Please print and post attached poster. To register, click www.iasa-dmm.org.

Plenary Speakers:
Lane Strathearn, MBBS, FRACP
Does Attachment Shape a Mother's Brain? Exploring the Neurobiology of Attachment

Furio Lambruschi, Ph.D.
Minds that Heal: Characteristics of Therapists that Promote Successful Therapy

Patricia Crittenden, Ph.D.
What I Want to Know: Mysteries, Paradoxes, and Urgent Issues

The International Association for the Study of Attachment (IASA) is a multi-disciplinary association of mental health professionals who study or apply the dynamic-maturational model of attachment and adaptation (DMM).

Our primary goal is using developmental, systemic, and neuro-cognitive knowledge to change the way treatment is conceptualized and delivered in order to make treatment more effective.

We invite presentations and participation from those who already work with the DMM as well as those with a new interest in it.

Program
The main strands in the conference program are:

1. Prevention and early intervention: Early childhood, the transition to adulthood and early parenthood.
2. Challenging disorders: ADHD, autism, eating and personality disorders, addictions, etc.
3. Forensic applications: Both criminal and domestic/familial.
4. An integrative approach to treatment: Based on all theories of treatment.

In addition to invited talks and symposia, proposals for research findings, research in progress, video demonstrations, and case presentations are invited. All presenters must submit their proposal on-line at www.iasa-dmm.org All presenters must register for the conference.

Pre/post-conference workshops

• CARE-Index (Sep 29 - Oct 4)
• Attachment & Psychopathology (Sep 29 - Oct 3)
• Advanced Clinical SAA Seminar (Oct 9 - 13)
• Advanced Clinical AAI Seminar (Oct 9 - 13)

Venue/accommodation
The conference will be held at the Centro Congressi di Bertinoro (www.ceub.it). The Center is run by the University of Bologna and located in a 10th century castle overlooking the Adriatic Sea in Italy. As a residential facility, the Center will foster a sense of community and shared endeavor among conference participants. Nightly fees range from €40-€60 with 2 meals included. Additional spaces are available in nearby hotels. Information will be sent after registration.

Registration
Fees for IASA members/non-members:

Early registration (prior to 1 May 2008): €225 / €300
Final registration (1 May - 4 Oct 2008): €300 / €375

A limited number of seats are reserved for participants from developing countries and full-time graduate students at: €150 / €200

For enquiries, registration, and submission of proposals, see www.iasa-dmm.org