7:45 - 8:30 AM

Registration and Networking in the Exhibit Area

8:30 - 10:15 AM

 

 

The most important determinant of physical health is mental health. In this research-based practical presentation, participants will learn how adverse childhood experiences set the stage for chronic illness, and substance abuse later in life through epigenetic changes, neurochemistry, immune function, and brain wiring. In this session, Dr. Borysenko will examine how evidence-based psychological interventions can rewire neuro-hormonal circuitry, and help restore both physical and mental balance.  Read More

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

10:45  AM - 12:15 PM

 

 

Buddhism is a path to freedom from suffering. Such suffering originates in the addictive quality of the mind, and our habitual tendency to grasp at pleasure and push away pain, all addictions stem from these roots. The Buddhist path offers a spiritual and psychological process of transformation that has proven to be a most effective treatment for our human addiction to thinking, and all the suffering we create with the mind.  Read More

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Lunch on your own

1:30 - 3:00 PM

 

Not so long ago, cheating and infidelity were mostly defined in physical terms. But what defines cheating today, in our age of webcams, online porn and adult friend finder apps? This presentation will help attendees gain insight into the meaning and experience of relationship infidelity in the digital age-for both “cheater” and spouse. Today, clinicians and hurting couples need new language and revised skillsets to get beyond past understandings of cheating to actively help such couples rebuild relationship trust.  Read More

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Networking Break in Exhibit Hall

3:30 - 5:00 PM

 

Pamela Harmell, PhD

Recent court cases highlight conflicts faced by students (in counseling, social work or academic programs focused on psychology), supervisors and psychotherapists when personal values conflict with diversity ethics requirements. Two legal cases involve student values related to client sexual orientation that were in conflict with diversity ethics codes. This workshop reviews ethical issues involved, legal outcomes and current standard of care. Read More

5:00  - 9:15 PM

 

 

Psychotherapists struggle with the role of the DSM-5 system and ethical diagnosing of clients. This workshop examines the major changes to the DSM-5 including: the non-axial system, ICD-9 and ICD-10 requirements, substitutions for Axis I through V, and the primary “lifespan” chapter arrangement. Read More

7:45 - 8:30 AM

Registration and Networking in the Exhibit Area

8:30 - 10:15 AM

 

 

Within the treatment world, mindfulness is a buzz word getting attention as an effective treatment modality. Yet clinicians hesitate in practice, running out of steam or having difficulty with practical explanation and approach.  Read More

10:15 - 10:45 AM

Networking Break in Exhibit Area

10:45 AM - 12:15 PM

 

 

The co-occurrence of borderline personality disorder and substance abuse disorders is well-documented and poses specific treatment challenges. While borderline personality disorder (BPD) is often conceptualized as the behavioral manifestation of early life events amenable to intensive psychotherapy rather than biological approaches, more recent research suggests that it is a disabling brain disease well as a personality disorder.  Read More

12:15 - 1:30 PM

Lunch on your own

1:30 - 3:00 PM

 

This panel will discuss basic and new therapeutic modalities for trauma and process addictions using mindfulness therapy. Based in ancient Buddhist psychology, mindfulness is a form of meditation and one of the fastest-growing areas of psychological research today.  Read More

3:00 - 3:30 PM

Networking Break in Exhibit Area

3:30  - 5:00 PM

 

The basic aim of recovery is to move away from dependencies on drugs, sex, alcohol, food, or gambling and toward a powerful spiritual interdependence. One basic definition of spirituality is being a positive and creative human being.  Taking care of your body, avoiding harmful behaviors and unhealthy relationships are spiritual disciplines.  Read More