I have recently presented at local universities and to professional audiences on the following topics:

9/11  to date.    The School of Social Policy and Practice, University of Pennsylvania.  "Foundations of Social Work Practice" - a weekly workshop through the academic year with first year graduate students.

5/7/10  The Family Institute of Philadelphia.  CE Workshop.  "Understanding and Treating Families with Chronic Illness and Disability."
Co-presenter: Dr. Jeanne Collins PhD. 


 3/19/10  Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work and Social Research.  Continuing Education and Career Development.
Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate Symposium

This symposium is open to all, but gives participants who have completed all the Advanced Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate courses the opportunity to integrate the knowledge gained, with a focus on implementing and sustaining new approaches to clinical work with adolescents.  Particular focus is on difficult diagnostic situations and working with complex situations, and on integrated conjoint, combined, and concurrent therapy.  There is an opportunity for participant case presentations. The symposium brings together the three instructors from the four certificate courses as co-presenters and consultants.  Completion of the five sessions of the certificate program results in the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate.

Peter Capper, MSW, MA, LCSW

Thomas Hurster, MSS, LCSW, CGP

David Wohlsifer, Phd, LCSW

2/19/10  Bryn Mawr College School of Social Work and Social Research. Continuing Education and Career Development.
Interventions with Families with Adolescents: Walking on Both Sides of the Street

This workshop reviews a variety of models for intervention with families that include adolescents from the family therapy, developmental, and post-modern perspectives.  Current literature is referenced for useful conceptual frameworks for working with this population.  Upon completion of this course, participants are familiar with: (1) the particular challenges in family work with teenagers; (2) techniques to overcome the frequent opposition to the involvement of parents in counseling sessions by some teens; and (3) ways to work with the various sub-systems in an adolescent's family context to enhance therapeutic efficacy while maintaining firm boundaries and safety around confidentiality.  This workshop presents a systemic approach to a broad spectrum of adolescent and family difficulties, with case discussions, experiential exercises and narrative supervisory practices. It applies to the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate program. Completion of all five sessions of the program results in the Advanced Integrated Adolescent Psychotherapy Certificate. Other certificate sessions are scheduled on January 22, February 5, and March 19.

Peter Capper, MSW, MA, LCSW, is Director of Emotional Support at The Crefeld School in Philadelphia.