9th Annual Local Conference
Addiction as an Attachment Disorder
Phillip J. Flores, PhD, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA
Saturday October 27, 2018
Phillip J. Flores, Ph.D, ABPP, CGP, FAGPA is a clinical psychologist who has worked extensively for the past thirty years in the area of addictive disorders and group psychotherapy. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) and is a Diplomate in Group Psychology, a certification issued by the American Board of Professional Psychology. Flores is also Adjunct Faculty at Georgia State University, the Georgia School of Professional Psychology at Argosy University is also supervisor of group psychotherapy at Emory University. In addition to his two books, Group Psychotherapy WithAddiction Populations, by Haworth Press (3rd ed), and Addiction as an Attachment Disorder, by Jason Aronson Press, he also served as Consensus Panel Chair for Substance Abuse Treatment: Group Therapy, A Treatment Improvement Protocol (TIP #41) issued by the U. S. Department of Health & Human Services. Dr. Flores is the lead author on the American Group Psychotherapy Association’s treatment manual, Group Psychotherapy of Substance Abuse and Addiction. He has published numerous articles and book chapters on addiction, group psychotherapy and Interpersonal Neurobiology. Dr. Flores is co-chair and contributing member of the Science to Service Task Force of the American Group Psychotherapy Association that produced the Clinical Practice Guidelines for Group Psychotherapy. Dr. Flores’ latest book, Addiction as an Attachment Disorder was the 2005 Gradiva Award Winner issued by The National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis. He has also presented numerous workshops nationally and internationally on these two subjects. Dr. Flores and his wife, Lisa Mahon, Ph.D., continue to run several outpatient psychotherapy in their private practice in Atlanta, Georgia.
What to expect:
The emergence of attachment theory reflects a conceptual revolution that has evolved over the last fifteen years which synthesizes the best ideas of Polyvagal Theory, the cognitive sciences, child brain development, psychodynamic theory and the neurosciences. Not only has attachment theory helped shift psychoanalytic thinking from classical drive or instinct theory to a relational approach to psychotherapy, with its incorporation of the newer discoveries of the vagus system, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, it also furnishes an all encompassing theoretical formula for understanding how interpersonal relationships and social engagement shape and sculpt the brain in adulthood. Attachment theory, as an extension of the newer relational models within psychodynamic theory, offers an explanation for the transformational powers inherent in all authentic relationships and also provides a credible and practical way to understand and treat addiction. The relational perspective has ushered in more innovative ways for understanding addiction and the difficulties that the typical addict and alcoholic bring to treatment. We will use Shedler’s literature (American Psychologist, 2010), which provides research- based validation of a psychodynamic approach as a backdrop for theoretical and case discussion with audience participation.
What to expect:
The emergence of attachment theory reflects a conceptual revolution that has evolved over the last fifteen years which synthesizes the best ideas of Polyvagal Theory, the cognitive sciences, child brain development, psychodynamic theory and the neurosciences. Not only has attachment theory helped shift psychoanalytic thinking from classical drive or instinct theory to a relational approach to psychotherapy, with its incorporation of the newer discoveries of the vagus system, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity, it also furnishes an all encompassing theoretical formula for understanding how interpersonal relationships and social engagement shape and sculpt the brain in adulthood. Attachment theory, as an extension of the newer relational models within psychodynamic theory, offers an explanation for the transformational powers inherent in all authentic relationships and also provides a credible and practical way to understand and treat addiction. The relational perspective has ushered in more innovative ways for understanding addiction and the difficulties that the typical addict and alcoholic bring to treatment. We will use Shedler’s literature (American Psychologist, 2010), which provides research- based validation of a psychodynamic approach as a backdrop for theoretical and case discussion with audience participation.
Registration 8:00 a.m.
prompt beginning 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
(Lunch courtesy of Fairbanks Hospital and CE fees are provided)
$135 if registered by September 21, 2018
$145 thereafter.
Student rate: $75.00
7171 North Pennsylvania Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46240
prompt beginning 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
(Lunch courtesy of Fairbanks Hospital and CE fees are provided)
$135 if registered by September 21, 2018
$145 thereafter.
Student rate: $75.00
7171 North Pennsylvania Ave.
Indianapolis, IN 46240
Past Esteemed Presenters at this Annual Conference:
2010-- David Scharff, MD
2011 --Jill Scharff, MD
2012--Jack Lindy, MD
2013--Jane Hall, LCSW, FIPA
2014--Nancy McWilliams, MD
2015--Janine Wanlass, Ph.D
2016--Otto Kernberg, MD
2017--Charles Ashbach, Ph.D.
2010-- David Scharff, MD
2011 --Jill Scharff, MD
2012--Jack Lindy, MD
2013--Jane Hall, LCSW, FIPA
2014--Nancy McWilliams, MD
2015--Janine Wanlass, Ph.D
2016--Otto Kernberg, MD
2017--Charles Ashbach, Ph.D.