66th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 21

Morning Workshops

9:00 - 11:30 A.M.

Workshop 75

The Over-Functioning Therapist: From Narcissistic Injury to Sustainable Selfcare _TM

Chairs:

Jeanne L. Bunker, LCSW, CGP, Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

DeLinda Fox, LCSW, CGP, Psychotherapist, Private Practice, Austin, Texas

Attendees will examine unresolved narcissistic issues affecting their clinical efficacy and personal lives. We will explore the history of narcissism and discuss narcissistic over-functioning and other boundary crossings in the context of therapist self-care. Implementing our new model of Sustainable Selfcare _TM, we will construct therapists' options for healing and balance.

experiential-didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify narcissism in the therapist.

2. Utilize the concept of Sustainable Selfcare _TM.

3. Track and apply the etiology of over-functioning to self and patients.

4. Integrate demonstrated tools for Sustainable Selfcare _TM in personal and therapeutic work.

Course References:

1. Coen, S. (2007). Narcissistic temptations to cross boundaries and how to manage them. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 55(4), 1169-1190.

2. Grosch, W. N. & Olsen, D. C. When helping starts to hurt: A new look at burnout among psychotherapists. New York: Norton.

3. Welt, S. & Herron, W. (1990). Narcissism and the psychotherapist. New York: Guilford Press.