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Professional Workshops for Agencies

Adoption, Foster Care and Attachment

Each workshop or training event is specifically tailored to the particular needs and requirements of each organization. We work with your training committee or program manager to prepare a training outline that will provide your staff with the desired outcomes needed.

Half-day, full-day, or multi-day programs are arranged, based on your organizations specific requirements. Multi-day programs can be provided in one continuous block or can be broken up into smaller segments spread over several months.

Assessment and Evaluation

Basic Principles of Treatment

Creating Capacity for Attachment

Attachment-Facilitating Parenting

Attachment-Based Treatment in Residential Treatment

Attachment-Based Foster Care

Child-Welfare Programming and Policy: Implications of Attachment Theory on Practice

Educating children with Trauma-Attachment Disorders

Master Class: Training for Practitioners to practice Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

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Master Class in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy®

This six-day workshop will provide the therapist with an opportunity to learn and practice effective treatment methods of trauma-attachment disordered children. The workshop is offered one Saturday a month over six-months at the Center For Family Development and can be provided at your location in a format and schedule to meet your needs.

Participants are encouraged to bring in videotapes of sessions or to make arrangements to have a family attend a session for a consultation with the therapist and Dr. Becker-Weidman.

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LEVEL II Advanced Class
SKYPE® CONSULTATION GROUP 2010

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Dyadic Developmental Therapy®
(An attachment-based therapy)
Training for Therapists in the Treatment of Children with Trauma-Attachment Problems
This class is for therapists who are treating trauma-attachment disordered children and adults. It is expected that participants will have previously attended a workshop about Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. It is expected that participants will have a working knowledge of attachment, how it develops, how attachment disorders develop, and a general knowledge of treatment principals.

Location

Center For Family Development
5820 Main Street
Williamsville, NY 14221
[I-90 to Exit 49; north, left, on Transit Rd (RT 78); West, left, on Main St. (RT 5)]
716-810-0790

Participants can participate either in person or by SKYPE conference call. Dr. Becker-Weidman will arrange the conference call. If you must miss a session, you will have the opportunity to make up that hour at another time. Each participant will purchase sessions in blocks of three so that each group has continuity of membership. During the third session of the block of three, the participants who wish to continue, will schedule another block of three sessions and pay for those three sessions ($300).

Outline, Purpose, & Schedule

Each group is Limited to 5.
The specific dates will be based on participants’ schedules.
Each participant will have one hour in which to discuss a case, present a DVD or video-tape, or to discuss an issue or topic of interest to the participant. The other participants will be able to listen in and participate in the discussion. Participants may participate in-person or by SKYPE Conference Call.

Suggested Reading

You will find the following list of books helpful. It is strongly recommended that you read the first. This will ensure that everyone has a solid foundation of common knowledge.

Creating Capacity: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Trauma-Attachment Disorders, Eds., Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D., Deborah Shell, MA, LCMHC, Wood ‘N’ Barnes, 2005.

Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Edited by Jude Cassidy and Phillip Shaver. The Guilford Press, 2008.

Building the Bonds of Attachment. 2nd. Ed. Daniel Hughes, Ph.D., 2006

Attachment Across the Life Cycle. Edited by Colin Murray Parkes, Joan Stevenson-Hinde, and Peter Marris. Routledge, 1991.

A Secure Base. John Bowlby, Basic Books, NY, 1988.

John Bowlby & Attachment Theory. Jeremy Holmes, Routledge, NY, 1993.

Attachment-Focused Family Therapy. Daniel Hughes, Norton, 2007.

INTERNSHIP 2010

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Dyadic Developmental Therapy®
(An attachment-based therapy)
Training for Therapists in the Treatment of Children with Trauma-Attachment Problems
This internship is for professionals who want to develop a working knowledge of attachment, how it develops, how attachment disorders develop, and practical experience and knowledge of treatment principals and attachment theory.

Early deprivation, neglect, abuse, significant early health problems and hospitalizations, repeated moves, or more than one year in an orphanage can create attachment problems that require specialized treatment. This internship will provide the therapist and other professionals with an opportunity to learn and practice Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy®, which is an evidence-based, effective, and empirically validated treatment.

