 64th Annual Conference
Thursday, March 8
Afternoon
Workshops
2:45-6:00 P.M.
Workshop
23
Regression in the Service of Training: The Role of Mentors in the
Development of the Psychotherapist
Open to
participants with less than four years of group psychotherapy
experience.
Chairs:
David
Dybdal, M.D.,
Clinical Instructor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
Massachusetts
Karin
Hodges, M.S., Doctoral Candidate, Antioch New England Graduate
School, Keene, New Hampshire
We explore a
psychodynamic perspective of training in psychotherapy, drawing from
self-psychology, object-relational, and existential theories.
Participants will reflect on their experience with regression in
training, in the context of individual and group dynamics, and on
the role of mentors in facilitating movement through training.
experiential,
demonstration, didactic, sharing of work experiences
Learning
Objectives:
The attendee will
be able to:
1. Discuss the phases of development in training and the regression
involved in the training process.
2. Evaluate
their own training experiences, especially as they relate to
individual group dynamics within their (present or past) training
milieu.
3. Identify
the processes involved in the beginning, middle and end of
mentoring relationships.
4. Discuss
the ways in which mentorship relationships can influence or shape
their training experience.
Course References:
1.
Kaufman, J., & Schwartz, T. (2003).
Models of
Supervision: Shaping professional identity. Clinical
Supervisor. 22(1), 143-158.
2. Kleinberg, J.
(1999). The Supervisory Alliance and the Training of Psychodynamic
Group Psychotherapists.
International Journal of Group Psychotherapy. 49(2), 159-179.
3. Kram. K.
(1988).
Mentoring at Work: Developmental relationships in organizational
life. Lanham, Maryland and England:
University Press of America.
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