64th Annual Conference

Saturday, March 10

Afternoon Workshops

2:15-5:30 P.M.

Workshop 93

Being Here Now: The SCT® Journey into the Present Moment

Chairs:

Susan M. Cassano, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

Joy V. Luther, M.S.S.W., LCSW, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

In this workshop participants will learn the skills of moving fully into the present moment toward the goal of solving problems and applying common sense to everyday conflicts.  Specific SCT^® techniques for undoing distractions will be presented and practiced using the method of functional subgrouping.

Experiential, Didactic, Demonstration, Sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Identify boundaries in time, space and reality.
2. Differentiate between the past and future, and find the present
moment.
3. Describe and utilize the SCT technique of functional subgrouping.
 

Course References:

1. Agazarian, Y. (1997). Systems-Centered Therapy for Groups. New York: The Guilford Press.
2. Agazarian, Y. and Gantt, S. (2000). Autobiography of a Theory. Philadelphia: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
3. S. Gantt, and Y. Agazarian. (Eds.). (2006). SCT(r) in Clinical Practice. Livermore: WingSpan Press.