Panelists:
Paul U. Alexander,
Ph.D.,
Group Therapist & Supervisor; Manager, Boyer House
Foundation, San Rafael, California
Amy Bandera,
Psy.D.,
Post-Doctoral Intern, Boyer House Foundation, San Rafael, California
Edit Markoczy,
Psy.D.,
Post-Doctoral Intern, Boyer House Foundation, San Rafael, California
This presentation
will consider the treatment of severely disturbed adults in a
psychoanalytic therapeutic community. Descriptions will be given of
how anxieties, originating in either patient or staff groups, are
registered and dealt with at both community-wide and small group
levels.
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Evaluate
unconscious projective processes that occur in a therapeutic
community.
2. Formulate
interventions that apply to community groups and small groups of
patients who operate at primitive levels of mental functioning.
3. Create a
context of receptivity for interpretations in a small process group
using the "narrative" and "characters" introduced by the group.
Course References:
1. Schermer, V. &
Pines, M. (Eds.). (1994).
Ring of Fire: Primitive affects and object relations in group
psychotherapy. New York: Routledge.
2. Hinshelwood, R.
(1987).
What Happens in Groups? London: Free Association Books.
3. Ferro, A.
(2002).
In the Analyst's Consulting Room. New York: Brunner-Routledge.
