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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 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 will be April 12-13, 2010. By April 5, RSVP online for the workshop (please register one participant at a time).

Workshop cost:
$250 per family (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. Upcoming dates are:
May 24-25
July 12-13
August 23-24
September 27-28
November 8-9

Articles referenced during the workshop:
Coping with Depression
Coping with Trauma
Cultivating Hope
Mentalizing as a Compass for Treatment
The J- Word
Why is Agency so Important?

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

Monday, April 12, 2010– Private Dining Room
7:30-8:15 am Family check-in
8:15-9 am
Orientation on the units
9-9:15 am
Break
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
1-1:50 pm Spirituality and Meaning Making
The Rev. Salvador del Mundo Jr., MDiv, MBA
2-2:50 pm Points in Psychopharmacology
Sandhya Trivedi, MD
3-3:50 pm Coming Together: A Shared Experience
Brad Kennedy, CPRP, and Martha McCrory, MT-BC
4-4:50 pm Development of Psychiatric Illness
Harrell Woodson, PhD
Tuesday, April 13, 2010 – Private Dining Room
8:30-9 am
Family Experiences
Shawna Morris, chief operating officer
9-10:15 am
Power Issues and Power Struggles in Mental Illness and Everyday Life
Edythe Harvey, MD
10:15-10:30 am
Break
10:30 am-Noon
Depression, Trauma and Hope
Jon Allen, PhD
Noon-1 pm
Lunch
Afternoon sessions 1-5 pm on unit (unit-specific schedule available
upon arrival)
  • How treatment works
  • Unit specific addictions session with the addictions counselor
Meals:
Workshop cost includes lunch both days at the full-service cafeteria on campus.Times are:
Breakfast 7 to 8:30 am
Lunch 11:30 to 1 pm
Dinner 4:30 to 6 pm

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