Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder with David J Miklowitz, PhD
General Information
Title: Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder
Presenter: David J Miklowitz, PhD
Dates: Thursday, January 21, 2027, 12pm - 4pm Eastern Time.
Fee: $195. Early bird $95 (expires 6/10). Includes 3.75 CE credits and access to recordings for 2 months.
Venue: Live Webinar (Zoom)
CE Credits: 3.75
Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder with David J Miklowitz, PhD
Description
This workshop will explore bipolar disorder in adults and adolescents, with coverage of differential diagnosis, prognosis, and medical and psychosocial treatments. The bulk of the seminar will focus on family-focused therapy (FFT), a 12-session evidence-based program that involves psychoeducation, communication enhancement training, and problem-solving skills training for individuals with bipolar disorder and their families. Attendees will become familiar with how to administer the treatment through lecture and videotaped demonstrations.
Instructors
David Miklowitz, Ph.D. is Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Child and Adolescent Mood Disorders Program at the UCLA School of Medicine. His research focuses on family environmental factors and family interventions for children, adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder and youth at high risk for mood disorders or psychosis. His work has helped establish the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions as adjuncts to medication in the treatment of bipolar disorder across age ranges. He has presented workshops on family-focused therapy (FFT) for bipolar disorder throughout the world.
Dr. Miklowitz has received numerous awards for his research and writings including Young Investigator Awards from the International Congress on Schizophrenia Research (1987) and the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD) (1987), a Distinguished Investigator Award from NARSAD (2001), the 2005 Mogens Schou Award for Research from the International Society for Bipolar Disorders, the 2009 Gerald L. Klerman Senior Research Investigator Award from the Depressive and Bipolar Support Alliance, and the 2011 Bipolar Mood Disorder Research Award from the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation. In 2017, he won the Distinguished Scientist Award from the Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology and in 2020, the Mood Disorders Research Award from the American College of Psychiatrists, one of only three psychologists to have done so. He has received multiple grants for his research from the National Institute of Mental Health and 10 private foundations.
Dr. Miklowitz has published over 400 journal articles and book chapters and 8 books. His book Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach (Guilford), won the 1998 Outstanding Research Publication Award from the American Association for Marital and Family Therapy. His book The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide is an international bestseller that has been translated into 8 languages. It is now in its third edition, with over 375,000 copies in print. His book with Michael Gitlin, Clinicians’ Guide to Bipolar Disorder, won the 2015 best book award from the American Journal of Nursing.
Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder with David J Miklowitz, PhD
Objectives
1. Describe family and life stressors that affect the course and outcome of bipolar disorder, how to assess them, and how to target these stressors in psychotherapy.
2. Describe the three phases of family-focused therapy (FFT) and evidence for its efficacy in adults and adolescents with or at risk for bipolar disorder
3. Learn the clinical strategies and techniques of FFT for adolescents and adults with bipolar disorder and their family members.
CE Information
Continuing Education Credits are granted through Neuhoff Psychological Consulting, PLLC for the following professions: Psychologists, Social workers, Mental Health Counselors, LMFTs, and LCATs. It is the participant’s responsibility to check with their individual state boards to verify CE requirements for their state.
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References
Miklowitz, D. J. (2010). Bipolar Disorder: A Family-Focused Treatment Approach (2nd ed.), New York: Guilford Press.
Miklowitz, D. J. (2019). The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide (3rd. ed.), New York: Guilford Press
Miklowitz, D. J. & Gitlin, M. J. (2014). Clinician’s Guide to Bipolar Disorder: Integrating Pharmacology and Psychotherapy. New YorkL Guilford Press.
Miklowitz, D. J., Schneck, C. D., Walshaw, P. D., Singh, M. K., Sullivan, A. E., Suddath, R. L., Forgey-Borlik, M., Sugar, C. A., & Chang, K. D. (2020). Effects of family-focused therapy vs. enhanced usual care for symptomatic youths at high risk for bipolar disorder: a randomized clinical trial. JAMA Psychiatry, 77(5), 455-463.
Satisfactory Completion:
Participants must have signed in and out, attended the entire workshop to receive a certificate. Failure to sign/log in or out will result in forfeiture of credit for the entire course. No exceptions will be made. Partial credit is not available. Certificates are available electronically after satisfactory course completion. A link will be provided for those who have completed the training.
Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder with David J Miklowitz, PhD
Policies
Application Deadline: January 19, 2027 or until all training spaces are filled, whichever comes first.
Notification of Acceptance
Applicants will be notified, via email, of acceptance when registration is complete, and payment is received.
Refund/Cancellation Policy
Tuition/registration payments are refundable until December 21, 2026. Cancellations after this date are non-refundable. In this situation, we will attempt to find someone to take your slot (based on our waiting list).
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Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder with David J Miklowitz, PhD
Schedule
| Thursday, January 21, 2027, 12pm - 4pm Eastern Time. | Time Program 12:00pm: Welcome and introductions
Bipolar disorder: a review of what we know 1:00pm: Evidence for FFT in clinical trials Assessing the patient and family prior to treatment 2:00pm. – 2:30pm. FFT Part 1, Psychoeducation 2:30pm-2:45pm. Break 2:45pm-4:00pm Expressing positive feelings Problem-solving skills training |
Family-focused Therapy for Adolescents and Adults with Bipolar Disorder with David J Miklowitz, PhD
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