Author: Jennifer Benjamin

Congratulations Abigail!! You are one of the 2024 Nominees for the Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award. The prestigious award acknowledges individuals in Pennsylvania who exemplify the vision of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, a trailblazer in ecosystemic structural family therapy. Your nomination symbolizes appreciation for your contributions in enhancing the world, advocating for positivity and healing within families. It showcases confidence in your ability to connect people and cultivate hope through systemic and relational intervention.

“Abby is warm and encouraging to our families, yet is able to maintain professional boundaries. I have seen Abby inspire change in many of our families, even those that had been resistant at first. Abby always shows empathy to our families as well as treating them with dignity and respect. Abby is aware of the social ecology that affects our families from the environments that influence them and is able to bring that awareness and interaction into the focus of treatment with a discerning eye. Abby will often set up collaborations with our client’s supports. Abby is able to empower our parents through a crisis to take the lead and de-escalate their children as she has them focus on the positives. Abby will often pause during sessions to assess with all her senses to grasp the next step in helping our families, then will give a simple directive or encouragement that takes the session into a positive direction. Abby will also turn to me as her partner and discuss the next step or talk out how we are going to continue the session so that we model for the family how to utilize turning to each other with positive communication. Overall, I am incredibly proud of my partner. She is organized and supportive and inspires me every day.”

Dr. Benjamin met up with Lavonda H., former ESFT-FBMHS graduate. Lavonda shares about her journey of growth and development as a result of becoming a systemic thinker and her training experience with PCFTTC.

Experience the rich tradition of innovative systemic family therapy training, education, supervision, & consultation, as established by Salvador Minuchin at the Training Center associated with the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Learn from expert faculty how to use a strength-based relational, contextual, developmental, & trauma informed approach to systemically treat intergenerational & complex developmental trauma.

The Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center, Inc. became a corporation in July, 1999, as an outgrowth of the as an outgrowth of the Training Center at the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic founded by Salvador Minuchin, M.D. in 1975 for systemic family therapy and training. The Philadelphia Child and Family Therapy Training Center offers Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy (ESFT) training, education, consultation, and research in family and couples therapy, and developmentally based approaches to child, adolescent and adult behavioral health issues. The Center has trained thousands of mental health and other human service professionals in the practice of family therapy, examining the social ecology of the home, school, and community environments.

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Congratulations Kayla!!! You are one of the 2024 Nominees for the Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award. This prestigious award recognizes professionals in Pennsylvania who embody the vision of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, a pioneer in ecosystemic structural family therapy. Your nomination signifies recognition of your efforts in making the world a better place, promoting positivity and harmony within families. It reflects trust in your capacity to bridge divides and foster a sense of belonging through systemic and relational interventions.

“Kayla is new to family based and has already been able to show her knowledge and
passion for helping families. Kayla is willing and eager to learn and is never afraid to
back down from a challenge. Kayla is intentional with her learning and makes sure to
meet her families where they are at. Kayla is already beginning to create pathways for
herself to best serve the families and community by continuing to be curious and
addressing her own patterns. Kayla has demonstrated willingness to work on her signature themes when they come up. I am confident that Kayla will continue to grow within family based and I am truly excited to see where her passion takes her.”

Dr. Benjamin recently had a conversation with Melanie, a graduate of the ESFT-FBMHS 3-year program. Melanie enthusiastically discusses her dedication to her work and highlights how utilizing the logic model has greatly influenced her ability to create supportive environments for the families under her care.

Experience the rich tradition of innovative systemic family therapy training, education, supervision, & consultation, as established by Salvador Minuchin at the Training Center associated with the Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic. Learn from expert faculty how to use a strength-based relational, contextual, developmental, & trauma informed approach to systemically treat intergenerational & complex developmental trauma. Keywords: Philafamily.com, training center, Philadelphia Training Center, Family systems therapy, systemic training, Ecosystemic Structural Family Therapy, Steve Simms PhD, Marian Lindblad-Goldberg, ESFT, Structural Family Therapy, Salvador Minuchin, Structural Family Therapy Training, Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Continuing Education – Earn Your CE Credits Today, Online courses with clinical demos. Find comprehensive solutions for clinical challenges. Clinical demos, live sessions & detailed commentaries, Intergenerational trauma, Complex developmental trauma, MFT, AAMFT, APA, LPC, ACS, ACA, LSW, eco-systemic structural family therapy, Ecosystemic family therapy

Congratulations on being nominated for the Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award! This esteemed award celebrates professionals in Pennsylvania who reflect the vision of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, the trailblazer of ecosystemic structural family therapy. Your nomination indicates that someone has acknowledged your contributions to making the world better, spreading positivity and harmony within families. They trust in your ability to mend rifts and cultivate a feeling of belonging through systemic and relational intervention.

“From day one of services Brittany ensures families are prepared to be the executives of their home by ensuring that the family practices their crisis plan before leaving so that the family has an understanding on how to respond when crisis will arise. She continues this initiative throughout the entirety of treatment by enacting the ecomap with families.”

Congratulations on your nomination for the Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award! This prestigious award honors professionals in Pennsylvania who embody the vision of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, the pioneer of ecosystemic structural family therapy. Your nomination signifies that someone has recognized your efforts in improving the world, bringing light and unity to families. They have faith in your skills to heal disconnection and foster a sense of belonging through systemic and relational interventions.

“Julie is an example of the model and is always to meet her families where they are at. Julie is always willing to learn and help out with her peers, and makes sure to prioritize her learning. Julie works within her community to make sure her families communicate with one another effectively. She is committed to continuing her education in order to best serve her community and families. Julie is not afraid to confront an issue while working with her families in order to help create second order change.”

Congratulations, you have been nominated for the Marion Lindblad-Goldberg Award! This award recognizes and celebrates professionals from across the commonwealth of Pennsylvania shouldering the legacy of Dr. Marion Lindblad-Goldberg, creator of ecosystemic structural family therapy. Your nomination means someone has taken the time to tell us about how they believe you are working to make the world a better, brighter, and more connected place one family at a time. They believe wholeheartedly in you and your ability, through systemic and relational interventions, to heal disengagement and cultivate belonging!

“I believe Jerome embodies the legacy of Dr. Lindblad-Goldberg and he demonstrates it every time he enters the room as a trainer. Jerome has an unwavering belief in those he encounters and can instantly appreciate what anyone is willing to bring to the table. He also has a warmth that he continues to develop as a tool for validating and challenging others to grow when they are uncomfortable. I think the most nurturing part of Jerome’s presence, as a trainer, is his ability to hold himself accountable for his own growth and development before he asks others to venture into uncomfortable waters. This has resulted in him being able to continually hone his skills of creating simplicity in the face of complexity.”