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Psychodynamic Techniques for Advanced Therapists Part 1

Previously Recorded
Nachum Andrew Klafter, MD
$0.00

This is a 3 part workshop.

Session 1:  On Recording

Session 2:  Thursday - August 20, 2020, 12:00 PM -2:30 PM EST

Session 3:  Thursday - August 27, 2020, 12:00 PM -2:30 PM EST

Overview: 
Compared with other modalities, psychodynamic psychotherapy is burdened by an esoteric theoretical terminology, and a much longer learning curve for practitioners to become fluent in its theory and proficient in its techniques. Graduate students nowadays in mental health training programs are typically exposed to a brief series of lectures about psychodynamic psychotherapy as just one of several treatment modalities which are considered to be core competencies for their therapy training. Even the best training programs in psychiatry, psychology, clinical social work, and counseling are unable to offer adequate instruction to allow their students as novice therapists to make practical use of unconscious conflict, transference and countertransference, dreams, interpretation, working through, and termination. Therefore, psychodynamic psychotherapy and psychoanalaysis are now frequently pursued by more advanced clinicians who are already seasoned and capable professionals, but who wish to deepen their therapy skills by learning more about how to make therapeutic use of unconscious processes. In this three-part seminar, Dr. Klafter will, without cumbersome technical psychoanalaytic jargon, describe the core elements of psychodynamic and psychoanalytic work at a high level for therapists who already have professional experience working in other modalities with patients suffering from a wide array of psychological problems. Dr. Klafter's emphasis throughout this series will be on practical, usable psychodynamic psychotherapy techniques. Theory will only be discussed as it applies to practical therapy interventions.

About the Presenter: 
Dr. Klafter has been training psychiatrists, psychologists, clinical social workers, and licensed counselors in psychoanalytic and psychodynamic therapies for the last 20 years in supervision, seminars, and regular seminars at the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Psychoanalytic Institute.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Develop a psychodynamic formulation during the assessment phase, and share your formulation with the patient (and parents/family if appropriate) in order to develop a treatment plan.
  2. Make use of trasference, countertransference, and other manifestations of unconscious conflict in a practical, helpful manner.
  3. Discuss the applicability of psychodynamic treatment to specific mood disorders, anxiety disorders, and personality disorders

Agenda:

Webinar 1: Getting Started

• psychodynamic assessment

• psychoanalytic diagnosis

• psychodynamic formulation

• using the formulation to present a psychodynamic treatment plan to the patient

 

Webinar 2: Core elements of psychodyamic treatment

• listening to the unconscious

• practical use of transference and countertransference

• interpretation

• dreams

• working through

• identifying and making use of narcissistic injuries

• termination

 

Webinar 3: Psychodyanmic Treatments for Specific Disorders

• Depression

• OCD and other anxiety disorders

• Addictions

• Pathological narcissism

• Borderline Personality Organization and Borderline Personality Disorder

• Scrupulosity and perfectionism

• Highler level peronality disorders (Obsessive Compulsive, Histrionic, Avoidant)

• Seemingly undiagnosable syndromes and personality problems

• Integrating psychodyamic techniques with medication treatment, behavioral therapy, and other modalities

• Identifying disorders and syndromes which are better served by other modalities

This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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There is no conflict of interest or commercial support for this program.
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