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Workshops
Workshop 7 RIFT- Reportable Intensive Family Therapy- A Four Day Single Therapist Model for Complex Family Matters.
Room: Ballroom C Dr Jennifer Neoh 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm
Clinical Psychologist, Melbourne, Victoria
Chair: Mr Ric Trevaskis
A single practitioner model of intensive family therapy over four days for complex family dynamics including where children are resistant to relationships with one parent. This is a practical workshop that will discuss how to get resistant children together with rejected parents, keeping both parents involved in children lives; rejection of the either/or parent model of dealing with alienation and discussions of why reportable therapy must be the only model for these types of family problems. Case studies will be discussed in terms of mapping strategies on the highly idiosyncratic needs of each speci c family and ongoing case management to ensure support and crisis management for the most successful outcomes.
Workshop 8 P.E.P TALKS! The Parenting Enhancement Program for Children Who Resist Time with a Parent. The Facts, Stats,
Wisdom and the Wonder.
Room: Balcony 1/2 Ms Lisa Bottomley 3.30 pm – 5.00 pm
Family Law Parenting Centre, Melbourne, Victoria
Chair: Ms Liz Picker
Ms Bottomley’s innovative therapeutic supervision program the Parenting Enhancement Program (PEP). PEP is designed to address the family dysfunction with interventions aiming to improve the functioning of both parents and children particularly where children have experienced a disrupted relationship with a parent. Children in these circumstances often maintain a highly distorted view of both parents and can present with a hostile manner, be extremely negative, de ant and disobedient.
Her workshop will examine 60 matters to date that have been referred to the PEP identifying successful interventions and strategies for children who were steadfastly refusing to have any time with one of their parents.
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