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Lewis Foundation Workshop

When:
Wednesday, October 23, 2019, 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM
Where:
The Meadows Conference Center
https://LewisScalesWorkshop.Eventbrite.com
2900 Live Oak St
Dallas, TX  
Additional Info:
Category:
Workshops
Registration is not Required
Payment In Full In Advance Only

DPC and The Lewis Foundation 

present

 

Workshop Description: 

Clinical research staff at the Lewis Foundation (formerly the Timberlawn Research Foundation) have been involved in creating and using multivariate behavioral rating scales to assess couple and family competence for more than 40 years. 

The Lewis Scales are an updated, streamlined, more user-friendly revision of the Timberlawn Foundation Couple and Family Evaluation Scales.

 

Following brief introductory presentations by Dr. Davis and Dr. Gossett, the participants will be asked to use the Lewis Scales to evaluate a video recorded romantic couple discussion of two or more issues, disagreements, problems, or conflicts in their relationship. Immediately following these ratings, Dr. Gossett will lead up to an hour of interactive exploration of the similarities and differences between the participant’s ratings and those of Dr. Gossett. 

 

Two couples will be rated, and the ratings discussed in the 9 am to noon morning session, and, following a lunch break, two more in the 1 to 4 pm afternoon session.

 

Learning Objectives:

1)   Attendees will learn the theoretical and empirical foundations of the new Lewis Couple and Family Evaluation Scales (Lewis Scales).

 

2)  Attendees will be informed of the crucial role of relationship conflict resolution styles for long-term relationship quality outcomes.

 

3)   Attendees will have hands-on experience using the Lewis Scales to evaluate four couple interaction video recordings of actual living-together romantic couples engaged in attempts at relationship problem-solving discussions.

 

4)  Attendees will obtain increased levels of competence and confidence in using the Lewis Scales in clinical, research and self-improvement activities.

 

Presenters:

John T. Gossett, Ph.D. joined the clinical staff of Timberlawn Psychiatric Hospital in 1965 and began conducting clinical research at Timberlawn Research Foundation in 1966. He served as Director of the hospital’s Psychology Department from 1981 to 1992 and Director of the Research Foundation from 1988 to 1999. Dr. Gossett was a co-author of the Beavers Timberlawn Family Evaluation Scales in 1977, and the Timberlawn Foundation Couple and Family Evaluation Scales in 1997. He is first author of the new Lewis Scales.

Carlos W. Davis, Jr., Ph.D. joined the staff of Timberlawn Hospital in 1985 and served as the Director of the Psychology Department from 1992 to 1997. He became the Director of the Timberlawn Research Foundation in 1999 and continues as the Director of the Lewis Foundation. Dr. Davis is second author of the five-author Lewis Scales.