Fredric Schiffer is a research associate at McLean Hospital and works with its Developmental Biopsychiatry Research Program. He is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Part Time, at the Harvard Medical School., and has a private practice of psychiatry in Newton, MA.
He is the author of 27 peer-reviewed research papers and 2 books, OF TWO MINDS (SECOND EDITION) with a 3rd forthcoming, (GOODBYE ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, AND ADDICTIVE CRAVINGS) on the clinical aspects of Dual-Brain Psychology. His work has been featured on 20/20 and he gives frequent international presentations. He would like now to teach other clinicians how to use Dual-Brain Psychology.
Dual-Brain Psychotherapy--An Advance in Psychotherapy
Dual-Brain Psychotherapy comes out of the Nobel Prize awarded split-brain studies. Dr. Schiffer, a Harvard psychiatrist, discovered that each brain hemisphere in ordinary people has a separate personality, one which is relatively healthy and one that is more child-like and much more affected by childhood maltreatments. Symptoms are associated with the mind of the troubled hemisphere, which is often dominant. A German scientist discovered that each hemisphere can easily be stimulated by limiting vision to the left or right lateral visual field and Schiffer uses this fact to evoke the two person...Read morealities in his patients. He works to treat the troubled mind with the healthier side as a co-therapist and his results have gained a "Breakthrough Designation" by the FDA. His discoveries are articulated in 20 journal publications and 2 books. Less...
Learning Objectives
- Articulate the major premises of Dual-Brain Psychology.
- List at least 4 ways in which Dual-Brain Psychotherapy can help patients.
- List at least 3 experiments that have supported the theory of Dual-Brain Psychology.
Target Audience
This live interactive webinar is intended for behavioral health professionals, including Psychologists, Social Workers, Counselors, MFT's and Addiction Professionals.
Learning Levels
- Beginner
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Live Interactive Webinar
11:00 AM EDT - 12:30 PM EDT
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About the speaker
Fredric Schiffer M.D.
Founder and CEO, MindLight
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