One major challenge in all forms of psychotherapy is how to detect and manage primitive defences. Primitive defences include splitting- where things are viewed as all or none / black or white, projection - where emotions in the self are experienced as coming from outside the self and projective identification - where parts of one's internal self are experienced as being located outside the self.
These defensive operations place a major challenge on all human relationships, including those with a therapist. The defenses pose a threat to the development of the conscious therapeutic alliance, and also undermine the ability to hold complex feelings, and eventually develop the unconscious therapeutic alliance.
In Dr Davanloo's later work and further elucidated through detailed case study over the past 20 years, specific processes to detect and handle these defence processes has been built into the ISTDP model.
The objectives for this course include the following:
- Define primitive defences
- Explain the dynamic underpinnings of primitive defences
- Describe the impact of primitive defences in psychotherapy
- Describe how to detect primitive defences in a treatment session
-Explain how to handle these defences at low mid and high rise in CTF/UTA
-Describe the techniques of quick links, guilt immersion, graded format, challenge to primitive defences and recapping
-Describe the dynamic changes that take place when primitive defenses are overcome
Target Audience: all licensed mental health professionals conducting psychotherapy treatment.
This course is both In Person and Online.
Online attendance at the course is open only to the following groups of healthcare professionals and therapists : 1) those who are in ISTDP or EDT Core training or supervision, 2) those who have previously completed an ISTDP/EDT Core training program, 3) ISTDP/EDT Trainers, 4) Colleagues of these 3 groups who will attend the immersion while physically being present in the same room, and 5) those who are part of any ISTDP/EDT Societies with signed confidentiality agreements. This is all to ensure confidentiality of case materials that will be reviewed and discussed.
Reduced rates are available for group registrations and those in lower income countries. Email allan.abbass@dal.ca for details.
19.5 hours of CE credits are available for purchase for this course.
We look forward to seeing you there!
Costs are different levels at the link below.
Speakers
Allan Abbass MD FRCPC and Joel Town DClinPsy are both leading teachers and researchers in the area of intensive short term psychotherapy (ISTDP). They have been providing courses together for over 10 years and Dr Abbass as been provding courses for over 30 years.
Conflict of Interest Statement
Both Dr. Allan Abbass and Dr. Joel Town are practitioners, teachers and researchers in this treatment method being taught, ISTDP. We are paid honoraria for providing these courses.
CUE Management Solutions will email an evaluation after the event. Upon confirmation of attendance (and should you wish to purchase a CE certificate), you will pay CUE Management Solutions directly ($50). CUE Management Solutions will be in touch or you may contact them at: 
newell@sonic.net
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