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Lake Bled, Slovenia


AMOR : ROMA
Love in Psychotherapy: The Meaning, Role &
Significance of Therapeutic Involvement and
Respect in a Relational Psychotherapy.


3rd International Integrative Psychotherapy Conference
April 12-15, 2007
at the Hotel Universo in the Old City of Roma.


The keynote speeches, clinical forums and workshops will explore love, respect and therapeutic involvement as the essence of cure in psychotherapy.

Some of the topics to be presented are: core elements of a relational psychotherapy, transference and countertransference, unconscious processes and therapeutic responsiveness, the "difficult-to-love client", presence, affective attunement, working in regression, developmental attunement, attachment and differentiation, therapeutic boundaries,
and ethical concerns.


Schedule below

 

Thursday, April 12
One day-long Institute: 9:00-18:30 (with suggested break times of 11:00-11:30, 13:00-15:00, 16:30-17:00)

"Fundamentals of Integrative Psychotherapy" - to be organized by the Training and Standards Committee Mario Salvador, Chair (Spain), Helene Cadot (France), Conchita de Diego (Spain), Amaia Etxabe-Mauriz (Spain), Elena Guarrella (Italy) and Gregor Zvelc (Slovenia)

Thursday morning, April 12
Four 3.5 hour clinical forum/workshop: 9:00-13:00 with coffee break 11:00-11:30

1. Workshop: "Relational Group Psychotherapy" - Kathryn van der Heiden (USA) & Grover Criswell (USA)

2. Clinical forum: "Therapeutic Attunement: Affect, Rhythm and Developmental Level" - Louise Alden, Chair (Canada), Annie Dufreney  (France), Sylvie Monin (Switzerland), Antoinette Morrison (USA), Carla de Nitto (Italy), and Masa Zvelc (Slovenia)  

3. Clinical forum: "Love of Life, Love of Others and Love of God: Spirituality in Integrative Psychotherapy" - Carol Merle-Fishman, Chair (USA), Rossana Centis (Italy), Antonio Ferrara (Italy), Rachel Hudson (UK), Alba Payas (Spain) and Martha Walrath (USA)

4. Clinical forum: Roads of Love in Child Psychotherapy - Mariella Giusti, Chair (Italy)

Thursday afternoon, April 12
Four 3 hour clinical forum/workshop: 15:00-18:30 with break determined by presenters

1. Workshop: "Brain Organization, Maturation, Attunement and Affect Regulation" - Mario Salvador, Chair (Spain) with discussants Joan Adria D'Amico (USA), Conchita de Diego (Spain), Belinda Harris (UK), Francesca Madrid (Spain) and Maggie Senior (UK)

2. Clinical forum: "What Makes Integrative Psychotherapy Effective" - Joshua Zavin, Chair (USA), Jesus Cuadra (Spain), Carol Fishman (USA), Charles McFarren (Bolivia) and Grace Slottje (France)

3. Workshop: "Love:  The Cornerstone for Permanent Change" - Macarena Chias (Spain), Pepe Zurita (Spain) and Members of the Galene Institute, Madrid (Spain)

4. Clinical forum: "The Love That Now Dares to Speak Its Name - Even in Rome" - David Conlin, Chair (Canada), John Hallett (Canada), Anthony Jannetti (USA) and Ann Shotter (UK)

Thursday evening, April 12
1. Cocktail Party: 18:30-20:00

Friday, April 13
We are all together in the large room.
1. Opening: 9:00-9:40 Elena Guarrella (Italy) "Amor:Roma - An Italian Perspective on Integrative Psychotherapy"

2. Keynote speech: 9:40-10:15 Marye O'Reilly-Knapp (USA) - "Love, Boundaries and Development of the Self"

3. Coffee Break: 10:15-10:45

4. Keynote Speech: 10:45-11:30 Richard Erskine (USA) - "Unconscious Processes: The Intimate Connection Between Client and Psychotherapist"

