Schedule of Activities:
Clinical Workshops II - Saturday, March 27, 2010

Morning

Morning Yoga Practice
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - Empire Room
Join instructor Amy Weintraub for a morning yoga session concentrating on breathwork, vitality, inner calm, and focused attention.

Coffee and Danish
7:45 - 8:55 a.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
7:45 - 8:55 a.m. - Ambassador Ballroom

Keynote Address
"The Neurobiology of ‘We'"
Daniel Siegel
9:00 - 10:45 a.m. - Regency Ballroom
Neuroscientist Daniel Siegel, author of groundbreaking The Developing Mind, examines the impact of interpersonal neurobiology on the psychotherapy field and on our increasingly atomized society.

Morning Workshops (#400s)
11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Afternoon

Lunch Break
1:15 - 2:45 p.m.
Cash-and-carry box lunches will be on sale in the Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level). Seating is available in the hall as well. In addition, there are many nearby restaurants and snack shops.

Luncheon Address
"Human Nature and the Possibilities of Change"
Jerome Kagan
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Regency Ballroom
Advance registration required.

Lunchtime Book Signings
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Daniel Siegel and the Symposium faculty will be available to sign books.

Lunchtime Networking Groups
Facilitator: Meghan O'Connell
1:15 - 2:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Buy a box lunch or bring your own and join us to chat and munch. We'll exchange ideas, stories, resources, and e-mail addresses, or just comment on conference happenings. First-time Symposium attendees are particularly welcome.

Exhibit Hall Shipping Service
1:15 – 5:30 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Ship your purchases directly to your home or office from the Exhibit Hall.

Lunchtime Video Program
Steven Hayes – "The Roots of Compassion"
1:30 -2:45 p.m. - Hampton Room
Learn how—through mindfulness, acceptance, and psychological flexibility—we can dismantle the automatic mental processes, built into human cognition, that interfere with compassion and human connection.

Lunch Space
12:30 - 2:45 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Relax and eat your lunch.

Afternoon Workshops (#500s)
3:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Evening

Mingle + Meet Reception
5:15 - 6:30 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Cafe
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Jerome Kagan, Barbara Ehrenreich, and other Symposium faculty will be available to sign books. Chat with presenters in the networking area of the Exhibit Hall.

Northeastern Therapists Networking Forum
Facilitator: Peter Fraenkel
5:15 - 6:15 p.m. - Exhibit Hall/Café (West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Take this opportunity to meet other attendees from the Northeastern states. This facilitated gathering is designed to help you expand your social network and discover common interests.

Afternoon Meditation
5:30 - 6:00 p.m. - Empire Room
Amy Weintraub conducts an end-of-day session combining meditation, yoga, and breathing exercises.

Afternoon Video Program
"Toward a Mindful Technology of Change"
Marsha Linehan
5:30 - 6:30 p.m. - Hampton Room
Learn about the critical importance of making sure psychotherapy serves the well-being of our clients and the scientific validation of our methods, and how to do it.

12-Step Meeting
5:45 - 6:45 p.m. - Executive Room

Exhibit Hall/Café Closes
6:30 p.m. - Exhibit Hall
(West Wing, Diplomat Room Level)
Sunday book sales will take place outside of the Diplomat Room.

Dinner Address
"Bright-Sided: Positive Psychology in Context"
Barbara Ehrenreich
7:00 - 9:00 p.m. - Regency Ballroom
Advance registration required. A book-signing will follow the event.

Special Literary Program
"The Naked Therapist"
Laurie Abraham and Judith Coche
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. – Palladian Room
Therapist Judith Coche gave journalist Laurie Abraham free rein to observe her work with five couples for the recently released book The Husbands and Wives Club. Come hear Abraham read passages from her book and discuss with Coche the impact of the process on her therapy sessions.

Special Video Program
"Tangled Up in Bob"
Natalie Goldberg
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. – Diplomat Room
This exploration of Bob Dylan's creativity takes viewers to his hometown—Hibbing, Minnesota—to talk with a high school friend, his English teacher, and others. Introduced by Natalie Goldberg, with discussion following.

Dance Free!
A Free-Form Dance Experience
Facilitator: Daniel Leven
8:00 - 10:00 p.m. – Ambassador Ballroom
Celebrate spontaneous movement in this recent addition to the Symposium program. Everyone is welcome!

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Saturday Open Workshops

Morning:

405 Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, Part 1
Susan Johnson
Ambassador Ballroom

402 Ethics & The Sopranos, Part 1
William Doherty
Blue Room

407 The Therapist's Attachment Patterns, Part 1
David Wallin
Diplomat Room

401 Harnessing Mindfulness, Part 1
Ronald Siegel
Empire Room

414 The Addictive Family & Trauma
Claudia Black
Hampton Room

411 Two People, One Brain
Daniel Siegel, Jette Simon + Richard Simon
Palladian Room

Afternoon:

505 Emotionally-Focused Couples Therapy, Part 2
Susan Johnson
Ambassador Ballroom

502 Ethics & The Sopranos, Part 2
William Doherty
Blue Room

507 The Therapist's Attachment Patterns, Part 2
David Wallin
Diplomat Room

501 Harnessing Mindfulness, Part 2
Ronald Siegel
Empire Room

512 A CBT Approach to Personality Disorders
Judith Beck
Hampton Room

511 Understanding Temperament
Ron Taffel + Jerome Kagan
Palladian Room