Family, Couple and Child Psychotherapy: Weekend Conference

Shifting Internal Objects: The Use of Couple and Family Treatment in the Development of the Self

(March 12-14, 2010)

The internal worlds of both therapists and patients are constructed by early family experiences, including representations of couple and sibling relationships. These object constellations dramaticallly influence our interactions with peers, choice of intimate partnerships, and formation of personal identity. Couple, child and family treatments provide a unique opportunity to shift problematic individual and systemic object relations, through examination of shared transferences, identifications, collusive defenses, intergenerational repetitions, and unconscious fantasies. Join us for a weekend where we discuss the value, theory, and craft of child, family, and couple treatments and their potential impact on the development and repair of the self.

The conference will include a Saturday Morning Workshop, which will be open to all mental health professionals, and will be followed by a reception and an optional small group discussion from 11:00 a.m. to noon for participants attending the workshop. The cost for Saturday morning only is $30. Pre-registration is required.

Saturday Morning Workshop: Topic TBA

For registration and additional information, please visit IPI's main website: (www.theipi.org).