Each internship will be individually developed to suit the specific needs and interests of the intern. Internships can be one or more weeks in length. During the internship, the intern will have the opportunity to participate in and observe evaluation and treatment sessions with several therapists. There will be assigned readings, lectures, and consultations.

SCHEDULE

Each week will involve at least twenty hours of observation of ongoing evaluations and cases, five hours of lecture and consultation, and other experiences, based on the interns learning needs. Each week will consist of thirty to forty hours of training.

OUTLINE

The specific topics covered in the internship will be based on the interns needs and interests and may include such topics as:
Assessing children, families, and parent capacity
Complex Trauma
Parenting preparation.
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy treatment
Advanced methods of practice.
Middle phase issues & psychodrama
Facilitating parent-child attachment
Ending phase issues.

You will find the following list of books helpful. It is strongly recommended that you read the first book before the internship begins.

SUGGESTED READING

Creating Capacity: Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy in the Treatment of Trauma-Attachment Disorders, Eds., Arthur Becker-Weidman, Ph.D., Deborah Shell, MA, LCMHC, Wood ‘N’ Barnes, 2005.

Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Edited by Jude Cassidy and Phillip Shaver. The Guilford Press, 2008.

Building the Bonds of Attachment. 2nd. Ed. Daniel Hughes, Ph.D., 2006

Attachment Across the Life Cycle. Edited by Colin Murray Parkes, Joan Stevenson-Hinde, and Peter Marris. Routledge, 1991.

A Secure Base. John Bowlby, Basic Books, NY, 1988.

John Bowlby & Attachment Theory. Jeremy Holmes, Routledge, NY, 1993.

Attachment-Focused Family Therapy. Daniel Hughes, Norton, 2007.

Beyond Consequences

Dr. Becker-Weidman was the Guest Speaker on the Ask the Expert Web Series hosted by the Beyond Consequences Institute. His recorded talk can be found at the following link:

http://www.beyondconsequences.com/asktheexpert/becker-weidman

Dyadic Developmental Therapy
(An attachment-based therapy) MASTER CLASS

Training for Therapists in the Treatment of Children with Trauma-Attachment Problems

2010-2011

Center For Family Development
5820 Main Street, suite 406
Williamsville, NY 14221
[I-90 to Exit 49; north, left, on Transit Rd (RT 78); West, left, on Main St. (RT 5)] see website for map

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SCHEDULE

A Six-month 48-hour Master Class.
10:00 am– 5:00 pm, December 3, 2010 – May 14, 2011(12/3, 1/14, 2/18, 3/11, 4/15, 5/14. The schedule may be adjusted if all the participants agree, so contact the office for the most current schedule. Limited to 7.

OUTLINE

Evaluation & parenting preparation.
First session, beginnings, attunement, and managing resistance.
Neurobiology of interpersonal experience
Middle phase issues & psychodrama
Facilitating parent-child attachment
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Ending phase issues.

Dyadic Developmental Therapy
(An evidence-based, effective treatment)
LEVEL II Advanced
MASTER CLASS

Training for Therapists in the Treatment of Children with Trauma-Attachment Problems

2011

A three-day 25-hour CEU Advanced Class in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy.

8:30 am– 5:00 pm
July 28, 29, 30, 2011
Limited to 12 therapists

Center For Family Development
5820 Main Street, suite 406
Williamsville, NY 14221
[I-90 to Exit 49; north, left, on Transit Rd (RT 78); West, left, on Main St. (RT 5)] see website for map

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OUTLINE
This advanced training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy will focus on following cases from the initial assessment into the ending phase of treatment. Topics will include use of self, intersubjectivity in work with parents and children, and related topics. Participants are encouraged to bring DVD's or tapes of treatment sessions.

The workshop is led by Dr. Arthur Becker-Weidman, who is certified by the Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute as a certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist, Certified Consultant, and Certified Trainer. This workshop provides training hours that may be used by the participant to meet the required training hours necessary to become a Certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapist.

