Workshop 4a

A Modern Analytic Approach to Immediacy
 

 Elliot Zeisel, Ph.D., M.S.W., CGP, FAGPA, AnalystCenter for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies,New York, NY

Open to participants with more than ten years of group psychotherapy experience

Working in the Here and Now provides us with a picture of interpersonal experience and a window into the patient's and leader's intrapsychic process. We will explore the use of interventions in the resolution of resistance and examine methods for enhancing the leader's ability to use countertransference reactions to overcome obstacles in himself and in group members.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1.  Define the purpose of working in the Here and Now.

2.  Distinguish between Thoughts and Feelings.

3.  Utilize countertransference reactions as a therapeutic tool.

References:

1.  Ormont, L.R. (1991). Use of Group in Resolving the Subjective Countertransference. International Journal of Group Psychotherapy, 41: 433-448.

2.  Maroda, K. (1991). The Power of Countertransference. Ch. 2 "Motivations of Treatment: The Pursuit of Transformation." England: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

3.  Spotnitz, H. (1976). Psychotherapy of Preoedipal Conditions. Ch. 31. "Training in the Use of Feelings." NY: Jason Aronson.