63rd Annual Conference

Thursday, February 23

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M.-1:15 P.M.

Workshop 11

Multiple Family Therapy Group

Chairs:    

Joan Medway, Ph.D., LCSW-C, BCD, Private Practice, Potomac,

Maryland

This workshop will offer participants the theory, techniques, and usefulness of the Multiple Family Therapy Group (MFTG) technique.  Participants will experience being in a Multiple Family Therapy Group.  They will learn through lecture, experiential role play, and case sharing.

Didactic-demonstration-experiential-sharing of work experience

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1) Describe the steps that are involved in organizing an MFTG.

2) Plan an MFTG that they would envision creating in their practice or agency.

3) Analyze the leader's important role in leading an MFTG.

4) Understand the technique of weaving together the themes from one family to another.

Course References:

1. Weine, S. (2003). The TAFES Multi-Family Group Intervention for Kosovar Refugees: A feasibility study. The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease, 191, 2.

2. McClendon, R. and Kadis, L. (1983). Chocolate Pudding and other approaches to Intensive Multiple Family Therapy. Palo Alto: Science and Behavior Books.

3. Haley, J. (1971). Changing Families. New York: Grune and Stratton.