PURPOSE OF WORKSHOP

This workshop is for therapists who want to learn how to treat trauma-attachment disordered children. Participants will learn effective therapy principals for helping traumatized children. Participants will learn:

Advanced approaches to working with parents, families, and children.

Use of self and the creating of concordant intersubjective experiences.

Working with parents and attachment facilitating parenting.

Effective therapeutic techniques to use with traumatized and attachment disordered children.

Effective parenting principals.

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

4 Day MASTER CLASS

Training for Therapists in the Treatment of Children with Trauma-Attachment Problems

2011
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
4 Day MASTER CLASS

Center For Family Development
5820 Main Street, suite 406
Williamsville, NY 14221
[I-90 to Exit 49; north, left, on Transit Rd (RT 78); West, left, on Main St. (RT 5)] see website for map

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SCHEDULE

A four-day 34-hour Master Class.
8:30 am – 5:00 pm,
A. June 27, 28, 29, 30 2011 or
B. July 20, 21, 22, 23, 2011
Limited to 15 professionals.

OUTLINE

Parenting preparation.
First session, beginnings, intersubjectivity, and managing resistance.
Middle phase issues & psychodrama
Facilitating parent-child attachment
Complex Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.
Ending phase issues.

Beacon Light Behavioral Health System, Bradford, PA.
July 1 & 2, August 26 & 27, 2010

Master Class in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy for the outpatient and residential treatment staff. Part of the workshop focuses on how to transform a behaviorally based residential treatment program into a program that uses an attachment-model of treatment.

Contact the Center for Family Development for further details.

SINGAPORE MASTER CLASS

Master Class in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy: An Introduction
July 27-30, 2010
Centre for Experiential Training
Singapore

Attachment theory provides a descriptive and explanatory framework for discussion of affectionate relationships between human beings. When children experience abuse or neglect inflicted by a primary caregiver this will usually disrupt the normal development of secure attachment which could result in life long psychological issues and disturbances. As the number of children growing up in residential settings, single parent families, dysfunction families and adopted families are on the rise, this very specialised skill would be very useful for helping professionals who are working in this area.

For more information and to register contact:

www.cetsing.com/Workshops_2010.htm#Attachment_Theory

www.cetsing.com/Our_Trainers_2010.htm

SINGAPORE LEVEL III CLASS

An advanced workshop in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy for professionals who have taken Level I and Level II training. This workshop will focus on advanced skills through the use of live demonstrations, viewing participant's DVD's of sessions, and extensive practicing and role-playing. Advanced topics such as use of self in creating concordant intersubjectivity will be discussed.

This class is being sponsored by the Singapore government Ministry for Children & Youth.

Details to be posted later. Contact Center For Family Development for further details.

SINGAPORE
AUGUST 2, 3, & 4, 2010
VOLUNTARY CHILDREN’S HOME TRAINING

Dr. Becker-Weidman will be providing three days of intensive training for the staff and management of a residential treatment center. The training is part a pilot program by the Home and the Singapore Ministry for Children & Youth to develop an attachment-based treatment program. Dr. Becker-Weidman will present a comprehensive training program for the residential staff about how to implement an attachment model of treatment. The mental health professionals and supervisors will receive training in how to work with staff, families, and about various treatment issues and logistics. The first day of training will provide an overview of attachment and the effects of Complex Trauma on development and behavior with a focus on implications for care and treatment.

Learning & Survival Brains: The Effects of Maltreatment on Developmental Functioning
Wednesday, September 25, 2010
22nd Annual ATTACh Conference, San Francisco, CA

The learning brain functions when a person is in a relatively safe and secure state. The survival brain functions when the person is under stress, threat, or in some way in peril, physically, psychologically, or emotionally. This workshop describes the effects of Complex Trauma on developmental functioning and the results of an empirical study, using the Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II. There are significant discrepancies between chronological and developmental ages in adopted and foster children. Implications for treatment and parenting are described.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES. PARTICIPANTS WILL
Describe the developmental deficits that children with Reactive Attachment Disorder and Complex Trauma may have.
Describe how the Vineland Adaptive Scales can be used in clinical practice.
Describe the results of the empirical study.
Describe the implications of these identified delays for parenting and psychotherapy.
Use the information learned in clinical practice.
6. Describe how the learning brain functions
7. Describe how the survival brain functions
8. Recognize the effects of the survival brain on relationships

