SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS
Please note that recent appearances by CFR experts can be found on our Media Highlights page.New Years Resolutions: 1/2/08
Ruthy Kaiser, RN, MFT - CN8
The Healthy Marriage Initiative: Where We Are: 1/4/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Greater Philadelphia Healthy Marriage Coalition
Parenting Adult Children: 1/9/08
Ruthy Kaiser, RN, MFT - NBC 10
Self Injury: 1/13/08
Nancy DePaul, MSW - Phoenixville, Presbyterian Church
Apathy to Teens: 1/14/08
Michele Marsh, PhD - SPEAK-UP Event, Academy Park High School
Keeping you New Year’s Resolution: 1/16/08
George James, MFT - NBC 10 5 p.m. show
Sex After Baby- Six Week Rule and Its Pitfalls: 1/17/08
Sabitha Pillai, PhD, LCSW - Grand Rounds at Jefferson Medical
School
Ethics for Family Therapists: 1/18/08
April Westfall, PhD - Family and Children’s Services of
Central PA
Ethical Matters for the PA Mental Health Professional:
1/18/08
April Westfall, PhD - Family and Children Services of Central
PA; York, PA
Organizational Skills For Children: 1/18/08
Judith Rader, MA, LMFT - Holy Child Academy
Bullying and the Implication for Childhood Development:
1/20/08
Nancy DePaul, MSW - Phoenixville, Presbyterian Church
Family Systems with a Focus on the Theories of Minuchin and
Bowen:1/20/08
Ray McDevitt, LCSW and Angela Dello, LCSW - St. Peter’s
Church, Society Hill
PREPARE/ENRICH: 1/25/08
Rite DeMaria, PhD - Enon Tabernacle Church
Stress Management:1/26/08
Michele Marsh, PhD - SPEAK-UP Event, Merion Mercy Academy
Self-Esteem: 1/27/08
Nancy DePaul, MSW - Phoenixville, Presbyterian Church
Paradox of Power, the Body Politic, and the Disability Rights
Movement: 1/30/08
Matthew Purinton, MSW, LSW - Wharton School of the University
of Pennsylvania
How to Raise Healthy Children: 2/3/08
Nancy DePaul, MSW - Phoenixville, Presbyterian Church
Relationship Questions From 6 ABC Viewers: 2/6/08
Marcus Krohner MS, LPC, NCC and Kerstin Miller MDiv, LMFT - 6
ABC Webcast
Healthy Family Process: 2/7/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Headstart Program, Hyatt
Divorce Prevention: 2/7/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - CN8 Morning News
Cultural Adaptations for Marriage and Relationship Education
Programs: 2/7/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Region III Fatherhood Initiative Conference
Seven Stages of Marriage: 2/7/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Region III Fatherhood Initiative Conference
Bridging Healthy Marriage/Fatherhood and Domestic Violence:
2/8/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Region III Fatherhood Initiative Conference
Parenting: 2/8/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - School of the Holy Child, Drexel Hill
Building and Maintaining Relationships: 2/8/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Overbrook Presbyterian Church
What Your Father Never Taught you About Relationships:
2/8/08
George James, MFT - Region III Fatherhood/Male Involvement and
Healthy Marriage Institute
Meaning and Retirement: 2/12/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - YPO Meeting
Building and Maintaining All Types of Relationships for the
Transforming of Boys into Men: 2/12/08
George James, MFT - Villanova University, WISE Program
Intimacy and Relationships: 2/13/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Moorestown Presbyterian Church
Kissing: 2/14/08
Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, PhD, LCSW - Philadelphia Inquirer
Relationship Webcast: 2/14/08
George James, MFT - CBS 3 Webcast
Self-Esteem: 2/15/08
Angela Dello, LCSW - Spaghetti Warehouse
Handling High-Tech Break-Ups: 2/15/08
George James, MFT - Fox 29 News
Communication Tools for your Relationship: 2/17/08
George James, MFT - Oasis Couples Retreat of Bethany Baptist Church,
Parsippany NJ
Topic TBA: 2/18/08
Ruthy, Kaiser, RN, MFT - Project Home
You and Your Sexuality: 2/21/08
George James, MFT - Villanova University, Freshman Retention Program
Couples Therapy: 2/23/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Social Workers Conference, Lankanaw
Hospital
Family Dynamics: 2/26/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Delaware Valley Grant Makers, Philadelphia
Country Club
Clergy and Sexual Boundaries: 2/27/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Princeton Theological Seminars
Self Concept: 2/28/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Clergy Conference, Council for Relationships
PREPARE/ENRICH: 2/29/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Enon Tabernacle Church
Topic TBA: 3/08
Ray McDevitt, LCSW and Angela Dello, LCSW - Maris Grove Retirement
Community, Glen Mills
