63rd Annual Conference

Thursday, February 23

Afternoon Open Sessions

2:45 P.M.-6:00 P.M.

Session 305

Advances in Self Psychology and Intersubjectivity

Chair:         

Walter N. Stone, M.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of

Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio

Panelists:

Irene N.H. Harwood, M.S.W., Ph.D., Private Practice, Los Angeles,

California

Marty Livingston, Ph.D., Director, Group Therapy Training Program,

Postgraduate Center for Mental Health, New York, New York

Rosemary Segalla, Ph.D., Faculty, Washington School of Psychiatry,

Washington, DC

Within the umbrella of self psychological/Intersubjectivity theory, this panel will address aspects of the therapist listening/intervening stance: 1) From the application of infant research to group treatment; 2)From that of a sustained empathic focus and 3) from the perspective of a combined individual-group treatment plan.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Evaluate the impact of early attachment on the person's ability to engage in group therapy.

2. Describe the impact of a consistent empathic response on group development and the emergence of a group focus.

3. Explain how a self psychological/intersubjective approach supports the use of a combined treatment model.

Course References:

1.  Livingston, M. & Livingston, L.(2006). Sustained Empathic Focus and the Clinical Application of Self-Psychological Theory. International Journal of Group Psychotherap, (in press).

2. Beebe, B., Rustin, J., Sorter, D., Knoblauch S. (2003). An Expanded View of Intersubjectivity in Infancy and its Application to Psychoanalysis. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 13: 805-841.

3. Fonagy, P., Gergely, G., Jurist, E., & Target, M. (2002). Affect Regulation, Mentalization and the Development of  the Self. New York: Other Press.