$325.00

20 CEs
CEU Course

3-Day Introductory Attachment-Based Family Therapy Workshop (February 2023)

Cognitive Behavior Institute is excited to welcome Suzanne Levy, PhD, and Allie King, PhD, AMFT, for a live interactive webinar on: Attachment-Based Family Therapy

Date

2/3/2023 9:00AM - 5:00PM EST

2/10/2023 9:00AM - 4:30PM EST

2/24/2023 9:00AM - 4:30PM EST

Cost

$325.00

Credit Hours

20

Course Overview

The ABFT model grows out of the Structural Family Therapy tradition (Minuchin, 1974) but is informed by more contemporary systemic approaches such as Multidimensional Family Therapy (Liddle, 2002) and Emotionally-focused therapy (Greenberg, 2011 and Johnson, 2004). Attachment theory (Bowlby, 1969) provides the over-arching framework for understanding and intervening in the clinical process. Without ignoring biological factors, ABFT therapists presume that family conflict, detachment, harsh criticism or more insidious family traumas (e.g., abandonment, neglect abuse) can cause, maintain and/or exacerbate depression in adolescents. The impact of these family processes is compounded when parents fail to comfort, support and help their adolescent identify, discuss and work through these disturbing experiences. Conversely, when adolescents perceive their parents as caring, protective and autonomy-granting, the family provides a secure base helping the adolescent to withstand and grow from life's stressors.

This is an educational workshop that uses lecture, video review, case discussion, and/or role-play to provide an overview of the theoretical principles and clinical strategies of Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT). Faculty review underlying theories of the treatment approach (attachment theory, emotional regulation, and trauma resolution). Then, instructors review the goals and structure of the five treatment tasks that provide a road map for delivering this interpersonally focused, depth psychotherapy effectively and rapidly.

Learning Objectives

Part 1: (Feb 3)

  • Participants will identify the theoretical foundation of ABFT.
  • Participants will recall the empirical support for ABFT.
  • Participants will describe the five treatment task structure of the model.
  • Participants will explain how to organize therapy around interpersonal growth rather than behavioral management.
  • Participants will identify the strategies used in the five treatment tasks.

    • Part 2: (Feb 10 & 24)

  • Participants will explain the goal of each of the given treatment tasks of the ABFT model.
  • Participants will list the three guiding principles for preparing for an ABFT session.
  • Participants will compare when to build positive versus negative emotion in each task.
  • Participants will interpret how issues of cultural humility are addressed in ABFT.
  • Participants will describe the specific phases within each treatment task of the ABFT model.
  • Participants will name the purpose of the relational reframe.
  • Participants will explain why exploring the mental health problem with the youth is important.
  • Participants will name the purpose of the attachment narrative.
  • Participants will explain how therapists in ABFT motivate caregivers to want to be different with their child.
  • Participants will explain how to prepare caregivers for attachment repair sessions with their child.
  • Participants will describe the important components of the attachment repair session(s).

    • Course Bibliography

    American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. (2001). Facts for families #10: Teen suicide, http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/suicide.htm

    Allen, J. P., & Land, D. (1999). Attachment in adolescence. In Cassidy, Jude (Ed); Shaver, Phillip R. (Ed). (1999). Handbook of attachment: Theory, research, and clinical applications (pp. 319-335). New York: Guilford Press

    Asarnow, J. R., Emslie, G., Clarke, G., Wagner, K. D., Spirito, A., Vitiello,..…, . . . Brent, D. (2009). Treatment of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistant depression in adolescents: Predictors and moderators of treatment response. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 48(3), 330-339.

    Barbe, R., Bridge, J.A., Birmaher, B., Kolko, D. J., & Brent, D.A. (2004). Lifetime history of sexual abuse, clinical presentation, and outcome in a clinical trial for adolescent depression. Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, 65(1), 77-83.

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    Böszörményi-Nagy, I., & Spark, G. M. (1973). Invisible loyalties, reciprocity in intergenerational family therapy. Hagerstown, MD: Routledge.

    Bowlby, J. (1969). Attachment and Loss. New York: Basic Books

    Bowlby, J. (1988). A secure base: Parent-child attachment and healthy human development. New York, NY, US: Basic Books, New York, NY.

    Brent, D. A. & Kolko, D. J. (1991). Supportive relationship treatment manual (NST) (Non Directive therapy). University of Pittsburgh. Unpublished manual.

