The    Dream    Institute

     public programs & continuing education for therapists

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We will be on sabbatical for the summer, during which we will be
planning, housekeeping, and reorganizing.

Our programs start again in the fall (September).

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UPCOMING EVENTs in September 2010:

MCEPAA approval  #SAB009-104                           Berkeley:         September 11, 2010

The Dream Institute                                                    Santa Rosa:     September 12, 2010

                                                                                                4 hours   9am-1pm

$50 general or $95 for professionals (psychologists, psychotherapists, attorneys, elder care workers)

 Social Intelligence: Clinical Applications of Social Neuroscience  for Addressing Clients’ Interpersonal Problems

Presenter: Valerie E. Stone, Ph.D.

Course description

Social intelligence is a conscious and unconscious survival skill that allows us to track social interactions around us and to interact with others effectively. Research shows that social intelligence is essential for good functioning and well-being. Many aspects of sociality date back millions of years and are shared with other primates. Recently, biologists and neuroscientists have gained unique insights into social intelligence and the brain. Theory and research in these fields has allowed social neuroscientists to delineate the components of social intelligence (e.g., theory of mind, empathy, conversational pragmatics, reciprocity and ethics, attachment, tracking eye gaze, interpretation of nonverbal behavior, hierarchy negotiation), to illuminate how each may have evolved in the human lineage, and to detail the brain systems that underlie social capacities. The program focuses on how to apply knowledge about social intelligence to work with clients and their interpersonal problems. This course also covers research on how the brain systems underlying social intelligence can be impaired by brain injury or developmental disorders, such as autism. Clinicians will learn new ways to assess social skills and evidence-based methods for social skill rehabilitation.

Purpose/Goal

The purpose of this program is to bring clinicians up to date on the most current empirical findings in social neuroscience, including research on the brain basis of theory of mind, attachment, and interpersonal ethics. It reviews recent research coming out of evolutionary studies and social neuroscience in order to show how these apply to evidence-based clinical practice.

Summary of presenter expertise

• Postdoctoral work in social neuroscience and evolutionary psychology (University of Michigan, UC Davis, and Cambridge University, England)
• On faculty of psychology departments of University of Denver and University of Queensland, Australia, conducting research on social neuroscience, and teaching social neuroscience and evolutionary psychology
• Previous postdoctoral teaching experience: MCEP workshop offered November 2008 on Social Safety and Social Vulnerability for Clients with Asperger Syndrome, Integrated Center for Child Development, Canton, MA
• Founding Associate Editor of the new journal Social Neuroscience
• Professional publications on many topics covered in this program

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WIDENING THE ROYAL ROAD.

Dream Series co-sponsored with Community Institute for Psychotherapy, San Rafael

The Dream Group   Saturday, September 25
Panelists: Meredith Sabini, Ph.D., Terry Ebinger, M.S., and Richard Russo, M.A.

Finding Our Way in the Dark: Nightmares, night terrors, and “bad dreams”
Saturday, October 9         Presenter: John Beebe, M.D.

Extraordinary Dreams            
Saturday, November 13   Presenter: Fariba Bogzaran, Ph.D.

Graceful Exits                        
Saturday, December 11    Presenter: Meredith Sabini, Ph.D.

Registration is handled by CIP.  For MCEP status, check website after Aug 1.

Contact information:

Community Institute for Psychotherapy
1330 Lincoln Ave., Suite 201
San Rafael, CA 94901

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REGISTRATION    To register, leave your name and phone number at our office, then send in a check to hold your space. CE certificates $10.   510-845-1767

DREAM INSTITUTE SERVICES

Professional Dream Consultation
Clinical training for interns
Referrals for therapy or analysis
Supervision of MA & Ph.D. research