5. Whole group activity: 11:30-13:00 "Inquiry, Contact and Encounter" - Richard Erskine (USA)

6. Lunch Break: 13:00-15:00

7. Keynote Speech: 15:00-15:30 Carla de Nitto (Italy) - "Macro and Micro-Processes in the Therapeutic Relationship"

8. Keynote Speech: 15:30-16:00 Grover Criswell (USA) - "Ethics: An Expression of Love"

9. Coffee Break: 16:00-16:30

10. Keynote Speech: 16:30-17:00 Kathryn van der Heiden (USA) - "Loving and Unloving: The Complications in Relationships"

11. Live Demonstration: 17:00-18:30 "Integrative Psychotherapy in Action" - Richard Erskine (USA) and discussants

Friday evening, April 13
1. Social Program: 18:30-20:00 - Joshua Zavin, Master of Ceremonies (USA), Lindsay Stewart, Coordinator (Canada), Annie Dufreney (France), Landy Gobes (USA), Burkhard Hofmann (Germany), Sylvie Monin (Switzerland), and other musicians/entertainers.

2. Dinner at restaurant of choice

Saturday morning, April 14
Five 3.5 hour clinical forum/workshop: 9:00-13:00 with coffee break 11:00-11:30

1. Workshop: "Why We Pick the Mates We Do: What Will Happen After We Marry" - Anne Teachworth (USA)

2. Clinical forum: "Intimacy, Boundaries and Client Welfare: Ethics in Psychotherapy" - Grover Criswell, Chair (USA), Wayne Carpenter (USA) and Landy Gobes (USA) (an Ethics Committee sponsored discussion of issues central to ethical psychotherapy)

3. Clinical forum: "Relational Needs of the Therapist - Benefits and Disruptions in Psychotherapy" - Lindsay Stewart, Chair (Canada), Helene Cadot (France), Karen Cesarano (Italy), Mary Doherty (Canada) and Luciana Duranti (Italy)

4. Clinical forum:  "Love versus Danger: Relational Therapy of Trauma" - Mitch Rouzie, Chair (USA), Gordana Buljan-Flander (Croatia), Aleksandra Franic (Serbia), Vesna Hercigonja-Novkovic (Croatia), Betty Keeney (USA), Dubravka Kocijan-Hercigonja (Croatia) and Itziar Martinez Villate (Spain)

5. Workshop: "Love, Fear, Hope and Grief: Integrative Psychodrama in Action" - Elena Guarrella (Italy) and Amaia Etxabe-Mauriz (Spain)

Saturday afternoon, April 14
Five 3 hour clinical forum/workshop: 15:00-18:30 with coffee break to be determined by presenters

1. Workshop followed by roundtable discussion: "Love, Being Loved and Being in Love: A Case Discussion on Couples Therapy" - Kathryn van der Heiden, Chair (USA), Wayne Carpenter (USA), Joan Adria D'Amico (USA), Elisabetta Russo (Italy) and Anne Teachworth (USA)

2. Clinical forum: "The Transference/Countertransference Phenomena" - Anthony Jannetti, Chair (USA), Mary Doherty (Canada), Amaia Etxabe-Mauriz (Spain), Jose Martinez Rodriguez (Spain) and Brigitte Robichon (France)

3. Workshop: "The Difficult to Love Client" - Maggie Senior (UK) and Ann Shotter (UK)

4. Workshop: "Love, Lost Relationships and Death: The Psychotherapy of Grieving" - Alba Payas (Spain)

5. Clinical forum: "Psychotherapy of the Schizoid Process" - Marye O'Reilly-Knapp, Chair (USA), Karen Cesarano (Italy), Burkhard Hofmann (Germany), Brigitte Rota (France) and Montse Vilardell (Spain)

Saturday evening, April 14
1. For the Love of Music: An end of the day opportunity to relax, focus and renew with Music, Imagery and Integrative Psychotherapy - Carol Merle-Fishman (USA)

2. Saturday night banquet: 21:00-midnight

Sunday morning, April 15
1. Keynote speech: 10:00-11:00 John Hallett (Canada) - "The Light in the Darkness: Finding Self-love"

2. Whole group experience: 11:00-12:00 John Hallett (Canada) and/or Richard Erskine (USA)

3. Awards and Thank Yous: 12:15-13:00 Joan Adria D'Amico (USA)

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