Conference in Orlando. The second Brief Therapy Conference was held in December 1996 (San Francisco); the third was heldin 1998 (New York City); the fourth in December 2002 (Orlando, Florida); the fifth Brief Therapy was held in December 2003 (San Francisco); and the lastwas held in December 2006 (Anaheim, CA). Each was attended by 1,200 — 2,000 professionals.

In the intervening years, the Foundation organizes national seminars. The four-day seminars are limited to approximately 450 attendees, and they empha-size skill development in hypnotherapy. The 1981, 1982, 1984 and 1997 seminars were held in San Francisco, Dallas, Los Angeles and Phoenix, respective-ly. In 1989, the Foundation celebrated its 10th Anniversary with a training seminar in Phoenix.

The Milton H. Erickson Foundation organized the first Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference in 1985 in Phoenix. It was hailed as a landmark conferencein the history of psychotherapy. Faculty included Beck, the late Bruno Bettleheim, the late Murray Bowen, Ellis, M. Goulding, the late Robert Goulding,Haley, the late Ronald D. Laing, Lazarus, Madanes, Marmor, Masterson, the late Rollo May, Minuchin, Moreno, E. Polster, the late Miriam Polster, the lateCarl Rogers, Rossi, the late Virginia Satir, Szasz, Watzlawick, the late Carl Whitaker, the late Lewis Wolberg, the late Joseph Wolpe and Zeig. This confer-ence was repeated in 1990 in Anaheim, Calif., with a similar faculty including Bugental, Glasser, Hillman, the late Helen Singer Kaplan, Lowen,Meichenbaum and the late Mara Selvini Palazzoli. Keynote addresses were given by the late Viktor Frankl and Betty Friedan.

The Erickson Foundation jointly sponsored the European Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference, July 27-31, 1994, in Hamburg, Germany. This Conferenceoffered a faculty similar to previous Evolution meetings with the addition of Frankl, Gendlin, Grawe, Kernberg, Meyer, Stierlin and Yalom.

The December 1995 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference was held in Las Vegas, Nev., and featured the same faculty. Gloria Steinem offered the keynoteaddress. The Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference returned to Anaheim, Calif. for the May 2000 Conference. Keynotes were given by Elliot Aronson andHerbert Benson. In December 2005, the fifth Evolution of Psychotherapy was held in Anaheim, California; marking this conference’s most impressive anddiverse audience ever, with individuals representing every State in the US and 50 nations. The next Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference will be held oneyear early, December 2009, in Anaheim, California.

The Phoenix Intensive Programs, with Fundamental, Intermediate and Advanced (supervision) levels, are available to qualified professionals and are heldregularly. Regional workshops and the Intensive Programs are announced in the Foundation’s Newsletter. The Foundation provides training/supervision forprofessionals.

ERICKSON ARCHIVESIn December 1980, the Foundation began collecting audiotapes, videotapes and historical material on Dr. Erickson for the Erickson Archives. The goal is tohave a central repository of historical material on Erickson. More than 300 hours of videotape and audiotape have been donated to the Foundation. TheErickson Archives are available to interested and qualified professionals who wish to come to Phoenix to independently study the audiotapes and videotapesthat are housed at the Foundation. There is a nominal charge for use of the Archives. Please call or write to make advance arrangements to use the Archives.

AUDIO AND VIDEO RECORDINGSThe Milton H. Erickson Foundation has available for purchase professionally recorded audio recordings from its meetings. Professionally produced videos ofone-hour clinical demonstrations by members of the faculty of the 1981, 1982, 1984, 1989 and 1997 Erickson Foundation Seminars, and the 1986, 1988,1992, 1994, 1999, 2001 and 2004 Erickson Congresses also can be purchased from the Foundation. Audio and video recordings from the 1985, 1990,1995, 2000 and 2005 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conferences, and the 1993, 1996, 1998 and 2002 Brief Therapy Conferences also are available from theFoundation.

AUDIOTAPES OF MILTON H. ERICKSON, M.D.The Erickson Foundation distributes recordings of lectures by Milton H. Erickson from the 1950s and 1960s, when Erickson’s voice was strong. Releases inour audio series are announced in the Newsletter.

TRAINING VIDEOTAPES AND DVDS FEATURING HYPNOTIC INDUCTIONS CONDUCTED BY MILTON H. ERICKSON, M.D.The Process of Hypnotic Induction: A Training Videotape Featuring Inductions Conducted by Milton H. Erickson in 1964. Jeffrey K. Zeig, Ph.D., discussesthe process of hypnotic induction and describes the microdynamics of techniques that Erickson used in his 1964 inductions.

In Symbolic Hypnotherapy, Dr. Jeffrey Zeig presents information on using symbols in psychotherapy and hypnosis. Segments of hypnotherapy conducted byMilton H. Erickson with the same subject on two consecutive days in 1978 are shown. Dr. Zeig discusses the microdynamics of Erickson’s symbolic tech-nique.

Also available: Therapy within a Marital System; Working with Resistance; and a 5-DVD set, Fundamentals of Ericksonian Hypnotherapy (a 13-Hour Coursewith the Masters). Please see advertisements in the back of this syllabus for additional information.

PUBLICATIONS OF THE MILTON H. ERICKSON FOUNDATIONThe following books are published by and can be ordered through Taylor & Francis Group, 7625 Empire Dr, Florence, KY 41042. Toll free phone: 800-634-7064.· A Teaching Seminar with Milton Erickson (J. Zeig, Ed. and Commentary) is a transcript with commentary, of a one-week teaching seminar held for

professionals by Dr. Erickson in his home in August 1979. (Dutch, German, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish and Russian translations available.)· Ericksonian Approaches to Hypnosis and Psychotherapy (J. Zeig, Ed.) contains the edited proceedings of the first International Erickson Congress.

(Out of print.)· Ericksonian Psychotherapy, Volume I: Structures; Volume II: Clinical Applications (J. Zeig, Ed.) contain the edited proceedings of the Second

International Erickson Congress. (Out of print.)· The Lourdes of Psychotherapy (J. Zeig, Ed.) contains the edited proceedings of the 1985 Evolution of Psychotherapy Conference.

(German and Japanese translations available.)· Developing Ericksonian Therapy: State of the Art (J. Zeig & S. Lankton, Eds.) contains the edited proceedings of the Third International Erickson

Congress.· The Evolution of Psychotherapy: The Second Conference (J. Zeig, Ed.) contains the edited proceedings of the 1990 Evolution of Psychotherapy

Conference.· Brief Therapy: Myths, Methods & Metaphors ( J. Zeig & S. Gilligan, Eds.) contains the edited proceedings of the Fourth International Erickson Congress.· Ericksonian Methods: The Essence of the Story (J. Zeig, Ed.) contains the edited proceedings of the Fifth International Erickson Congress.· The Evolution of Psychotherapy: the Third Conference (J. Zeig), Ed.) contains the edited proceeding of the 1995 Evolution of Psychotherapy

Conference.

MILTON H. ERICKSON FOUNDATION ACTIVITIES


THE ERICKSONIAN MONOGRAPHSThe Foundation is sponsor of The Ericksonian Monographs. The highest quality articles on Ericksonian hypnosis and psychotherapy are included in TheMonographs. Ten issues were published under the editorship of Stephen Lankton. The Monograph series evolved into the Annual of Brief Therapy. These areavailable from Taylor & Francis.

THE SEMINARS OF MILTON H. ERICKSONTo commemorate the Centennial Celebration of Erickson, the Foundation launched a new professional series of books and audio recordings of Milton H.Erickson, M.D. The first in this series is a seminar conducted in 1962 in San Diego, California. See www.erickson-foundation.org/press.

CURRENT THINKING AND RESEARCH IN BRIEF THERAPYCurrent Thinking and Research in Brief Therapy: Solutions, Strategies and Narratives. Evolving from the Ericksonian Monographs, this series contains only thehighest quality articles on brief therapy theory, practice and research. Volumes I, II and III are available from Taylor & Francis.

THE ERICKSON PRESSThe Erickson Press published the proceedings of the last Brief Therapy and Evolution of Psychotherapy Conferences. Also offered are DVDs of Dr. Erickson,discussed by Jeffrey Zeig. The press features digital books of Erickson and Rossi (please see advertisement at the back of this syllabus).

FOUNDATION NEWSLETTERThe Milton H. Erickson Foundation publishes a newsletter for professionals three times a year to inform its readers of the activities of the Foundation. Articlesand notices that relate to Ericksonian approaches to hypnosis and psychotherapy are included and should be sent to [email protected].

Business and subscription matters should be directed to the Erickson Foundation at 3606 N. 24th St., Phoenix, AZ 85016-6500; [email protected].

ERICKSON FOUNDATION NEWSLETTER STAFFRichard Landis, PhD Executive EditorSharon McLaughlin, MA Managing Editor

ERICKSON INSTITUTESThere are 129 Milton H. Erickson Institutes/Societies in the United States and abroad that have permission to use Erickson’s name in the title of their organi-zation. Institutes provide clinical services and professional training. There are Institutes in major cities in North America, South America, Europe, Asia,Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and the Philippines.

WEBSITESThe Milton H. Erickson Foundation’s website features detailed information about the Foundation and its activities:www.erickson-foundation.org

Other Milton H. Erickson Foundation websites include:www.evolutionofpsychotherapy.comwww.couplesconference.comwww.brieftherapyconference.comwww.ericksonfoundationstore.com

Information regarding The Milton H. Erickson Foundation’s Brief Therapy Conferences can be found at our website: www.brieftherapyconference.com.

Milton H. Erickson Foundation Press products may be purchased at www.erickson-foundation.org/Press and at www.ericksonfoundationstore.com

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Don’t Miss the 5 Fundamental Hypnosis Workshops

throughout the ConferenceDecember 11-14, Thursday-Sunday


7:30 AMREGISTRATION

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Authors’ Hour

7:30 AMREGISTRATION

8:30 AM-12:30 PMLAW & ETHICS

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Welcometo San DiegoDance Party

CONFERENCE PROGRAM AT A GLANCEPre-Conference

WEDNESDAYDecember 10

THURSDAYDecember 11

FRIDAYDecember 12

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BRIEF THERAPY CONFERENCE: LASTING SOLUTIONSDECEMBER 11-14, 2008 · SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA 11

8:30 AM-12:30 PM LAW & ETHICS WORKSHOP 1 California Room

STEVEN FRANKEL, PhD, JDThe Law and Ethics Workshop covers emerging legal and ethical issues for mental health practitioners of

all disciplines. The four-hour program addresses issues including confidentiality and privilege, note-tak-

ing, record-keeping, coping with subpoenas, the impact of professional society ethical codes on regula-

tion of mental health practice, liability exposure with suicidal patients, and recent developments in

“Tarasoff situations.”

