An information processing model designed to clarify the biased and constricted thinking in depression will be described. The practical applications of the model use principles of guided discovery and collaborative empiricism. There will be a demonstration of specific strategies applied to dysfunctional cognitions and beliefs. A blending of cognitive and behavioral techniques are used for in vivo exercises.
Because of the weight of clients difficulties, the employment of lighter areas of experience is often indicated, both for cathartic relief as well as for providing closure. The session will focus on joy, humor, tenderness.
Invited Address Session 6 - Part 2 - The Family as Deduced from Twenty Years of Families Only featuring Carl A Whitaker, MD.
With discussant Albert Ellis, PhD.
Moderated by Camillo Loriedo, MD.
Educational Objectives:
To know the Indications and essentials for residential treatment
To know the staffing pattern required for residential treatment
To know the likely outcomes of residential treatment
Educational Objectives:
To describe the process that integrates the developmental perspective with object relations theory
To illustrate how the personal relates to the professional in the development of a theory
Invited Address Session 8 - Part 1 - The Promotion of Scientific Psychotherapy: A Long Voyage featuring Joseph Wolpe, MD.
With discussant Judd Marmor, MD.
Moderated by Harold Arkowitz, PhD.
Invited Address Session 8 - Part 2 - Justifying Coercion Through Theology and Therapy featuring Thomas S Szasz, MD.
With discussant Rollo R May, PhD.
Moderated by Harold Arkowitz, PhD.
Educational Objectives:
To understand the efficacy of the "behind the mirror" technique
To show how understanding systems leads to effective strategic interventions