Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas
 

Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas

Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Borderline Personality: Theory & Technique

Course Description:
An in depth exploration of historical and contemporary perspectives on borderline pathology and treatment approaches, including:
  • Kernberg's psychoanalytically oriented therapy with borderline clients.
  • Fonagy's work and the concept of mentalization and its clinical applications.
  • Linehan's cognitive-behavioral therapy explored through the psychoanalytic perspective.
  • The role of trauma in the development of borderline personality organization, including an exploration of attachment theory and neuropsychoanalytic concepts.
  • The importance of transference and counter-transference and the concept of aloneness in working with borderline clients.


    • This course is intended for individuals with some background in psychoanalytic theory & technique.
    Prerequisite is the PPSC's Introductory Course, or Thinking Psychoanalytically: The Basics, or their equivalent. Students without this prerequisite may take the class with permission of the Course Admissions Committee.

    Instructors: Burton R. Hutto, MD & Steven D. Bennett, PhD
    Time: Tuesday, 6:15 pm - 7:45 pm
    Dates:     The start of class has been postponed until September 16.
              September 9 - February 10
              September 16, 2008 - February 17, 2009 (No class on 1/13.)
              If any class has to be canceled, make-up class will be on Feb. 24.
    Location: Center for Psychological and Family Services
                  501 Eastowne Drive, Chapel Hill
    CME Credits: 30
    CE Credits: 9 Category A & 21 Category B

    Tuition:
       $815 for non-matriculated students
           $415 due September 1
           $400 due December 1

       $615 for students enrolled in a certificate program
           $315 due September 1
           $300 due December 1

       Payment plans can be arranged on an individual basis.

    Tuition Discount Available:
    Students who register for both Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Human Development and
    Psychoanalytic Perspectives on Borderline Personality will receive a tuition discount.
    Please contact Sarah Tillis for details: (919) 490-3212     admin@ncanalysis.org


    Registration Fee:
    Please include a check payable to: Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas
       Before July 25: $25
       July 25 - August 22: $40
       After August 22: $55

    Required Texts:
    Clarkin, J.F., Yeomans, F.E., and Kernberg, O.F. (2006) Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality: Focusing on Object Relations. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, D.C. (available from www.amazon.com and other online bookstores)

    Gabbard, G.O. and Wilkinson, S.M. (2000) Management of Countertransference with Borderline Patients. Jason Aronson, N.J. (available in paperback from www.amazon.com and other online bookstores)

    Gunderson, John G. (2008) Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide. American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc., Washington, D.C. (available in paperback from www.amazon.com and other online bookstores)

    Jurist, E.L., Slade, A. and Bergner, S. (2008) Mind to Mind: Infant Research, Neuroscience, and Psychoanalysis. Other Press, New York. (available in paperback from www.amazon.com and other online bookstores)

    About the Instructors:
    Steven D. Bennett, PhD is a clinical psychologist with training in psychology, psychoanalysis, and theology. He is the director of the Center for Psychological and Family Services where he assists pastors and therapists in the integration of psychology and theology. He serves as Adjunct Faculty in the Psychiatry Department at the UNC School of Medicine. He is an advanced candidate at the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas.

    Burton Hutto, MD is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who is a Professor of Psychiatry at the UNC School of Medicine. He is Director of the Psychotherapy Clinic for psychiatry residents and Medical Director of the crisis unit of inpatient psychiatry at UNC Hospitals. He is a graduate of the Psychoanalytic Institute of the Carolinas (formerly known as the UNC-Duke Psychoanalytic Education Program), and he is on the faculty of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas.

    Course Objectives:
    Class participants will be able to:
  • Describe the historical evolution of the theoretical conceptualizations of borderline pathology.
  • Describe the symptoms, ego structure, and defense mechanisms of patients with borderline personality organization.
  • Understand the importance of awareness of transference and counter-transference in working with borderline patients.
  • Understand the different theoretical concepts of borderline pathology and treatment from the work of the British and North American psychoanalysts.
  • Understand the impact theory has had on technique and technique has had on theory in the conceptualization and treatment of borderline patients.
  • Understand Kernberg's psychoanalytically oriented therapy with borderline patients.
  • Integrate and understand Linehan's cognitive behavioral therapy with borderline patients with and through the psychoanalytic perspective.
  • Apply attachment theory and neuropsychoanalytic concepts in understanding the etiological role of trauma in borderline personality organization.
  • Understand the concept of aloneness in working with borderline patients.


    • 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 30 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. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any 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 this program and its content.

    If you have special needs or want information about registration cancellation, please contact the Administrator.

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