Mid-Peninsula District Meeting Information
“Working with Difficult Couples: Many Varieties of Difficult”
PRESENTER: Kathryn Ford MD
NEW LOCATION: PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION, 795
EL CAMINO REAL, PALO ALTO – PARKING UNDERGROUND
–MEETING ON 3RD FLOOR NEXT TO THE CAFÉ.
TIME: 12 NOON TO 2PM
CEU: 1.5 CEU FOR MEMBERS AT NO CHARGE. $15 FOR NON-
MEMBERS – LCSW, MFT AND LPCC.
PRESENTATION SUMMARY: Dr. Ford will focus her presentation on working with difficult couples. She feels that working with difficult couples provides our best learning opportunities and that the first task is to figure out what is making the work so difficult. The goals are to increase understanding of the relevance and skills of diagnostics and working out effective strategies based on this. More information on Dr. Kathryn Ford can be found on her website -- www.kathrynfordmd.com
Coordinators: Virginia Frederick LCSW (650-324-8988) Joan Berman LCSW (650-322-5102)
Please RSVP to: virginiafredericklcsw@gmail.com
All meetings are held at our NEW LOCATION – Palo Alto Medical Foundation, 795 El Camino Real, Palo Alto. The meeting room is on the third floor next to the café. Parking below the building is available and free. Take the main elevator. Meeting time is 12:00 – 2:00PM with the first 15 minutes reserved for signing in and networking. The presentation starts at 12:15PM following announcements. 1.5 CEUs will be offered for LCSWs, MFTs and LPCCs per meeting as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. Members earn credits at no cost. Credits for non-members are $15 per meeting. For additional information call either of the Coordinators – Virginia Frederick LCSW (650-324-8988) or Joan Berman LCSW (650-322-5102).
Future Presentations
January 15 - Janet Yang PhD – “Creating Meaning in Later Life,”
February 19 - Leah Reider LCSW and Joan Berman LCSW – “Working with High Conflict Divorce Families,”
March 18 – Greg Merrill LCSW – “Current Status of Clinical Social Work,” April 15 – TBA, May 20 - TBA