Filial Therapy Instructor Training Program

THIS WORKSHOP WILL MOST LIKELY BE OFFERED AGAIN IN 2009.
PLEASE CONTACT DR. VANFLEET FOR MORE INFORMATION IN THE MEANTIME.

Presenter:
Risë VanFleet, Ph.D., RPT-S
For information about the presenters, please visit our Presenters page.

Dates:
April 17-20, 2007
Please Note: This workshop is sold out for 2007. If you are interested in it, please contact Dr. VanFleet. It will be scheduled again.

About the Workshop:
The demand for training in Filial Therapy is growing rapidly due to its increased visibility, effectiveness, and positive research history. This 30-hour advanced workshop is designed for Filial Therapists who wish to train other mental health professionals in Filial Therapy. Participants will learn the curriculum for the Intensive Filial Therapy Training Program and how to conduct it, including how to organize and market the training, how to use the workshop materials, and principles and skills of good training leadership. Training group management and feedback processes to ensure trainee success are also emphasized.

Participants will practice a variety of instructor skills, including brief lecture, introduction/discussion of case studies and videos, role play demonstrations, spontaneous demonstrations, providing individualized skill feedback, balancing focus and flexibility, and managing group processes. Common training problems and how to handle them are also discussed and practiced. This workshop is largely experiential, involving significant amounts of skill practice with individualized feedback. The workshop content and training methods represent parallel processes of the Filial Therapy model. This workshop provides the instructor training requirement for the Filial Therapy Instructor Certification.

Prerequisite Training:
Participants should have attended the Intensive Filial Therapy Training Program (or its equivalent) and should have conducted Filial Therapy with at least 10 families. If you have received your Filial Therapy training at an organization other than the Family Enhancement & Play Therapy Center, please call Dr. VanFleet to determine if you meet this prerequisite. Although it is useful if you’ve already attended the Advanced Filial Therapy training, it is not a prerequisite for this training. If you have any other questions about these prerequisites, please call Dr. VanFleet at 717-249-4707.

Training Methods:
The Filial Therapy Instructor Training Program is limited to 6 participants to permit extensive skill practice with individualized coaching & feedback. Dr. Van Fleet will present brief lectures, demonstrations, case examples, and supervision/feedback to participants as they practice during role plays. Ample time is allotted for questions and discussions.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will be able to…

• Describe the training model used for Filial Therapy training programs, and how it represents a parallel process to the parent training used in FT.
• Explain to training participants all of the primary didactic material about FT.
• Conduct the skill practice portions of the Intensive Filial Therapy Training Program.
• Conduct, at least as a cotrainer, the entire Intensive Filial Therapy Training Program.
• Describe at least 2 basic training group problems that can arise and how to handle them.

Participants:
This training is for psychologists, social workers, counselors, psychiatrists, family therapists, school counselors, & other experienced professionals who work with children & families and who are experienced Filial Therapists.

Special Needs:
We are committed to making workshops accessible to everyone. Please contact us if you have special needs.

Schedule/Objectives:
This training program has 30 actual training hours. The daily schedule is as follows:

Day 1 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Day 2 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Day 3 8:30 am - 5:30 pm
Day 4 8:30 am - 3:30 pm

Continuing Education:
30 continuing education credits will be awarded to participants who attend the entire training. Please see our Continuing Education page for details about CE credits and approvals.

Fees & Cancellation Policy:

Regular Registration Fee (due 6 weeks prior): $825
EARLY BIRD Fee (fully paid 10 weeks prior): $725

A nonrefundable deposit of $100 is required to hold a reservation for this training. Registrations are accepted on a first-come-first-served basis. Fees include 30 hours of training, an updated Intensive Filial Therapy Participant Manual, an Instructor Manual, an Instructor Video, and light refreshments. Lunches and dinners are on your own.

The $100 deposit is nonrefundable. Written cancellations received 8 weeks prior to the training will receive a full refund of the balance of the fees. Cancellations received within 8 weeks of the training are subject to an additional $200 processing fee, with the remainder being refunded.

We regret that no refunds can be given within the 4 weeks preceding the training. (When someone from the waiting list can substitute, some credit toward future trainings may be given.)

Due to the limited seating capacity of this workshop, no exceptions can be made to this policy.