Couple, Child and Family Therapy Institute

Footprints and Phantasies: Intergenerational Influences on Couples and Families
(July 6-11, 2009)

Chair: Janine Wanlass, Ph.D.

General Institute Description:
The Couple, Child and Family Therapy Institute is a 6-day intensive training institute offered by the International Psychotherapy Institute for students and clinicians in Utah and the Intermountain West. Each year, the Institute focuses on a unifying theme pertaining both to conceptualization and treatment of children, adolescents, couples and families.

Footprints and Phantasies: Intergenerational Influences on Couples and Families:
Each new generation carries the past experiences, unresolved psychic conflicts, internal representations, and reparative wishes of previous generations. A child bears the burden of unprocessed parental trauma. An immigrant mother envisions an idealized future for her daughter. A couple's conflict repeats the intimacy struggles of their own parents. Object relations theory provides a framework to understand the intrapsychic impact of these intergenerational patterns on ourselves as clinicians and the populations we treat. Grounded in theory and explored through clinical case vignettes, we will offer a variety of presentations for clinicians working with children, adolescents, couples, and families. Participants may select presentations focused on their population of interest or join us for an entire week of engaging clinical discussion. Although not required, we will provide opportunities for case consultation for interested participants.

LOCATION: Westminster College, 1840 South 1300 East, Salt Lake City, UT 84105

TIME and DATE: July 6 - 11, 2009

COST: $750 for full institute. Registration fee will depend on options selected, and can range from $280-$750. IPI member discounts available.

CE CREDITS: Approximately 14-40 hours CE credit, depending on registration options selected

50% Student Discounts available - proof of current full-time enrollment in a course of study related to mental health required. (Under special circumstances, further reductions will be considered.)

For a registration form and detailed information about the Couple, Child and Family Institute, look for further information in the mail or on this website, or contact IPI (info@theipi.org or 301-215-7377).