67th Annual Conference

Thursday, February 25

Morning Workshops

10:00 A.M. - 12:30 P.M.

Workshop 14

Neuroscience and Attachment Theory Meets Weight Regulation Groups

Chair:                

Fran Weiss, LCSW-R, BCD, DCSW, CGP, Associate Clinical Professor, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York

Integration of cutting edge science based theory and its application to weight regulation groups brings hope to the current pseudo- cure of weight loss. Groups using methods informed by attachment theory, development trauma, and neuroscience add new dimensions to group therapy application and can result in authentic change of body and self image.

didactic-experiential-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Develop fresh group strategies for the person with challenging weight regulation problems.

2. Apply attachment theory and neuro-science to group development.

3. Create treatment strategies for affect regulation and dissociative self states.
 

Course References:

Siegel, J., Daniel, (1999) The Developing Mind: How Relationships and the Brain Interact to Shape Who We Are. New York: The Guilford Press.

Badenoch, Bonnie, (2008) Being a Brain-Wise Therapist: A Practical Guide to Interpersonal Neurobiology: New York: W.W. Norton and Company.

Weiss, F. (2006) Psychodynamic Group Psychotherapy for the Obese Disordered-eating Adult: A Contemporary View. Special Edition in Eating Disorder. Group. Dec. Vol. 30. 30, No. 4.