Menninger Family Workshop
RSVP for the workshop: The next workshop is September 8 and 9. RSVP online for the workshop (please register one participant at a time). See the program schedule below.
Workshop cost: $250 for 2 days (limit 2 participants, includes lunch). Please register one participant at a time. Payment arrangements can be made through the Admissions Office at 800-351-9058.
Attending a future Menninger Family Workshop:
We appreciate the fact that travel may not be possible at the time a loved one is in treatment at The Menninger Clinic. Family members are welcome to attend the next workshop scheduled. See workshop dates through 2008.
Articles referenced during the workshop:
Schedule of educational workshop sessions (only family members attend)
| Monday, September 8 - On hospital units |
8:15-9 am
Orientation
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| Monday, September 8- Wellness Center (Gym) |
9:15-10:30 am
Psychiatric Disorders: Challenges and Progress
John Oldham, MD, MS |
10:30-10:45 am
Break
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10:45 am-Noon
Mentalizing As A Compass For Treatment
Efrain Bleiberg, MD |
Noon-1 pm
Lunch |
| Addictions Focus - Cafeteria |
Mental Health Focus - Wellness Center |
1-1:50 pm
My Experience
Jill V., guest speaker |
1-1:50 pm
Psychopharmacology
Chris Martin, MD |
2-2:50 pm
The Disease Concept: What is an Addiction and the 12 Steps
James Sargent, LCDC
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2-2:50 pm
Dialectical Behavior Therapy Mary McParland, PhD |
3-3:50 pm
Science of Addiction
Richard Capriola, MA, LCDC |
3-3:50 pm
Coming Together: A Shared Experience
Brad Kennedy, CPRP
Martha McCrory, MT-BC |
4-4:50 pm
Relapse Prevention Berry Wall, MA, LCDC Michael Rios, LCDC |
4-4:50 pm
Development of Psychiatric Illness
Flynn O'Malley, MD |
| Tuesday, September 9 - Wellness Center |
9-10 am
Power Issues
Edythe Harvey, MD
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10-10:30 am
Break |
10:30 am-Noon
Depression, Trauma and Hope
Jon Allen, PhD
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Noon-1 pm
Lunch |
| Unit-specific programming (1-4 pm) |
Meals For your convenience, there is a full-service cafeteria on the Menninger campus. The cost of the workshop includes lunch on both days. Times are as follows:
- Breakfast 7 to 8:30 am
- Lunch 11:30 to 1 pm
- Dinner 4:30 to 6 pm
A special thanks
We would like to recognize and thank our workshop hosts: Michael Rios, Nancy Diacon and Tina Holmes.
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