The Psychoanalytic Couple Therapy Program is offering a one-day live online course designed to provide a basic introduction to couple therapy from an object relations perspective.

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All times are listed in US Eastern Time (UTC/GMT –4)

9:00 – 10:15 a.m.

What makes Couple therapy different from individual therapy?

Carla Trusty-Smith, PhD

• The back of the therapist’s mind
• Couple state of mind
• Creative couple
• The third position
• Desired outcomes

10:30-11:45 a.m.

Conducting an Assessment and Setting Up Treatment

Janine Wanlass, PhD

• Setting a frame
• Establishing an alliance
• Conducting an initial assessment
• Formulating hypotheses and making treatment recommendations

12:00-1:15 p.m.

Role of the therapist in transference/countertransference dynamics

Jim Poulton PhD

• Use of the therapist’s self
• Negative capability
• Transference and countertransference
  • Contextual, Focused, Individual, Joint

• Working between individual and joint transferences
• Interpretation of defense and anxiety: The because clause
• Working through

2:15-3:30 p.m.

Couple Dynamics and Projective Identification

Jill Scharff, MD

• Couple dynamics from an object relations perspective
• Klein — projective identification
• Fairbairn — individual development
• Dicks — Marital tensions

3:45-5:00 p.m.

Common Challenges: Sexuality and Sexual Issues in Couple Therapy

David Scharff. M.D.

• Sexual Development
• Assessing Sexual Difficulty
• Dealing with Affairs

5:00-5:10pm

Closing

Carla Trusty-Smith, PhD