aftnc THE ASSOCIATION OF FAMILY THERAPISTS OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA PRESENTS:
2010 Annual Conference
One Size Doesn't Fit All: 
Working with Latino Families and Other Cultures with the
Multisystemic Ecological Comparative Approach
Featuring Celia J. Falicov, Ph.D, internationally renowned family therapist and author of Latino Families in Therapy: A Guide to Multicultural Practice.
October 15-17 at Westerbeke Ranch, in Sonoma, CA
Traditional clinical concepts do not necessarily fit every client. Unlike an earlier generation of therapists, who believed the goal of therapy was to help clients acculturate, today's therapists need to practice the art of "cultural humility" by becoming aware of the personal and cultural biases that they bring to the therapeutic encounter. Therefore, in today's diverse society, therapists are invited to modify traditional clinical concepts to help clients reconcile, learn to live in the dominant society, and constructively challenge social and cultural disjunctions in their lives. In this workshop, a generalist framework called MECA (Multisystemic Ecological Comparative Approach) will be offered for integrating in the therapeutic conversations issues of cultural diversity, the stresses of race, conflicts with institutions and social class locations and the resources of religion and spirituality. Attention will be paid to important cultural differences in family organizations and in how the family life cycle is constructed and experienced. Futhermore, therapists will learn to ask relevant questions that elicit information about significant cultural conflicts, including the therapit's own cultural preferences. Participants will learn new family therapy concepts and interventions applicable to families in cultural transition. Techniques that fall into “therapeutic rituals” (odd days/even days; catching-up life narratives; rebalancing contracts and others) can be used to deal with the ambiguous losses of migration; or to intervene in generational conflicts between parents and adolescents or gender conflicts between husband and wife. This multicultural roadmap and clinical illustrations relevant to assessment, goal setting and interventions will be useful for working with a wide variety of cultural groups, rather than becomming competent with one ethnic group.
Celia J. Falicov, Ph.D. is a clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California-San Diego. Dr. Falicov pioneered writings on family transitions, migration and cultural perspectives in family therapy training and practice. Her Multisystemic Ecological Comparative Approach (MECA) Model integrates cultural and sociopolitical similarities and differences across cultural groups. Her publications include two edited books: Family Transitions (Guilford) and Cultural Perspectives in Family Therapy (Aspen). Dr. Falicov’s book, Latino Families in Therapy: A Guide to Multicultural Practice, provides a new model for both trainees and experienced therapists.
Location: Westerbeke Ranch
2300 Grove Street Sonoma, CA 95476 (707) 996-7546 www.westranch.com
Schedule & Pricing
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| Friday October 15 | Saturday October 16 | Sunday October 17 |
| Session A: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm | Session C: 9:00 am – 12:30 pm | |
| Lunch: 12:30 pm - 2:30 pm | Lunch: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm | |
| Dinner with the Presenter | Session B: 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm | Session D: 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm |
| Meet and Greet with Presenter | Dinner: 6:00 pm | Adjourn 3:30 pm |
| Options | Member Early | Member Late | Non Member Early | Non Member Late |
| 2 Nights | $480 | $555 | $540 | $615 |
| 1 Night | $350 | $425 | $410 | $485 |
| Conference Daytime Only | $290 | $365 | $350 | $425 |
| Student 2 Night | $350 | $425 | $410 | $485 |
| Student 1 Night | $258 | $333 | $318 | $398 |
| Student Daytime Only | $187 | $232 | $237 | $292 |