Educational Objectives

1) To name two ethical issues involving confidentiality and privilege.

2) To name two legal issues involving coping with subpoenas.

12:30-2:00 PM LUNCH

2:00-4:00 PM LAW & ETHICS WORKSHOP 2 California Room

STEVEN FRANKEL, PhD, JDThis program focuses more closely on the needs of clinicians who fall into particularly high risk groups.

Topics include confidentiality and privilege for children, coping with high-conflict divorce/custody fami-

lies, the regressive impact of the regulatory environment on family therapy in particular, supervision/con-

sultation issues that arise for professionals whose agency positions may include functions that conflict

with ethical codes.

Educational Objectives

1) To name two ethical issues involving confidentiality and privilege with children and families.

2) To name two legal issues involving supervision and consultation.

4:00 PM CE VALIDATION FOR LAW & ETHICS Atlas Foyer

WORKSHOPS 1 + 2 = 6 CE HRS

*License renewal requirements vary from state to state; please note that it is your responsibility to contact your licensing/certification boarddirectly to determine eligibility to meet your continuing education requirements.

7:30 AM LAW & ETHICS WORKSHOP REGISTRATION Atlas Foyer

12 Brief Therapy Conference: Lasting Solutions • Pre-Conference Workshops

WEDNESDAY • DECEMBER 10 • Pre-Conference Workshops

SC 1 JAMES RINI, EdD · MELISSA RINI, MS Sunset

Fuzzy Focus: A New Wrinkle in Brief Therapy with Lasting ResultsFuzzy Focus is a method that therapists can use to bring about quick and effective results. Fuzzy Focus is a process whereby unconsciousresources are accessed by disrupting existing mind-sets, which are keeping alternative frames of reference unavailable. To use Fuzzy Focuseffectively, therapists must be grounded with a coherent understanding of human nature and human consciousness. This workshop teach-es the participant Fuzzy Focus as well as the theoretical framework needed to use Fuzzy Focus.Educational Objectives: 1) To define the term Fuzzy Focus. 2) To describe the role of Fuzzy Focus in bringing about quick and effective change in clients.

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SC 2 SETH KADISH, PsyD Pacific 4

Pointing Out PatternsThe "Pointing Out Patterns" approach is a three-phase, nine-step process, which addresses the negative patterns of thinking and behaviorthat cause clients intrapsychic and interpersonal stress. The clinician rapidly observes and reveals these negative patterns, e.g., entitlement,intimidation, people-pleasing, etc., to the client, in a caring, supportive and straightforward manner, and assists the client in quickly dimin-ishing, or eradicating negative patterns of thought and behavior.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe two ways to rapidly diminish or eradicate negative patterns of thought. 2) To describe how to assess negative patterns of thought and behavior.

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SC 3 KATE COHEN-POSEY, MS Golden West

Using Semi-Hypnotic Self-Talk for Briefer, Deeper TherapyA person may say, "Don't ever . . . lie to me again!" or "You can . . . always tell me the truth." In either case, hypnotic language has beenused to evoke undesirable or desirable behavior. This workshop will take Ericksonian linguistic patterns and export them into everyday envi-ronments. Exercises, role-plays, and brain storming will show how to make lasting changes in speech habits when addressing resistant fam-ily members and co-workers.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the difference between instinctive reactions from hypnotic responses. 2) To identify the underlying components of hypnotic language that evokes change.

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SC 4 MARILYN WEDGE, PhD Pacific 6

The Way Out of the Cave: Using Language to Generate Solutions in Brief TherapyThe language a therapist uses to conceptualize and treat a problem determines whether or not that problem can be resolved effectively.Plato's story of the cave, where the inhabitants see only shadows, is a useful metaphor for how the language of therapy can generate eitherconfusion or clarity. This workshop will teach a method of effectively treating severe problems of children and adolescents, using an invari-ant opening question, strategic dialogue and metaphorical techniques.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to interpret child and adolescent problems as behavioral metaphors. 2) To describe the use of the strategically worked opening question that opens up a child or adolescent's problem to brief, effective resolution.

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SC 5 JOHN LENTZ, DMin Sunrise

Transforming Negative Beliefs for Lasting ChangeThis presentation is a brief therapy approach for negative, self-defeating beliefs, designed to assist participants to recognize more of theirown strengths. Based partly on Erickson's style of dealing with negative beliefs, this presentation is very respectful and teaches indirect anddirect methods. since many of these types of beliefs have a secret that keeps them in place and "the secret" may be none of our business,this approach build this in to be more effective.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe two ways to deal with self-defeating beliefs that are respectful. 2) To describe two ways to deal with that secret that tends to perpetuate self-negating beliefs.

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SC 6 ROBERT WUBBOLDING, EdD Pacific 2

Monk, Metaphors, Communication and ColumboPracticality and usability occupy the center of the reality therapy WDEP process. This workshop emphasizes advanced application throughthe use of metaphors designed to help clients determine the realistic attainability of their wants and the efficacy of their behaviors. AdrianMonk and Lieutenant Columbo provide assistance to therapist and client as they walk the path, untangle the web, and bring the unknownto light.Educational Objectives: 1) To list one idea for each of the letters in the WDEP system of reality therapy.2) To describe two metaphors for helping clients evaluate their wants or behavior.

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SHORT COURSES 1-19 · 8:30-10:00 AM

THURSDAY MORNING • DECEMBER 11

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SC 7 JOSEPH SESTITO, MSSA Golden Ballroom

Brief Ericksonian and CBT Solutions for Children, Adolescents and the Troubled Child in YouIn this workshop, you will learn about brief Ericksonian and CBT solutions for children, adolescents and the troubled child in you. I havepioneered these over the last decade during which I have done this type of therapy with children and adolescents on a full-time basis, andtrained other clinicians working with this population. There are essentially two methods within each session that you conduct with yourchild or adolescent client which you will learn to do. These can bring back and begin to use immediately in your practice following thisconference.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to tailor the Five Column Technique for changing negative, automatic thoughts for optimal usewith children and adolescents. 2) To describe the Rational Response Interpersonal Technique.

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SC 8 SCOTT SHIMABUKURO, PhD California

The Fire Drill: Rehearsing New Interactions in TherapyRehearsing new behaviors is much more likely to produce behavior change, more likely to make the behavior making it less threatening.Rehearsal of new behaviors can be plainly stated to clients or the therapist can direct the client towards new behaviors in the session mak-ing the rehearsal implicit. Lecture, slides and excerpts from video taped sessions will be used in this presentation.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe two contraindications for behavioral reversal. 2) To describe three benefits of rehearsal as an intervention.

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SC 9 LES BLONDINO, MEd Pacific 7

The Influence of the Human Services SystemToday, prudent therapists learn not only to influence client's interactions within their natural social context, but also influence their interac-tions with the helping system. In this workshop, the problematic relations between helping and family systems and strategies to change themwill be described. Three areas will be explored: 1) humanistic approach to services; 2) correcting the family hierarchy; 3) boundary building.Educational Objectives: 1) To list 12 strategies for building empathy, tolerance and compassion within the helping system for clients. 2) To list five strategies to establish more protective boundaries for clients in their relations with the helping system.

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SC 10 ELLEN QUICK, PhD Esquire

Common Factors and Specific Techniques in Brief Therapy: A Solution-Focused Perspective"Common factors" or "specific techniques" - what really creates lasting change in brief therapy? This course presents ways of using both com-ponents together in a flexible solution-focused approach. Through collaborative conversation, tailored to client preferences, this approachcreates positive expectancy, inviting amplification of what works and changing what does not. When more is needed - in the spirit of - "ifit doesn't work, do something different" - specific techniques are seamlessly introduced and integrated into solution-focused conversations.Educational Objectives: 1) To name three common factors that appear to be present when treatment is effective. 2) To describe three variables considered by the solution-focused therapist when considering introduction of a technique from another approach.

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SC 11 MARC OSTER, PsyD · CAROLINE SAUER, PsyD Pacific 3

Mind-Body Brief Therapy Solutions for Body-Dysmorphia in Post-Surgery Bariatric PatientsWith the increase in weight loss surgery, both physical and psychological recovery is an important concern and struggle for patients. Thefocus of this short course will be on both body and "emotional dysmorphic disorder," that is not "seeing" oneself as others do. We willaddress how brief how brief, effective mind-body approaches can aid in resolving these conditions and enhance lasting recovery. Methodswill include counseling, social support, massage, yoga, martial arts, acupuncture and exercise.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the concept of "emotional dysmorphic disorder as it relates to recovering bariatric surgery patients.2) To describe how multiple body awareness therapies enhance the psychological treatment and recovery of bariatric surgery patients.

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SC 12 BART WALSH, MSW Pacific 5

Utilization Sobriety: Incorporating the Essence of Body-Mind Communication for Brief Individualized Substance Abuse Treatment

This presentation poses a substance abuse treatment which acknowledges and accommodates the personal needs being addressed by sub-stance use, bypasses perceived resistance and employs idiosyncratic psycho-biological learning to achieve a body-mind Gestalt comple-mentary to the client's sobriety. Client self-empowerment and relapse prevention are built into the intervention. This method develops a safeframework for addressing any subsequent mental health themes directly or indirectly related to substance misuse. A simple form of body-mind communication, known as ideomotor questioning, is employed in this procedure. Because this is a new strategy, fundamental infor-mation applicable to all levels of professional experience, will be provided.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the utilization principle as applied to psych-biological learning. 2) To describe one brief approach to substance abuse treatment.


SHORT COURSES 1-19 (continued) · 8:30-10:00 AM

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THURSDAY • DECEMBER 11

SC 13 DIANE YAPKO, MA Town & CountryWorking with Children on the Autism Spectrum: Brief Therapy Approaches in Long Term Therapy

Clinicians are seeing an increase in the number of individuals they treat that are diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome and they struggle tofind effective and efficacious ways to effect change in this unique population of individuals. This Short Course focuses on practical, briefand strategic interventions that can be applied in longer term therapies with individuals diagnosed with Asperger's and other high function-ing autism spectrum disorders.Educational Objectives: 1) To list five cognitive, behavioral and interpersonal patterns or characteristics in children with ASD that can betargeted with strategic interventions. 2) To list three specific brief Therapy strategies to use with children and teens diagnosed with Asperger's or other autism spectrum disorders.

