100284: Roadbloacks On The Journey Of Psychotherapy

About the Course:

The reader will be taken through multiple examples of interactions between therapist and patient that demonstrate possible roadblocks in the therapeutic process. Throughout the book the author uses case material to assist the reader to understand psychoanalytic concepts such as transference, countertransference and enactment.

Author

Jane S. Hall

About the Author:

Jane S. Hall MSW, President, Supervisor and Training Analyst, The Freudian Society; Founder, Faculty, Supervisor and Training Analyst, New York School for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis; Author, Deepening the Treatment.

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially social workers, psychologists, counselors, and nurses who seek knowledge about intervention strategies particularly in relation to countertransference and impasse. It is appropriate for beginning and experienced clinicians seeking to better understand therapeutic dilemmas.

Course Objectives:

1. The reader will learn constructs such as enactment, impasse and countertransference.

2. The reader will learn ways to understand the importance of neutrality and abstinence.

3. The reader will learn the history and contemporary use of the concept of resistance.

4. The reader will learn ways to understand disguised expression of rage and anger.

5. The reader will learn to manage premature termination and preparation for termination.