You are cordially invited to attend:
Deepening the Treatment: Jane S. Hall, chair
Thursday, June 9, 2011 9AM
Many, if not most of our patients can benefit from intensive psychotherapy. How to engage these patients in deepening the treatment as opposed to the once-a-week counseling they frequently ask for is the topic of this discussion group. One focus will be strengthening the therapist’s conviction and fostering his/her skill in allowing the patient to consider the commitment involved in intensive treatment. Another focus will include listening for transference/countertransference manifestations from the first telephone contact. The roadblocks on the journey of psychotherapy, including the concept of the “frame” will be discussed. Shifting the treatment to psychoanalysis is discussed by one of the presenters. Patricia Plopa from Michigan and Justine Kalas-Reeves from Washington, DC will present case material followed by discussion.
After attending this session, participants should be able to: (1) recognize whether the patient can benefit from intensive psychoanalytic work, (2) assist the patient in understanding why more intensive work would be beneficial, (3) listen for resistances to going deeper and address those resistances, (4) provide an atmosphere where the necessary trust in the analyst and the process can develop. This includes boundary setting.
The Psychoanalyst’s Development: A View From the Inside
Thursday, June 9, 2011 2PM
Moderator: Phoebe Ciro, Affiliates Counsel
Chair: Jane S. Hall
Presenters: Will Braun, Jane Hall, Ted Jacobs, Mitchell Wilson
From the decision to pursue a psychoanalytic education to the fulfillment of that pursuit a long journey is undertaken. Each analyst travels along a different route. This panel features four experienced analysts from various backgrounds who will tell their stories including the difficulties, rewards, and all that lies in between with the hope of stimulating and encouraging clinicians to sign on for the journey and to keep traveling. These analysts will be asked to discuss how they experience and envision psychoanalytic education and practice in today’s world.