Course Meeting: Mondays, 4:00 pm- 5:30 pm (EST)

Course Dates: Sept 22, 29, Oct 6, 13, 20, 27, Nov 3, 10, 17, 24, Dec 1, 8

Instructor: Cristiane M. Irey, PsyD, NCPsyA

Course Description:

Few concepts have occupied psychoanalytic thinkers and practitioners more than the phenomena of transference. Freud’s early definition of transference as “new editions of old conflicts” is elegantly simple. But the complexity of transference and especially the ways it manifests itself as both resistance and essential curative agent in psychotherapy has produced a rich canon of psychoanalytic writing that continues to grow. This course will provide a survey of writings many psychoanalytic educators consider ‘essential” for serious students and practitioners of psychoanalysis. These papers will represent a range of theoretical and clinical perspectives and our aim will be to consider their practical applications for our work with clients.

Course Objectives: (Includes ABAP Core Competency Codes)

1. Understand the dynamics of transference in psychoanalytic treatment through reading and discussion of significant writings of clinicians from a variety of periods and theoretical/technical approaches. (1d, 1e, 1f, 2a, 4h)

2. Explore the historical evolution of psychoanalytic technique and how this evolution lays the ground work for modern psychoanalytic treatment. (1e, 1f, 2a)

3. Develop a critical framework for comparing and contrasting approaches to psychoanalytic treatment. (1f, 1h, 4g)

4. Reflect and apply the content to personal development and clinical work. (1e, 1f, 2a)

5. Identify and apply the various readings on transference in clinical work (1c, 1g, 2e, 4f)