Thursday

 

10:00 am – 12:00 noon

1.    The Risk of treating and not treating children and adolescents: Depression and ADHD. Presenter: Barry Holzer, MD

2.    Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT) for Couples. Presenter:  Malka Engel, LCSW

3.    Enhancing Self Esteem and Confidence with Hypnosis. Presenter: Moshe S. Lasson, Ph.D

4.    Countertransference: Where is this reaction coming from? How can my understanding enhance therapy? Presenters: Aviva Biberfeld, PsyD and Hindie Klein, PsyD

5.    Out of the Narrow Straits: Integrating Torah Narrative into Grief. Presenter: Rabbi Benyamin Cirlin, LCSW

6.    Child Abuse in the Our Community: True and False Allegations, Red Flags. By: Abe Worenklein, Ph.D – RABBI TRACK

7.    Cutting the Suit to Fit the Child: Individualizing Instruction in our Schools: Scott Goldberg, PhD - EDUCATION TRACK 9:00 AM – 12:00 Noon

12:00 noon – 1:15 pm

Lunch

 

1:15 pm –

1:30 pm

Mincha

 

1:30 pm –

4:20 pm

 

 

 

1.    Psychopharmacology: UPDATE FOR THE CLINICAN: Treating Bipolar Depression, Generalized Anxiety Disorder and Insomnia with Co-morbidity Assessing and Treating Insomnia: Focus on Co-morbidity and Special Populations.  Robert Lehman, M.D., Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland

 

Bipolar Depression: Advances in Assessment and Treatment, Joseph F. Goldberg, M.D. Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry Mount Sinai School of Medicine; Director, Affective Disorders Research Program, Silver Hill Hospital, New Canaan, Connecticut

 

General Anxiety Disorder: Current Understanding and Treatment, Harvey Kranzler M.D, Professor of Psychiatry and Director of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York

 

2.    When Living to Die Gives Way to Dying to Live. Presenters: Judith B. Guedalia, PhD and Janice S. Goldfein, MSW

3.    Facing the Challenges of Cancer:   Providing Therapy When Confronted With a Personal Struggle. Presenter: Rachel Pill, LCSW

4.    Structural Family Therapy: Forty Year Later: Succesful Interventions for Children and Families. Part I.  Presenters: Patricia C. Dowds, Ph.D, and Naftoli Walfish, LCSW

5.    Children At Risk -Teachers At Risk .  Rabbi Kramer – EDUCATION TRACK

6.    Thinking about the Unthinkable" - Domestic Violence in our Midst.  Presenters: Twerski/Kohn – RABBI TRACK

4:35 pm –

6:30 pm

1.    Project Chai – A model of Community Intervention for Trauma and Loss. Presenters: Rabbi Simcha Scholar (chair), Dr. Norman Blumenthal, Rabbi Yaakov Klar, Zahava Farbman, CSW

2.    The Second Time Around: The Challenges of Remarriage and the Stepfamily: Phyllis Mayer, LCSW-R, Esther Katz, LCSW

3.    Government’s Expectations of Excellence. Presenter: Joe Lazar

4.    Boundaries and Related Issues in the Clinical office. Presenters: Aviva Biberfeld, PsyD and Nosson Solomon. PhD 

5.    Structural Family Therapy: Forty Year Later: Succesful Interventions for Children and Families. Part II.  Presenters: Patricia C. Dowds, Ph.D, and Naftoli Walfish, LCSW

6.    Psychopharmacology Basics: A Guide for Community Rabbonim. Presenter: Victor Schwartz,             M.D. – RABBI TRACK 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

7.    Psychopharmacology Basics: A Guide for the Educators. Presenter: DR  H ROTHBART, MD – EDUCATION TRACK 4:30 PM – 6:00 PM

6:30 pm –

7:45 pm

Dinner

 

7:45 pm –

8:00 pm

Maariv

 

8:00 pm – 10:00 pm

Opening Plenary

 

 From Denial to Awareness: The Emergence of The Orthodox Jewish Community From The “Nischt Bei Unz" Principle.

