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The NJ Association of Cognitive-Behavioral Therapists Presents

Our 17th Annual Master Lecture

Family-Focused Therapy for

Bipolar Disorder

A full-day workshop with

David Miklowitz, Ph.D.

our foremost expert on Bipolar Disorder

            Miklowitz's Family-Focused Therapy (FFT) + medication delays recurrence and reduces time to recovery for

     bipolar patients, compared to medication alone.  FFT includes the following components:

  1. Mood monitoring and identifying early warning signs of mood cycles

  2. Implementing strategies to prevent recurrences

  3. Promoting consistent sleep/wake habits

  4. Distinguishing bipolar mood swings from personality attributes or developmentally-normative mood instability

  5. Developing effective family communication and problem-solving skills to reduce family conflict

  6. Encouraging medication adherence                  

Date: Sunday, April 29, 2012

 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

$85.00 for NJ-ACT Members; $95.00 for Non-Members

Fee includes Continental Breakfast and Bountiful Buffet Lunch

Join NJ-ACT

$85.00 - Registration for NJ-ACT Members

$95.00 - Registration for Non-Members

Location:  Near G.S.P. exit 137.                              

      Exact location and directions will be emailed to all online registrants within one business day.

      This information will be emailed to all regular mail registrants within one week

unless you request this information by regular mail.  Five CEU credits available for L.C.S.W.'s.

           Contact us immediately if you do not receive location and directions in the expected time.

               If you do not receive the directions, you may not be registered.  If you are not on our registration list,

you must show your directions letter or email, to be admitted to the workshop.

Advance registration only

Register online or print and mail the coupon below with your check to

NJ-ACT, P.O. Box 2202, Westfield, NJ  07091

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