The third year curriculum focuses on psychopathology, technique, and special problems. Again the philosophy is
to try to blend the didactic material with clinical case material. The major dysfunctions that patients enter
treatment to address will each be given attention, with contributions from different schools of thought and a
variety of treatment approaches.
We will also study the various ways the major psychoanalytic approaches deal with the therapist-patient
interaction as well as different theories on the nature of the therapeutic process itself. What is it that
contributes to constructive change in psychotherapy? Is it possible to blend different theoretical approaches
or are some of them contradictory?
Other areas we will look into are what we call "special problems." These will include the handling of
medication in psychotherapy, changes in the life of the therapist, including pregnancy, illness, and terminal
illness, dealing with crises in the patient, including medical illness, life cycle issues, and suicide.
The three-year program is not a substitute for full training as a psychoanalyst. However, we believe that
the elements of our program -- a first year devoted to foundational concepts of psychotherapy, a second year
introducing different schools of theoretical thinking, and a third year focusing on the presentation of patients
and how to deal with them -- will prepare most psychotherapists to understand and deal with a wide variety of
clinical challenges from the perspective of dynamic psychotherapy.
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Module 14: Understanding and Treating Depression |
| Session 1 |
Understanding and treating depression |
| Session 2 |
Depression as an affect; depression as a disorder |
| Session 3 |
Depression across the life cycle |
| Session 4 |
Case Presentation |
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Module 15: Understanding and Treating Anxiety |
| Session 5 |
Understanding and treating anxiety |
| Session 6 |
Anxiety as an affect; anxiety as a disorder |
| Session 7 |
Phobia and panic disorder |
| Session 8 |
Case Presentation
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Module 16: Perspectives on Narcissism |
| Session 9 |
Narcissism -- normal, developmental, pathological |
| Session 10 |
Grandiose narcissism and self-esteem |
| Session 11 |
Narcissism’s effect on relationships |
| Session 12 |
Case Presentation |
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Module 17: Understanding and Treating Borderline Disorders |
| Session 13 |
Borderline Personality Disorder -- higher functioning
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| Session 14 |
Borderline Personality Disorder -- lower functioning |
| Session 15 |
Borderline Personality Disorder -- special issues in technique |
| Session 16 |
Case Presentation |
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Module 18: Psychosis |
| Session 17 |
Psychosis -- transient |
| Session 18 |
Psychosis -- schizophrenia |
| Session 19 |
Psychosis -- bipolar |
| Session 20 |
Case Presentation |
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Module 19: Addiction -- Principles and Treatment. |
| Session 21 |
Addiction -- general principles |
| Session 22 |
Addiction -- to substances and to life style |
| Session 23 |
Addiction -- working with 12 step concepts |
| Session 24 |
Case Presentation |
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Module 20: The Psychodynamic Theory of Technique |
| Session 25 |
Technique -- The Therapeutic Alliance |
| Session 26 |
Technique -- Transference |
| Session 27 |
Technique -- Countertransference |
| Session 28 |
Technique -- Interpretation |
| Session 29 |
Technique -- Termination |
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Module 21: Special Problems in Dynamic Treatment |
| Session 30 |
Special Problems -- medication |
| Session 31 |
Special Problems -- life changes in the therapist |
| Session 32 |
Special Problems -- life changes in the patient |
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