Meeting Dates.:  5/20, 6/3, 6/10, 6/17, 6/24, 7/8, 7/14

Mondays 6-7:30pm

The course will introduce participants to the theory and practice of Modern Psychoanalysis. Learn about unique intervention strategies based on emotional communication and learn to use

countertransference and one’s own reactions as a way to understand the case and unblock the treatment course.

Modern Psychoanalysis is a treatment approach that supports the ego with strategies that improve

client compliance and cooperation in treatment. Originally developed to treat extremely regressed

patients, it has been adapted and applied to a wide range of disorders and settings.

Course Objectives:

Participants will:

• Identify the emotional responses to cases and distinguish between objective and subjective countertransference.

• Articulate the emotional meanings of a range of intervention strategies
• Apply modern psychoanalytic concepts to life experiences by providing examples of how they manifest

7:00 – 9:30pm GPSA 704 Fieldwork Seminar: