William Glasser

Special Guest Presentation
What MFTs Can Do That Antidepressant Medications Can’t, with Michael D. Yapko, Ph.D.; Stephen V. Sobel, M.D.;
William Glasser, M.D.; and facilitated by Ellyn Bader, Ph.D. (SA1)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
10:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (2 CE Hrs.), *CD Available

Despite the overstated and oversimplified view that suggests depression is caused by a neurochemical imbalance in the brain, the clinical and research evidence makes it quite clear that depression is about much more than just “bad chemistry.” In fact, depression can have many causes, and there are many factors, including psychosocial ones, that can influence its course and prognosis. Medications alone are not and can never be an entirely adequate reply to the growing rates of depression for reasons that will be considered in this presentation. “Adjusting” individuals chemically while individuals, couples, and families face life challenges they are not adequately prepared to meet suggests the problem is in their biology and not their circumstances. This is an untenable and extreme position to take in light of the relevant psychosocial data. We, as health professionals, can do a great deal to address this issue much more realistically than leading people to believe they are “diseased” or that “a pill a day will keep the depression away.” (*CD of workshop available for purchase, see page 16 for details.)

Eight Lessons For a Happy Marriage (SA8)
Saturday, May 3, 2008
2:15 p.m. to 5:15 p.m. (3 CE Hrs.), *CD Available

Based on the fundamental truth that the only person you can change is yourself, Dr. Glasser and his wife, Carleen, will discuss the elements of failed marriages and how, using Choice Theory, couples can change the course of their relationship. (*CD of workshop available for purchase, see page 16 for details.)

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William Glasser, M.D., is an internationally recognized psychiatrist who is best known as the author of Reality Therapy, a method of psychotherapy he created in 1965 and that is now taught all over the world. Glasser’s path has been one of a continuing progression from private practice to lecturing and writing and ultimately culminating in the publication of over twenty books. He wrote, Warning: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health (2003), to help people improve their mental health and happiness. In 2005, he produced a booklet, Defining Mental Health as a Public Health Issue to provide a new resource for mental health professionals; and in 2007 he published, Eight Lessons for a Happier Marriage, together with his wife, Carleen.