Thursday Morning Short Course Session 1 8:30 - 10:00 AM --- SC 1 - Mind-Body Brief Therapy Solutions for Body-Dysmorphia Patients SC 2 - Reinventing the WDEP System of Reality Therapy for Each Client SC 3 - Unconscious-Centered Brief Therapy SC 4 - Using Language to Generate Solutions in Brief Therapy with Children & Adolescents SC 5 - Leading Depressed Patients to H.A.R.M.O.N.Y. SC 6 - A Brief Ericksonian Approach to Lasting Solutions SC 7 - Ego State Therapy in 3 Dimension SC 8 - The Interpersonal Neurobiology of Living in a Competitive Winner/Loser World SC 9 - Food for Thought: A Resolution for Disordered Eating in Childhood SC 10 - Soothing Slumber: Tucking the Day's Pain Away SC 11 - Strengths-Based Therapy with Adolescents and Families SC 12 - Brief Therapy Does Not Mean Insufficient Therapy SC 13 - Humor in the Clinical Setting: Turning Whine Into Laughter SC 14 - Equine-Assisted Psychotherapy (EAP) and Animal Assisted Therapy (AAT) SC 15 - Creating Lasting Solutions by Using Hypnotherapy SC 16 - Therapeutic Uses of Clothing and Appearance in Brief Therapy SC 17 - Systemic Family Constellations: A Broken Heart Can Heal...Sometimes in One Beat SC 18 - Understanding and Applying a Social Interaction Model of Resistance Management SC 20 - A New Model for Intimate Relationships SC 21 - An Introduction to Subliminal Therapy SC 22 - Feel the Feeling, Find the Strength: A Theory of Emotion Thursday Morning Short Course Session 2 10:15 - 11:45 AM --- SC 23 - Brief Therapy in a World of Globalism, Secularism, and Fundamentalism SC 24 - The Miracles of Mindfulness, CBT and Aerobic Exercise for ADD and Depression SC 25 - Brief Therapy with Children and Adolescents SC 26 - Ericksonian Psychotherapy with Women Who Face Unexpected Pregnancies SC 27 - Restoring and Maintaining Internal Harmony: Borrowing Native American Traditions SC 28 - Humor Matters: Clinical Applications of Humor in Cognitive Therapy SC 29 - Brief Therapy for Children SC 30 - Utilization Sobriety: Mind-Body Communication for Substance Abuse Treatment SC 31 - From Arguing to Affirmation: A Brief Therapy Intervention for Lasting Change SC 33 - Solution-Focused Marathon Sessions SC 34 - Motivational Interviewing and Solution Focused Brief Therapy SC 35 - Utilizing Hypnosis in Supervision SC 36 - Couples Enacting a Lasting Solution with Psychodrama SC 37 - Autism Spectrum Disorders: Treatment from a Core Issues Perspective SC 38 - Utilizing Hypnosis to Enhance Outcome in Brief Therapies and Prevent Relapse SC 39 - Artistic Therapy: A Self-Reflective Process SC 40 - Systemic Behaviorism: The Paradigm Shift to Strength-Based Treatment SC 41 - Exploring the Power of Playfully Illuminating Trance-actions SC 42 - Overcome Procrastination by Integrating Your Ego-States SC 43 - Therapeutic Narratives to Spiritual Images SC 44 - A Multi-Layered Developmental Approach to Couples' Counseling Thursday Keynote Address 1 1:15 - 2:15 PM --- K 1 - COUPLE THERAPY IN THE 21ST CENTURY Thursday Afternoon Fundamental Hypnosis Track & Workshops 2:30 - 5:30 PM --- FH 1 - INTRODUCTION / FOUNDATIONS OF HYPNOSIS WS 1 - WORKING WITH EMOTION IN COUPLE THERAPY WS 2 - SEXY BODY/SEXY BRAIN: A NEW WAY OF UNDERSTANDING SEXUAL RESPONSE WS 3 - CHILDREN, FAMILIES, AND TRAUMA: A RELATIONAL APPROACH WS 4 - RADICAL SELF-ACCEPTANCE AND