04:00 PM - 06:00 PM EDT
Check-in & Welcome Tours at Gould Farm

06:00 PM - 09:00 PM EDT
Welcome Reception at the Roadside Store & Cafe

08:30 AM - 09:30 AM EDT
Check-in & Breakfast

09:30 AM - 09:40 AM EDT
Opening Remarks with Teri Bryant, LMFT, MEd

09:40 AM - 10:40 AM EDT

001 - Negative Symptoms or a Problem of Deplete Social Buffers and Disappear: A Social Psychological Approach to the “Negative Signs of Schizophrenia." This presentation explores the pivotal role of social buffers in motivating individuals within their social environments. By addressing the absence of these buffers alongside the "fear of hope," it offers a profound understanding of the negative symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Through critical analysis, it evaluates how conventional treatment approaches may inadvertently exacerbate symptoms, potentially contributing to iatrogenic outcomes where medical interventions foster illness. By sc... Ross Ellenhorn, MSW, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT

002 - Engaging Loneliness in the Psychotherapy for Psychosis People with psychosis experience loneliness at higher rates than the general population and identify loneliness as one of the most significant barriers to personal recovery. While many researchers have called for psychosocial treatments to specifically target loneliness for people experiencing psychosis, there are limited treatment models that provide direct recommendations for therapists working with people with psychosis. In this paper, the concept of loneliness is explored through a review of... Jeremy Ridenour, PsyD, ABPP

12:00 PM - 01:30 PM EDT
Lunch & Networking Break

01:30 PM - 02:30 PM EDT

003 - The Stuff of New Selves: Insights and Tensions Treating Psychosis in a Therapeutic Community Using Gould Farm’s treatment program as a case study, this paper will illustrate principles and practices supporting an approach to psychosis that takes seriously the complexity and humanity of individuals with psychotic experiences. Such a stance requires a great deal of respect for symptoms as both meaning-making and self-making efforts. Thinking with Saketopoulou’s (2022, 2023) recent interventions in traumatophilia, the second half of the presentation will highlight tensions that arise in... Brett Thatcher, MTS, LICSW

02:40 PM - 04:30 PM EDT

004 - Roundtable Discussion & Closing Remarks Join us for an engaging roundtable discussion that serves as a unique opportunity to engage in Q&A with the three distinguished speakers who shared their insights earlier in the day. This session is designed to facilitate an in-depth exploration of various programs' approaches to working with individuals experiencing psychosis. Participants will have the chance to delve deeper into the presented philosophies, gaining valuable insights and practical strategies. The discussion aims to foster a dyn... Brett Thatcher, MTS, LICSW; Ross Ellenhorn, MSW, PhD; Jeremy Ridenour, PsyD, ABPP

05:00 PM - 06:30 PM EDT

0005 - Tours & Reception at the Austen Riggs Center Following Friday's presentations and discussion, please join us at The Austen Riggs Center for an exclusive evening of site tours and a reception. Discover our beautiful campus, learn about our services, and enjoy a cocktail party with beer, wine, and hors d'oeuvres. Location: 25 Main St., Stockbridge, MA 01262 Tours: 5:00, 5:30, and 6:00 PM Cocktail Party: 5:00 - 6:30 PM Parking: On-site parking available. We're just a short walk from downtown Stockbridge restaurants.

08:00 AM - 09:30 AM EDT
Breakfast at the Community Center at Gould Farm

09:30 AM - 11:00 AM EDT

005 - Roundtable Book Discussion with Phyllis Vine, PhD Join Gould Farm's Phyllis Vine for a round table discussion about her book, "Fighting for Recovery". This book reveals how grassroots activists challenged medical authority and popular opinion to insist upon recovery for people managing a mental illness. Since the middle of the last century, people with a lived experience have upended conventional beliefs that deterioration was inevitable. With an abiding pursuit of choice, they opposed the use of force and built a movement with innovative servi... Phyllis Vine, PhD

11:00 AM - 12:30 PM EDT
006 - Open Dialogue Workshop Open Dialogue is a therapeutic approach and a way to organize care where all treatment is carried out. Bringing voice and understanding to what is happening for both the person in the center of concern and their network. This workshop is a comprehensive fidelity based, introduction to Dialogic Practice. Teri Bryant, LMFT, M.Ed   1.5  Treatment Approaches to Psychosis

01:00 PM - 03:00 PM EDT
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