Courses

Winter Course in Intensive Short-term Dynamic Psychotherapy 

"Working with the Mobilized Unconscious"

Time: Thursday 3:00-5:00PM
Dates: January 17- May 29, 2008
Location:  8^th Floor Conference Room, Abbie Lane Building
Fee:   $600 applies to those outside of CDHA/Dalhousie University

This weekly videotape based course will focus on the process of ISTDP after the first breakthroughs into the unconscious. Thus it will emphasize the following:

• Metapsychology of the Resistance and Unconscious Therapeutic Alliance

• Tracking of resistance and alliance

• Emotional experiencing after the first breakthrough

• Psychic Integration: Linking feelings/anxiety/defence

• Differentiating emotions from anxiety and defences

• Linking past and present

• Consolidation and wrap up with treatment planning

• Concluding the trial therapy

  We are actively studying and researching ISTDP, and have contributed to the now 17 published clinical studies in this area. See www.istdp.ca for recent publications.

For more information or to apply please contact Carrie Wipp at 473-5664 or e-mail carrie.wipp@cdha.nshealth.ca 

Monday Live Trial Therapies in ISTDP to Assess Emotional Factors in Physical Illness 

Time: Monday, 3:00-5:00PM
Dates: January 14- May 26, 2008
Location:  8^th Floor Conference Room, Abbie Lane Building
Fee:   $600 applies to those outside of CDHA/Dalhousie University

We will continue providing a training experience in the Trial Therapy Method of ISTDP. This method has a growing empirical basis including recently published research from our department and a Metaanalysis in process both showing good and lasting effects across a broad range of somatic and psychiatric symptoms disorders. These interviews are conducted live and viewed via closed circuit for teaching purposes. See www.istdp.ca for recent publications

This is particularly relevant to family physicians, residents, psychiatry clerks, and psychotherapists using diverse treatment models.

For more information or to apply please contact Carrie Wipp at 473-5664 or e-mail carrie.wipp@cdha.nshealth.ca   

Tailored Seminars

The center is very interested in meeting the learning needs of specific professional groups within and outside of the Capital Health system.  We provide videotape based seminars, workshops and supervision geared to learners from different theoretical backgrounds and different professions.  We also have modules developed for each medical specialty.  Please contact Allan Abbass to arrange these programs.

Small Group Videotape Supervision

Supervision is provided to those who have basic grounding in the model through attending at least one seminar series, and who are recording their own clinic work for self directed learning and supervision. For further information about this learning format please see a recent paper under the "Publications" section of our website.