Tuesday, December 3, 3:00-5:00 p.m.
How are patterns of family ritual/schedule/routine and family
talk implicated in family functioning and family dysfunction
in contemporary working families? Prof. Duke will moderate
a discussion among three noted family therapists, followed
by questions and comments from the audience.
Dr. Carrell Dammann received her B.A. in Psychology from Duke
University in 1963, and her M.A. and Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology
from Emory University in 1970. She became interested in Family
Therapy in1963 while working for Dr. Margaret Mead at the
American Museum of Natural History. In 1974 she started The
Atlanta Institute for Family Studies which she directed until
1990. She has been on the editorial board of Family Process,
the Journal of Marital and Family Therapy, and the
Journal of Feminist Family Therapy and Family Psychology.
She has been actively involved in the leadership of the American
Association of Marriage and Family Therapy and the American
Family Therapy Academy. She is currently director of Open
House, a Place for Family Healing where she has continued
to train family therapists and been involved in work with
larger social systems change. She is in full time practice
as a family psychologist.
Dr. Frank Pittman, M.D. is among the most influential family
therapists in the United States. His no-nonsense approach
to diagnosis and treatment and his remarkable success in working
with families have also placed him at the forefront of the
Atlanta practice community. A dynamic speaker and writer,
Dr. Pittman has somehow found time in his busy schedule to
publish widely. His most recent books include Private Lies:
Infidelity and Betrayal of Intimacy; Man Enough: Fathers,
Sons and the Search for Masculinity; Grow Up: How Taking
Responsibility Can Make You a Happy Adult; and Turning
Points: Treating Families in Transition and Crisis.
Eve C. Poling, M.Ed., L.C.S.W. is a psychotherapist and a
divorce and professional coach. Her experience, which spans
careers as a teacher, principal of The Children's School,
psychotherapist, school counselor and coach, brings a broad
and unique perspective to the Collaborative Law process. She
earned both of her graduate degrees while juggling family
and full time employment. As a divorce coach, she helps couples
navigate the process of disengagement as amicably as possible,
and when there are children involved, advocates for the best
decisions for their present and future needs. After divorce,
people who find themselves in transition often seek her coaching
services to reevaluate life choices, gain new perspective
on opportunities and options and set new goals for the future.
She is also a coach for the interactive website, DivorcedLiving.com,
which provides a fund of information for women moving beyond
divorce, as well as coaching in person or by telephone. As
a psychotherapist, she works with adults, adolescents and
couples in the midst of conflict and life stressors that can
cause confusion, anxiety and depression. She also leads a
women's therapy group. Eve Poling is a graduate of MentorCoach
Inc.
Dr. Marshall P. Duke is Charles Howard Candler Professor
of
Psychology at Emory University. He is a renowned teacher and
scholar at Emory, and is the author or co-author of five books
on abnormal psychology, and a clinical psychologist specializing
in adolescence. Prof. Duke is a recent winner of the Thomas
Jefferson Award as teacher-scholar of the year at Emory University,
Emory's premier award for its faculty. He is a MARIAL Center
Core Faculty Member, studying family story-telling.
