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Friday, October 31, 2008
Afternoon Workshops
2:45 p.m. - 4:45 p.m.
 

300
CRUCIBLE TRACK: Sexual Satisfaction, Dysfunction, and Differentiation
David M. Schnarch
Susan J. Regas

The new Crucible Sexual Inventory (CSI) measures sexual satisfaction, desire and functioning in both men and women of all sexual orientations. This workshop will present the CSI and its psychometric properties. Research with the CSI supports the core link between sexual satisfaction, functioning and differentiation posited by the Crucible® approach. Clinical implication will be explored.

301
Therapeutic Jurisprudence as an Ethical Paradigm for MFTs
Jonathan K. Appel
Do Hee Kim-Appel

Increasingly, family therapists are working with court-ordered individuals and their families. Therapists are required to resolve emerging ethical dilemmas, which invariably result from differences between therapeutic and criminal justice systems. A therapeutic jurisprudence framework is offered as a paradigm in concert with the AAMFT Code of Ethics to serve the best interests of the community, while limiting ineffective aspects of offender treatment.

302
Expanding our Multicultural Selves: Immersion Learning
Jason J. Platt
Teresa McDowell
Cheryl L. Storm

Therapists, educators, and supervisors must practice ethically and competently in our now globalized world. Gain ideas for using international immersion experiences in professional development, including addressing self of the therapist issues regarding national identity. Additionally, learn how domestic programs can be used to expand the multicultural selves of clinicians, educators, and supervisors to competently practice with a global, ethical lens.

303
Ethical Issues in Couple Therapy for Partner Violence
Norman B. Epstein
Jaslean J. La Taillade
Carol A. Werlinich

This workshop will identify ethical issues in couple therapy for abusive behavior. Guidelines will be detailed, with case examples, for screening, assessment, and treatment to minimize risks for abuse within and outside sessions; deciding when couple therapy is appropriate; obtaining informed consent; balancing avoidance of secret-keeping with maintenance of individuals’ safety; and working with court-ordered cases.

304
Neuroscience News about Treating Depression
Glenn J. Veenstra, Jr.

Neuroscience findings about major depression will be presented that illustrate why it can be so disabling and its recovery so difficult. Medication treatment will be reviewed briefly with the main focus on applying these new neuroscience understandings to its therapeutic treatment through behavioral activation, positive cognitive attributions, and improved interpersonal support.

305
Ethics and Medical Model: Systemic, Legal and Consumer Views
Arnold F. Woodruff
George P. Stone
Randolph Fiery
James P. Morris
Byron Stith

This session will provide an in-depth consideration of the ethical issues involved in utilizing a medical model for understanding and treating mental illness versus a systemic approach. Information will be provided from the research literature, from legal and ethical perspectives and from the perspective of a consumer of mental health services. Advantages and disadvantages of taking a systemic approach will be explored.

306
SPIRITUALITY TRACK: Christian Clergy Response to Intimate Partner Violence
Belinda Richardson
Volker K. Thomas
Cleveland G. Shields

This workshop will present on clergy response to intimate partner violence. Victims seek help from clergy, but there is concern about their response. Clergy responses have been mixed. Material will be presented on how clergy are influenced by attitudes about women, beliefs about women’s role in their own physical and sexual victimization, training on intimate partner violence, and religion.

307
Systemic-Oriented Ethical Decision-Making in Agency Settings
Jeffrey B. Jackson
Emily R. Haynes
Carlomagno C. Panlilio

Making ethical decisions when working with couples and families in agency settings can be complicated and challenging. This session will discuss common ethical issues faced by systemic-oriented clinicians working in various agency settings, present a model for making ethical decisions, and allow participants to practice working through real-life illustrative scenarios of agency-related ethical dilemmas.

308
Using Play Activities in Family Therapy with Children
Darryl R. Haslam
Amber L. Brewer

Many MFTs struggle with how to include children into family sessions using traditional techniques. This workshop will present how to apply play in family therapy, providing skills and concepts needed to use specific play therapy activities with families. Participants will learn how to use play therapy for assessing and treating family problems and to integrate it into their current approaches.

309
Ethical and Treatment Dilemmas of Self-Harming Clients
Tiffany B. Brown
Kimberly G. Simon
Thomas G. Kimball

This workshop will provide a review of the existing literature on the treatment of self-harm and discuss the dilemmas of treating this population. Participants will learn how self-harm is not suicidality and gain knowledge about treatment objectives. Messages from a recovering self-harmer will be offered in a “what works and what does not” discussion.

