Friday, September 8, 2023
Welcome & Introduction
Christopher Palmer, MD
From Attachment, to Mentalizing, to Epistemic Trust: A Journey Equally Guided by Scientific Discovery and Clinical Experience
Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FBA, FAcSS
"This is Me": Attachment, Mentalizing and Becoming a Person
Carla Sharp, PhD
Break
Attachment in Late Life Marriage
Robert Waldinger, MD
Q&A Panel
Peter Fonagy, OBE, FMedSci, FAcSS, FBA; Carla Sharp, PhD; Robert Waldinger, MD; Christopher Palmer, MD
Lunch (on your own)
Mentalizing and Trauma: A Clinical Approach
Anthony Bateman, MA. FRCPsych
Mentalized Affectivity and Trauma
Elliott Jurist, PhD
Break
The Biology of Trauma
Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD
Q & A Panel
Anthony Bateman, MA. FRCPsych; Elliott Jurist, PhD; Kerry Ressler, MD, PhD; Christopher Palmer, MD
Break
Poster Session with Wine and Cheese Reception
Saturday, September 9, 2023
Registration & Continental Breakfast
Leaps of Faith: The Integration of Spiritual and Religious Worldview, Meaning and Struggle in Personality Disorder Treatment and Recovery
Brandon Unruh, MD
Self Pathology and Personality Disorder
John Livesley, MD, PhD
Break
Detachment Theory: A Preliminary Proposal and its Socio-Clinical Implications
Salman Akhtar, MD
Q&A Panel, Morning Speakers
Brandon Unruh, MD; John Livesley, MD, PhD; Salman Akhtar, MD; Christopher Palmer, MD
Lunch (on your own)
Bringing Borderline Personality Disorder into the Fold of Usual Treatments: A Focus on Common Factors
Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, DFAPA
Fostering Emotion Regulation in Borderline Personality Disorder
Shelley McMain, PhD, CPsych
Break
Using Neurocognitive Tools to Understand and Improve Treatment Response in Personality Disorder
Jenna Traynor, PhD
Q&A Panel, Afternoon Speakers
Jenna Traynor, PhD; Shelley McMain, PhD, CPsych; Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, DFAPA; Christopher Palmer, MD
Sunday, September 10, 2023
Welcome and Introduction
Carla Sharp, PhD
Interpersonal Hypersensitivity
Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, DFAPA
Overall Principles
Marcelo J. A. A. Brañas, MD
Making the Diagnosis
Carl Sharp, PhD
Break
Getting Started
Teresa Carreno, MD
Case Vignette
Lois W. Choi-Kain, MEd, MD, DFAPA
Lunch
Managing Safety
Marcos S. Croci, MD
Psychopharmacology and Managing Complex Comorbidity
Marcos S. Croci, MD; Marcelo J. A. A. Brañas, MD
Break
Multimodal Treatment
Teresa Carreno, MD
Conclusion and Q&A
Lois W. Cho-Kain, MEd, MD, DFAPA
Registration
Introduction: Theory, Treatment Trajectory, and Assessment
Robert Drozek, LICSW; Brandon Unruh, MD; Anthony Bateman, MA, FRCPsych
Structure and Focus of Sessions
Robert Drozek, LICSW; Brandon Unruh, MD; Anthony Bateman, MA, FRCPsych
Break
Content-focused Interventions: Clarification, Empathic Validation, and Affect Elaboration
Robert Drozek, LICSW; Brandon Unruh, MD; Anthony Bateman, MA, FRCPsych
Lunch
Context Focused Interventions / Process-Focused Interventions for Pretend Mode
Robert Drozek, LICSW; Brandon Unruh, MD; Anthony Bateman, MA, FRCPsych
Process-Focused Interventions for Psychic Equivalence and Teleological Mode
Robert Drozek, LICSW; Brandon Unruh, MD; Anthony Bateman, MA, FRCPsych
Break
Mentalizing the Relationship in MBT for Narcissism
Robert Drozek, LICSW; Brandon Unruh, MD; Anthony Bateman, MA, FRCPsych