Introductory Course in Self Psychology

Introductory Course in Self Psychology

This is a 12 week program. Classes will be held every two weeks on Wednesdays from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. starting on September 29, 2010. Time will be structured to provide a balance between theoretical and clinical discussion. CCPA credits (24 CEU's) are available upon completion of this program. Classes will be held at Algonquin College. Parking on campus is free after 5:00 pm. The cost for the program is $360 per person. (text not included)

Text

Self Psychology: An Introduction, Peter A. Lessem, 2005. (Available through Amazon)

Registration

Please send an email to Wendy Paterson, wepaterson@psychotherapyottawa.com indicating your intent to register. Your cheque is to be mailed to Suite 600-180 Metcalfe Street, Ottawa, ON, K2P 1P5. When your cheque is received, your registration will be complete and you will receive confirmation by email.


	This course will provide students with a broad overview of contemporary thinking in psychodynamic theory and research. Theoretical understanding informs our clinical responsiveness. Participants will learn a range of ways of understanding clinical interventions thereby increasing their capacity for empathy, optimal responsiveness and deepening the therapeutic process. Self psychology is a form of contemporary psychoanalytic treatment which focuses on the relationship between and individual and his or her surroundings. Empathic listening, in the spirit of inquiry, is used in an effort to understand a person's experience. The meanings these experiences hold for an individual unfold in the course of therapy, with particular attention paid to the experience of the clinical relationship. With an emphasis on creating safety, exploration of the vulnerability that results from unmet needs enables the previously arrested development of the self to resume in a healthy way.

Wendy E. Paterson, M.Ed., CCC, Psychotherapy Services