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SC 14 MARY AUGUSTYN, MS Pacific 1Stop-Breathe-Focus: A Tool for Self-Management

Stop-Breathe-Focus (SBF) diffuses volatile situations, interrupts addictive/compulsive behaviors, resolves conflicts, facilitates healthy deci-sions and changes problematic behavior. SBF is useful to make changes quickly, to autopsy previous behaviors and to create a plan forbehavior change; all in a simple, easy-to-use package.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the Stop-Breathe-Focus technique. 2) To list the essential elements necessary to interrupt patterns of problematic behaviors.

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SC 15 CONSUELO CASULA, Lic Psych DoverFrom Resistance to Resiliency

When a patient shows resistance, the therapist should be a model of resiliency to help transform rigidity into flexibility, pessimism into opti-mism, and being stuck on the problem into enthusiasm for a solution. Resiliency is the ability to get up after a fall, transform difficulties intochallenges and become stronger through pain.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how resiliency can overcome a patient's resistance. 2) To describe two therapeutic strategies to help patients become resilient.

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SC 16 RUPERTO CHARLES TORRES, MA · MARGARITA SAEZ, MA · ANA CHARLES, MA StratfordExchanging Violence for Love: Hypno-Solutions in Brief Therapy

This workshop will offer a guide to understanding the inter-personal pattern of violent interactions. whether they may be between couples,parents and children, friends or co-workers. Effective strategies such as using positive questions, reframing comments, tasks, rituals and hyp-notic procedures will be discussed.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe an interview guide for exploring the pattern of abusive interactions. 2) To describe five strategies to change briefly and effectively abusive interactions.

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SC 17 ALBINA TAMALONIS, PsyD TikiExercising in the Zone: Brief and Lasting Solution for the Physically Dissociated Patient

People who are traumatized, and/or have one of the multitudes of addictive disorders are, in great part, dissociated from their physical real-ity. There is research which indicates that people who exercise are more likely to suffer from less anxiety, pain and depression. This shortcourse offers a practical approach to overcoming people's reluctance to exercise by using active-alert hypnosis and music. By listening tohypnosis with music while exercising, people can alter their perceptions of pain, time, effort and pleasure. The words of the hypnosis aretaken from the works of Milton H. Erickson, Jeffrey Zeig, Michael Yapko and Eva Banyai. Their different contributions will be delineated andexplained.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the concept of an active-alert trance. 2) Given a dissociated patient, propose an individualized active hypnotic protocol.

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SC 18 DONALD MIRETSKY, MEd TowneCases: An Experimental Approach to Learning Strategic Intervention

