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AAMFT Winter
Institutes for Advanced Clinical
Training
March
4 - 8, 2009
Asheville,
North Carolina
 Anxiety
and Depression: Integrating Neuroscience Discoveries Into
Treatment
Glenn Veenstra, PhD
Because anxiety
disorders and depression are the most prevalent psychiatric
diagnoses, they have long been a focus in marital and family
therapy. In the last decade the rapidly developing field of
affective neuroscience has been providing a clearer
understanding of what is happening in the brain with these
disorders. This has provided a fresh perspective on some of
the traditional approaches like cognitive-behavioral and
interpersonal therapy.
This Institute will
integrate the neuroscience discoveries into therapeutic
techniques that provide clearer explanations for clients on
what is happening to them, as well as revised procedures for
dealing with these problems that improve the effectiveness of
treatment. In the process of explaining relational responses
that intensify or calm reactions, the importance of emotion in
understanding the circular patterns of interaction that have
long been core concepts for marriage and family therapists
will be demonstrated. Participants will leave this Institute
well equipped to manage the frequently-presented anxiety and
depression problems that affect virtually every client
population.
Participants will
learn:
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the latest neuroscience explanations of anxiety
and depression.
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how to explain symptoms to clients.
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the pros and cons of using medications to treat
anxiety and depression.
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how emotional problems like anxiety and
depression are learned.
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common family interactions that compound these
problems.
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correspondence of problems with attachment
styles.
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to create constructive family responses to
correct these problems.
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to emotionally empower self-talk to revise
destructive cognitions.
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improving the effectiveness of exposure methods.
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how to behaviorally activate depressed patients.
Course Schedule
Thursday,
March 5 – Sunday, March 8, 2009
8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. each day
This course provides 20 hours of continuing education.
Glenn Veenstra, PhD
is an AAMFT Clinical Member and Approved Supervisor and a
licensed psychologist who has taught medical students and
psychiatry residents at the University of Kansas School of
Medicine–Wichita for 29 years. He has been practicing and
teaching the integration of biological, psychological, and
family systems approaches throughout his career. Dr. Veenstra
was a cognitive-behavioral therapist on the NIMH sponsored
STAR-D research project on depression. In the last 6 years he
has been studying the neuroscience of emotion and has
developed a model for integrating it into therapy. He has
presented at several AAMFT conferences and numerous training
programs at regional and state conventions. Dr. Veenstra
consistently receives excellent reviews for his enthusiastic
and engaging style, clear and challenging ideas, and complete
and useful handouts.
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