    Diamond, G.S., Creed, T.A., Gillham, J., Gallop, R., & Hamilton, J (2012) Sexual trauma does not moderate treatment outcome in Attachment Based Family Therapy (ABFT) for adolescents with suicide ideation. Journal of Family Therapy, 3, 1-11.

    Diamond, G.S.; Diamond, G.M.; & Levy, S.A. (2014). Attachment-Based Family Therapy for Depressed Adolescents. American Psychological Association

    Diamond, G., Diamond, G.M., & Levy, S. (2021). Attachment-based family therapy: Theory, clinical model, outcomes, and process research. Journal of Affective Disorders, 294, 286-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.07.005.

    Diamond, G.M., Diamond, G.S., Levy, S., Closs, C., Ladipo, T., & Siqueland, L. (2012).

    Attachment-based family therapy for suicidal lesbian, gay, and bisexual adolescents: A

    treatment development study and open trial with preliminary findings. Psychotherapy, 49(1), 62-71.

    Diamond, G.M., Shahar, B., Sabo, D. & Tsvieli, N. (2016). Attachment-Based Family Therapy and Emotion Focused Therapy for unresolved anger: The role of emotional processing. Psychotherapy, 53(1), 34-44.

    Diamond, G.S., Kobak, R., Ewing, S.K., Levy, S.A., Herres, J., Russon, J., Gallop, R. (2019). Attachment-Based Family and Non-Directive Supportive Treatments for Suicidal Youth: A Comparative Efficacy Trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 58, 721-731. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaac.2018.10.006

    Diamond, G.S., Reis, B., Diamond, G.M., Siqueland, L., & Isaacs, L. (2002). Attachment-based family therapy for depressed adolescents: A treatment development study. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 41(10), 1190-1196.

    Diamond, G., Russon, J., & Levy, S. (2016). Attachment-Based Family Therapy: A Review of the Empirical Support. Family Process, 55(3), 595-610. doi:10.1111/famp.12241

    Diamond, G.S., Wintersteen, M.B., Brown, G.K., Diamond, G.M., Gallop, R., Shelef, K. & Levy, S.A. (2010). Attachment-based family therapy for adolescents with suicidal ideation: A randomized controlled trial. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 49(2), 122-131.

    Eisenberg, N., Spinrad, T. L., Eggum, N. D., Silva, K. M., & Reiser, M. (2010). Relations among maternal socialization, effortful control, and maladjustment in early childhood. Development and Psychopathology, 22(3), 507-525. doi: 2110/10.1017/S0954579410000246.

    Ginott, H. G. (2009). Between parent and child: The bestselling classic that revolutionized parent-child communication. Crown Archetype.

    Gottman, J.M., Katz, L.F., & Hooven, C. (1996). Parental meta-emotion philosophy and the emotional life of families: Theoretical models and preliminary data. Journal of Family Psychology, 10(3), 243-268.

    Gottman, John. (2011) Raising an emotionally intelligent child. Simon & Schuster.

    Greenberg, L. (2011). Emotion-focused therapy. Baltimore, MD: United Book Press.

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    Report, 61(6), 1-65.

    Israel, P. & Diamond, G. S. (2012). Feasibility of attachment based family therapy for depressed clinic-referred Norwegian Adolescents. Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. (Digital)

    Johnson, S.M. (2004). The practice of emotionally focused marital therapy: creating connection (2nd ed). New York: Brunner/Routledge.

    Kobak, R., & Duemmler, S. (1994). Attachment and conversation: Toward a discourse analysis of adolescent and adult security. (pp. 121-149). London, England: Jessica Kingsley Publishers, London.

    Lewis, C. C., Simons, A. D., Nguyen, L. J., Muakami, J. L., Reid, M. W., Silva, S. G., & March, J. S. (2010). Impact of childhood trauma on treatment outcome in the Treatment for Adolescents with Depression Study (TADS). Journal of the American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry, 49, 132–140.

    Liddle, H.A. (2002). Multidimensional family therapy (MDFT) for adolescent cannabis users. Rockville, MD: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.

    Lifshitz, C., Tsvieli, N., Bar-Kalifa, E., Abbott, C., Diamond, G. S., Roger Kobak, R., & Diamond, G. M. (2021). Emotional processing in attachment-based family therapy for suicidal adolescents. Psychotherapy research, 31(2), 267–279. https://doi.org/10.1080/10503307.2020.1745315

    Main, M. & Goldwyn, R. (1998) Adult Attachment Scoring and Classification System (Manuscript). Berkeley, CA: University of California.

