64th Annual Conference

Saturday, March 10

Morning Workshops

8:45 A.M.-12:00 noon

Workshop 85

Translating Neuroscience into Practice with Same Sex and Opposite Sex Couples and Groups

Chair:

Sue Marriott, LCSW, CGP, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

How do we make use of all the burgeoning research in developmental neuroscience in our practice?  If the technical material makes your eyes cross, then come learn about the application of this research to clinical work with groups, and in particular with same-sex and opposite-sex couples. 

didactic, sharing of work experiences, demonstration, experiential

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Describe the highlights of major developmental neuroscience in practical, usable language.
2. Apply this material to work in groups, individual and couples therapy.
3. Detect similarities and differences in same-sex and opposite sex relationships.
4. Increase sensitivity and appreciation for same-sex relationships.
5. Develop varied strategies of intervention that utilize knowledge of brain functioning.

Course References:

1. Shore, A. (2002).  Dysregulation of the Right Brain:  A fundamental mechanism of traumatic attachment and the psychopathogenesis of posttraumatic stress disorder.  Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry. 36, 9-30.

2. Boston Change Process Group Bruschweiler-Stern et al (2002).  Explicating the implicit:  The local level and the microprocess of change in the analytic situation.  International Journal of Psychoanalysis. 83, 1051-1089.     

3. Siegel, D. (2001). Toward an Interpersonal Neurobiology of the Developing Mind: Attachment relationships, “mindsight,” and neural integration.  Infant Mental Health Journal. 22(1-2), 67-94.