This short course will discuss problems, strategic interventions and outcomes in child/family cases. Concepts for strategic interventions willbe guided by attendees' interests and focus. This approach challenges conscious analysis and unconscious learning.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe a basic summary of strategic therapy and how it differs from other therapy approaches. 2) To describe three distinct, individually tailored strategic interventions.

~~~~~SC 19 LILIAN BORGES ZEIG, MA San Diego

Therapist SculptingThis short course will approach therapist sculpting as an experiential tool based on the idea that dynamic experiences precede dynamicunderstandings. The presenter will offer an integrative approach to problems that is brief, experiential, phenomenological and effective.Therapist sculpting allows the therapist to empathize with the client; helps the client to disengage from the problem and focus on what isimportant; and helps the client discover new possibilities.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to engage the client in therapist sculpting. 2) Describe two uses of therapist sculpting.

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SC 20 MARILIA BAKER, MSW Tiki

The Challenges of Aging and the Boomer Generation: Creating Lasting Solutions with Meaning and PurposeMidlife is a time of intense questioning: "Who am I? What do I really want? Where am I going? Who is going with me?" These are funda-mental questions emerging from within, particularly as it refers to re-defining Life's purpose and finding meaningful, lasting solutions for thebig questions emerging. This presentation examines archetypal passages and developmental impasses of maturity and aging, and providesgenerative suggestions to navigate through the challenges. Identifying those developmental impasses in your clients will facilitate buildingconcise, precise, and to-the-point therapeutic interventions.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify four of the seven archetypal passages in a client's life. 2) To identify and facilitate generativity.

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SC 21 CLIFTON MITCHELL, PhD Pacific 5

Ten Fundamental Principles for Preventing and Resolving Therapeutic ResistanceBuilding from the premise that clients are always cooperating and that resistance is created from the interaction style of the therapist, thispresentation will present ten foundational principles for managing resistance from a social interaction theory perspective. The primary focuswill be on managing resistance at pivotal points in the therapeutic dialogue. Detailed handout provided.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the fundamental principles for managing high levels of resistance in the therapeutic dialogue. 2) Given a case, apply a number of techniques which will by-pass the typical approaches to resistance and assist in resolving it.

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SC 22 DALE BERTRAM, PhD · MIKE RANKIN, MA Dover

Utilizing Ericksonian Principles of Clinical Supervision to Resolve Difficult Supervision ChallengesCompetent supervision is necessary for producing skilled clinicians, for resolving difficult situations in the supervisory relationship, and inhelping clinicians resolve difficult situations with clients. Several key vignettes will be addressed that involve scenarios that challenge thesupervisor-supervisee relationship, create opportunities for building supervisee's clinical competence, and/or involve stuck cases that needto be resolved.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the use of Ericksonian principles in resolving difficult situations in the supervisory relationship. 2) Given a supervisee, apply Ericksonian principles to build clinical skills.

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SC 23 MARIA ESCALANTE DE SMITH, MA Towne

Ericksonian Psychotherapy for the Treatment of Children After DivorceEricksonian psychotherapy emphasizes the utilization of people's resources. When working with children of divorced parents, I focus onstrengths and keep in mind the Ericksonian interventions should be brief because children may get tired of being in therapy for a long time.In a case with two children, techniques including the use of toys will be discussed. How to make several brief interventions quickly whileutilizing "toy co-therapists" in home assignments, and the combination of conversational trance with tasks will be emphasized. There alsowill be references to the importance of working with the family system.Educational Objectives: 1) Given a case treating children of divorced parents, describe three techniques for creating brief interventions. 2) To describe two examples of how to use a single exercise simultaneously with two subjects.

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SC 24 RAMONA GARNIER, PhD Pacific 4

Brief Goal Oriented Therapy for Enhancing Lasting Solutions within Teen-Parent RelationshipsThis presentation addresses the issues of teen anger and "acting out" from a brief therapy approach to treatment. Interventions psychother-apists can integrate into family therapy enhancing parent capabilities and encouraging improved relationships with their teens will be pre-sented. An experiential exercise will be provided helping attendees integrate brief, goal-oriented approaches as well as hypnotic and strate-gic interventions.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three specific ways to avoid or reduce power struggles between parents and teens. 2) To describe two specific brief therapy strategies for improving communication between parents and their teens.

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SC 25 CHRISTINE GUILLOUX, DESS Pacific 6

Hidden Heroes Along the WaySubject, patient, client, therapist, teacher, trainer, supervisor, supervised; all of us are shaped from an essence, the stuff we are made of, thehero within. This workshop will offer ways to utilize our hidden heroes in our therapeutic goals for inner change, and help the patient buildfrom the hero within him/herself.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the use of deep metaphors as resources for inner change. 2) Given a patient, describe how to use a hero metaphor toward a therapeutic goal.

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THURSDAY • DECEMBER 11

SC 26 BETTY BLUE, PhD Pacific 7

Trance-Sending Enlightenment through Metaphor Play: Compassionately Light Solutions for Balancing the Darkness of Isolation

This course will use theory, clinical examples, techniques, PowerPoint illustrations, quotations and experiential metaphorical fantasy to dis-play how compassionately playful client-therapist interactions can serve to encourage transcendence from suffering, solution expansion andprofessionally appropriate intimacy while also discouraging states of maladaptive isolation.Educational Objectives: 1) To list two ways that playful interactions in the therapy setting might benefit clients who are having isolative reac-tions to their discomforts. 2) To list two compassionately playful techniques that can be used with clients experiencing discomforts, limitations and traumas.

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SC 27 JOSEPH DOWLING, MS Town & Country

The Habit Control Handbook: An Ericksonian TemplateThis short course will emphasize a four session smoking cessation model that will provide attendees with an Ericksonian template to be uti-lized in the treatment of smoking, weight loss, nail-biting, obsessive thinking, compulsive behavior and addictive behavior. An Ericksoniantemplate for habit control can be formulated to the unique symptomology and strengths of each individual client. There will be a detaileddiscussion of the four session smoking cessation model with case studies, experiential exercises and a live demonstration.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe four therapeutic tasks prescribed in a brief, Ericksonian approach to smoking cessation. 2) To list three fundamental principles of a brief Ericksonian approach to habit control.

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SC 28 PEG LEBLANC, MA Pacific 3

Utilization of Children's Suggestibility: Planting the Seeds of Mental HealthThe suggestibility of children provides an opportunity to build the strengths for lifelong mental resiliency. We will explore clinical practicesbased on research from brief strategic approaches, positive psychology, and the study of resiliency which suggest that long term mentalhealth can be promoted through specific therapeutic approaches in treating children.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to constructively utilize the suggestibility of children to father relationship skills. 2) To describe where to use directive vs. non-directive approaches with children.

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SC 29 ERNEST MARSHALL, MSW · LINDASUE MARSHALL, LCSW Golden West

Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy: Partners for Lasting ChangeInterventions often fail because the client is not yet truly motivated for change. Motivational interviewing elicits intrinsic motivation and ishighly effective in conjunction with Solution Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT). Participants will recognize language demonstrating readiness forchange and learn how to integrate SFBT interventions to bring about lasting change.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify two "change talk" statements indicating when the client is motivated to change and ready for BriefTherapy interventions. 2) To list three philosophical perspectives shared by Solution Focused Brief Therapy and Motivational Interviewing.

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SC 30 KEVIN HUMPHREY, MA · ALLEN and MARILYN SARGENT Esquire

A Five-Step Pathway for Moving Through the Natural Process of GrievingOften, "oh, no!" is the first response to loss, be it a wallet, loved one, or dream. Something is gone. What happens next? One could getmired in cultural expectations that there must be denial, anger, depression - or, one can flow through the natural grief sequence to under-standing, having appropriate emotions and being proactive. Learn how to get back into balance processing grief with nature's intention -having loving and healthy connections.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify the five-step proactive process for moving through grief the "natural" way. 2) To list a set of connection questions that deepen relationships and prevent guilt and regret.

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SC 31 DEBORAH BECKMAN, MS Pacific 2

Snoozing Soundly While Disa(la)rming DepressionDisturbed sleep painfully contributes to depression. Paradoxically, client's symptoms become pathways that disarms suffering, yielding tothe solace of sound sleep. Clients then pace healing to the rhythms of restorative sleep, without excess alarm. Ericksonian-based trance lan-guage directly addressing disturbed sleep first, and indirectly addressing depression will be offered.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify clients' language to directly address and reframe disturbed sleep. 2) Given a client, employ sleep restructuring techniques through individualized metaphors to indirectly address the presenting symptomsof depression.

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SC 32 RICHARD HILL, MA, Student SunsetWhy Therapy Fails in a Competitive, Winner/Loser World

Recent knowledge breakthroughs in neuroscience and neurophysiology explain why stress and anxiety are increasing despite enormousdevelopments in psychotherapy. The work of Daniel Siegel, Ernest Rossi, Stephen Porges, Aronson & Steele and Jonathan Haidt act as piecesof a puzzle that explain why therapy can fail; and how this "winner/loser world" mindset is an unseen barrier to our more natural creative,interpersonal processes. A new world view is presented that can act as a lasting, transformational brief therapy.Educational Objectives: 1) To list five psychotherapeutically relevant recent knowledge breakthroughs in neuroscience and neurophysiology.2) To describe a new brief therapy technique using four questions.

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SC 33 HANNA LEVENSON, PhD San DiegoTime-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy: An Attachment-Interpersonal-Experiential Approach

A model of brief therapy incorporating current developments in psychodynamic, interpersonal, attachment, experiential, and systemsapproaches will be presented. This approach is designed to be of help with the so-called difficult client who has chronically dysfunctionalways of relating to others. Videotaped segments of actual sessions will illustrate formulation and intervention strategies.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the five components of the dynamic focus. 2) To list the six major assumptions of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy.

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SC 34 JOSEPH MEYERSON, MA Pacific 1Memory Focused Interventions (MFI) as Therapeutic Strategy in Psychotherapy

The possibility of utilizing memory plasticity for therapeutic purposes has not been widely recognized, although a number of theoreticaland clinical venues during the past century have shown its potential application. This short course is aimed at shedding light on this broadfield of hypnotherapeutic interventions and to present a primary map for the clinician interested in the psychotherapeutic implementationof MFI.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the use of memory focused strategies for therapeutic purposes. 2) To list four new possibilities for the implementation of MFI.

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SC 35 LYNN LYONS, MSW SunriseBrief Therapy Approaches to Treating Anxious Children

Excessive anxiety in childhood is a significant predictor of eventual comorbid depression and other conditions. This presentation will iden-tify the cognitive processes and coping strategies that help create a cycle of anxiety, psychosocial isolation, and depression in anxious chil-dren and families. Attention will be given to the development of specific, empirically supported Ericksonian strategies which can help shiftthe anxious individual and family toward malleability, creativity and adaptability.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three cognitive and behavioral patterns/skills shown to decrease anxiety and comorbid depression.2) To describe five specific Ericksonian strategies that can be effectively used to treat anxious children and their families.

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SC 36 MAGGIE PHILLIPS, PhD Golden BallroomTen Common Barriers to Successful Treatment of Chronic Pain and Brief Interventions to Resolve Them

This short course presents brief interventions designed to address and remove common barriers to successful treatment of pain conditions.Topics include: ways to reverse and regulate the emotional and physical impact of traumatic experiences; the necessity of medicine for themind as well as the body; how to utilize the polyvagal nervous system in planning treatment strategy; how to help pain patients create heal-ing connections with self, other and the divine; and how to teach people in pain to build on success. This session will include live demon-stration and experiential practicum. Case consultation is welcome.Educational Objectives: 1) To name three common barriers to resolving pain related to western medicine practices. 2) To describe two interventions designed to resolve trauma activation related to pain and bring rapid relief and comfort.

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SC 37 C. ALEXANDER SIMPKINS, PhD · ANNELLEN SIMPKINS, PhD CaliforniaMeditation for Brief Therapy: Research, Theory and Practice

Meditation offers useful and varied methods for brief therapy. Important scientific studies on meditation's neuroscience and clinical appli-cations show many meditation methods are effective. Yoga, Buddhism, Daoism and Zen are described, each with its key concepts andunique approaches to mental development. Attendees learn research, theory and useful meditation methods step-by-step, including con-centration, breathing, mindfulness, wu-wei, qi gong and zazen. Case examples form links to practice. Therapists will fine lasting solutionsto enhance therapeutic work.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe four foundational meditation theories: Yoga, Buddhism, Daoism and Zen. 2) To list four key meditation methods that have been researched and shown to be effective for therapy.

11:45 AM-1:00 PM LUNCH




1:00-1:15 PM

JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD · CONVOCATION Golden Ballroom

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1:15-2:15 PM

K 1 LENORE TERR, MD · KEYNOTE 1 Golden Ballroom

Moments of Childhood Change: On Instinct or Methodically Engineered?Between 2003 and 2006 Dr. Terr collected 48 vignettes form 34 child and adolescent psychiatrists describing turning points in young peo-ple's therapies. Before the turning point, the child patient had been making progress, at a standstill, or doing poorly. Afterward, he or shechanged dramatically for the better. This keynote will present four aspects of these dramatic changes that therapists can easily keep in mind:the therapist's persona; the therapeutic atmosphere; the therapist's correct "read" of the child; and the therapeutic reaction. Many of thesemoments come with careful planning. But, just as many - or more - develop in a "blink."Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how dramatic changes in children teach us important aspects of how to do psychotherapy. 2) To describe how the doctor's persona, atmosphere, "read" of the child, and response leads to important turning points.

