Bipolar Disorder: A Psychosocial Approach to Treatment
Registration Closed - In-Person (at the Lancaster Wyndham Resort & Conference Center) & Live Webinar
July 29, 2021 to July 30, 2021
12 CE Hours Credit for attending both days
Seminar Description
This 2-day workshop will explore current research and clinical practices relevant to about bipolar disorder in adults and adolescents, with coverage of differential diagnosis, prognosis, and medical and psychosocial treatments. The bulk of the seminar will focus on family-focused therapy (FFT), a 12-session evidence-based program consisting of psychoeducation, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training for individuals with bipolar disorder and their families.
Through lecture, videotaped demonstrations, and small group role-play practices, attendees will become familiar with how to treat bipolar disorder.
Objectives
Participants will be able to describe:
1. The diagnostic assessment of persons with bipolar disorder
2. family and life stressors that affect the course and outcome of bipolar disorder
3. the three phases of family-focused therapy (FFT)
4. clinical strategies and techniques of FFT for adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder and their family members.
5. evidence for the efficacy of FFT in adults and adolescents with or at risk for bipolar disorder
Agenda
Thursday, July 29, 2021
8:15 a.m. Registration (continental breakfast)
9:00 Bipolar disorder: a review of what we know
· Assessment and differential diagnosis
· Course over time - Clinical presentation and prognosis in children and adolescents
· Risk and protective factors
· Basics of psychopharmacology
10:30 Break (coffee, tea, juice)
10:45 Treatment of bipolar disorder: role of psychotherapy
· Core assumptions and common techniques
· Types of psychotherapy: cognitive behavioral, interpersonal, and group psychoeducation
Intro to family-focused therapy (FFT)
12:15 p.m. Lunch (on your own)
1:30 Evidence for FFT in clinical trials
FFT Part 1: Psychoeducation
· Introducing the program
· Exploring symptoms with patient and family
· Mood charting
· Identifying risk factors and coping strategies
3:00 Break (coffee, tea, iced tea, soda, snack)
3:15 FFT Part 1: Psychoeducation (continued)
· Prevention action plan
· Addressing resistances to educational material
· Videotaped demonstrations of psychoeducation
· Small group role-plays
· Q and A for Day 1
4:45 p.m. Adjournment
Friday, July 30, 2021
7:45 a.m. Registration (continental breakfast)
8:30 FFT Part 1: Psychoeducation (continued)
· Videotapes of sessions
· Group role- play of symptom exploration
· Group role-play of relapse prevention planning
10:00 Break (coffee, tea, juice)
10:15 FFT Part 2: Communication Enhancement Training - setting the stage for skill practice
· Expressing positive feelings
· Active listening
· Making positive requests for change
· Communication clarity
· Expressing negative feelings
11:45 Lunch (on your own)
1 p.m Communication Enhancement Training (cont.)
· Group role-play exercises
· Troubleshooting
2:30 Break (coffee, tea, iced tea, soda, snack)
2:45 FFT Part 3: Problem-Solving Skills Training
· Defining problems, generating and evaluating solutions, choosing and implementing solutions
· Videotaped examples
· Group role-play
· Treatment termination
· Discussion: adapting FFT to your settings
4:15 p.m. Adjournment (Pick Up Certificates)