2012 Clinical Conference
Event Agenda
2012 Conference Agenda
Supervisor Refresher Workshop
Presented by: Joyce Baptist, PhD & Teri Nelsen, PhD
Thursday, March 1st
11:00 am - 4:00 pm
Ethics Preconference Workshop
Ethical Issues of Therapists’ Involvement in Social Networking
Presented by: C.R. Macchi, PhD
Thursday, March 1st
5:00-6:00 p.m. Registration
6:00-9:00 p.m. Workshop
Spring Clinical Conference
Presented by: Bonnie Badenoch, PhD
Friday, March 2nd
8:00 a.m. - Conference registration opens
9:00 a.m. - CONFERENCE WORKSHOP • Session One
Basics of brain structure and function, with emphasis on brain development in the
first two years of life in traumatic and non-traumatic circumstances; beginning exploration of how the
self of the therapist facilitates brain change
10:15 a.m. (During Break) - PRACTICE/RESEARCH NETWORKING FORUM
Students and New Professionals will present posters in the foyer showcasing their clinical and research
interests
12:00 noon - KAMFT NETWORKING AND AWARDS LUNCHEON – KAMFT ANNUAL MEETING
Guest Speaker: Tom Hawk, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Kansas BSRB
This new format for the Friday luncheon includes a guest speaker of specific interest to the local MFT community, with input and group interaction awarding 1 CEU. As a KAMFT
Member Event, the luncheon is complementary to current KAMFT Members who register by the February 17 deadline. Non-members are invited to attend as guests for a
$25 charge paid with registration. Presentation of the KAMFT Service Awards and a brief annual meeting follow Dr. Hawk’s presentation.
2:00 p.m. - CONFERENCE WORKSHOP • Session Two
Understanding attachment experiences and using attachment as an
assessment tool; deepening our awareness of our own attachment patterns and how they
influence the therapeutic relationship
3:15 p.m. (During Break) - PRACTICE/RESEARCH NETWORKING FORUM
Students and New Professionals will present posters in the foyer showcasing their clinical and research
interests
5:00 p.m. - BOOK SIGNING
Buy a copy of the book by Dr. Badenoch at the conference sales table, then have her autograph
it for you right outside the meeting room.
5:00 p.m. - PRACTICE/RESEARCH NETWORKING FORUM
Students and New Professionals will present posters in the foyer showcasing their clinical and research
interests
Saturday, March 3rd
7:30 a.m. - SUPERVISORS’ BREAKFAST
AAMFT Approved Supervisors, Supervisors-in-Training, and those interested in becoming approved
supervisors will gather for informal sharing. Faculty from Kansas’ two COAMFTE-accredited MFT
graduate programs, Kansas State University and Friends University, will be present to discuss
national and state trends important to those conducting MFT supervision. Participants are
responsible for the cost of their own meal.
7:30 a.m. - STUDENTS’ BREAKFAST
KAMFT sponsors this continental breakfast to welcome students to the annual conference. Join us
in the Hospitality Suite to meet with other students and the KAMFT Student/Associate
Representative to the KAMFT Board.
8:00 a.m. - Conference registration opens
9:00 a.m. - CONFERENCE WORKSHOP • Session Three
The interpersonal neurobiology of play therapy with traumatized children
(and teens) [illustrated by sand trays of a boy with disorganized attachment]
12:00 noon - Lunch on your own
2:00 p.m. - CONFERENCE WORKSHOP • Session Four
Trauma treatment with the brain in mind with adults
5:00 p.m. - Conference adjourns
Registration for this event is now closed. You may still register at the door.
