Join us for a stimulating and thought provoking dialogue during this interactive workshop as we elucidate the interrelatedness of the mind-body connection and the impact on our clients meaning-making.  Presenters will explain how meanings are both self-organized and regulated internally as well as dyadically organized and regulated with others.

Through clinical examples, brief experiential exercises and videotaped excerpts of sessions we will illuminate how the use of different approaches can help clients conceptualize how meaning is made and change maladaptive meaning. An integrative dialogue between speakers and participants will offer tools to clinicians who want to help clients conceptualize how meaning is made and explore practical therapeutic strategies.

Pat Ogden and Bonnie Goldstein will begin the workshop by exploring Somatic Meaning Making: A Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Approach.

Ed Tronick's presentation will explore Polymorphic Meaning Making Theory.  

Marilyn Davillier will present A case study of meaning making therapy with a four year old: The Body in Dyadic Regulation.  

Attendees will be introduced to a range of clinical issues, segments of videotaped sessions will help to illuminate treatment, and time will be allocated for group discussion.