FIRST ANNUAL INVITED PRACTITIONER CONFERENCE: THE CHALLENGE FOR THE
PERSON OF THE THERAPIST IN THE WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES.
LORENZ CLINIC ANNOUNCES ITS FIRST ANNUAL INVITED PRACTITIONER
CONFERENCE. THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE WILL BE HELD FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13,
2017 AT THE MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM AND WILL FEATURE DR. HARRY
APONTE, A NATIONAL EXPERT ON THE PERSON-OF-THE-THERAPIST MODEL OF
THERAPY AND TRAINING.
FOR THERAPISTS, THE WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES FACED WITH
PERSISTENTLY DESTRUCTIVE PERSONAL AND SOCIETAL FACTORS CAN BE
DEMORALIZING. THE WORK DEMANDS TECHNICAL SKILL TO SIMULTANEOUSLY
ADDRESS DEEPLY PERSONAL WOUNDS AND OVERWHELMING SOCIAL FORCES. IT
ALSO PLEADS FOR PERSONAL SENSITIVITY AND EMOTIONAL STRENGTH THAT
ALLOWS THERAPISTS TO FEEL THE PAIN AND CHALLENGE THE SOCIAL ODDS THEIR
CLIENTS FACE. DR. APONTE CONTENDS THAT THIS CALLS FOR DISTINCTIVE
TRAINING IN THE USE OF SELF THAT SPEAKS TO THE THERAPIST'S EMOTIONAL
RESOURCES AND SOCIAL CONSCIOUSNESS.
THIS PRESENTATION WILL IDENTIFY SIX BASIC THERAPEUTIC TASKS THAT DR.
APONTE BELIEVES ARE ESSENTIAL TO WORK WITH DISADVANTAGED FAMILIES.
DR. APONTE WILL INTRODUCE A PARTICULAR APPROACH, THE
PERSON-OF-THE-THERAPIST MODEL, TO THERAPISTS' USE OF THEMSELVES IN THE
WORK WITH THESE FAMILIES. THE MODEL EMPHASIZES THERAPISTS RELATING
AND WORKING THROUGH THEIR OWN LIFE EXPERIENCES, ESPECIALLY THEIR
PERSONAL VULNERABILITIES, AS A MEDIUM THROUGH WHICH TO RELATE TO THE
PAIN AND BROKENNESS OF THESE EMOTIONALLY AND SOCIALLY VULNERABLE
FAMILIES.
ABOUT THE PRESENTER
DR. HARRY J. APONTE, HPHD, MSW, LCSW, LMFT, IS A FAMILY THERAPIST
KNOWN FOR HIS WRITINGS AND WORKSHOPS ON THE PERSON OF THE THERAPIST,
SPIRITUALITY IN THERAPY, THERAPY WITH DISADVANTAGED AND CULTURALLY
DIVERSE FAMILIES, AND STRUCTURAL FAMILY THERAPY. DR. APONTE WAS A
STAFF MEMBER AND TEACHER OF FAMILY THERAPY AT THE MENNINGER CLINIC,
AND DIRECTOR OF THE PHILADELPHIA CHILD GUIDANCE CENTER. CURRENTLY,
DR. APONTE IS CLINICAL ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR IN THE COUPLE & FAMILY
THERAPY DEPARTMENT OF DREXEL UNIVERSITY IN PHILADELPHIA. HE HAS A
PRIVATE PRACTICE IN PHILADELPHIA, AND CONDUCTS TRAINING AND WORKSHOPS
THROUGHOUT THE COUNTRY AND ABROAD.
DR. APONTE PUBLISHED _BREAD & SPIRIT_ THROUGH NORTON, A BOOK THAT
SPEAKS TO THERAPY WITH TODAY’S POOR IN THE CONTEXT OF ETHNICITY,
CULTURE AND SPIRITUALITY.
DR. APONTE AND DR. KARNI KISSIL HAVE EDITED A BOOK ENTITLED _THE
PERSON OF THE THERAPIST TRAINING MODEL: MASTERING THE USE OF SELF_,
PUBLISHED BY ROUTLEDGE (2016).
AGENDA
7:30-8:00AM - REGISTRATION
8:00-9:00AM - INTRODUCTION
9:00-10:15AM - SESSION I
10:15-10:30AM - BREAK & REFRESHMENTS
10:30-12:00PM - SESSION II
12:00-1:00PM - LUNCH (_PROVIDED_)
1:00-2:45PM - SESSION III
2:45-3:00PM - BREAK
3:00-4:00 - PANEL DISCUSSION
LOCATION
THE EVENT WILL BE HELD IN THE MACMILLAN AUDITORIUM AT THE MINNESOTA
LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM IN CHASKA, MINNESOTA (DIRECTIONS
[http://arboretum.umn.edu/HoursFeesDirections.aspx]). THE AUDITORIUM
IS LOCATED IN THE OSWOLD VISITOR CENTER. REGISTRANTS WILL RECEIVE
COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION TO THE ARBORETUM GROUNDS THE DAY OF THE EVENT.
THE FALL COLOR SHOULD BE NEAR PEAK!
THE MINNESOTA LANDSCAPE ARBORETUM, A TOP VISITOR ATTRACTION, IS MORE
THAN 1,200 ACRES OF GARDENS AND TREE COLLECTIONS, PRAIRIE AND WOODS
AND MILES OF TRAILS. AS A PREMIER NORTHERN GARDEN, THE ARBORETUM WAS
BORNE OUT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA HORTICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER
AND ESTABLISHED IN 1958, WITH THE MEN'S GARDEN CLUB OF MINNEAPOLIS,
LAKE MINNETONKA GARDEN CLUB, MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY AND
OTHER COMMUNITY SUPPORTERS CREATING THE ARBORETUM AS A GIFT TO THE
UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA.
CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT
THE EVENT HAS BEEN APPROVED FOR 7 CEU'S BY THE MINNESOTA BOARD SOCIAL
WORK, MINNESOTA BOARD OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTH & THERAPY, AND MINNESOTA
BOARD OF MARRIAGE & FAMILY THERAPY. THE MINNESOTA BOARD OF
PSYCHOLOGY HAS APPROVED THE EVENT FOR 6.5 CEU'S.
CANCELLATIONS
CANCELLATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED THROUGH 5:00PM FRIDAY, 10/6/17.
CANCELLATIONS WILL BE REFUNDED LESS A 25% ADMINISTRATION FEE. TO
CANCEL YOUR REGISTRATION, CONTACT THE TRAINING PROGRAM COORDINATOR,
SYDNY SPIRES, BY EMAIL AT EVENTS@LORENZCLINIC.COM OR VIA TELEPHONE AT
(952) 443-4600.
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