Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas
 

Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas


Introduction to Psychodynamic Assessment: Fall 2010
Instructor: Laurie Pahel, MD
Assistant Instructor: Beverly M. Simmons, LCSW
Course Description:
This 10 session course will provide mental health clinicians with a psychoanalytic framework for approaching the clinical evaluation of clients—both new and complex on-going cases. Applying a psychoanalytic lens to patient assessment allows the clinician to more deeply consider the nuances each particular individual brings to the therapist’s office when seeking help.
Course sessions will require lively and active participation as we take turns role-playing patient/therapist interviews and interactions. Each student will be asked to prepare at least one case or case-composite for the role-playing activity. The instructors will demonstrate this technique in the first class. The primary text, Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process by Nancy McWilliams, PhD, will inform our discussion of the participatory exercises. The tone of the class will be supportive and open-minded as we consider each participant’s viewpoint and interpretation of patient evaluation.

Class will be limited to 10 students and is for clinicians at beginning through intermediate levels.
Time: Tuesday, 8:00 pm - 9:30 pm
Dates: August 31 - November 2
Location: Center for Psychological & Family Services, Chapel Hill
CME Credits: 15
CE Credits: 9 Category A & 6 Category B

Training Program Credit: Students who successfully complete this course can earn credit in both the psychoanalysis and psychoanalytic psychotherapy training programs.
Registration Fee:
  • Matriculated students aren't charged a course registration fee.
  • Non-matriculated students who register for more than one course in a semester pay only one registration fee.
  • Non-matriculated students should include the registration fee with the course application.
    • By July 16: $25
    After July 16: $40
    Registration Deadline: August 21
    In special circumstances we may accept registrations after August 21, but there will be an additional $20 late registration fee.
    Tuition: Due August 21
    $295 for students matriculated in the training programs
    $365 for residents and graduate students
    $395 for non-matriculated students
    Cancellation:
  • The registration fee is non-refundable.
  • Students who cancel before class begins will be given a tuition refund less a $40 administrative fee.
  • There will be no refunds for cancellations after class begins.
  • Students who drop the class after it begins are expected to pay the full tuition.

    • Syllabus: Click here for Course Syllabus.
    Required Text: If you click on the book title, you will be linked to the book's page at amazon.com; it also available at other online book retailers and can be ordered at local bookstores.
    McWilliams, Nancy (1994) Psychoanalytic Diagnosis: Understanding Personality Structure in the Clinical Process. New York: The Guilford Press
    About the Instructors:
    Laurie Pahel, MD co-founded Chapel Hill Psychoanalytic Practice in 2007 with her husband, David Moore, PhD. She has been in private practice serving adults for over nine years. She is an adjunct faculty member of UNC Psychiatry Department, supervising residents in their psychotherapy work. She is a graduate of the UNC-Duke Psychoanalytic Education Program, which is now the psychoanalysis training program of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas (PECC). She is a faculty member of PECC, as supervisor of psychoanalytic psychotherapists and as a teacher. She is chair of the ethics committee of the NC Psychoanalytic Society.
    Beverly M. Simmons, LCSW is a clinical social worker in practice with Carolina Behavioral Care in Durham, where she sees children and adults. She completed her undergraduate and Master’s level education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is a PhD candidate at Smith College School for Social Work. She is a lecturer in the MSW program at Smith College School for Social Work and facilitates telephonic seminars for first year doctoral students around comparative psychodynamic theory.

    Course Objectives:
    Class participants will be able to:
  • formulate a preliminary diagnosis and goals for treatment.
  • revise a diagnostic formulation and treatment strategy as clinical work unfolds.
  • consider the aims and technique of a first interview.
  • think about the importance of patient-therapist match.
  • assess factors that cannot be changed, such as genetic and medical situations, that influence therapeutic choices.
  • understand defense mechanisms and be able to assess the patient's defensive structure.
  • understand and appreciate the patient’s range of and capacity for affective expression.
  • recognize the types of character organization as described by Nancy McWilliams.
  • assess and recognize the psycho-social factors which contribute to the client’s psychodynamic assessment and treatment recommendations.


    • 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 15 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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