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2:30-5:30 PM · Fundamental Hypnosis Track

*FH 1 JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD Tiki Pavilion

The Phenomenology of HypnosisHypnosis is not a thing, but a way that things happen. To make hypnosis happen a clinician needs to understand the underly-ing architecture of trance. Eliciting systemic components elicits trance. The grammar, context and relational elements of elicit-ing these components will be explained. We will develop an induction model based on three steps. This workshop will con-

sist of lecture, demonstration and small group practice.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the three steps of an induction model. 2) Given a patient's problem, create a tailored induction.

WS 1 LENORE TERR, MD Golden West

Three Essentials to the Treatment of Childhood Trauma: Abreaction, Correction, and ContextWhether brief or long-term, the treatment of childhood trauma should include an opportunity for the youngster to abreact (express strongemotion), correct (find individual, community or even fantasized solutions), and to discover contexts (perspectives and understandings ofthe events that occurred). Dr. Terr will thoroughly discuss and exemplify these three modes of treatment, selecting brief therapies as the clin-ical examples.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how abreaction, context and correction work in treating childhood trauma. 2) Within the frameworkof brief therapy, provide one example of each of these principles.

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WS 2 JON CARLSON, PsyD, EdD, ABPP Pacific 6-7

Brief Adlerian TherapyAdlerian psychotherapy is an effective brief therapy model that integrates strategies from many other approaches. Adler's ideas highlight theimportance of not only understanding the individual but the social context. This approach emphasizes working from a multi-cultural orien-tation and highlights personal responsibility. The approach uses a four-step process: Engagement, Assessment, Insight, and Reorientation. Thefocus of treatment is positive as the therapist uses encouragement strategies to help the client identify their assets and strengths. Videotapeexamples of actual sessions will be used to highlight the process and demonstrate how effective short-term change is possible with thisapproach.Educational Objectives: 1)To list the key components of Brief Adlerian Psychotherapy. 2) To describe how encouragement empowers clients and increases hope.

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THURSDAY AFTERNOON

WORKSHOPS 1-12 · 2:30-5:30 PM

*5 Fundamental Hypnosis Workshops throughout the Conference.

Please see page 10 for more information.


WS 3 W. MICHAEL MUNION, MA, LPC Pacific 3

Brief Treatment with the Borderline PersonalityThis workshop examines the nature of Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and presents an integrated model of treatment of specificissues in brief, solution-focused episodes. Core elements of a safety plan and development of a community resource network are described.Careful management of the therapeutic relationship is a critical part of this approach. Some specific protocols for common BPD issues, suchas suicidal ideation and self-injurious behaviors are elaborated.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe treatment issues specific to Borderline Personality Disorder. 2) To describe protocols to guide in the process of managing specific treatment issues.

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WS 4 MATTHEW SELEKMAN, MSW, LCSW SunsetPathways to Solutions with Self-Harming Adolescents: A Collaborative Strengths-Based Therapy Approach

Adolescent self-harming behavior is on the rise and is one of the most challenging presenting problems school professionals, healthcareproviders, and therapists will face in their clinical practice settings. In this "hands-on" practice-oriented workshop, participants will learnseveral distress management tools and strategies to strengthen the adolescent's self-soothing and coping capacities and family connection-building rituals and therapeutic experiments to foster closer and stronger parent-adolescent relationships. Parent management skills for con-structively responding to their adolescents' inevitable self-harming slips will be presented.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the use of mindfulness meditation, visualization and multi-sensory distress management strategies inself=soothing and coping abilities. 2) To describe the use of family connection-building rituals to strengthen parent-adolescent relationships.

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WS 5 STEPHEN LANKTON, MSW, DAHB Pacific 4-5Experience Retrieval and Rehearsal: Utilization and Self-Image Thinking

Three specific techniques are universally valuable in brief therapy: utilization, experience resource retrieval, experiential-based imageryrehearsal. This workshop provides an exposure to these concepts and techniques with clear examples and demonstrations. Participantsshould find numerous ways to enhance their brief therapy practice in any setting and with all populations of clients.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the essential aspects of the utilization approach for reducing resistance across multiple settings. 2) To describe the protocol for an experiential imagery rehearsal called "self-image thinking" especially when working with children.

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WS 6 JANICE ABRAHMS SPRING, PhD CaliforniaHow Can I Forgive You? A Radical Approach to Healing Intimate Wounds

We have been taught that forgiveness is good for us - but is this true? This workshop will present a radical, new alternative that helps hurtparties heal themselves - without forgiving an unrepentant offender. Concrete steps for de-shaming an interpersonal injury and overcomingan obsessive preoccupation with it will be illustrated.Educational Objectives: 1) To define what it means to forgive. 2) To describe a new alternative to forgiveness which allows a hurt couple to become more healthy without forgiving an unrepentant offender.

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WS 7 STEVE ANDREAS, MA Pacific 2Disentangling and Clarifying Difficult Relationships

Difficult relationships are often confusing. This disorder, rather than the content differences, often keeps us from finding resolution. Learn asimple, yet detailed, content-free process to sort out this unconscious confusion, reach clarity, understand other's experience, and sponta-neously change perceptions and responses to become more resourceful. A demonstration will be given.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to become objective about what is happening in a difficult relationship. 2) To describe how to develop detailed accurate empathy and understanding for another person's experience.

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WS 8 JEFFREY KOTTLER, PhD Pacific 1Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy

The experience of being a therapist can often seem routine, dealing with similar issues, telling well-worn stories, and applying favored meth-ods. Yet occasionally there are moments, even whole sessions, that appear miraculous in their innovation. This workshop explores theprocess and mechanisms of creative breakthroughs, based on interviews with the world's most innovative clinicians.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe two mechanisms that lead to creative innovation in therapy. 2) To describe three mechanisms that promotes greater flexibility in clinical practice.

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WS 9 ERVING POLSTER, PhD Sunrise

Therapeutic Keys to Personal IdentityPersonal identity is a crucial guide to the way people live their lives. Dr. Polster will examine how therapy may accentuate and empowerfamiliar identities and how to resuscitate those which are dimmed. Conceptual elaboration will be joined with live therapy sessions, show-ing how concepts connect with therapeutic work.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to recognize the diversity within one's self which people must integrate. 2) To describe how to help people to identify with dimmed parts of the self.

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WS 10 MICHAEL YAPKO, PhD Golden BallroomDepression is Contagious!

The Social Basis for Depression and Five Things Psychotherapy Can Do Better Than MedicationsAs the rate of depression increases around the world, it is apparent that depression is about more than just "bad chemistry." The evidence isclear that social factors play a huge role in depression's onset and course, and these can be better addressed through psychotherapy thanwith medications. Key aspects of effective treatment will be described in this workshop.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three social factors leading to the rates of depression. 2) To describe two specific ways psychotherapy can outperform medications.

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WS 11 REID WILSON, PhD San DiegoProvocative Treatment of Panic Disorder

Cognitive-Behavioral treatment is now pushing further into the confrontational. Participants will learn how to divide and conquer: to interrupt

anticipatory anxiety and then to manage physical symptoms using cognitive strategies, paradox, pattern disruption, exposure and interceptive

exposure, peeling away their ever-present safety crutches and, the second order change of perceiving panic disorder as a mental game.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the therapeutic function of encouraging symptoms of panic. 2) To list five types of interceptive exposure that can be conducted in the treatment office.

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WS 12 STEVEN HAYES, PhD Town & CountryAcceptance and Mindfulness in Clinical Practice

Mindfulness and acceptance methods are powerful methods in clinical practice that greatly simplify the therapeutic tasks at hand. Acceptance

and Commitment Therapy (ACT) will be described as an example of these methods and specific techniques will be shown. ACT targets com-

mon core processes that research are the basis for much psychopathology or restrictions on psychological health.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the six core processes in an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model of psychopathology. 2) To describe how ACT targets each of the six processes in the model.

8:00-10:00 PM WELCOME TO SAN DIEGO DANCE PARTY Town & Country

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FRIDAY MORNING • DECEMBER 12

8:30-11:30 AM · Fundamental Hypnosis Track

*FH 2 STEPHEN LANKTON, MSW, DAHB Tiki Pavilion

Indirection - Basic and Intermediate Language Skills in HypnosisThe rationale for the use of indirection will be presented. In this session you will learn and practice the construction of funda-mental forms of indirection language. Participants will practice five forms of indirect suggestions and three forms of binds. Ademonstration using these forms will illustrate the implementation of this set of language techniques for the induction and treat-

ment process. The use of indirect suggestions in further treatment will be outlined.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe five forms of indirect suggestions. 2) To describe three forms of binds.

WORKSHOPS 13-24 · 8:30-11:30 AM

WS 13 JUDITH BECK, PhD Town & CountryDieting and Maintenance: A Cognitive Behavioral Approach

People who fail to lose weight or keep it off have not learned essential cognitive and behavioral techniques contained in The Beck Diet Solution:

Train Your Brain to Think like a Thin Person, for example, how to motivate yourself every day, cope with hunger and craving, and stick to your plan.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the cognitive techniques essential to weight loss. 2) To describe the behavioral techniques essential to weight loss.

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WS 14 FLORENCE KASLOW, PhD, ABPP Pacific 4-5

The Use of Projective Genogramming, Sculpting, Phototherapyand Other Non-Verbal Techniques in Psychotherapy

Non-verbal techniques can constitute excellent companion methods to traditional testing and assessment tools, and clinical interviewing forevaluation and diagnosis of client/patient personalities, relationships and problems. In addition, they can provide additional avenues forintervening that can be utilized with many diverse populations of different ages and backgrounds, including those who may be hard to reachby verbal psychotherapeutic techniques. This workshop will demonstrate the use of these techniques and involve participants individuallyand interactively in their utilization so they will acquire skills to enrich their practices.Educational Objectives: 1) Given a patient, describe the use of projective genogramming. 2) To describe the uses of sculpting and photographs in therapy.

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WS 15 KENNETH HARDY, PhD Pacific 3

Unmasking Invincibility: Brief Therapy with Troubled TeensTroubled youth often wear masks of invincibility that often obscure their underlying vulnerabilities. This workshop will examine the hiddenwounds of trauma that often underpin the acting out behaviors of troubled youth. Particular attention will be devoted to working with youthacross cultural boundaries. Specific strategies for providing effective intervention will be provided.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify two critical hidden wounds that serve as major aggravating factors connected to acting out and at-risk behaviors. 2) To describe two ways to effectively engage with at-risk youth from diverse backgrounds.

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WS 16 CLAUDIO NARANJO, MD Pacific 2

Clinical Approaches Suggested by Alternative Theories of NeurosisSix functional interpretations of psychopathology ranging from the antagonism between civilization and eros to existential psychodynamics(according to which dysfunctional impulses are understood as attempts to fill dimly perceived lack of being or selfhood) will be consideredas a basis for specific experiential explorations that may be engaged in by group participants in a context of mutual support.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the place of theory as a stimulus to therapeutic motivation. 2) To describe the complementary nature of theoretical views as part of a more encompassing understanding.

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WS 17 ERNEST ROSSI, PhD CaliforniaThe New Neuroscience of Therapeutic Hypnosis and Brief Therapy

This workshop is an introductory presentation about how our daily mental activity turns on the activity-dependent gene expression and protein syn-thesis cycle to construct and reconstruct the neural networks of our brain. We will experience the four-stage creative process of art, science andpsychotherapy during a group induction of therapeutic hypnosis.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three classes of human experience that could facilitate gene expression, brain plasticity and mind-body healing. 2) To describe the practical application of implicit processing heuristics (permissive suggestion) in therapeutic hypnosis, psychotherapyand rehabilitation.

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WS 18 JEFFREY KOTTLER, PhD Pacific 1Relationships in the Therapist's Life: Journeys of Transformation

The Personal and professional dimensions of a therapist's life often intersect, leading to reciprocal influence that takes place in sessions. Thisexperiential workshop explores the ways that therapists are often transformed by their work helping others and enhances their productivityand life satisfaction.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three ways that therapists are positively impacted by their work with clients. 2) To describe three ways professional development can be better facilitated through reflective practice.

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WS 19 MARY GOULDING, MSW Golden WestRedecision: Use the Past to Change the Present

Clients and therapists both enjoy a therapy that offers quick changes in the client's life. Using audience participation, triads and demonstrationswith volunteers, Mary Goulding will present a "one-session model" of the scope of Redecision Therapy and Transactional Analysis theory.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three essentials in forming therapeutic contracts with clients. 2) To describe two methods of setting up past scenes to facilitate present change.

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WS 20 JOHN NORCROSS, PhD SunsetPsychotherapy Relationships that Work: Tailoring the Relationship to the Individual Client

Psychotherapy will maximize its effectiveness by targeting the most powerful sources of change: the therapeutic relationship and the patienthim/herself. This clinical workshop will provide integrative methods for customizing therapy relationships to individual patients. Participantswill learn to reliably assess and rapidly apply four evidence-based guidelines (patient preferences, stages of change, resistance level, andreal-time feedback) for constructing the "relationship of choice."Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to determine a client's treatment and relationship preferences in the initial session. 2) To list four evidence-based guidelines to determine the relationship of choice for a patient.

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WS 21 ERVING POLSTER, PhD SunriseTherapeutic Fluidity

