Course Meeting: Thursdays, 5:30 pm- 6:30 pm (EST)
Course Dates: Sept 18, 25, Oct 2, 9, 16, 30, Nov 6, 13, 20, Dec 4, 11, 18
Instructor: Khary Atif, MSS, MLSP, LCSW, NCPsyA
Course Description:
This course discusses theoretical, clinical and historical issues related to the modern psychoanalytic movement. We will study the context in which the present controversies exist in order to try and sort out how much of our thinking has been influenced by our culture and the politics of psychoanalysis itself. We explore the influence of ego psychology and object relations theory on contemporary thought along with considering how many of Freud’s original concepts (such as the unconscious, the id, the ego, transference, resistance, free association, and the oedipal complex) are still considered crucial. We will also focus more on technique and the role of the transference, the real relationship and intersubjectivity. We will finish the course with a summary and focus on the crucial differences
Course Objectives:
1. Recognize and resolve transference and countertransference issues when they arise. [3.h, 3.i]
2. Understand core concepts of psychoanalysis as identified in other theoretical orientations. [1.h]
3. Apply modern psychoanalytic models flexibly in response to the patient’s individual context and conscious and unconscious needs. [2.a,b,c,d,e]
4. List differences between classical and modern psychoanalytic theory, technique and practice. [2.d]
5. Understand empirical research related to comparison of psychodynamic with non-psychodynamic psychotherapy. [1.n]