Join Us for This Valuable Training and Recieve 4 CE credits!
$40 includes free parking, continental breakfast and lunch!
AGENDA:
8:00 am – 8:45 am: Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 am – 9:00 am: Introductions
9:00 am – 11:00 am: Dr. Karlyn Pleasants, Psy.D.
11:00 am – 11:30 am: Lunch will be provided
11:30 am – 1:30 pm: Dr. Allison Chase, Ph.D., CEDS
MEET OUR SPEAKERS:
Karlyn Pleasants, Psy.D
Dr. Pleasants is the Executive Clinical Director of the Hanbleceya Recovery Network and 2017 marks 20 years that she has been part of the Hanbleceya team. For over two decades, she has helped create a thriving therapeutic milieu that has supported hundreds of individuals with severe psychiatric diagnoses and their families successfully build a life of self-management, independence and interpersonal connectedness. Her approach draws heavily from psychodynamic, family systems and attachment theories with a particular emphasis on trauma treatment and recovery.
Presentation:
The Well Siblings: Suffering in Disguise
It is well-known and well-documented the devastating effects mental illness can have on a family. While much of the literature and resources available focus primarily on parents, very little speaks to the influence specifically on siblings. The “Well Sibling Syndrome” is a term created as researchers, mental health experts, and siblings themselves have taken a deeper look into how siblings are affected and shaped by growing up with a brother or sister with a mental illness. This presentation will explore the many ways siblings learn to cope with mental illness in a sibling, how that coping can create a cloak of invisibility, and most importantly, how to thoughtfully include siblings in treatment considerations to effect healing and healthy development across this generation of the family system.
At the conclusion, the participant will be able to:
a. Differentiate between “subjective” and “objective” burdens of care
b. Identify at least 2 areas of development of the “well-sibling” influenced by growing up with a sibling with a mental illness
c. List at least 3 potentially positive outcomes for individuals who grew up with a mentally ill sibling
d. Name at least 3 suggestions for support proposed to parents by adult children who grew up with a mentally ill sibling
e. Identify 2 factors known to have influence on the development of resiliency
f. Differentiate between “command” and “report” levels of communication
Allison Chase, Ph.D., CEDS
Dr. Chase has been working in the field of eating disorder treatment for over 20 years. Prior to joining Eating Recovery Center, Austin, Dr. Chase was the Principal and Founder of AK Chase & Associates, which she established in Austin in 2003. Dr. Chase’s areas of specialization include child and adolescent mental health issues, the treatment of eating disorders, parental training and education, and family- or team-based therapy. In addition to serving her patients, Dr. Chase enjoys helping others on a mass scale through presentations and media interviews. She offers training and ongoing education for other professionals across the U.S., as well as workshops for schools and community organizations. Dr. Chase has also taught undergraduate psychology courses at The University of Texas at Austin since 2001. Dr. Chase earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology at the University of California at San Diego. She earned her Ph.D. in clinical psychology at The University of Texas at Austin and completed residency training in Chicago at Rush University Medical Center, in both the departments of psychology and pediatrics. Dr. Chase completed a post-doctoral fellowship at Austin Child Guidance Center as well.
Presentation:
Supporting the Caregivers: Using Emotion Focused Family Therapy to Build on Strengths and Navigate Challenges
Any individual, with or without mental health issues, is impacted by the environment that they grew up in. It is typically the family system, with its complex interactions and emotional interconnections, that provides the most significant influence. Therefore, family therapy and parental involvement is an essential tool for treatment and recovery. The early days of family therapy viewed one’s family member’s mental illness as the root of family problems. Thankfully, family therapy has evolved and recognizes the family, especially parents, as a necessary and helpful tool to provide support. The essence of Emotion-Focused Family Therapy (EFFT) is to afford caregivers a role in their child’s recovery, regardless of their age, level of motivation or involvement in formal treatment themselves. EFFT is rooted in a deep belief in the healing power of parents to assist their loved one in shifting maladaptive behaviors and processing and managing emotional pain. It is the role of the clinician to guide and support parents and caregivers to coach their loved ones in this process. This presentation will provide a greater understanding of EFFT and its implications and utility in helping family members support their loved one’s mental health and well-being.
a. Understand the importance of the role of the parents or caregiver in the treatment of mental illness
b. Recognize the role of emotional coaching in family treatment
c. Identify and understand the impact of parent blocks in family therapy
d. Identify and understand the impact of clinician blocks in family therapy
e) Understand the role of self-efficacy and its impact on parenting
f) Identify appropriate caregiver models in the context of parent education
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Continuing Education Sponsored by: ERC Insight:
Eating Recovery Center is approved by the Commission on Dietetic Registration to offer; credit is available for Registered Dietitians (RDs) and Dietetic Technician, Registered (DTRs). (Provider #ER839)
Eating Recovery Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Eating Recovery Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Insight Behavioral Health Centers is approved by the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation to provide Social Work Continuing Education hours. (License #159.001201)
Eating Recovery Center is a provider approved by NAADAC. Approved Education Provider Program, Provider #147334.
Eating Recovery Center is approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6815. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. Eating Recovery Center is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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For ADA accommodations, grievances or questions about this event, please contact Jeanette Lisalda at 310-486-6719 or [email protected].
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter(s), program content, research, grants or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.
Refunds will be provided when request is submitted 14 business days prior to the event. Please send requests to [email protected] or call 310-486-6719.
