64th Annual Conference

Thursday, March 8

Early Bird Open Sessions

7:15-8:15 A.M.

Session 205

Using Forbidden Affects in Group Therapy: The Leader's Desire and Aggression

Chair:

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

Presenter:         

Andrew Eig, Ph.D., Faculty, Derner Institute for Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York

Avowing our desire and aggression as group leaders is a difficult task.  This workshop will focus on the therapist's transformation of these and other emotions into powerful interventions that deepen experience.  After providing a theoretical background, we will utilize in vivo group process as an opportunity for learning.

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Explain the leader's crucial role in integrating forbidden affects into the group.

2. Describe the intersubjective processes that unfold over the course of a group session.

3. Distinguish between productive and unproductive expressions of forbidden affects.

Course References:

1. Billow, R. and Grotstein, J. (2003). Relation Group Psychotherapy: From basic assumptions to passion. London: Jessica Kingsley Publishers.

2. Eig, A. (in press) The Group Leader Gets Married: A relational approach. Group.

3. Renik, O. (1995). The Ideal of the Anonymous Analyst and the Problem of Self-Disclosure. Psychoanalytic Quarterly. 64, 466-495.