THE BRIEF THERAPY CONFERENCE BRIEF THERAPY: LASTING SOLUTIONS DECEMBER 12 - 15, 2002 The Hilton Hotel in the WALT DISNEY WORLD® Resort 'Featuring ... Steve Andreas Scott Miller Judith Beck John Norcross lnsoo Kim Berg Christine Padesky Jon Carlson Peggy Papp Steve de Shazer Erving Polster Robert Dilts James Prochaska Albert Ellis Ernest Rossi Betty Alice Erickson Michele Weiner-Davis Arthur Freeman R. Reid Wilson Stephen Gilligan Michael Yapko Mary Goulding Jeffrey Zeig Stephen Lankton + 42 Short Course presenters KEYNOTES Nicholas Cummings ftlt Love Donald Meichenbaum . - - - . [ . - _ _ -- ANDREAS, MA, is author of Virginia Satir: the Patterns of BETTY ALICE ERICKSON, MS, LPC, LMFT, is a therapist in Her Magic and Recreating Yourself: Becoming Who You Want to private practice in Dallas, Texas. She was editor of the Milton Be, and co-author of Heart of the Mind and Change Your Mind. he H. Erickson Foundation Newsletter for the past four years and has been learning, training and developing patterns in neuro- now serves as a consultant for the publication. Ms. Erickson Linguistic Programming (NLP) for the last 24 years. teaches nationally and internationally on Ericksonian and brief therapy and hypnosis. She has authored several articles on JUDITH S. BECK, PhD, is director of the Beck Institute for psychotherapy; supervises the pain-management center of Cognitive Therapy and Research in suburban Philadelphia, and an AIDS counseling service and provides supervision for clinical associate professor of Psychology at the University of interns. Pennsylvania. She presents workshops nationally and internationally. Dr. Beck is Distinguished Founding Fellow of the ARTHUR FREEMAN, EdD, is professor and chair, Academy of Cognitive Therapy and is currently a consultant for Department of Psychology at Philadelphia College of several NIMH research studies. Osteopathic Medicine. He is board certified iri Clinical and Behavioral Psychology and has published 26 books and over INSOO KIM BERG, MSSW, is co-developer of Solution-Focused 50 chapters and journal articles on various aspects and Brief Therapy and Director of the Brief Family Therapy Center in applications of Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Dr. Freeman Milwaukee, Wisc. She lectures extensively in North America, lectures nationally and internationally. Europe and The Pacific Rim on brief treatment of difficult cases. Her numerous books and papers have been translated into 12 STEPHEN GILLIGAN, PhD, is a psychologist in private languages. practice in Encinitas, California, and has been one of the premier trainers in Ericksonian psychotherapy over the past JON CARLSON, PsyD, EdD, ABPP, is Distinguished Professor, 20 years. Besides numerous articles and chapters, he has Division of Psychology and Counseling at Governors State written five books, including the most recent, The Courage to University (Illinois) and a clinical psychologist at the Wellness Love: Principles and Practices of Self-Relations Clinic in Lake Geneva, Wisc. Dr. Carlson has written 25 books, Psychotherapy, which examines the relation of Erickson's produced over 100 professional and commercial videotapes and legacy to Aikido, Buddhism and nonviolence. edits The Family Journal. MARY McCLURE GOULDING, MSW, is a social worker and NICHOLAS A. CUMMINGS, PhD, ScD, is president of the psychotherapist who has taught Transactional Analysis and Foundation for Behavioral Health; chairman of the Nicholas & Redecision Therapy world-wide. Ms. Goulding's books include Dorothy Cummings Foundation; Distinguished Professor of the Who's Been Living in Your Head?, The Power's in the Patient, University of Nevada, Reno; founding CEO of American Biodyne Changing Lives through Redecision Therapy, Not to Worry, (now Merit Behavioral Care); founder of the four campuses of the Sweet Love Remembered, A Time to Say Goodbye and California School of Professional Psychology; founder of the Lupus -- What's It All About? National Council of Professional Schools of Psychology; founder of the National Academies of Practice; founder of the American STEPHEN LANKTON, MSW., DAHB, is a marriage and Managed Behavioral Healthcare Association. family therapist in private practice in Phoenix, Arizona , and an internationally recognized clinician and trainer known for his STEVE DE SHAZER, MSSW, is co-founder and Senior Research role in family therapy, brief therapy, clinical hypnosis and Associate at the Brief Family Therapy Center in Milwaukee, Ericksonian therapy. He teaches, trains and regularly Wisconsin, and is co-developer of Solution-Focused Brief conducts corporate consultation on Interface Management Therapy. He is the author of five books and various professional Science (sm) and Knowledge Engineering. Mr. Lankton has articles. Mr. de Shazer is