By Rich Simon As therapists, many of us practice in two different worlds. In the first, we see polite, well-behaved, articulate clients with solid values. They engage fully in therapy, talk cogently about their problems, listen attentively to our responses, make reasonably good-faith efforts to follow our suggestions, and sooner or later get better. No wonder we genuinely like these people!


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Jerome Kagan & Daniel Siegel • Join pioneering temperament researcher Jerome Kagan and brain science expert Daniel Siegel for a discussion of the relevance of Attachment Theory to clinical practice. This conversation will continue the impromptu, in-person exchange Kagan and Siegel began at the 2010 Networker Symposium, which has sparked an important, ongoing debate within the field.
Thursday, November 3or Watch Anytime On-Demand
Rich Simon • Hear from Networker Editor Rich Simon as he welcomes the community to the start of the Networker’s first-ever virtual festival, State of the Art 2011. During this groundbreaking event, you’ll have the opportunity to engage with the field’s most influential thinkers and practitioners,
Thursday, November 3or Watch Anytime On-Demand
William Doherty & Rich Simon • This kick-off event to State of the Art 2011 features Networker Editor Rich Simon in a one-on-one conversation with veteran psychotherapist William Doherty about how to help practitioners understand the challenges and rewards of delving deeper into the craft of therapy.
Friday, November 11or Watch Anytime On-Demand
Harriet Lerner • From the time the Psychotherapy Networker was born 35 years ago (when it was called The Family Therapy Networker) to now, there have been an enormous amount of sea changes, both in the culture at large and in the psychotherapy field.