Workshops Descriptions

Oct 30 Thursday 7-8:30 PM
The Cooperative Couple: How couples can encourage one another toward mutual success and family fulfillment. Presenter: Charles Pumilia, PsyD

Being cooperative to one another does not have to be a “mission impossible”. Join us and explore how the 3 C’s (Communication, Connection and Choice) can foster cooperation in spouses and children alike.

Nov 6 & 13 Thursday 7:15-8:45 PM
How we connect to babies and children: Building strong foundations to last a lifetime. Presenter: Dr. Maurice Lovell

How do we progress from umbilical to emotional nurturance? This workshop will explore the ways in which parents, their babies and children connect through words, actions, expectations, and feeling states, and how our earliest conscious and unconscious responses set the stage for our relations with family and others in the future.

Nov 19 7-8:30 PM Wednesday
The Middle School challenge: How to stop worrying about grades and help your child thrive. Presenter: Dr. Lisa Piemont

The “awkward years” have become even more difficult than ever. Join us and explore the mounting pressures faced by pre-teens and parents as they endeavor to come to terms with increasing expectations for academic success while having to come to terms with a developmental phase
already ablaze with emotional and physiological upheaval.

Nov 20 6-8:30 PM Thursday
Raising adolescents: Surviving the most difficult years. Presenter: Dr. Sheila Zaretsky

Acne and rebellion are just the beginning. Join us as we explore the conflictual developmental demands of adolescence and the equally conflictual feelings they evoke in their parents. This workshop will endeavor to provide not just a survival guide, but strategies that can help all to thrive during th is difficult period.

Nov 24 6:30-8:00 PM Monday
Self-renewal through the milestones of adulthood. Presenter: Dr. Demetria Delia

Is adulthood the beginning of being “over the hill” or is it just a beginning of a new life?This workshop will explore the developmental challenges of adulthood and develop strategies designed to help adults recognize and seize the opportunities of enhanced personal and interpersonal growth, new directions and greater health and success.

Dec 2 7-8:30 PM Tuesday
Family memoirs: Writing what is remembered. Presenter: Dr. Alina Enista

This workshop will explore the impact and potential of personal memories (written and spoken) and shared memories as mechanisms that can help people better understand themselves, their life history and that of the significant people who make up their life. Written memoirs form a foundation upon which people can build better and more satisfying life pursuits and interpersonal relations.

Dec 11 7-8:30 PM Thursday
Is 80 the new 50?: Rising to the challenges of growing older. Presenter: Dr. Laurie Lindner

Is this what you envisioned the Golden Years to be? Increased longevity presents us with new life opportunities, challenges and concerns. This workshop will explore the changing views and expectations regarding what it means to grow older, along with the decisions, opportunities and pitfalls we face as we pursue life to its fullest.

Jan 10 12:30-2:00 PM Saturday
Helping gay and lesbian teens at home and at school:  Emotional, physical and educational safety.  Presenter:  Patricia Mahoney, MA and Patricia Shulman, LCSW

The decision facing gay and lesbian teens as to whether or not to “come out” presents significant personal, interpersonal, familial and educational dilemmas. This workshop will explore the issues and ramifications of whether or not come out; to discuss and develop strategies designed to enhance understanding, acceptance and issues of safety; and to recognize areas and circumstances of potential risk for the teen, the family and school.

Jan 17 and Second Section Jan 24 Saturday
Healing the family of divorce: what do children need? what do parents need? Presenter: Lisa Piemont, PhD, LCSW

This two-part workshop presents common dynamics of the family of divorce. In the first session, we will discuss the needs of marital partners during the divorce process and how each partner can prepare for life after a divorce. In the second session, we will discuss the needs of children during and after a divorce. Both adults and children need support and understanding throughout this difficult process. The seminars will offer concepts, strategies and a forum for dialogue about this common and often difficult experience.

Feb 2 7-8:30pm Monday
Modern Psychoanalysis and the 12 steps: parallel paths to recovery. Presenter: Stephanie Simon, LCSW

From using to enabling to recovery:  The modern psychoanalytic approach is an effective treatment modality in conjunction with 12 step programs.  Come to our rooms and explore how the techniques of joining, stimulus regulation and contact function serve as support measures during the critical phases of 12 step recovery.

March 7  12:30-2:00 PM Saturday
The use of humor in emotional resilience laughing yourself into good health. Presenter: Karen Lazar, PhD

Participants will examine how humor assists in the healing process and how it contributes to emotional resilience.   Humor can help to bridge a therapeutic relationship and build a treatment alliance, it can help defuse difficult conversations while making them possible. Being able to laugh at life’s absurdities can promote connections and strength in the most challenging moments.

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