Therapy re-opens stuck people to fluidity. By faithfully connecting small but inexorable sequences of words and actions, an impelling forceis created for movement into whatever feels naturally next. Through live therapeutic sessions, Dr. Polster will show how this process engen-ders therapeutic vitality and openness to personal fluidity.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how attention of sequential experience may increase confidence in personal expression. 2) To describe how short steps in therapy may be made more interesting to patients.

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WS 22 MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS, MSW Golden BallroomThe Sex-Starved Marriage

One in three couples experience a sexual desire gap, a difference leads to infidelity or divorce. Additionally, the compelling statistic thatone out of ten couples has a sexless marriage makes it apparent why so many couples are losing touch. Learn how to help couples bringpassion back into marriage. Also, learn how to help couples heal from infidelity.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three methods for bridging the sexual desire gap. 2) To describe three techniques for healing from infidelity.

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FRIDAY • DECEMBER 12


WS 23 CHRISTINE PADESKY, PhD San DiegoTo Do or Not to Do: That is Depression

Recent research confirms that one of the most effective therapy approaches for severe depression is behavioral activation. Learn the three types ofactivities that help severe depression most. Observe and practice clinical methods to motivate your most depressed clients to begin and maintainthese types of activities.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify three types of activity that are part of effective treatment for severe depression. 2) To describe a method that motivates depressed clients to engage in anti-depressant activities.

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WS 24 DAN SHORT, PhD Pacific 6-7What All Clinicians Should Know About Self-Esteem

All people have a need to feel good about themselves; it is an existential imperative. The value one places on the self is the single best predictorof overall psychological health. Boosting low self-esteem is not always easy. The skillful practitioner draws on many different resources, When aclinician can make the substance of therapy an affirmation of the goodness of the client, then lasting change is more likely to occur.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the concept of self-esteem as a fundamental component of lasting mental health. 2) To describe how to neutralize threats to personal identity and effective solutions for boosting self-esteem.

11:30 AM-12:45 PM LUNCH

12:45-1:45 PM

K 2 JOAN BORYSENKO, PhD · KEYNOTE 2 Golden Ballroom

The Soul's CompassThere is no map for becoming a fully human being, but there is a soul's compass. Orienting to true north requires interior freedom, curios-ity and moment -to-moment awareness. The means to uncovering these intrinsic aspects of self, and the blocks to their recognition, areintrinsic to all the world's wisdom traditions.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how the use of the metaphor of the soul's compass helps clients understand the difference betweenpassive and active agency. 2) To list three classic methods discernment useful in letting go of habitual egoic patterns.

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2:00-5:00 PM · Fundamental Hypnosis Track

*FH 3 STEPHEN GILLIGAN, PhD Tiki Pavilion

Induction Methods IThis session explores various methods for eliciting hypnotic trance in a therapy situation. The relevance of utilizing key aspectsof a client's resources and symptoms, as well as different ways to gage and incorporate ongoing feedback will be emphasized.

Educational Objectives: 1) Given a therapy situation, give two methods for eliciting a trance.

2) To describe the relevance of utilizing key aspects of a client's resources and symptoms.


FRIDAY

WORKSHOPS 25-36 · 2:00-5:00 PM

WS 25 JOAN BORYSENKO, PhD Golden BallroomSaying Yes to Change

Change is a three-part rite of passage: separation from the known; wandering in the wilderness; and the return transformed. The second stage ishardest to navigate, often interrupted by the premature need for closure. A specific skill set including inquiry, mindfulness, curiosity and stillnessprovides essential competencies for moving through change.Educational Objectives: 1) Given a client, describe the change process as a three-part rite of passage. 2) To list five positive coping skills for the liminal stage of "wandering in the wilderness" of the unknown.

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WS 26 JON CARLSON, PsyD, EdD, ABPP · MATT ENGLAR-CARLSON, PhD Pacific 4-5Brief Therapy with Men

In this workshop, we will explore the unique emotional development of boys and men, the different ways men and women respond to psy-chotherapy, and the special psychological challenges men face, including their preoccupation with money, power, and competition, as wellas their use of work, anger, isolation, substance abuse and sexuality to mask troubling symptoms like depression. Attendees will learn howto engage even the most therapy-resistant men through a highly active approach that normalizes, rather than pathologizes, their feelings,attitudes, and behavior. Videotapes examples of actual sessions will be used to understand how to work with men in therapy.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to engage men in therapy. 2) To describe four ways psychotherapy is different for men and women.

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WS 27 STEPHEN LANKTON, MSW, DAHB Pacific 2Using Hypnosis in a Brief Therapy Workshop

Research shows that brief treatments paired with hypnosis is more effective than treatments alone for many types of problems. The scienceand art of hypnosis is now widely recognized as a component tool for psychotherapy and has been employed successfully as a comfortablepart of private practice and agency practice for years. As hypnosis spreads throughout the mainstream of psychotherapy, it is important toget competent information regarding its use. This workshop is intended to correct any lack of understanding and training in this importantarea. The rationale, indications and basic use will be explained and demonstrated with practical exercises to help convey the key languageskills that are requisite.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how hypnosis is introduced in brief therapy. 2) To list three areas where the use of hypnosis can benefit the common practice of psychotherapy.

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WS 28 SCOTT MILLER, PhD Golden WestSupershrinks: Learning From the Most Effective Practitioners

Thanks to a number of recent studies, there is now solid empirical evidence for what distinguishes highly effective therapists. In this work-shop, participants will learn in detail the qualities and practices that separate the great from the good. Participants also will find out about asystem of feedback procedures that can be used to develop a profile of their most and least effective moments in therapy - what works andwhat doesn't. Not only will attendees get a far more exact idea of their clinical strengths and weaknesses and how to use the findings toimprove their own practice, but they will also come away with concrete tools that will immediately boost clinical abilities and effectiveness.Educational Objectives: 1) To list four specific practices employed by highly effective therapists. 2) To describe a method for identifying and improving areas of weakness in clinical work.

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WS 29 CHRISTINE PADESKY, PhD San DiegoWhy Do I Keep Doing This? Triggers and Maintenance of Persistent Problems

CBT models for understanding mood and behavioral problems often specify common triggers and maintenance factors. Awareness of trig-gers and maintenance factors focuses therapy and can streamline intervention choices to yield a more rapid treatment response. Learn afour-step conceptualization model for collaborating with clients to identify triggers and maintenance factors. This model is particularly use-ful for clients who experience persistent difficulties and/or nave a multi-problem clinical presentation.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe a four-step conceptualization model for collaborating with clients to identify triggers and maintenance factors. 2) To describe how to integrate client observations with relevant empirical data and present it to the client in everyday language.

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WS 30 JOHN NORCROSS, PhD, ABPP SunsetLeaving it at the Office: Psychotherapist Self-Care

Conducting brief therapy places additional and special burdens on the person of the therapist. This workshop puts the Socratic dicta of "knowthyself" and "heal thyself" into practice. We shall focus on 12 self-care strategies that are clinician-recommended, research-based and prac-titioner-tested. Come join us for focused lectures, copious handouts, group demonstrations, thought experiments, interactive discussions andparticipants' own material.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe six self-care strategies for psychotherapists supported by research. 2) to describe how to conduct periodic self-assessments of the effectiveness of therapist self-care.



WS 31 REID WILSON, PhD SunriseHandling OCD: The Four Primary Homework Assignments

Obsessions persist despite the application of logic or reason, and compulsions are so successful at briefly relieving anxiety that they takeon a life of their own. The therapist can reframe the nature of the problem and incorporate all interventions within four simple but provoca-tive guidelines that challenge the dysfunctional beliefs of the client.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the four primary homework assignments for OCD. 2) To describe ten interventions for obsessions and compulsions.

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WS 32 MATTHEW SELEKMAN, MSW, LCSW Pacific 1Imagination, Play, and Possibilities:

Collaborative Strengths-Based Family Therapy with Challenging ChildrenIn this "hands-on" practice-oriented workshop, participants will learn effective engagement strategies with children, empirically-based par-ent management skills, and several family play and art therapy strategies that tap the inventiveness of the child and his/her family membersto generate new ideas and co-construct solutions.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three empirically-based parent management skills used to empower parents to resolve their chil-dren's behavioral difficulties. 2) To describe two family play and art experiments to alter family-maintaining problem patterns to generate solutions.

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WS 33 KENNETH HARDY, PhD Pacific 3Therapy with Oppressed Families: A Multicultural Perspective

This workshop will provide an examination of oppression and its effects on children, families and therapy. A framework for working withfamilies who are considered "resistant and hard-to-engage" will be provided. Strategies for identifying and treating the hidden wounds ofoppression will be provided. Self of the therapist issues will be addressed.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify two clinical strategies that will enhance the effective treatment of oppressed families. 2) To describe relevant clinician-generated biases and micro-aggressions that hamper effective treatment.

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WS 34 JANIS ABRAHMS SPRING, PhD CaliforniaThe Intimate Dance of Genuine Forgiveness

This workshop will reframe forgiveness as an intimate dance between the two people held together by an interpersonal violation. Usingexamples from affairs and other betrayals, it will spell out exactly what offenders must do to earn forgiveness, and what hurt parties mustdo to grant forgiveness.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three specific guidelines for helping offenders earn forgiveness. 2) To list three specific guidelines for helping hurt parties grant forgiveness.

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WS 35 JUDITH BECK, PhD Town & CountrySuccessful Dieting and Maintenance: Dealing with Emotional Issues

Most people regain weight because they didn't learn necessary skills. This workshop presents techniques from The Beck Diet Solution: TrainYour Brain to Think Like a Thin Person, especially how to use a cognitive therapy approach to deal with discouragement, disappointment,a sense of unfairness, and helplessness along with techniques to overcome cravings and emotional eating.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three techniques to deal with emotional issues. 2) To describe how to avoid emotional eating.

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WS 36 JAMES PROCHASKA, PhD Pacific 6-7Transtheoretical Therapy with Clients at Each Stage of Change

Overcoming Chronic Problems involves progress through six stages of change: pre-contemplation, contemplation, preparation, action,maintenance and termination. Therapeutic principles and processes need to be matched to each stage of change. Innovative interventionsfor applying these principles and processes will be presented along with evidence and examples of how stage-matched therapy can out-perform brief action-oriented therapies.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the six stages of change used in overcoming chronic problems.2) To describe how stage-matched therapy can out-perform brief action-based therapies. Brief Treatment with the Borderline Personality.

FRIDAY


FRIDAY

5:15-6:15 PM

K 3 NICHOLAS CUMMINGS, PhD, ScD · KEYNOTE 3 Golden Ballroom

Upcoming National Health Reform: Is Your Practice Ready?National Health Reform is now considered inevitable, and many mental health practitioners are expecting this will rejuvenate their decliningpractices. Be aware, however, there will be strict standards on what conditions and interventions will be covered, and the list of what will beexpected and what will likely be eliminated may shock you. Be prepared, tailor your practice appropriately now, and you will prosper.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe what training and attitude changes are necessary to implement necessary changes in practice. 2) To describe two methods available for implementation of innovation.

6:30-7:30 PM AUTHORS’ HOUR Atlas Foyer


9:15-10:15 AM

Clinical Demonstration 3Connecting with the Inner Self

in PsychotherapySTEPHEN GILLIGAN

Golden Ballroom~~~~~

Clinical Demonstration 4Somatic

PsychotherapyPETER LEVINE

Town & Country~~~~~

Topical Panel 3Brief Therapy for Anxiety Disorders

STEVE ANDREAS · STEPHEN LANKTONCHRISTINE PADESKY · REID WILSON

San Diego~~~~~

Topical Panel 4Therapy & Social Issues

MARY GOULDING · KENNETH HARDYJEFFREY KOTTLER · MICHAEL YAPKO

Golden West~~~~~

Dialogue 2Science, Practice and Spirituality Issues

STEVEN HAYES · JAMES PROCHASKA

California~~~~~

Conversation Hour 3Relapse Prevention

JON CARLSON

Pacific 1~~~~~

Conversation Hour 4History and Use of the Drama Triangle

STEPHEN KARPMAN

Pacific 3

8:00-9:00 AM

Clinical Demonstration 1Experiential Applications

for Brief TherapyJEFFREY ZEIG


Clinical Demonstration 2Treating Trauma by Creating

an Earlier Resource ExperienceSTEVE ANDREAS

Town & Country~~~~~

Topical Panel 1Setting Goals in Brief Therapy

SCOTT MILLER · JOHN NORCROSSERVING POLSTER · JAMES PROCHASKA

San Diego~~~~~

Topical Panel 2Mind-Body Issues

JON CARLSON · ROBERT DILTSSTEPHEN GILLIGAN · PETER LEVINE

Golden West~~~~~

Dialogue 1Therapy with Challenging Children

KENNETH HARDY · MATTHEW SELEKMAN

California~~~~~

Conversation Hour 1Experiences as a Therapist and Traveler

MARY GOULDING

Pacific 1~~~~~

Conversation Hour 2Consulting to Family Business

FLORENCE KASLOW

Pacific 3

SATURDAY •• DECEMBER 13MORNING INTERACTIVE EVENTS

10:30-11:30 AM

Clinical Demonstration 5Hypnosis as a Context for Problem-Solving

MICHAEL YAPKO


Clinical Demonstration 6Acceptance and

Commitment TherapySTEVEN HAYES

Town & Country~~~~~

Topical Panel 5Brief Therapy with Couples and Families

JON CARLSON · STEPHEN KARPMANFLORENCE KASLOW · MATTHEW SELEKMAN

San Diego~~~~~

Topical Panel 6About Milton Erickson

STEPHEN GILLIGAN · STEPHEN LANKTONERNEST ROSSI · JEFFREY ZEIG

Golden West~~~~~

Dialogue 3Limits of Brief Therapy

JEFFREY KOTTLER · SCOTT MILLER

California~~~~~

Conversation Hour 5Divorce Busting Conversation

MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS

Pacific 1~~~~~

Conversation Hour 6Open-Ended Conversation

ERVING POLSTER

Pacific 3

11:30 AM-12:45 PM LUNCH

12:45-1:45 PM

K 4 JEAN HOUSTON, PhD · KEYNOTE 4 Golden Ballroom

Inner Archetypes of Social Transformation

Participants will learn how to incorporate sensory, psychological, mythic, spiritual and unitive states to bring personal potential to socialchange at a community, professional and cultural level.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to incorporate sensory, psychological, mythic, spiritual and unitive states to bring potential to socialchange at a community level. 2) To describe how to incorporate sensory, psychological, mythic, spiritual and unitive states to bring potential to social change at a profes-sional level.


3:15-4:15 PM

Clinical Demonstration 9The Four-Stage Creative Process

ERNEST ROSSI

Golden Ballroom

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Clinical Demonstration 10Cognitive Behavioral Approach

to Weight LossJUDITH BECK

Town & Country

