Lifeskills South Florida held a Professionals Weekend November 10-13, 2011 at its’ Deerfield Beach, FL location. The focus of the weekend was training on Mentalizing-based Treatment (MBT) for Adolescents, Adults and their Families. This forward thinking training was facilitated by Efrain Bleiberg, MD, Senior Psychiatrist and Past President of The Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX. His book, Treating Personality Disorders in Children and Adolescents: A Relational Approach was published in the fall of 2001 by Guilford Press. There were over 35 professionals representing a variety of treatment disciplines from both the US and Canada.
![Welcome to Lifeskills South Florida Welcome to Lifeskills South Florida](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Lifeskills-Signage.jpg)
![Cesar Benarroche, MD Medical Director and Wideline Guillaume, Administrative Assistant Cesar Benarroche, MD Medical Director and Wideline Guillaume, Administrative Assistant](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Benarroche-and-Guillaume.jpg)
Cesar Benarroche, MD Medical Director and Wideline Guillaume, Administrative Assistant
![Michael Gillis, MSW Executive Director Michael Gillis, MSW Executive Director](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Michael-Gillis-Introduction.jpg)
Michael Gillis, MSW Executive Director
![Executive Director, Michael Gillis, MSW Clinical Director, Dawn DiCicco, LCSW Director of Admissions, Jackie Fetzer DBT Specialist, Laura Durant, LMHC Executive Director, Michael Gillis, MSW Clinical Director, Dawn DiCicco, LCSW Director of Admissions, Jackie Fetzer DBT Specialist, Laura Durant, LMHC](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-LS-Clinical-team.jpg)
Executive Director, Michael Gillis, MSW Clinical Director, Dawn DiCicco, LCSW Director of Admissions, Jackie Fetzer DBT Specialist, Laura Durant, LMHC
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![Jason Ross, PhD, LMHC Director of Outpatient Services Jason Ross, PhD, LMHC Director of Outpatient Services](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Jason-Ross-Introduction.jpg)
Jason Ross, PhD, LMHC Director of Outpatient Services
![DBT Specialist, Rachel Whipple, LCSW Trauma Specialist, Renee Altman, LCSW CBT Specialist, Tom Lewis, LMHC, CAP DBT Specialist, Rachel Whipple, LCSW Trauma Specialist, Renee Altman, LCSW CBT Specialist, Tom Lewis, LMHC, CAP](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Whipple-Altman-Lewis.jpg)
DBT Specialist, Rachel Whipple, LCSW Trauma Specialist, Renee Altman, LCSW CBT Specialist, Tom Lewis, LMHC, CAP
![Facilitator: Efrain Bleiberg, MD of the Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX Facilitator: Efrain Bleiberg, MD of the Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Bleiberg-Presenting.jpg)
Facilitator: Efrain Bleiberg, MD of the Menninger Clinic, Houston, TX
![Efrain Bleiberg, MD and Audrey Freshman, PhD, CASAC, Adelphi University Efrain Bleiberg, MD and Audrey Freshman, PhD, CASAC, Adelphi University](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Bleiberg-and-Freshman.jpg)
Efrain Bleiberg, MD and Audrey Freshman, PhD, CASAC, Adelphi University
![Elizabeth McGuire, LCSW of Wings Helps and Efrain Bleiberg, MD Elizabeth McGuire, LCSW of Wings Helps and Efrain Bleiberg, MD](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-McGuire-and-Bleiberg.jpg)
Elizabeth McGuire, LCSW of Wings Helps and Efrain Bleiberg, MD
![Training Attendees Professionals Weekend 2011 Training Attendees](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Training-Participants.jpg)
Training Attendees
![Maryse Duvalsaint, LCSW and John Crepsac, LCSW Maryse Duvalsaint, LCSW and John Crepsac, LCSW Professionals Weekend 2011](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Duvalsaint-and-Crepsac-Training.jpg)
Maryse Duvalsaint, LCSW and John Crepsac, LCSW
![professionals weekend 2011 The End of a Long Day of Training](https://lifeskillssouthflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Nov2011PWE-Training-Participants-Lunch-Break.jpg)