Lifeskills South Florida held a Professionals Weekend November 10-13, 2011 at its’ Deerfield Beach, FL location. The focus of the weekend was training on Mentalizing-based Treatment (MBT) for Adolescents, Adults and their Families. This forward thinking training was facilitated by Efrain Bleiberg, MD, Senior Psychiatrist and Past President of The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX. His book, Treating Personality Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Relational Approach was published in the fall of 2001 by Guilford Press. There were over 35 professionals representing a variety of treatment disciplines from both the US and Canada.

Welcome to Lifeskills South Florida

Welcoming our Attendees
Cesar Benarroche, MD Medical Director and Wideline Guillaume, Administrative Assistant

Lifeskills South Florida Staff Introduction
Michael Gillis, MSW Executive Director

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Executive Director, Michael Gillis, MSW Clinical Director, Dawn DiCicco, LCSW Director of Admissions, Jackie Fetzer DBT Specialist, Laura Durant, LMHC

Lifeskills South Florida Staff

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Jason Ross, PhD, LMHC Director of Outpatient Services

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
DBT Specialist, Rachel Whipple, LCSW Trauma Specialist, Renee Altman, LCSW CBT Specialist, Tom Lewis, LMHC, CAP

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Facilitator: Efrain Bleiberg, MD of the Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Efrain Bleiberg, MD and Audrey Freshman, PhD, CASAC, Adelphi University

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Elizabeth McGuire, LCSW of Wings Helps and Efrain Bleiberg, MD

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Training Attendees

Lifeskills South Florida Staff
Maryse Duvalsaint, LCSW and John Crepsac, LCSW

The End of a Long Day of Training