Article archive / February 1, 2015
Originally published: . Volume 6, No. 2. Source pages: 15.
Feb 19-21 in Baton Rouge Marriage and Family Therapists Gather
The Louisiana Association for Marriage and Family Therapy will hold its Annual Conference, February 19- 21, 2015, at the Renaissance Hotel in Baton Rouge.
Keynote presenter will be author Robert Whitaker, speaking on Long- term Effects of Psychiatric Medications.” Whitaker will also present, “Practical Implications of Research Literature on Long-term Effects of Psychiatric Medications.”
Dr. Jacqueline Sparks, is presenting on “Listening to Clients, Not Labels: Outcome-Informed Practice with Children and Families,” and “Anatomy of a Crime: Psychiatric Drugging of America’s Youth”
Current association President, Dr. Matt Morris, will present “True or False: LMFTs and LPCs can Diagnose Panic Disorder,” with Cindy Nardini. Morris will also be presenting “Counseling Vietnamese Americans,” with co-presenters Rebecca Pham and Jacqueline Nguyen.
Tom Caffery and Mark Reynaud will present “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Diagnosis and Psychotherapy,” and Caffery will also be presenting “Got Ethics,” with co-presenter, Ben Johnson. Rashunda Miller Reed will present “MFTs in a School Setting: Toxic or Therapeutic?” and also “Inter- professional Collaboration: A Therapeutic Shift.”
Mary Alice Olsan, Executive Director for the LPC Board, and Kathryn Steele, Ph.D. and new board Vice Chair, will present “A Practical Guide to Supervision.”
“Helping Families through Cancer: A Personal and Professional Experience” will be offered by Aly Taylor, and “Addressing Problematic Behaviors in Children: Integrating Behavioral Family Therapy and Choice Theory” will be presented by Christian J. Dean; Amanda Chapoton.
Christian J. Dean will present, “LMFTs and Diagnosing: Updates, Challenges, and Practice,” and Whose Anxiety is it Anyway?” will be offered by John Dewell, Kevin Foose, and Justin E. Levitov.
Among others presenting are Marvin Clifford, John Shalett, Judith G. Miranti, Susan Harrington, Christine Lissard, Deany Cheramie, Willis Powell, Yevonne Baran, Meagan Staab, and Joan Fischer.
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