Conference Schedule

Day 1 – Overview and 5 secrets / Overview of TEAM and Advanced Empathy

8:00 - 8:30Registration
8:30 - 8:40Intro[Mariusz Wirga]
8:40 - 9:00Intro to “Brainology” of TEAM CBT[Mark Noble]
9:00 - 12:00Overview of TEAM, intro to the DML, use videos to demo the model
(includes one 20 minute break)
• Testing and Empathy - BMS and DML
• Agenda setting:
•• Types of resistance
•• Steps of Agenda Setting
•• Tools to address resistance
••• Magic button/positive reframe/magic dial
••• Carrot/Gentle Ultimatum/Open Hands/Fallback position
• Methods - Recovery Circle
• Mention Relapse prevention
[Leigh Harrington & Mariusz Wirga]
12:00 - 13:00Lunch
13:00 - 14:50Advanced Empathy Training
• 5 Secrets Didactics and Practice
[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
14:50 - 15:10Break
15:10 - 16:00Healing Yourself
Walk participants through a DML, Positive Reframe (get to methods later)
[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
16:00 - 16:20Break
16:20 - 17:50Live Keynote and Q+A with David Burns via Zoom[Rhonda Barovsky & Mariusz Wirga]
17:50 - 18:20Questions and Answers: David Burns via Zoom[Rhonda Barovsky & Mariusz Wirga]
18:20 - 18:30Fill out feedback forms (mentimeter.com)

Day 2 – Disarming, Agenda setting / Anticipating, Assessing and Melting Resistance

8:30 - 8:40Review the feedback from last night’s session (mentimeter.com)[Leigh/Mariusz & Heather/Rhonda]
8:40 - 9:20Review of Day 1 and Five Secrets review[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
9:20 - 12:00Agenda Setting: Anticipating, Assessing and Melting resistance part 1
(includes 20 minute break)
[Peter Spurrier & Andy Persson]
12:00 - 13:00Lunch
13:00 - 15:20Agenda Setting: Anticipating, Assessing and Melting resistance part 2[Peter Spurrier & Andy Persson]
15:20 - 15:40Break
15:40 - 18:30Live demonstration with David Burns and Jill Levitt via Zoom
18:30 - 18:40Fill out feedback forms (mentimeter.com)

Day 3

8:30 - 8:40Review the feedback (mentimeter.com)[Peter Spurrier & Andy Persson]
8:40 - 8:50Review of Day 2 - Analysis of Resistance[Peter Spurrier & Andy Persson]
8:50 - 9:50The Suicidal patient[Rhonda Barovsky]
9:50-10:10Break
10:10 - 12:00Methods - uncovering techniques (includes 10 min break)
•Individual Downward Arrow/What If
•Self-Defeating Beliefs (SDBs)
•How to change an SDB - Cost Benefit Analysis, experimental technique, semantic, feared fantasy
[Heather Clague & Mariusz Wirga]
12:00 - 13:00Lunch
13:00 - 14:50Methods for Depression and Anxiety
•Recovery Circle - what and why?
•50 methods - pick several for didactic, demo, practice
[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
14:50 - 15:10Break
15:10-15:50Methods for Depression and Anxiety, continued.[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
15:50 - 16:10Break
16:10 - 18:30Healing Yourself - Team Solo Flight (practice the whole TEAM sequence in small groups)
18:30 - 18:40Fill out feedback forms (mentimeter.com)

Day 4

8:30 - 8:50Review Feedback / Debrief Practicum[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
8:50 - 10:10More methods for Depression and Anxiety (cognitive, motivational, hidden emotion)[Heather Clague & Rhonda Barovsky]
10:10 - 10:30Break
10:30 - 12:00Methods for anxiety - Exposure - Shame Attacking led[Leigh Harrington]
12:00 - 13:00Lunch
13:00 - 15:00Methods for Habits and Addictions and Relapse Anticipation[Peter Spurrier & Andy Persson]
15:00 - 15:20Break
15:20 - 16:10The Neuroscience of TEAM[Mark Noble]
16:10 - 16:20Fill out feedback forms (mentimeter.com)
16:20 - 16:30Closure
16:30Adjourn

The organizers and lecturers reserve the right to change the program [while retaining all 31 didactic hours].