[Adta] Berlin Workshop - Movement Psychodiagnostic Inventory

[Robyn Flaum Cruz]

Introductory and Advanced Workshops on the Movement Psychodiagnostic Inventory©

 

Introductory Workshop: May 16 - 18, 2007

Advanced Workshop: May 18 - 20, 2007

 

Martha Davis, Ph.D., CMA

Hedda Lausberg, Priv.-Doz. Dr.med.

Robyn Flaum Cruz, Ph.D., ADTR

Miriam Roskin Berger, D.A., ADTR

Dianne Dulicai, Ph.D., ADTR

 

 

            The Movement Psychodiagnostic Inventory (MPI) is an observation tool for identifying body movement patterns associated with schizophrenia spectrum and personality disorders, and other forms of mental disease. Previous studies have demonstrated its efficacy for differential diagnosis in patients with schizophrenia and personality disorders (Cruz, 1995; Berger 1999) and for monitoring within-session and within-therapy changes of movement behaviour (Davis, 1970; Lausberg, 1995). It can be applied to observing individuals in psychosomatic and psychiatric interviews or during dance/movement therapy sessions. This workshop, conducted by the originator (Davis) and developers of the MPI, is designed for researchers and clinicians interested in acquiring skills in observing diverse forms of movement disorder related to psychopathology. Open to researchers, clinicians and graduate students in mental health professions. 

 

Each Workshop will last 2 1/2 days. They are sequential so that those taking the Introductory can continue on to the Advanced Workshop.

 

The Introductory Workshop will give a general introduction to the use of MPI for movement analysis in research and therapy: 

1. Development of the MPI and its relation to other forms of motor disorder assessments. 

2. Distinguishing more serious forms of disordered movement behaviour from less serious forms of constriction, disfluency, etc.; the relation of MPI ratings to drug effects and to body schema.

3. Training in the short form version of the MPI for clinical use.

 

The Advanced Workshop will focus on applications of the MPI to therapy and to the research projects of the participants.  It is limited to those who have completed the Introductory Workshop.

Material to be addressed includes:

1. The use of the MPI for differential diagnosis and therapy outcome assessment.

2. Advanced training in the short form of the MPI and coding of the primary categories from videotapes of therapy sessions.

3. Special issues in the movement assessment of children.

4. Deriving movement interventions for therapy from the MPI.   

5. Supervision on the use of the MPI in one’s own research project.

                        

An Introductory workshop will also be offered in New York City, USA, October, 1-3, 2007.

 

Registration

 

2007 Date & Time Schedules 

Introductory Workshop: 

Wednesday & Thurs., May 16 & 17: 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. Friday, May 18: 9 a.m. -12 noon

Advanced Workshop:  

Friday, May 18: 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.

Saturday & Sunday, May 19 & 20: 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.

 

Location: 

Villa Limone, Grabertstr. 4, 12169 Berlin-Steglitz (www.villa-limone.de), S-Bahn-Station: Südende

 

Workshop fee: 350 € ; both workshops: 500 €

 

Registration deadline: March 31, 2007

 

Info: www.berlingesturecenter.de > Seminare und Workshops

 

Scientific organization:

Hedda Lausberg: hedda.lausberg at charite.de 

 

Local organization & registration:

Anahita Ardeschirpur: ardeschirpur at aol.com 

 

 

Payment: 

H. Lausberg – BGC 

Postbank Nuernberg

Ktonr: 887 496 852

BLZ: 760 100 85

IBAN:DE46760100850887496852

BIC PBNKDEFF
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