on the editorial boards of various published several books and chapters and is founding editor journals and has presented, trained and consulted widely in North of the Ericksonian Monographs. America, Europe, Australia and Asia. PAT LOVE, EdD, is a Relationship Consultant and Licensed ROBERT OIL TS, is co-founder of NLP University in Santa Cruz, Marriage and Family Therapist. She has written four books Calif. He has been a leading developer of Neuro-Linguistic including the 2001 release, The Truth About Love. Her Programming since its beginnings in the late 1970s, and has humorous style, heart-warming stories and search for spearheaded applications NLP in the areas of belief systems, knowledge make her a popular presenter. health and the logical levels of learning and change. Mr. Dilts teaches NLP worldwide and is the author of more than 17 books. DONALD MEICHENBAUM, PhD, is Distinguished Professor Emeritus, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and the ALBERT ELLIS, PhD, is founder of Rational Emotive Behavior research director of the Melissa Institute for Violence Therapy (REBT) and president of the Albert Ellis Institute in New Prevention and Treatment of Victims of Violence in Miami, York City. He is author of more than 800 articles and more than Florida. He is one of the founders of Cognitive Behavior 60 books on psychotherapy, marriage and family therapy and sex Therapy. In a survey reported in The American Psychologist, therapy. Dr. Ellis has received major awards from the APA, MBT, North American clinicians voted him "one of the 10 most MSECT and the American Counseling Association. influential psychotherapists of the century." SCOTT D. MILLER, PhD, is co-founder of the Institute for the ERNEST L. ROSSI, PhD, is a Diplomate in Clinical Study of Therapeutic Change, a private group of clinicians and Psychology and the recipient of the Lifetime Achievement researchers dedicated to studying "what works" in treatment. He Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field of also works as a therapist providing all clinical services pro bono to Psychotherapy by the Milton H. Erickson Foundation. He is the traditionally under-served clients. Dr. Miller conducts workshops recipient of the Ernest R. and Josephine R. Hilgard Award for and training in the U.S. and abroad as well as professional Best Theoretical Paper, In Search of a Deep Psychobiology of audiences. He is author or co-author of numerous articles and Hypnosis from The Society for Clinical and Experimental books. His latest books are The Heroic Client: Principles of Client- Hypnosis. Dr. Rossi is Science Editor of Psychological Directed, Outcome-Informed Clinical Work and the soon to be Perspectives and the author, co-author and editor of 18 published, Creating Hope: "What Works" with Borderline- professional books. Diagnosed Clients. MICHELE WEINER-DAVIS, MSW, is trainer and therapist in JOHN C. NORCROSS, PhD, is professor and former chairman of private practice in Woodstock, Illinois. She has pioneered a Psychology at the University of Scranton and a Clinical client-based approach designed to help couples ratchet-up Psychologist in private practice. Dr. Norcross has authored 10 their commitment to marriage. She is author of Divorce books and more than 125 articles. He is co-developer of the Busting and four other books, and numerous professional and American Psychological Association Psychotherapy Videotape lay articles. Ms. Welner-Davis has completed a television Serles and has served on a dozen editorial boards. special on marriage skills that aired on PBS stations nationwide. CHRISTINE PADESKY, PhD, is co-founder, Center for Cognitive Therapy, Huntington Beach, Calif. She is Distinguished Founding R. REID WILSON, PhD, is Associate Clinical Professor of Fellow of the Academy for Cognitive Therapy. Dr. Padesky is Psychiatry at University of North Carolina School of Medicine. recognized nationally and internationally for her workshops, books He designed American Airlines' first national program for the and audio and video training tapes. fearful flyer. Dr. Wilson has served on the Board of Directors of the Anxiety Disorders Association of America for 12 years. He PEGGY PAPP, ACSW, is a therapist in private practice and co- ls author of Don't Panic and co-author of Stop Obsessing/ director of the Brief Therapy Project at the Ackerman Institute for Family Therapy in New York City. She ls recipient of the Lifetime MICHAEL YAPKO, PhD , Is a clinical psychologist and Achievement Award from the American Family Therapy marriage and family therapist in private practice In Solana Association and the award for Distinguished Contributions to Beach, Calif. Dr. Yapko is the author of six books on the Marital Family Therapy from the American Association for Marital