In this practical experiential workshop,  Dr. Meichenbaum will discuss and demonstrate what these  "expert" psychotherapists do, and not do.  He will highlight a series of these Core Psychotherapeutic tasks and   

attendees will have an opportunity to break  into small groups to discuss and practice each of 

these clinical skills. A TO DO  list will be offered  so participants can continue to engage in 

deliberate practice in their sessions. How these Core Tasks can be employed with individual  

adult clients, couples and families will be discussed. Participants are encouraged to bring along 

case material to be discussed.

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES; PARTICIPANTS WILL BE ABLE TO

1, Describe the challenges that psychotherapists confront ,  the  nature of expertise  and the implications for ways to conduct psychotherapy;

2. Implement the Core Tasks of Psychotherapy;

3. Employ a Case Conceptualization Model  that assesses risk and protective factors and that informs  treatment decision-making;

4. Establish , maintain and monitor the quality of the therapeutic  alliance;

5  Conduct psycho-education and collaborative goal-setting;

6. Conduct intra-   and interpersonal skills training and how to build in generalization guidelines;

7. How to employ these Core  psychotherapeutic procedures in the treatment of distressed couples and families 

BIO SKETCH

Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor Emeritus from the University of Waterloo,

Ontario, Canada. He is presently Research Director of the Melissa Institute for Violence 

Prevention in Miami. ( Please see www.melissainstitute.org which this year has had over 2 

million hits worldwide ). He is one of the founders of Cognitive behavior therapy and in a survey

of clinicians reported in the American Psychologist, Dr. Meichenbaum was voted " one of 

ten most influential psychotherapists of the 29th Century.". He has presented in all 50 U.S.  Stats 

and internationally. He is the recipient of the American Psychological Association Clinical Division

Lifetime Achievement Award and he was Honorary President of the Canadian Psychological 

Association.He has published extensively and his latest books include Roadmap to resilience 

(please see  www.roadmaptoresilience.com) and  "The evolution of cogntive behavior therapy: A 

personal and professional journey with Don Meichenbaum"   Routledge Press.