SPMI MEETING
January 26th, 2012, 12:30-1:50
Long Island Room, Winnick Center
AN EXPLORATION OF SUCCESSFUL INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR PSYCHOSIS THAT WORK WITH MINIMAL OR NO NEUROLEPTICS
Speaker: Daniel Mackler, LCSW is the director of the 2008 documentary “Take These Broken Wings,” a feature-length film on recovery from schizophrenia without medication, and the 2011 documentaries “Healing Homes” and “Open Dialogue,” both on alternative treatment programs for psychosis. He is also the co-author (with Matthew Morrissey, LMFT) of the 2010 book, A Way Out of Madness: Dealing with Your Family After You Have Been Diagnosed with a Psychiatric Disorder, published by ISPS-US, the United States chapter of the International Society for the Psychological Treatment of Schizophrenia. Additionally, he is the co-editor (with David Garfield, MD) of Beyond Medication: Therapeutic Engagement and the Recovery from Psychosis (Routledge, 2008). Mr. Mackler was a psychotherapist in New York City for ten years.