    Minuchin, S. (1974). Families and family therapy. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. National Institute of Mental Health (2014). Depression in children and adolescents (Fact sheet). Retrieved from http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/publications/depression-in-children-and- adolescents/index.shtml

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    Posner, K, Oquendo M. A. Gould, M., Stanley, B., & Davies, M. (2007). Columbia Classification algorithm of suicide assessment (S-CASA): Classification of suicidal events in the FDA’s pediatric suicidal risk analysis of antidepressants. American Journal of Psychiatry, 164(7), 1035-1043

    Restifo, K., & Bogels, S. (2009). Family processes in the development of youth depression: translating the evidence to treatment. Clinical Psychology Review, 29(4), 294-316.

    Reynolds, W. M. (1988). Suicidal Ideation Questionnaire. Professional Manual. Odessa, FL: Psychological Assessment Resources.

    Russon, J., Smithee, L., Simpson, S., Levy, S., & Diamond, G. (2021).Demonstrating attachment-based family therapy for transgender and gender diverse youth with suicidal thoughts and behavior: A case study. Family Process. DOI: 10.1111/famp.12677

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    van IJzendoorn, M. H., Bakermans-Kranenburg, M. J., & Sagi-Schwartz, A. B. R. A. H. A. M. (2006). Attachment across diverse sociocultural contexts: the limits of universality. Parenting beliefs, behaviors, and parent-child relations: A cross-cultural perspective, 107-142.

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    Course Schedule

    Course Date Course Start Time Course End Time Timezone
    2/3/2023 9:00AM 5:00PM EST
    2/10/2023 9:00AM 4:30PM EST
    2/24/2023 9:00AM 4:30PM EST

    Course Agenda

    Course Event Day or Date Course Agenda Time Block Course Content Covered
    2/3/2023 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Introduction, Theory and Overview of ABFT
    		•
    2/3/2023 10:30AM -10:45AM
  • Break
    		•
    2/3/2023 10:30AM -10:45AM
  • Task I: Relational Frame
    		•
    2/3/2023 11:45AM - 12:15PM
  • Lunch
    		•
    2/3/2023 12:15PM - 1:15PM
  • Task II: Alliance Building with the Adolescent
    		•
    2/3/2023 1:15PM – 2:30PM
  • Task III: Alliance Building with the Parent
    		•
    2/3/2023 2:30PM - 2:45PM
  • Break
    		•
    2/3/2023 2:45PM - 4:00PM
  • Task IV: Attachment Task
    		•
    2/3/2023 4:00PM - 4:45PM
  • Task V: Autonomy Promoting Task
    		•
    2/3/2023 4:45PM - 5:00PM
  • Q&A
    		•
    2/10/2023 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Task I: Relational Frame – Video Review & Discussion
    		•
    2/10/2023 10:30AM - 10:45AM
  • Break
    		•
    2/10/2023 10:45AM - 12:00PM
  • Task I: Relational Frame – Video Review & Discussion (continued)
    		•
    2/10/2023 12:00PM - 12:30PM
  • Lunch
    		•
    2/10/2023 12:00PM - 12:30PM
  • Task I: Relational Frame Role Play
    		•
    2/10/2023 12:00PM - 12:30PM
  • Task II: Alliance Building with the Adolescent Alone Video Review & Discussion
    		•
    2/10/2023 2:45PM - 3:00PM
  • Break
    		•
    2/10/2023 3:00PM - 4:30PM
  • Task II: Alliance Building with the Adolescent Alone Video Review & Discussion (continued)
    		•
    2/10/2023 4:30PM
  • Adjourn
    		•
    2/24/2023 9:00AM - 10:30AM
  • Task III: Alliance Building with the Parent Alone Video Review & Discussion
    		•
    2/24/2023 10:30AM - 10:45AM
  • Break
    		•
    2/24/2023 10:15AM - 12:00PM
  • Task III: Alliance Building with the Parent Alone Video & Discussion and role play
    		•
    2/24/2023 12:00PM – 12:30PM
  • Lunch
    		•
    2/24/2023 12:30PM - 2:00PM
  • Task IV: Attachment Task Video Review & Discussion
    		•
    2/24/2023 2:00PM - 2:15PM
  • Break
    		•
    2/24/2023 2:15PM - 3:15PM
  • Task IV: Attachment Role Play
    		•
    2/24/2023 3:15PM - 4:30PM
  • Task V: Autonomy Promoting Task Video & Discussion
    		•
    2/24/2023 4:30PM
  • Evaluations
    		•

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