 

Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald – Moderator

Rabbi Chaim Dovid Zwiebel

David Mandel

Rabbi Bamberger

Rabbi Scholar

Jonas Waizer

10:00 pm – 11:30 pm

 

 

 

1.    Forensic Group Supervision. Facilitator: Dr. Abe Worenklein

2.    Group Supervision. Facilitator: Dr. Norman Blumenthal

3.      Problem Gambling: Evaluation, Treatment and Communal Response. Presenter: Gavriel Fagin, MA, LMSW, SOTS, CASAC-T

 

Friday

 

 

7:00 am –

8:00 am

Shacharis

 

8:00 am –

9:00 am

Breakfast

 

9:00 am – 12:00 noon

1.    _______________________________________________________

2.    Play Therapy: Working With Children (Part I). Presenter: Allan M. Gonsher

3.    From Addiction to Recovery – Returning to the Derech. Presenters: Lew Abrams, LCSW, CASAC, Rabbi Dov Silver, Benzion Twerski, PhD

4.    Creating Hope in Therapy: Re-Discovering the Soul and Spirituality in Treatment. Presenter: Sanford Landa

5.    Working Individually with Men Who Batter: Exploring the Possibilities for Collaboration with the Woman's Therapist Presenters: Twerski/Kohn

12:00 noon –

1:00 pm

          Lunch

 

1:00 pm –

3:00 pm

 

 

 

1.    Play Therapy: Working With Children (Part II). Presenter: Allan M. Gonsher

2.    When Symptoms Speak: Family Crises Transformed into Treatment. Presenter: Chaya Mermerstein

3.    Group Supervision Facilitated. by Aviva Biberfeld, PsyD and Hindie Klein, PsyD

4.    Unique Issues of the Orthodox Family in Family Treatment. Presenter: Shira Frank

5.    Experiencing Experiential Therapy. Presenters: Edwin Susskind Ph.D /  Rus Wallen / Weiss

4:10 pm

           Candle Lighting – Licht Benchen – Hadlakot Nairot

4:20 pm

           Mincha  Kabbalos Shabbos  Ma'ariv

5:45 pm –

8:00 pm

           Seudas Shabbos

8:00pm –

10:00pm

          Spirituality: Rabbi Gottlieb, David Pelcovitz, Ph.D

10:00 pm

          Oneg Shabbos

Shabbos Day



8:00am –

10:00am

          Breakfast

8:15 am –

11:15 am

          Shacharis

11:30 am –

1:00 pm

          Kiddush followed by Seudas Shabbos

1:30 pm –

3:00pm

         Ask the Rav

3:00 pm –

4:10

From Mussar to Ma'aseh. Presenter: Shalom Francis, LCSW

Aishes Chayil    Edwin Susskind and Rus Wallen       
The Politics of Mental Health:Changing the Way Government sees our Community: Presenter:  Assemblyman Dov Hikind
Civilization, Frumkeit and Its Discontents: The Yetzer Harah and Yetzer Hatov in Jewish Philosophy and Psychoanalysis. Presenter: Rabbi Simcha Feuerman, LCSW-R

 

4:10 pm –

4:35 pm

         Mincha

4:40 pm –

5:30 pm

        Seudas Shlishis

5:16 pm –

5:50 pm 

       Maariv and Havdalah;  Shabbos ends  5:16 pm;  R’T @ 5:58 PM

7:00 pm –

9:00 pm

From Theory to Action: Addressing Sexual Problems in the Orthodox Community. Presenters: Jennie Rosenfeld and David Pelcovitz, PhD

Using Humor to Change People’s Thoughts, Feelings and Actions. Presenters: Edwin Yisroel Susskind, Ph.D,  HaRav Dovid Cohen, Rabbi Ronald Greenwald, Ben Zion Twerski, Ph.D, Moderator: Nathan Solomon, Ph.D

9:00pm - 1000pm

          Melaveh Malka

 

10:00 pm – 11:30 pm

 

SUNDAY

 

 

7:00 am –

7:45am

Shacharis

 

7:45 am –

8:30 am

Breakfast

 

8:30 am –11:30 noon

 

1.    Developing and Supporting School – Family- Community Partnerships: Improving the Outcomes for All Children. Presenter: Rona Milch Novick, PhD  

2.    Children in Cyberspace. Presenter: Mark Banschick, MD

3.    Infertility: Crisis, Challenge, Healing Journey. Presenter: Chana Simmonds, LCSW

4.    Borderline Personality Disorder: A Most Misunderstood Illness. Presenter:  Perry Hoffman

5.    Social Skills Group Training for Children/Adolescents in School and Private Practice Settings. Presenters: Chaim Neuhoff, PhD and Aviva Biberfeld, PsyD

11:30 noon – 1:30 pm

Closing Plenary

From Awareness To Effective Treatment: Are We There Yet?

Rabbi Abraham Twerski, M.D.

Rabbi Ronnie Greenwald