One of the main networks of dissident mental health professionals, psychiatrists, psychologists is ISEPP (formerly International Center for Study of Psychiatry and Psychology – ICSPP). ISEPP is a long-time sponsor organization of MindFreedom International. Many speakers are MFI members, including MFI director David Oaks.
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| when | Oct 28, 2011 08:00 AM to Oct 29, 2011 06:00 PM |
| where | Los Angeles |
| contact name | Dr. Michael Gilbert |
| contact phone | (315) 382-0541 |
| attendees | All welcome. |
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(below is forwarded info from ISEPP)
October 28-29, 2011 in Los Angeles, California, USA @ Double Tree by Hilton
13+ CEUs available for psychologists, MFTs, counselors, social workers & nurses!
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Topics Include:
- Safe, humane, life-enhancing methods of treating adults, children, families and couples in psychological distress without reliance on psychotropic drugs.
- Consumer-centered interventions that help people move towards full recovery.
- Restoring psychotherapy as a first-line intervention in behavioral health.
- What parents and families can do to help children without reliance on psychotropic drugs.
- Withdrawing from psychotropic drugs: Clinical indications, safety and supervision concerns.
- The impact of the pharmaceutical industry on evidence-based clinical mental health practice.
- 50 years after “The Myth of Mental Illness”: Reflections on modern psychiatry.
- Treating children and adults with integrative care.
Panel Presentations, Roundtable Discussions, Meet the Authors & More!
- Psychotherapist Panel:
- Experts Discuss How They Work, Followed By Breakout Sessions on Each Clinical Approach!
- Early Psychosis Intervention Panel:
- How Can We Best Help Those in Crisis?
- Psychiatric Survivors Panel:
- Consumers Relay Their Experiences in the Mental Health System.
- Evidence-Based Literature Panel:
- What Clinicians Should Know About the Scientific Literature.
- The Bipolar Child Panel:
- Analyzing an Epidemic.
Confirmed Speakers:
- Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D. :”When Johnny and Jane Came Marching Home: How All of Us Can Help Veterans”
- Nicholas Cummings, Ph.D: “Restoring Psychotherapy as a First-Line Intervention”
- Thomas Szasz, M.D.: “50 Years After the Myth of Mental Illness: Reflections on Modern Psychiatry”
- Robert Whitaker: “Psychiatry’s Response to Anatomy of an Epidemic: What the Emperor Says When He Has No Clothes”
- David Antonuccio, Ph.D.: “It May Be Time To Stop Calling Them ‘Antidepressants'”
- Scott Shannon, M.D.: “The Ecology of the Child: A New View of Pediatric Mental Health”
- David Stein, Ph.D.: “A Unified Model for Matching Therapy with Etiology: Better Therapy Is the Most Effective Weapon Against Reliance on Drugs!
- Jacqueline Sparks, Ph.D.: “Listening to Clients, Not Disorders: A Revolution in Therapeutic Services”
As well as:
- David Cohen, Ph.D.
- Joanne Cacciatore, Ph.D.
- Howard Glasser
- Ann Rider, MSW
- Claudia M. Gold, M.D.
- Willa J. Casstevens, Ph.D.
- Brian Kean, Ph.D.
- Virgil Stucker, MBA
- Daniel Dorman, M.D.
- Phil Sinaikin, M.D.
- David Oaks
- Bose Ravenel, M.D.
- Jeffrey Lacasse, Ph.D.
- Jonathan Leo, Ph.D.
- Mark Foster, D.O.
- Jay Joseph, Psy.D.
FOR MORE INFO, DOWNLOAD OUR BROCHURE / CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CONFERENCE!
Topics Include:
Panel Presentations, Roundtable Discussions, Meet the Authors & More!
Additional specialized sessions on psychotherapy, working with adults diagnosed as severely and mentally ill, treatment of disruptive children, cognitive therapy of psychosis, working with aggressive and/or treatment-resistant clients, group therapy, alternatives to the medical model, consumer-directed care, how clients view psychiatric medications, innovative approaches to mental health problems in the educational system, the influence of the pharmaceutical industry, diversifying mental health education, and more!
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http://psychintegrity.org/schedule/
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