Hedy Schleifer • Thursday All Day

As our work as professional therapists has taught us, change and growth don’t come overnight. But we can use the growing science of expertise to move to the next level of our clinical leadership and proficiency. We’ll use discussion and group exercises as we explore the research-based principles for growth developed by consultant Jim Collins 

Elizabeth Doherty Thomas • Thursday All Day

Are you stumped by the ins and outs of making your website friendlier? Scratching your head about how to interact more easily with the latest social networking tools people are talking about? Confused about how to phrase an online search query to get a trustworthy answer? Or just plain intimidated by the bells and whistles of over-engineered websites?

Etienne Wenger and Beverly Trayner
Thursday All Day • It’s a paradox that while, as practitioners, we encourage our clients to build connections with others, too often we feel isolated ourselves from our own professional community. Yet being part of a community of fellow practitioners provides a sense of support

Mary Jo Barrett • Thursday All Day

The ethical rules for therapists used to be straightforward and unambiguous: no gifts, no self-disclosure, no dual relationships, no out-of-session contact, and, of course, no sex. But today the rules against boundary violations aren’t so straightforward anymore, nor do the old prohibitions always seem clinically useful. Compassion fatigue also can impede

Lynn Grodzki • Thursday All Day

Just starting out? Welcome to the New Professionals Community---our instant confidence-booster, dedicated to helping you feel comfortable within the therapy community. We’ll have interactive discussions, led by a senior therapist and national business coach, that’ll expand your understanding of clinical issues and provide an overview

Diane Poole Heller • Thursday All Day

Attachment disturbances begin imprinting in the body and nervous system before infants have the benefit of words or concepts. It’s this preverbal, subpsychological aspect that highlights the importance of emphasizing bottom-up interventions to help shift deeply held patterns in the body that talk therapy can’t cure. Somatic Attachment processing

Scott Miller • Friday All Day

What are the specific skills and qualities that distinguish effective therapists from less successful practitioners? In this workshop, you’ll discover the answers, gleaned from the latest research. You’ll learn three specific strategies that separate the good from the great. We’ll discuss the importance of getting regular client feedback and the most efficient methods

Clifton Mitchell • Friday All Day

We all want to do what’s ethically right--not to mention avoid getting sued!--but slogging through most ethics courses can be a tiresome bore. Not this time! This workshop---back by popular demand from the 2011 Symposium---features a game show that’s so entertaining, engaging, and high spirited that you’ll learn more, and have a better time,

Doug Silsbee • Friday Afternoon

We know someone has presence when we see it. But what is it, really, and how do you coach someone to develop it? This workshop will provide you with an experience of presence both as a resourceful inner state and an extension of that inner state to others that invites them to feel freer, more comfortable, and more alive in our company. In this workshop, we’ll focus

Wendy Behary • Saturday All Day

It’s good for a therapist to be an accepting, empathic listener, but getting stuck in the “nice” gear can restrict your ability to ask challenging questions, set limits, provide reality checks, or speak important truths. This workshop will teach you how to expand your clinical repertoire beyond nice. We’ll address the discomfort, fears, and desire to be liked