310
Innovative Medical Family Therapy: Ethics and Collaboration
Katherine J. Daniels
Paul R. Springer
Layne A. Prest
W. David Robinson
Richard J. Bischoff

This seminar will address strategies for implementing medical family therapy into clinical settings in an ethical manner. Presenters will share practical strategies for building collaborative relationships, concentrating on ethical and legal implications specific to medical family therapy. The session will also highlight ethical dilemmas that arise when providing collaborative care with other healthcare providers.

311
SUPERVISION TRACK: Best Practice in MFT Training and Supervision: Measuring Clinical Competence Effectively and Efficiently
Robert W. Marrs
Ann Marie Starr

In recent years, educational models have shifted from input-based to outcome based. This shift in focus has led many of us to re-think how we provide supervision and forced us to question whether or not our methods of supervision really lead to increased competency. The presenters will provide an empirical review of the most common supervisory models and interventions, and evaluate them according to overall cost and effectiveness.

312
The Ethical Dilemma of Conflicted Relationships
Lee Raffel
Arlie J. Albrecht

Personal integrity clashes with hypocrisy when clinicians give clients advice that contradicts how therapists privately behave. Participants are challenged to understand the complex dimensions of five conflict styles. This session also offers seven steps for handling disputes in a dignified manner, and four strategies that stop arguments from escalating. Cultivating appropriate confrontation and negotiation skills resolves differences, and potentially, achieve peace of mind.

313
Marriage and Family Therapy at the End Of Life
Kathleen M. Rulka

Even though death is a universal human experience, communication and decision making skills pertinent to the event are often rudimentary. This presentation will introduce participants to the vocabulary of end of life issues, discuss the importance of autonomy in medical decision-making, and highlight advance directives. Needs of the family system will be illustrated by case vignettes.

314
Increasing the Odds: Family Treatment for Gambling Addiction
Meri L. Shadley

As gambling opportunities expand, the need for effective and informed treatment of problem gamblers and their families grows. This workshop details the research and strategies underlying the newest approaches for treating and preventing this growing addiction and discusses the appropriate role for family therapists.

315
Ethical and Legal Challenges in Providing Online Therapy
Lea J. Tufford

Despite the geographic and virtual advantages of online counseling, this mode of counseling is rife with ethical, legal, and jurisdictional challenges of which many practicing clinicians are unaware and unprepared. Clinicians attending this workshop will increase their understanding of these challenges and how to protect themselves, as well as their clients within this expanding therapeutic paradigm.

316
Domestic Violence Focused Couple Work: Ethical Practice
Sandra M. Stith
Eric E. McCollum

This workshop will be an overview of a manualized treatment model for working with couples who choose to stay together after experiencing domestic violence. The model was developed with NIMH funding and has preliminary evidence of efficacy. Videotapes of clinical work, an outline of the treatment program, and guidelines for ethical practice with domestic violence will be presented.

317
Developing Scholarly MFT Articles: Tricks of the Trade
Ronald J. Chenail
Mudita Rastogi
Mark B. White
Carmen Knudson-Martin

Developing interesting ideas into published articles is a satisfying albeit challenging experience for most authors. This process of manuscript development requires clear vision, organizational dexterity, writing expertise, and interpersonal skills. In this session, the presenters will draw upon their experiences writing, reviewing, and editing papers to share tricks of the trade for becoming successfully published authors of scholarly MFT articles.

318
Second Hand Shock: Vicarious Trauma and Its Treatment
Vicki Carpel Miller
Ellie Izzo

Vicarious trauma refers to the cumulative impact that clients’ trauma stories have on the professional. This may include brain changes, disruptions in one’s identity or memory/belief system. Mitigated boundary judgment and diminished self-control may occur. If helping professionals are to maintain an ethical pace as they work in an increasingly dangerous world, vicarious trauma must be considered and addressed.

319
Ethical and Legal Dilemmas In Addictions
Gary W. Lawson
Ann W. Lawson
M. Duncan Stanton
Janice Hoshino

This workshop will examine some of the most important ethical, legal and moral issues involved in treating addictions. Topics will include intervention and treatment strategies, training and credentials necessary for those who treat addictions, research design and reporting, and the family's role in addictions.