SELF-FORGIVENESS WS 5 - STRATEGIC TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING WORRY WS 6 - Creating a COACHing Container WS 7 - BRIEF ADLERIAN THERAPY WS 8 - HOW TO BUILD A PRIVATE PRACTICE WITH SELF-PAYING CLIENTS WS 9 - VERY BRIEF THERAPY FOR ANXIETY AND OTHER STRONG FEELINGS WS 10 - COGNITIVE-BEHAVIORAL TECHNIQUES WITH FAMILIES WS 11 - THERAPIST SCULPTING: AN EXPERIENTIAL METHOD TO TREAT THE MENTALLY ILL Thursday Keynote Address 2 7:00 - 9:00 PM --- K 2 - SUCCESSFUL BRAIN AGING AND THE BIOLOGY OF MEMORY Friday Morning Fundamental Hypnosis Track & Workshops 8:30 - 11:30 AM --- FH 2 - A PHENOMENOLOGICAL APPROACH TO INDUCTION WS 12 - COGNITIVE THERAPY FOR PERSONALITY DISORDERS WS 13 - TAILORING THE THERAPY RELATIONSHIP TO THE INDIVIDUAL CLIENT WS 14 - RETHINKING OUR CLINICAL ATTITUDES TOWARDS AFFAIRS WS 15 - TRANSLATING 40 YEARS OF OUTCOME RESEARCH INTO EFFECTIVE CLINICAL PRACTICE WS 16 - Working with Teens Who Hurt: A Strengths-Based Approach WS 17 - Contract, Causality, Congruence: A Provocative Model for Couples Therapy WS 18 - The Generative Self in Psychotherapy WS 19 - Therapeutic Yoga: A New Brief Creative Psychotherapy WS 20 - Hypnosis and Strategic Psychotherapy WS 21 - Divorce Busting Do's and Don'ts WS 22 - Empowering the Self Through the Heart of Healing Friday Keynote Address 3 12:45 - 1:45 PM --- K3 - TRAUMA AND ATTACHMENT: CREATING A HOME WITHIN ONE'S SELF Friday Afternoon Fundamental Hypnosis Track & Workshops 2:00 - 5:00 PM --- FH 3 - TREATMENT PLANNING IN ERICKSONIAN HYPNOSIS: PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS MODEL WS 23 - Frontiers of Trauma Treatment WS 24 - Successful Dieting and Maintenance: A Cognitive Behavioral Program WS 25 - Leaving it at the Office: Psychotherapist Self-Care WS 26 - The Creative Psychosocial Genomic Healing Experience WS 27 - One Foot Out the Door - Working With Couples on the Brink WS 28 - The Double Flame: Reconciling Intimacy and Sexuality WS 29 - Creative Breakthroughs in Therapy WS 30 - Achieving Clinical Excellence: Lessons from the Field's Most Effective Practitioners WS 31 - Brief Strategic Treatment for the Anxiety Disorders WS 32 - Mindfulness and Trance: A Third Generation Approach to Transformational Change WS 33 - Transtheoretical Therapy with Clients at Each Stage of Change Friday Evening Keynote Address 4 5:15 - 6:15 PM --- K 4 - CORE TASKS OF PSYCHOTHERAPY: WHAT EXPERT THERAPISTS DO Saturday Early Morning Interactive Events 8:00 - 9:00 AM --- CD 1 - Increasing Impact in Experiential Psychotherapy CD 2 - Contract, Causality, Congruence: A Brief but Effective Model for Couples TP 1 - Cross-Cultural Issues TP 2 - Brief Therapy for Depression D 1 - Evidence-based Therapies vs A Common Factors Approach CH 1 - Divorce Busting Conversation CH 2 - Brief Therapy with Children Saturday Mid Morning Interactive Events 9:15 - 10:15 AM --- CD 3 - Ways to Bolster Strengths and Resilience in High-Risk Psychiatric Patients CD 4 - Facilitating The Genomic Healing Experience in Brief Psychotherapy TP 3 - Brief Therapy with Couples TP 4 - The Initial Interview D 2 - Anxiety in Children and Adolescents CH 3 - Brief Therapy for Promoting Social Justice and Global Human Rights CH 4 - Couples and Affairs Saturday Late Morning Interactive Events 10:30 - 11:30 AM --- CD 5 - Generative Trance