~~~~~Topical Panel 9

Brief Therapy for DepressionCHRISTINE PADESKY · BILL O'HANLON

JANIS A. SPRING · MICHAEL YAPKO

San Diego


Cross-Cultural IssuesSTEVEN HAYES · JEFFREY KOTTLER

MARY GOULDING · CLAUDIO NARANJO

Golden West

~~~~~Dialogue 5

Working with Belief SystemsSTEVE ANDREAS · ROBERT DILTS

California

~~~~~Conversation Hour 9Factors Leading to

Successful TreatmentSCOTT MILLER

Pacific 1

~~~~~Conversation Hour 10

Integrating Self-Help into TherapyJOHN NORCROSS

Pacific 3

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2:00-3:00 PM

Clinical Demonstration 7Using Hypnosis in a Brief Therapy Demo

STEPHEN LANKTON

Golden Ballroom

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Clinical Demonstration 8Transforming “Stuck” StatesROBERT DILTS

Town & Country


Use of Theory in Clinical PracticeSTEVEN HAYES · STEPHEN KARPMANMATTHEW SELEKMAN · REID WILSON

San Diego


Person of the TherapistKENNETH HARDY · JOHN NORCROSS

BILL O'HANLON · MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS

Golden West

~~~~~Dialogue 4

Social Factors in Depression and AnxietyERVING POLSTER · MICHAEL YAPKO

California


Living inMythic Times

JEAN HOUSTON

Pacific 1


Managing Couples Secrets in TherapyJANIS ABRAHMS SPRING

Pacific 3

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SATURDAYAFTERNOON INTERACTIVE EVENTS

4:30-5:30 PM

Clinical Demonstration 11Demonstration of Inclusive Therapy

BILL O'HANLON

Golden Ballroom

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Clinical Demonstration 12Persuasive Therapy

in First Session for OCDREID WILSON

Town & Country


Psychotherapy: Art or ScienceSTEVE ANDREAS · SCOTT MILLERERVING POLSTER · ERNEST ROSSI

San Diego

~~~~~Topical Panel 12Sexual Issues

FLORENCE KASLOW · JANIS A. SPRINGMICHELE WEINER-DAVIS · JEFFREY ZEIG

Golden West

~~~~~Dialogue 6

The Psychotherapist's Personal TherapyPETER LEVINE · JOHN NORCROSS

California


What Makes Therapy Work: Science or Art?

CLAUDIO NARANJO

Pacific 1


Imagery in CBTCHRISTINE PADESKY

Pacific 3

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*FH 4 MICHAEL YAPKO, PhD Tiki Pavilion

Hypnosis as a Goal-Oriented Brief PsychotherapyHypnosis can easily be integrated with any brief therapy modality and can be applied in a variety of ways, including: 1) enhanc-ing symptom management; 2) teaching specific problem-solving skills; 3) addressing and resolving underlying conflicts; or, 4)providing perceptual shifts that serve to empower the client. In this section of the Fundamental Hypnosis Track, we will explore

the many ways hypnosis can be used in brief therapies, and participants will begin to apply hypnosis strategically for therapeutic purposesin structured practice sessions.

Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three problem-solving skills.

2) To list five ways hypnosis can be used in brief therapies.

WORKSHOPS 37-48 · 8:30-11:30 AM

WS 37 DAVID BURNS, MD Golden BallroomWhen Panic Attacks: High-Speed, Practical Treatment Techniques

Dr. Burns will describe powerful new treatment methods for Panic Disorder and will present a video of a woman who has suffered form tenyears of intractable depression and terrifying panic attacks. Participants will witness the actual moment of her recovery.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the Experimental Technique. 2) Given an anxiety disorder, describe the use of the Hidden Emotion model.

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WS 38 ROBERT DILTS Pacific 2The Role of Relational Fields in Brief Therapy

The notion of a relational or transpersonal "field" is an important emerging concept in Brief Therapy. A "field" is a type of space or energyproduced by relationships and interactions in a system that often holds deeper, more archetypal information. It is similar to what GregoryBateson referred to as a "larger mind" and "the pattern which connects." This workshop will explore methods to recognize and work withsuch fields as part of a Brief Therapy session.Educational Objectives: 1) To define what a "field" is, and its influence in a therapeutic interaction. 2) To describe the use of key patterns within a field to promote therapeutic solutions.

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WS 39 ERNEST ROSSI, PhD San DiegoThree Easy Introductory Activity-Dependent Approaches

to Therapeutic Hypnosis and Psychotherapy This is an entirely experiential workshop where you can learn how to facilitate the classical four-stage creative process with three easy-to-learn activity-dependent approaches to therapeutic hypnosis and psychotherapy. How you as a psychotherapist can relax with a bemusedsmile while your clients do all the work in resolving their issues.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three activity-dependent approaches to therapeutic hypnosis and psychotherapy. 2) Given a client, describe how the classical four-stage creative process can be used to have them solve their own issues.

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WS 40 PETER LEVINE, PhD SunriseThe Body Bears the Burden: Mind, Brain and Body in the Transformation of Trauma

It is common to see clients who present with complex arrays of symptoms. These symptoms can be persistent or "mutate" unexpectedly,leaving patient and therapist feeling confused, frustrated and helpless. In this presentation, we will see how states of unresolved stress andtrauma can be the underlying force that drives multiple elusive symptoms. These include panic, depression, insomnia, migraines, severePMS, chronic pain, fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how new bodily experiences can heal trauma. 2) To describe how to implement change of the internal experience of the body for trauma victims.

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WS 41 STEPHEN KARPMAN, MD Pacific 6-7The Karpman Drama Triangle in Brief Therapy

Patients enter therapy trapped in games far too complicated to solve by themselves. The therapist offers insights by simplifying the double andtriple roles in the Drama Triangle, and offers clear choices by simplifying the possible escape routes to use. An experiential exercise is included.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the roles of Persecutor, Rescuer and Victim in the Drama Triangle. 2) To describe the use of the new Compassion Triangles.

SUNDAY MORNING • DECEMBER 14


SUNDAY MORNING


WS 42 STEVE ANDREAS, MA Golden BallroomResolving PTSD Flashbacks

Someone with a flashback experiences an intense traumatic memory as if it were happening to them again. Learning how to view the samememory as if it were happening to someone else on a small, distant movie screen eliminates the intense unpleasant feeling, while preserv-ing important learning. There will be a live demonstration.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how to help a client dissociate using each major sensory system. 2) To describe the external nonverbal signs of the internal experience of dissociation.

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WS 43 FLORENCE KASLOW, PhD, ABPP Pacific 1Brief Therapies with Children of Divorce: Before, During and After

What are the differential impacts of divorce on children? This workshop will consider the thoughts, feelings, behavior, issues, concerns andneeds of children in different age groups, from birth to 50 years, within the framework of the stages of the divorce process and for years after-wards. Lecture, discussion, clinical examples and role plays will be interspersed as efficacious interventions are considered.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the need for increased awareness of the differential impact of divorce on children. 2) To describe three effective brief therapy interventions with children of divorce.

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WS 44 JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD Pacific 3Lasting Impressions in Brief Therapy:

What Can Clinicians Learn from Filmmakers . . . and Social Psychologists?Changing mood and perspective is central in brief therapy. Experiential methods can be more immediately effective than traditional didac-tic approaches. All art is, by definition, "experiential." Altering mood and perspective is the point of it - whether drama, painting, literature,dance or music. Movies use multilayered methods for change. The viewer is often unaware of the intricate dramatic, experiential techniquesthat filmmakers use to exert influence. Social psychology studies the way in which people are influenced outside of awareness. Contextualmarkers and demand characteristics are some of the areas of social psychology that are investigated to understand human responsiveness.Concepts from filmmaking and social psychology can advance the practice of brief therapy. In this workshop we will explore the lens of thefilmmaker and social psychologist in order to elucidate experiential clinical approaches, especially those influenced by Milton Erickson.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three filmmaker methods that can be used in psychotherapy.2) Given a therapy goal, describe a method to make it more effective by appealing to the client's visual system.

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WS 45 BILL O’HANLON, MS CaliforniaInclusive Therapy: A Simple and Powerful Method of Dissolving Resistance

Derived from Permissive Hypnosis and Eastern ReligionsInclusive Therapy is a new model of therapy designed to deal with the ambivalence to change clients often bring to the therapy process.Participants will learn a gentle way to approach conflicted clients to dissolve resistance, binds and dissociation. This method can be espe-cially useful in dealing with borderline or hostile clients.Educational Objectives: 1) To list three methods of inclusion in therapy. 2) To identify and resolve ambivalence in the therapy process.

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WS 46 MARY GOULDING, MSW SunsetWhere in the World Does Psychotherapy Fit?

This is an experiential workshop in social awareness. Through imagination and guided fantasy, therapists will experience their own power tochange themselves and facilitate change in their clients - in order to bring about social change and to make a healthier world.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe two techniques each for changing prejudice to compassion, compliance to action and selfishness to altruism. 2) To describe two methods of introducing social awareness into group therapy.

