CBS 771 / Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Understanding and Using the Therapeutic Relationship

3 unit(s)

Registration in the program or permission of the Study Area Chair.

Advanced Psychodynamic Psychotherapy focuses on assessment and case formulation. Clinical material provided by the tutor may be drawn from movies and TV. The psychodynamic formulation links the theory
of psychodynamics with the client’s material. The student groups discuss the clinical material presented and create possible formulations. Material covered in a psychodynamic formulation may include: factors
bringing a client to therapy, symptoms the client is experiencing, the client’s current reality (living, social, psychiatric, medical) and attendant problems, important relationships in the here and now, family history, past relationships and attachment patterns, client’s coping strategies and defence mechanisms, plus the relationship with the therapist.