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PSPP Sunday Brunch Series
Presenter: Burton Seitler, Ph.D.
Dr. Seitler is the Director of Counseling and Psychotherapy Services (CAPS-R)
in Ridgewood and Oakland, NJ. He is also a psychologist and psychoanalyst in
private practice working with children, adolescents, and adults.
Objectives
- To note the analyst’s first impressions of the patient, the patient’s
impact on the analyst, her rapid-fire, provocative sense of urgency and
immediacy, and how her subsequent erotic transference reflected early life
deprivations involving difficulty experiencing soothing and her need to act
out.
- To define borderline ego organizational structure and narcissistic traits
as used in this paper.
- To establish a rationale for being “actively silent” and choosing a
Self psychological, followed by and Object Relations therapeutic approach
for treating this patient or other patients with pre-Oedipal conditions.
- To distinguish between Self psychological and Object Relations approaches
and familiarize participants with the indications, contraindications, and
timing for using each separately and integratively with each other.
In deciding upon which techniques to utilize in treating an individual
patient, we often surround ourselves with theory from the start, instead of
letting the gradual knowledge of the person inform the theoretical approach
selected. This can serve a defensive function for the clinician, who must
otherwise tolerate considerable ambiguity and the confusion, helplessness and
uncertainty that come with it. In this paper, it will be argued that theory and
theorizing really ought to come after we understand the person, and not before.
To do otherwise runs the rise of superimposing our “understanding” onto the
patient, often before truly knowing the individual. A case will be presented
which illustrates the crafting of a theoretical approach in response to what a
particular patient presented and the impression created on the treating
clinician. Ultimately, the approach that evolved represented an integration of
self-psychology and object-relations techniques.
| Date: |
February 29, 2004 |
| Time: |
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Presentation and case material
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Discussion |
| Cost / Registation: |
Each brunch, including CEU credits, is free for members of
PSPP. Nonmembers may attend the brunches for free, but must pay $25 if
they wish to receive CEU credits for their attendance. Registration in
advance helps us to plan for the refreshments and seating
arrangements. |
| CE Credits: |
Each brunch is approved for 2.0 CE credits by the American
Psychological Association for those psychologists filling out evaluation
forms at the end of the presentation. Division 39 of the American
Psychological Association (APA) is approved to offer continuing
education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for
the program. For any grievances such as access, confidentiality,
fairness, nondiscrimination, or privacy, please contact Dr. Phillip
Bennett at (215) 496-9091. CEU credit may be available for social
workers. Please call prior to each brunch to confirm that the program
has been approved. |
| Contact:
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For information about the locations of the brunches and to
register, please contact:
Dr. Ilene Dyller at (610) 436-2301. |
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Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology