Adult Sibling Relationships: Affectionate, Ambivalent, & Ambiguous

Based on survey data and in-depth case studies of more than 260 siblings over the age of 40 (as described in Dr. Greif’s book, Adult Sibling Relationships, Columbia University Press), this workshop offers vital direction for transversing the emotional terrain of adult sibling relations.

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Writing for Publication in Couple and Family Therapy

This course will teach participants how to write for publication in couple and family therapy. The aim over seven months will be to have a fully realized manuscript for either a scholarly journal or the popular press. Participants are expected to write in between class meetings and to share their work with class colleagues.

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Dímelo en Español: A Social Justice Framework in Strengthening Latinx Immigrant Families

In this workshop, Silvia Espinal and Genoveva Garcia will examine a specialized family therapy framework that at its core adopts and attends to cultural sensitivity, intersectionality and the stance of the therapist.

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Clinical Interventions Working with Families and Children with Special Needs: The Family Narrative

This workshop will focus on therapeutic interventions that promote meaningful outcomes for families who have children with developmental disabilities (e.g., autism, ADHD, learning disabilities).

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Identifying and Addressing Racial Trauma in Couple Therapy

Specific attention will be devoted to the ways in which daily experiences with sociocultural trauma of racism generate destructive relational and communication patterns that block healthy emotional and relational support as well as connection between Black men and women.

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Revisiting Systemic Thinking: A Mindful Approach

The workshop will be informed by the word “liminal” which refers to that space, at the very moment of transition when there is an energy looking for a difference that will make a difference.

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The Secret Life of Families

In this workshop, therapists will examine secrets in a multi-systemic context of culture, media, institutions, family-of-origin, household and individual selves, learn effective interviewing techniques when secrets pertain, and clarify their own ethical positions as therapists regarding secrets connected to birth, illness, incest, adultery, substance abuse, suicide, money and death.

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