Saturday, May 5, 2007
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Alumni House
185 Cambridge Avenue
Adelphi University, Garden City campus
6 C.E. Credits

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This symposium will examine the impact of sibling relationships on couple relationships. Dr. Jody J. Leader will present her paper, "Ghosts of Early Sibling Relationships in Couples Therapy," followed by the screening of Sweetie, a film directed by Australian auteur Jane Campion, that is a patchwork quilt of moments, scenes, and melodramatic conflicts that depict the intense and intricate nature of siblling relationships. This film has won the AFI award and the Independent Spirit Award and was nominated for the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival. A panel of distinguished clinicians with expertise in sibling dynamics and marital treatment will then discuss the implications of this perspective on the treatment of couples.

Conference Objectives:
At the end opf this conference participants will have a working knowledge of:

1. The importance of sibling relationships in partner choice.
2. Partner-partner sibling transference in psychodynamic couples therapy.
3. How childhood sibling roles are re-enacted with adult romantic partners.
4. The application of this theoretical perspective to clinical work with couples.

Participants
Michael Kahn Ph.D., ABPP is the co-founder of the doctoral program, and professor emeritus of clinical psychology at the University of Hartford in Hartford, Connecticut. He is currently clinical associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Connecticut Health Center, an advanced candidate at the Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis, and in private practice in Hartford. He is co-author of The Sibling Bond (Basic Books, 1982, 1997) co-editor of Siblings in Therapy (W.W. Norton, 1988), and over 20 other papers on sibling relationships. His work has been translated and published in five languages.

Sharon Kozburg Ph.D. is a faculty member in the Adelphi Postgraduate Program in Marriage and Couple Therapy and on the faculty of the Advanced Specialization in Couple and Family Therapy at NYU Postdoctoral Programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She contributed the chapter, "Therapy with Divorced and Divorcing Parents," in Parent-Focused Therapy: A Casebook, (Jason Aronson, in press), and has a private practice in Manhattan.

Jody J. Leader Ph.D. is a supervising staff psychologist, Boston Institute for Psychotherapy, and an instructor and supervisor in the Harvard Medical School. She contributed the chapter "Ghosts of Early Sibling Relationships in Couples Therapy" to Couple Attachments: Theoretical and Clinical Studies, (Karnac, in press), and maintains a private practice in Brookline, Massachusetts.

Arthur G. Mones Ph.D., ABPP is the coordinator of family therapy training at the center for psychological services, St. John's University, and is a member of the faculty in the Adelphi Postgraduate Program in Marriage and Couple Therapy. He is an AAMFT approved supervisor and has a private practice in Hewlett, Long Island.

Michael D. Zentman Ph.D. is the founder and director of the Adelphi Postgraduate Program in Marriage and Couple Therapy and an associate clinical professor of psychology in the Adelphi Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He is on the faculty at the Training Institute for Mental Health, NYC and has a private practice in Centerport, Long Island and in Manhattan. He contributed the chapter "Family Therapy" in Anxiety and Related Disorders: A Handbook, Benjamin Wolman M.D. and George Stricker Ph.D.

Registration
Registration is required - please print out and complete the registration form and mail, along with the appropriate registration fee, to:

Postgraduate Programs in
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Mrs. Marge Burgard, Administrative Assistant
Adelphi University
1 South Avenue,
P.O. Box 701
Garden City, NY 11530-0701