The Menninger Clinic


Menninger Family Workshop

Family involvement in admission, treatment and aftercare planning is a central focus of the treatment approach at Menninger. One of the ways we engage families in the learning process is to offer a hospital-wide Family Workshop every other month for the families of patients.

Learning about psychiatric, behavioral and addictive disorders helps individuals and their families understand treatments, manage symptoms and strengthen their relationships.

RSVP for the workshop:
The next workshop is January 12 and 13, 2009. RSVP online for the workshop (please register one participant at a time). See the program schedule below.

Workshop cost:
$250 for 2 days (limit 2 participants, includes lunch). Please register one participant at a time. Payment arrangements can be made through the Admissions Office at 800-351-9058.

Attending a future Menninger Family Workshop:
We appreciate the fact that travel may not be possible at the time a loved one is in treatment at The Menninger Clinic. Family members are welcome to attend the next workshop that is scheduled. See future workshop dates.

Articles referenced during the workshop:

Schedule of educational workshop sessions (only family members attend)
Printable version

Monday, January 12 - On hospital units
8:15-9 am
Orientation
Monday, January 12- Wellness Center (Gym)
9:15-10:30 am
Psychiatric Disorders: Challenges and Progress
John Oldham, MD, MS
10:30-10:45 am
Break
10:45 am-Noon
Mentalizing As A Compass For Treatment
Efrain Bleiberg, MD
Noon-1 pm
Lunch
Addictions Focus - Cafeteria Mental Health Focus - Wellness Center
1-1:50 pm
My Experience
Jill V., guest speaker
1-1:50 pm
Psychopharmacology
Chris Martin, MD
2-2:50 pm
The Disease Concept: What is an Addiction and the 12 Steps
James Sargent, LCDC
2-2:50 pm
Dialectical Behavior Therapy
Mary McParland, PhD
3-3:50 pm
Science of Addiction
Richard Capriola, MA, LCDC, CRADC, NCC
3-3:50 pm
Coming Together: A Shared Experience
Brad Kennedy, CPRP
Martha McCrory, MT-BC
4-4:50 pm
Relapse Prevention
Berry Wall, MA, LCDC
Michael Rios, LCDC
4-4:50 pm
Development of Psychiatric Illness
Flynn O'Malley, PhD
Tuesday, January 13 - Wellness Center
9-10 am
Power Issues
Stuart Twemlow, MD
10-10:30 am
Break
10:30 am-Noon
Depression, Trauma and Hope
Jon Allen, PhD
Noon-1 pm
Lunch
Unit-specific programming (1-4 pm)

Meals
For your convenience, there is a full-service cafeteria on the Menninger campus. The cost of the workshop includes lunch on both days. Times are as follows:

  • Breakfast 7 to 8:30 am
  • Lunch 11:30 to 1 pm
  • Dinner 4:30 to 6 pm

A special thanks
We would like to recognize and thank our workshop hosts: Michael Rios, Nancy Diacon and Tina Holmes.

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