67th Annual Conference

Friday, February 26

Morning Workshops

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

Workshop 53

Innovative Group Treatment Applications of Interpersonal Neurobiology to Sustain Relationships in the New Decade

Chairs:                

Darryl B. Feldman, Ph.D., ABPP, CGP,  Private Practice,  Dix Hills,  New York

Gloria Batkin Kahn, Ed.D., ABPP, CGP, FAGPA, Private Practice, Hartsdale, New York

This workshop will discuss and demonstrate an innovative relationship treatment paradigm integrating interpersonal neurobiology with group therapy. This relationship-focused group treatment (RGT), a separate group therapy for each partner, uses an intersubjective approach combined with Imago relationship techniques and is designed to sustain and nourish relationships.

demonstration-experiential-didactic-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Cite two ways that psychoneurological dysregulation affects relationships.

2. Specify two curative factors of relationship-focused group therapy that ameliorate early attachment wounds.

3. Describe two ways that the group therapist can constructively address projective gridlocks in the group.

Course References:

Hendrix, H., & Hunt, H. C. (2004). Receiving love: transform your relationship by letting yourself be loved.  New York: Atria

Siegel, D. J. (2007). The mindful brain: reflection and attunement in the cultivation of well-being.  New York: W.W. Norton

Feldman, D. B., & Kahn, G. B. (2009). The integration of relationship-focused group therapy with couples treatment.  International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 59(1), 109-126.