Psychoanalysis: Students who successfully complete this course may be able to earn elective course credit in the psychoanalysis training program. For additional psychoanalysis curriculum information please click here. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: Students who successfully complete this course may be able to earn elective course credit in the psychotherapy training program. At this time the psychotherapy curriculum includes 12 hours of elective courses. For additional psychotherapy curriculum information please click here.

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 July16: $40

Registration Deadline: August 16

In special circumstances we may accept registrations after August 16, but there will be an additional $20 late registration fee.

Tuition: Due August 16

$235 for students matriculated in the training programs
$290 for residents and graduate students
$315 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.

Required Text: If you click on the book title, you will be linked to the book's page at amazon.com, but it is also available from other bookstores.

Levenson, Hanna (1995) Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy: A Guide to Clinical Practice. Basic Books, New York

Syllabus: Click here for Course Syllabus.

About the Instructor:
Jay C. Williams, PhD, LCSW is a clinical social worker who has been in private practice in Chapel Hill for 32 years. He is an Adjunct Professor of Social Work and Adjunct Associate Professor of Psychiatry at UNC and an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Smith College School for Social Work. He has been an instructor and supervisor in the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Study Center of NC, now the Psychotherapy Training Program of the Psychoanalytic Education Center of the Carolinas (PECC), from its beginning. He currently also serves as the Assistant Director of the PECC. He developed the Brief Treatment course at the UNC School of Social Work and has taught that course for more than 15 years. He is past president of the NC Society for Clinical Social Work and the Southeastern Region of the American Association of Psychiatric Services for Children and a Distinguished Practitioner and past chair of the Social Work Academy of the National Academies of Practice.

Course Objectives:
Class participants will:

Become familiar with the history of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Become familiar with selection criteria for various models of brief psychodynamic therapy.

Understand how brief psychodynamic therapy techniques differ from those used in long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy.

Have a general understanding of the brief psychodynamic models of Alexander and French, Malan, Sifneos, Davanloo, and Mann.

Develop beginning practice proficiency in the Vanderbilt Model of Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy.

Understand how the finite time frame is used to advantage.

Understand how transference and countertransference are manifested and utilized.

Be able to compare the advantages and disadvantages of the various models discussed.

Have an opportunity to consider how the models discussed might be used with the student's own cases.

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 12 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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