CBS 770 / Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Understanding and Using the Therapeutic Relationship

3 unit(s)

Prerequisite(s): Permission of the Study Area Chair.

This is an introductory course to key concepts in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and the Psychotherapeutic relationship. The overall objective is for students to gain a basic understanding of key concepts and clinical techniques of psychodynamic psychotherapy. This includes the examination of the effects that early experience has in shaping who we are and impacting our interpersonal relationships. Students will become familiar with the features of conducting a psychodynamic assessment with an emphasis on the centrality of the therapeutic relationship.