For further details and registration, contact: www.ATTACh.org

DYADIC DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOTHERAPY IN THE TREATMENT OF CHLDREN WITH COMPLEX TRAUMA
HUMAN SERVICES EDUCATION COUNCIL
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 2010
Wedeberg Conference Center, Memorial Medical Center,
Springfield, IL
CONTACT: www.hseconline.org

This one day workshop will provide professionals with an overview of the principles of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, the treatment model, stages of treatment, components of treatment, and caregiver training. The principles and elements of treatment will be demonstrated with videotapes of sessions and demonstrations. Training hours for this workshop can be applied to the required hours necessary to apply for certification as a Certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy therapist.

26th Midwest Conference on Child Sexual Abuse
Sponsored by University of Wisconsin -- Madison
October 18-21, 2010

Marriot Madison West, Middleton, WI - Dr Becker-Weidman will be presenting two workshops at this conference:

Assessment of complex trauma: Developmental trauma disorder

Treatment for children with complex trauma

For further details, see this link to the conference brochure.

Children in Care: Effective Treatment Approaches and Policies
Prague, Czech Republic
November 4, 2010

Sponsored by NATAMA and the Czech Parliment.

This day long presentation by Dr. Becker-Weidman will describe what is complex trauma and its effects on child development, implications for parenting and foster care, and Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, which is an evidence-based, effective, and empirically validated treatment approach.

For further details and registration contact NATAMA www.natama.cz or vrtbovska@natama.cz.

FINLAND
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
TEMPERE HALL, TEMPERE FINLAND
DYADIC DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
NOVEMBER 8 & 9, 2010

Dr. Becker-Weidman has been invited again to be the presenter at this International Conference in Finland. Dr. Becker-Weidman will discuss the effects of Complex Trauma on development and the implications for treatment.

INTRODUCTION TO DYADIC DEVELOPMETAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
TEMPERE HALL, TEMPERE FINLAND
NOVEMBER 10, 11, & 12, 2010

This three day training is for professionals who want to begin learning about the practice of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. It is intended to be a Level I class, the training hours of which can be used as part of the required training necessary to become a certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy therapist. The workshop will provide mental health practitioners with an orientation to Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and the necessary skills to begin using components of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy in their practice.

LEVEL II TRAINING IN DYADIC DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOTHERAPY
HELSINKI, FINLAND
NOVEMBER 15, 16, & 17
NOVEMBER 17, 18, & 19

This three day class is for professionals who have taken a Level I class in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. The focus of this training is on developing advanced skills in the practice of Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy. Participants will have opportunities to present cases and review videotapes of treatment sessions. The use of presentations, role-playing, and ample opportunities to practice skills will allow participants to make significant advances in their use of this treatment approach. The training hours can be used as part of the required training necessary to become a certified Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy therapist.

FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT THESE THREE EVENTS IN FINLAND CONTACT PIRJO TUOVILA AT TUO@DLC.FI

ACADEMY OF HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
December 13, 14, 15 2010

The Academy is offering a three day class in Treatment Strategies for Children, led by Dr. Becker-Weidman. The first day will present an overview of the principles for assessing children and families, the elements of a comprehensive assessment, specific strategies to use in assessing children, and the assessment of parent capacity. The second day will provide participants an opportunity to practice assessment skills. The afternoon of the second day will be devoted to the diagnosis and differential diagnosis of several different disorders including ODD, Complex Trauma, Disorders of Attachment, ADHD, and Bipolar Disorders. The third day is devoted to a presentation of evidence-based treatment approaches for the treatment of ODD, Complex Trauma and Disorders of Attachment, ADHD, and Bipolar Disorders.

Contact the Academy for further details and information: www.ahd.com.sg

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