Hands on application of systems thinking to clinical practice, family of origin, use of neuro-feedback, and use of the self of the therapist in clinical work. Max. 8 participants

4 days of intensive experiential training in family systems application to clinical work including:

• live clinical role played sessions,
• Experience of neuro-feedback,
• Family of origin explorations
• Workshopping the use of the self of the therapist clinically.

 This training will require each participant to use their own family material in a confidential setting over the course of the week. Each participant understands that they will be actively involved in role plays and discussions and demonstrations of interventions.

Program:
Tuesday

• 9:00am-10:00am     - Review of theory and thinking about clinical evaluation and interventions – J Brown
• 10:30am-12:00pm   - Clinical session (role played as real session) and discussion – J Brown
• 1:00pm-3:00pm       - Family of Origin exploration - What can be learned from a 3 generational family diagram? Each presents their family diagram.  Drawing out what can be learned about objective systems functioning from this data?  J Brown
• 3:30pm-5:00pm       -  Clinical session including family of origin  (role played as real session) and discussion – J Brown

Wednesday

• 9:00am-10:00am     - Review of theory and thinking about clinical evaluation and interventions - J Brown
• 10:30 -12:00pm       -  Clinical session (role played by J Brown as real session) and discussion - J Brown
• 1:00pm-3:00pm       - Thinking about the self of the therapist.  Observing and attending to your own functioning throughout the clinical process.  Key applications of this key skill will be explored. - J Wright
• 3:30 -5:00pm            - Considering the responsibility of the therapist in a therapeutic endeavour that focusses on growth not healing.  What does this ask of a therapist? - J Wright

Thursday

• 9:00am-10:00am     - Review of theory and thinking about clinical practice particularly as it relates to self regulation, chronic anxiety and differentiation of self - J Brown
• 10:30 -12:00pm       -  Clinical session (role played by J Brwon as real session) and discussion - J Brown
• 1:00pm-3:00pm       - Self Regulation and the Brain.  Pt 1 - Demonstrations using neuro-feedback to think about the link between neurobiology and clinical efforts to define self in the family system.  L MacKay
• 3:30 -5:00pm            - Part 2:  Demonstrations using neuro-feedback to think about the link between neurobiology and clinical efforts to define self in the family system.  L MacKay

Friday

• 9:00am- 10:00am    -  Review of theory and thinking about systems clinical applications - J Brown
• 10:30 – 12:00pm     - Clinical session (role played as real session) and discussion – J Brown
• 1:00pm-3:00pm       -  Family of Origin exploration – What can be learned about drawing the family emotional unit at one point in history of the therapist’s family of origin? Each presents a slice of family history- drawing where each person was positioned. - J Brown
• 3:30 -5:00pm          -  Wrap up discussion on application of learning - J Brown

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