and Transformation CD 6 - Treatment of Worry TP 5 - Assessment in Brief Therapy TP 6 - The Person of the Therapist D 3 - Establishing Goals and Preventing Recidivism CH5 - Mating in Captivity CH 6 - Couple and Family Therapy Saturday Afternoon Keynote Address 5 12:45 - 1:45 PM --- K 5 - OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY: STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH-BASED TREATMENT Saturday Afternoon Interactive Events 2:00 - 3:00 PM --- CD 7 - Stage One of EFT for Couples CD 8 - Crossing Belief Barriers By Creating a Belief Bridge TP 7 - About Milton Erickson TP 8 - Homework Assignments in Brief Therapy D 4 - Affairs CH 7 - Overweight and Obesity CH 8 - Paul Watzlawick: Brief Therapy Master Saturday Afternoon Interactive Events 3:15 - 4:15 PM --- CD 9 - Strength-Based Brief Therapy CD 10 - Brief Couples Therapy TP 9 - Essential Aspects of Brief Therapy TP 10 - Brief Therapy for Anxiety Disorders D 5 - Practice Development CH 9 - Psychotherapy Relationships that Work CH 10 - Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Saturday Afternoon Interactive Events 4:30 - 5:30 PM --- CD 11 - Focusing on What's Right: Hypnosis and Amplifying Personal Resources CD 12 - Eliciting the Internal Sequence of a Problem in Detail TP 11 - Mind-Body Issues TP 12 - Addictive Behavior D 6 - When Clients Lie CH 11 - Personal Reflections on the Masters: Erickson, Frankl, Whitaker, Rogers & Sati CH 12 - Brief Therapy on the Internet Saturday Evening Keynote Address 6 7:00 - 8:30 PM --- K 6 - A SPECIAL TRIBUTE TO THOMAS SZASZ: What is Psychotherapy? Sunday Morning Fundamental Hypnosis Track & Workshops 8:30 - 11:30 AM --- FH 4 - THE PRINCIPLE OF UTILIZATION IN ERICKSONIAN HYPNOTHERAPY WS 34 - The Developmental Model of Couples Therapy WS 35 - The Science of Persuasion and Brief Therapy WS 36 - The Art of Impact WS 37 - Changing People's Lives While Transforming Your Own WS 38 - The New Neuroscience of Therapeutic Hypnosis & Psychotherapy WS 39 - Brief Therapy for the Treatment of Anxious Children WS 40 - Cognitive-Behavioral Techniques with Couples WS 41 - Competency Based Brief Therapy - John Weakland and Richard Fisch at Work WS 42 - Single-Session Psychotherapy: Enhancing One-Meeting Potentials WS 43 - The Keys to Connecting with Clients: The First Five Minutes WS 44 - Paths Out of Being Stuck: Metaphors of Movement Sunday Afternoon Workshops 45-55 12:45 - 3:45 PM --- FH 5 - The Creative Psychosocial Genomic Healing Experience WS 45 - Using Hypnosis with Children and Their Parents WS 46 - The Initiator-Inquirer Process: Not a Communication Technique WS 47 - Transforming Survival Strategies WS 48 - Interaction Focused Therapy (IFT) WS 49 - Advanced Techniques of Psychotherapy: Making the Moment Visually Alive WS 50 - Sensory Acuity: The Key to Making Brief Therapy Last WS 51 - Beyond One to One Sessions: How to Create Multiple Streams of Therapy Income WS 52 - Process Oriented Hypnosis: Blending Psychology, Mindfulness and Hypnotic Treatments WS 53 - Buddhist/Mindful Marriage WS 54 - Strategic Intervention WS 55 - Brief Therapy with Gay Men Monday Post-Conference Part 1 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM --- MC 1 - BRIEF THERAPY MASTER CLASS Monday Post-Conference Part 2 1:30 - 4:30 PM --- MC 2 - BRIEF THERAPY MASTER CLASS