6th Annual International Conference 2009
Albuquerque, New Mexico
October 22-24, 2009
Keynote Speaker: Susan Johnson, Ph.D.
Sue Johnson is one of the originators and the main proponent of Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT), now one of the best validated couples interventions in North America
She is Professor of Clinical Psychology at The University of Ottawa, Director of the Ottawa Couple and Family Institute Inc. and the International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy. She received her doctorate in Counseling Psychology from 
the University of British Columbia in 1984. She is a registered psychologist in the province of Ontario, Canada, and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, the Journal of Couple and Relationship Therapy and the Journal of Family Psychology. She is a Distinguished Research Professor in the Marital & Family Therapy Program at Alliant University in San Diego.
Sue is an Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and is internationally known for her workshops and presentations on practice, theory, and research in couple therapy, adult attachment and emotion in psychotherapy. She maintains a private practice and lives in Ottawa, Canada, with her husband and two children
Keynote Address: Couples Therapy in the 21st Century: A New Era
The field of couple interventions is changing dramatically. The new science of love offers us a coherent map to the territory of love and loving. The couple therapist now has the resources to systematically shape the neural duet that is the essence of love. The pivotal moments that define a relationship as a secure or insecure bond can be identified and restructured in a couple sessions. Once a safe haven is established, key processes such as the forgiveness of injuries can be addressed and individual growth and resilience fostered.
Clinical Update- Special Featured Speaker: Dennis Stoica
Saturday, October 24th, 9am-12pm
Dennis Stoica, President of California Healthy Marriage Coalition, will examine the natural partnership of marriage education and marital therapy. Imago Therapists are marriage educators already; it is an important function of therapy. Learn how to expand this part of the therapeutic process and increase your effectiveness with couples.
2009 Conference Session Handouts
Pre-Conference
Workshop Presenters Update
BCR
worksheets
Additions Task Force Presentation
Journey of Change in Imago
Journey
Thursday, October 22
Keynote Address: Couples Therapy in the 21st Century
Attachment Theory
Friday, October 23
General Session
150: Master Trainer Series
Concurrent Sessions I
101: Building Bridges to Understanding
Communologue Guidelines
Communologue PreValidation
103: Secure Attachment and Sexual Satisfaction
Sex & Attachment
Suggested Bibliography
104: Symbiosis in the Family Business
Symbiosis Powerpoint
Changing Lanes
Day Long Sessions
107: The Art of Supervision
108: Parenting Program
109: Premarital Program
powerpoint
110: Imago from a Developmental Perspective
Doing Imago from a Developmental Perspective
Developmental Short Version
Concurrent Sessions II
201: Bridging Imago & Positive Psychology
Bridging Powerpoint
Bridging Handouts
202: Empathy: Key to Behavior Change Request
203: Trapped in a Time Bubble
204: Weaving a Tapestry: A Group Model of Consultation
Saturday, October 24th
General Session
Clinical Update
Gifts of Change Dialogue
Concurrent Sessions III
301: Couplehood as a Spiritual Path
302: Developmental Needs Meeting Stategy and Imago Therapy
Powerpoint
Worksheets
303: Getting the Sex You Want
Outline
Questionaire
Worksheet
Bibliography
304: Healing Beyond the Affair: An Imago Model
305: The Science of Attachment and the Art of Imago
306: The Underside of Attachment and the Fear of "Unlovability"
Aspects of Object Relatedness
Developmental OR
Holding Environment Graphic
Infant and Caregiver Splitting Projection
