Course Description:
- Provides an overview of the history of psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy and their controversies and an introduction to the work of key psychoanalytic figures including Freud, Ferenczi, Sullivan, Kohut, Mahler, Winnicott, Bruch, and Fraiberg.
- Presents a method of applying psychoanalytic concepts to diagnoses and a systematic approach to the study of the therapeutic relationship, mature and immature defenses, transference, and countertransference.
- Will consider how childhood development and psychic trauma influence memory, internal psychic conflicts, future relationships, and a sense of self.
This course, which focuses on how psychoanalytic ideas provide an informed approach to
human motivations and behavior, has been designed for the mental health professional
but is also appropriate for the interested lay person.
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Instructors: William S. Meyer, MSW, BCD & Harold Kudler, MD
Time: Monday, 6:30 pm - 9:30 pm (with 20 minute break)
Dates: September 8 - February 16
No class on 9/29, 12/22, 12/29, & 1/5. Optional make-up class will be on 2/23.
CME Credits: 53
CE Credits: 9 Category A & 44 Category B
Location: Dodson Conference Room, Fourth Floor
White Zone, Duke University Medical Center
Tuition:
$1450 for non-matriculated students
$725 due September 1
$725 due December 1
$1090 for students enrolled in a certificate program
$545 due September 1
$545 due December 1
Payment plans can be arranged on an individual basis.
Registration Fee:
Please include a check payable to: Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas.
Before July 25: $25
July 25 - August 22: $60
After August 22: $75
Required Texts:
Bettelheim, Bruno (1982) Freud and Man's Soul. Alfred A. Knopf, New York (available used in paperback at amazon.com and other online bookstores).
Bruch, Hilda (1974) Learning Psychotherapy: Rationale and Ground Rules. Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA (available in hardcover or paperback).
Malcolm, Janet (1981) Psychoanalysis: The Impossible Profession. Alfred A. Knopf, New York (available used in paperback at amazon.com and other online bookstores).
Sullivan, Harry Stack (1970) The Psychiatric Interview. WW Norton & Co., New York (paperback).
Course Syllabi:
Each evening will consist of two classes:
Theory - taught by Dr. Kudler
Techniques - taught by Mr. Meyer.
About the Instructors:
Harold Kudler, M.D., is Past Chair of the NC Psychoanalytic Foundation. Dr. Kudler is Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and an Advanced Candidate in both the Adult and Child programs of the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas. He was a founding member of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center of North Carolina and is the recipient of multiple awards for teaching, including the American Psychoanalytic Association's Edith Sabshin Award for Excellence in Psychoanalytic Teaching.
William S. Meyer, MSW, BCD is a past President the National Membership Committee on Psychoanalysis in Clinical Social Work. He is the Director of Training for the Department of Social Work at Duke University Medical Center, where he is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Ob/Gyn. He has been teaching psychotherapy to Duke psychiatry residents for over 25 years. He is on the editorial board of the Clinical Social Work Journal and has authored and lectured on numerous clinical and theoretical papers. He was the 2005 recipient of the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award from the American Psychoanalytic Association, and in 1999 he was the recipient of the Heart of Social Work Award awarded at the meeting of the Council On Social Work Education.
Course Objectives:
Class participants will be able to:
Understand the historical and political development of psychoanalysis.
Become informed about various key contributors to psychoanalytic thought including Freud, Ferenczi, Mahler, Kohut, Winnicott, and Fraiberg.
Articulate the principles of psychoanalytic listening and formulation and begin to apply theories of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in clinical settings.
Understand the manner in which we have acquired and now use mature and immature defenses.
Learn the essential considerations for beginning and sustaining a treatment.
Recognize and appreciate the richness of verbal and non-verbal communications.
Understand the nature and intensity of transference, both in the treatment situation and in every day life
Learn how a psychoanalytic perspective can inform all clinical work, from supportive to insight-oriented.
Understand the importance of career learning and supervision.
For additional information please contact:
Sarah Tillis, LCSW, Administrator
Phone: (919) 490-3212
Email: admin@ncanalysis.org
CME/CE Information: This activity has been planned and implemented with the Essentials Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint sponsorship of The American Psychoanalytic Association and the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians and takes responsibility for the content, quality, and scientific integrity of this CME activity. The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this educational activity for a maximum of 53 hours in category 1 credit towards the AMA Physician's Recognition Award. Each physician should claim only those hours of credit that he/she actually spent in the educational activity. Disclosure information is on record indicating that participating faculty members have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.
The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The North Carolina Psychoanalytic Society maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
If you have special needs or want information about registration cancellation, please contact the Administrator.