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SUNDAY


WS 47 STEPHEN GILLIGAN, PhD Town & CountryThe Problem is the Solution: Symptoms as Identity Transformers

A key idea in Milton Erickson's work was that a person's problematic experiences and behaviors can be skillfully accepted and utilized asthe basis for therapeutic change. Self-relations psychotherapy develops this idea further, emphasizing symptoms as indicating the death ofan old identity and the impending birth of a new identity. Thus, we don't try to "get rid of" depression, anxiety, or other "acting out/acting in"expressions, but instead invite them into a human relationship of "sponsorship", where their healing and helpful nature may be realized. Inthis workshop, we will see how a therapist can generate a ritual space where symptoms and other disturbing experiences can be "midwifed"into new identities.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the basic principles and methods of self-relations psychotherapy. 2) To describe how these methods might be used to transform symptoms into positive solution and resources.

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WS 48 MICHAEL HOYT, PhD Pacific 4-5Single-Session Psychotherapy: Enhancing One-Meeting Potentials

Many therapies involve brief lengths of treatment. A structure will be presented for organizing the tasks and skills involved in different phas-es (pre, early, middle, late and follow-through) of therapy. Numerous case examples, including video, will illustrate brief therapy techniquesboth in initial sessions and in the course of longer treatments.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify the tasks and skills involved in different phases of treatment. 2) To name the brief therapy techniques that may be useful in different clinical situations.

11:30 AM-12:45 PM LUNCH

12:45-1:45 PM

K 5 DAVID BURNS, MD · KEYNOTE 5 Golden Ballroom

Making Therapists and Patients Accountable

Dr. Burns will describe disturbing new research on the accuracy - or lack of accuracy - or clinician's perceptions of how our patients feel -and how they feel about us. He will illustrate new, brief, highly accurate assessment instruments that can dramatically boost your clinicalunderstanding and effectiveness.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the recent research on the accuracy of therapist's perceptions of depression severity. 2) To describe how to dramatically boost therapeutic effectiveness.


*FH 5 ERNEST ROSSI, PhD Tiki Pavilion

Induction Methods II: Three Novel Approaches to the Induction of Therapeutic Hypnosis

Three brief, novel, creative and easy to learn approaches to the induction of therapeutic hypnosis that are appropriate for prac-tically any client issue with any theoretical orientation will be shared with participants. All of these approaches have evolved from Erickson'soriginal "hand levitation technique" and are consistent with the principles of art, beauty, and truth presented in the new 2008 series of "TheCollected Works of Milton H. Erickson," Vol.1, "The Nature of Therapeutic Hypnosis."

Educational Objectives: 1) To list three approaches to the induction of therapeutic hypnosis.

2) To describe Milton Erickson's hand levitation technique.


WORKSHOPS 49-60 · 2:00-5:00 PM

WS 49 DAVID BURNS, MD Golden BallroomSocial Anxiety Disorder: Innovative Therapeutic Approaches

Dr. Burns will illustrate how to treat patients suffering from shyness as well as other forms of social anxiety, using the Daily Mood Log,Recovery Circle, and the concept of "Failing as Fast as You Can."Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the four types of social anxiety. 2) Given a patient with test anxiety, develop an individualized treatment plan.

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WS 50 STEPHEN GILLIGAN, PhD Town & CountryWhen Buddha and Freud Talk: A Workshop in Generative Change

The challenge of personal transformation is faced differently in the East and West. Typically, Eastern meditation emphasizes how to cultivatehigher states of consciousness that "go beyond" ego identifications, while Western therapy focuses on how to "work through" problematicstates. This workshop explores an integrative model that suggests how to use both approaches in a complementary way: sometimes "tran-scending, sometimes "transforming", and often doing both at the same time. The connection between meditation, generative trance, and self-relations will be a central focus.Educational Objectives: 1) To compare and contrast the Western and Eastern models of transformational change. 2) To describe a model that integrates the two approaches in a generative way.

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WS 51 MICHAEL YAPKO, PhD Pacific 1Discovering Hypnosis Again for the First Time

The field of hypnosis has moved to the forefront of objective research in striving to understand the role unconscious processes play in mind-body healing, automatic (reflexive) cognitive and behavioral responses, and the utilization of attentional mechanisms in problem-solving. Inthis workshop, participants will both learn and experience the merits of integrating hypnosis into goal-directed psychotherapies.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe three ways hypnosis research enhances our understanding or therapy. 2) To describe three ways to apply hypnosis in the treatment of common disorders.

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WS 52 STEVEN HAYES, PhD Golden WestAcceptance and Mindfulness in the Therapeutic Relationship

The evidence that the relationship matters in psychotherapy is vast, but that knowledge is of limited usefulness until it is known how to cre-ate powerful therapeutic relationships. The relevance of the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model to this issue is described,and specific methods are described and shown that can increase the potency of the therapeutic relationship.Educational Objectives: 1) To list the six core processes in an Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) model of psychopathology. 2) To describe how ACT targets each of the six processes in the model.

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WS 53 JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD Pacific 3Seeding

In the literature, music and drama, artists often covertly foreshadow impending events. In social psychology there are myriad studies of prim-ing, an effect by which the accessibility of a future target is increased by the presentation of an earlier cue. Priming effects illuminate impor-tant facets of interpersonal responsiveness. Milton Erickson was the first therapist to seed future ideas in the course of strategic therapy andhypnosis. Seeding is an important concept that can increase the effectiveness of interventions regardless of the technique that will be used.We will learn to harness seeding methods through lecture, demonstration and practice.Educational Objectives: 1) To define seeding. 2) To list three reasons for using seeding in therapy.

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WS 54 ROBERT DILTS Pacific 2Somatic Strategies in Brief Therapy

There is an old saying that "knowledge is only a rumor until it is in the muscle." This is nowhere more true than in Brief Therapy. This work-shop will explore how physical and somatically oriented techniques, such as spatial sorting, centering and "Somatic Syntax" can be used tohelp clients discover and internalize lasting solutions to a variety of problem situations.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the importance of the body and "somatic mind" in Brief Therapy. 2) To describe two body-oriented interventions for helping clients find resources and transform symptoms.

SUNDAY • DECEMBER 14


SUNDAY


WS 55 JEAN HOUSTON, PhD San DiegoUsing Myth and Cultural Stories as a Journey for Personal and Social Transformation

This workshop will explore archetypical and imaginal sources for Social Artistry, and address states of consciousness research as it appliesto exploring the possible human and the possible society.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe how states of consciousness research applies to exploring the possible human. 2) To describe how states of consciousness research applies to exploring the possible society.

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WS 56 DEBBIE JOFFE ELLIS Pacific 6-7Brief Therapy Using Albert Ellis' Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy

This workshop will describe the main techniques and benefits of Rational Emotive Behavior Therapy (REBT), as well as discuss its efficien-cy and effectiveness as a brief therapy. Participants will learn important and helpful self-work to do after therapy. There will be live demon-strations with audience volunteers, and time for questions from participants.Educational Objectives: 1) To name three techniques in REBT Brief Therapy. 2) To name the three main benefits of REBT Brief Therapy

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WS 57 BILL O’HANLON, MS CaliforniaChange 101: The Seven Ways Change Occurs in Therapy and Life

"If you want truly to understand something, try to change it." - Kurt Lewin. Change is one of the most challenging aspects of life. Yet thereare identifiable ways we all change. In this short session, you will learn the seven major ways people change and how to identify and tapinto people's natural motivational styles to create change.Educational Objectives: 1) To identify seven major pathways to change. 2) To describe the two types of motivation.

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WS 58 CLAUDIO NARANJO, MD SunsetPersonality, Neurotic Needs and Irrational Thinking

This workshop is a succinct review of the neurotic needs and fixed dysfunctional ideas of 27 personality structures in Ichazo's proto-analy-sis, Illustrated through film excerpts and comments from participants.Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the process of sharpening personality perception. 2) Given a personality diagnosis, suggest an appropriate therapeutic intervention.

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WS 59 PETER LEVINE, PhD SunriseTrauma Through a Child's Eyes

This workshop will explore trauma along a child's developmental continuum. We will investigate how the effects of trauma can result notonly from catastrophic events, but from commonplace events. At the core of this understanding is the unique way that trauma is imprintedon the body, brain and spirit. This workshop will demonstrate how trauma can be both prevented and resolved through play, art and senso-ry-motor activities. Participants will learn through combination of lectures, videos, case presentations and experiential activities.Educational Objectives: 1) Given a child's developmental continuum, describe how trauma is imprinted on the body, brain and spirit. 2) To describe how trauma can be both prevented and resolved through play, art and sensory-motor activities.

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WS 59 CASEY TRUFFO, MS, MFT Pacific 4-5How to Build a Full and Rewarding Private Practice

with Self-Paying ClientsFeel uncomfortable about marketing your private practice? Tried marketing with disappointing results? You're not alone. Most therapistsweren't taught in school how to build and market a financially rewarding practice. This presentation offers practical, step-by-step instruc-tions to building an effective, ethical and low-cost marketing plan to attract self-paying clients and increase your marketing confidence. Inaddition, since the internet will be the number one way you attract clients in the next decade, we will also discuss websites and other onlinetools you can use to attract clients via the internet.Educational Objectives: 1) To list four ways to effectively market a professional practice. 2) To identify five conditions necessary to choose a therapist.

5:15-5:45 PM CLOSING REMARKS Golden Ballroom


9:00 AM-12:00 PM

GESTALT AND HYPNOSIS MASTER CLASS 1

GH 1 ERVING POLSTER, PhD · JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD California

Brief Therapy: Experiential Approaches Combining Gestalt and Hypnosis

Gestalt therapy and Ericksonian hypnotherapy are experiential methods of change. In combination they can be synergistic. Psychotherapy isbest when clients have a first hand experience of an alive therapeutic process. Such dynamic, empowering experiences pave the way fordynamic understandings.

Drs. Polster and Zeig will offer brief introductions to their approaches. They will demonstrate their methods through live therapeutic sessionsand they will engage with each other and the participants to examine commonalities and differences in their work.

Educational Objectives: 1) To describe the synergy between Gestalt Therapy and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy. 2) To list two commonalities and two differences between Gestalt Therapy and Ericksonian Hypnotherapy.

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12:00-1:30 PM · LUNCH~~~~~

1:30-4:30 PM

GESTALT AND HYPNOSIS MASTER CLASS 2

GH 2 ERVING POLSTER, PhD · JEFFREY ZEIG, PhD California

Brief Therapy: Experiential Approaches Combining Gestalt and Hypnosis (continued)

MONDAY •• December 15

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