Talking with Children about the Death of a Loved One:
3/2/08
Sara Corse, PhD - Christ Church
Aspects of Parenting: 3/5/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Family Service Saturday Club
Bridging Fatherhood, Healthy Marriage and Domestic Violence:
3/6/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Fatherhood Initiative
Love and Marriage, Sex and Marriage: 3/6/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Enon Tabernacle Church
Talking with Children about the Death of a Loved One:
3/9/08
Sara Corse, PhD - Christ Church
Spirituality: 3/11/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Pleasantville United Church of Christ
Men’s Group
Secrets to a Successful Relationship: 3/11/08
George James, MFT - Lincoln University
Family Systems with a Focus on the Theories of Minuchin and
Bowen: 3/13/08
Ray McDevitt, LCSW and Angela Dello, LCSW - St. Mary Magdalen
School, Wilmington
Healthy Self Concept: 3/14/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Masterman School of Philadelphia
Sexuality and Cancer: 3/15/08
Sabitha Pillai, PhD, LCSW - The Kimmel Cancer Center Conference
The Effects of Chronic Illness in the Family: 3/19/08
Ken Covelman, PhD - The Reading Hospital and Medical Center
Love and Marriage, Sex and Marriage: 3/20/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Enon Tabernacle Church
Psychology and the Outsider: 3/24/08
George James, MFT - Lantern Theater Company
Family Dynamics in Family Business: 3/26/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Wharton Business School
Family Dynamics in Family Business: 3/27/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Wharton Business School
Psychology of the Sociopath in Shakespeare's Othello: 3/31/08
Michael Bridges, PhD - Lantern Theater Company
How Men Get Grumpier as They Age: 4/08
Marcus Krohner, MS, LPC, NCC - Men’s Vogue
Parenting: 4/2/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Family Forum Saturday Club
Healthy Family Process: 4/11/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Delaware Valley Children and Youth Conference
Seven Stages of Marriage: 4/11/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - PAMFT Conference
Balance of Life: 4/14/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - University of Pennsylvania Medical School
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren: 4/15/08
Mike Keene, DMin, MFT - University City
Healthy Family Process: 4/16/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - St. Paul’s
Children and Ethical Decision-Making: 4/20/08
Sara Corse, PhD - Christ Church
Parenting: 4/23/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Family Forum Saturday Club
Children and Ethical Decision-Making: 4/27/08
Sara Corse, PhD - Christ Church
Equality Forum, GLBT Issues: 4/28/08 – 5/4/08
Kimberly Flemke, PhD; Sabitha Pillai-Friedman, PhD, LCSW; Wanda
Sevey MDiv; Natalie Zemaitis, MSW, LSW - Temple University
Skills of Leadership: 5/1/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Clergy Conference, Council for Relationships
Integrating Concepts and Interventions from Somatic Psychotherapies: 5/2-4/08
Michael Bridges, PhD - SEPI 2008-SEPI XXIV Annual Meeting, Boston
Deciphering the Language of Tears in Psychology: 5/2-4/08
Michael Bridges, PhD - SEPI 2008-SEPI XXIV Annual Meeting, Boston
Couples Weekend Retreat: 5/3/08-5/4/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - Moorestown Presbyterian Church
Family Process in Family Business: 5/7/08
Steve Treat, DMin, LMFT - ASI Show, New York
Secrets to a Successful Relationship: 5/10/08
George James, MFT - Black Male Development Symposium, Arcadia
University
Self Esteem and Relationships: 6/3/08
Raymond McDevitt, MSS, LCSW - Tilden Middle School
What Your Father Never Taught You About Relationships:
6/7/08
George James, MFT - Fatherhood Festival
Opening Pandora's Box: Child Sexual Abuse Treatment: 6/12/08
Kenneth Maguire PsyD - Widener University
Same-Sex Relationships
and the Insights They Offer to All Relationships: 6/16/08
Kimberly Flemke, PhD - CN8: It's Your Morning Show
Mindfulness: 6/27/08
Donald McCown, MAMS, MSS, LSW - West Oak Lane Senior Center
Seven Stages of Marriage; Genograms; Research, The Basics:
7/2/08-7/6/08
Rita DeMaria, PhD - Smart Marriages Conference, San Francisco,
CA
Parenting in Today's World:
7/27/08
Ken Maguire, PsyD - CN8: Larry Kane's Voice of Reason
Conflict Management for Couples:
10/4/08
Pilar Poal, PHD and Raymond McDevitt, MSS, LCSW - New Hanover United Methodist Church
Training of the Collaborative Family Law Affiliates: 10/24-25/08
Michele Southworth, JD, LMFT - CFR University City office
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