66th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 21

Morning Workshops

9:00 - 11:30 A.M.

Workshop 74

Creating Your Own Style of Leadership

Chairs:                

Jim Ellis, Ph.D., Private Practice, New York, New York

Neal Spivack, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, VA NY Harbor Healthcare System, New York, New York

Open to participants with less than four years of group psychotherapy experience

Having your own leadership style seems more difficult in today’s climate of practice guidelines and evidence-based treatments.  However, leaders who cultivate their own style can empower members to grow.  This workshop will examine how leaders can develop their own brand while being sensitive to members’ reactions to more dynamic leadership.

demonstration-didactic-experiential-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Formulate what a personal “brand” of leadership might mean for him or herself.

2. Discuss how a leader’s distinctive style could be helpful to members.

3. Identify some of the pitfalls of the leader allowing him or herself to be more dynamic.

4. Name some likely group member reactions to more dynamic styles of leadership. 

Course References:

1. Ghent, E. (1999). Masochism, submission, surrender: masochism as a perversion of surrender. In S.A. Mitchell and L. Aron (Eds.), Relational Psychoanalysis: The Emergence of a Tradition (pp. 211-242). Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.

2. Gray, A. (2006). Discussion: Vulnerability, charisma, and trauma in training experience: Four personal odysseys.  In R. Raubolt (Ed.), Power Games (pp. 83-89). New York: Other Press.

3. Livingston, M. (2006). Discussion: Vulnerability, charisma, and trauma in training experience: Four personal odysseys. In R. Raubolt (Ed.),Power Games (pp. 83-89). New York: Other Press.