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SUMMARY:A Field Guide to Dreams and Dreaming [Four Day Seminar] – Presented by Meredith Sabini\, PhD [SEMINAR]
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, March 13\, March 27\, & April 10\, April 24\, 2020 | 12:15 pm – 2:15 pm \nNarrative: Dreams have fallen off our professions map and we no longer turn to them for diagnostic and prognostic information\, as healing traditions previously have. Since clinical training programs provide no education on empirical findings or creative dreamwork methods\, therapists are left falling back on outdated and unsubstantiated notions such as that dreams are wish- fulfillment or pertain only to the dreamer; or therapists tell clients they don’t know how to work with dreams. This lamentable situation is easily rectified: “not-knowingness” can become the starting point for a dream dialogue with a client by acknowledging that a dream’s meaning and purpose do not exist ahead of time but will emerge with exploration. \nThis program\, offered by a dream specialist with four decades’ experience in dream research and education\, draws on the analogy of a botanical foray where the shape of foliage\, texture of bark\, root structure\, and type of seed pod are noted. Likewise with dream examples\, we will look at the narrative\, actors\, dreamer’s stance\, and resources. The long-evolved dreaming mind has already done the hard work of creating a storyline to depict the dreamer’s intrapsychic and interpersonal issues with spot-on precision. By carefully observing and exploring what the dream offers\, we will come upon the essential metaphors that are salient to a client’s past history and present issues. Participants will discover that dreams can contain both subjective and objective information about the dreamer and others that can be of great value in helping them navigate challenging life situations. Open to clinicians of any orientation and experience level. Bring client and/or your own dreams for exploration. Examples also provided by instructor. \nMeredith Sabini\, PhD is founder/director of The Dream Institute of Northern California\, in Berkeley\, and a state CE Provider since 1997. She is widely published in the field of dream studies and has specialized in dream education and consultation for 30 years. She is CIP’s director of Dream Training \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$160 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to first session\, $180 after \nCIP Members:\n$130 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to first session\, $150 after \nCEs: 8 CEs for LMFTs and LCSWs and 8 CEs for Psychologists (Certificates issued after completion of the 8 sessions.) \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for these programs and their contents. \nAccommodations will be made wherever possible to those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/a-field-guide-to-dreams-and-dreaming-presented-by-meredith-sabini-phd/
LOCATION:CIP Group Room\, 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Working in the Eye of the Storm: Helping Families through Separation and Divorce– Nancy Oleson\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Narrative: The time around the decision to separate/divorce is one of intense distress and provides a common reason for people to consult a mental health professional.  Adults and children are often flooded with anger\, fear and guilt\, and it is very common for the confusion parents experience to lead to actions that harm themselves and their children. However\, these are also fertile period for growth and development in which the person’s underlying psychological structures are “softer” and more open to change.  The presenter will provide information about ways to work effectively with people in acute distress\, as well as current laws\, rules of court\, guidelines for ethical professional practice\, and best practices for participants to use to ground their work with divorcing clients. There will be a focus on balancing empathic joining and therapeutic neutrality. \nDr. Nancy Olesen is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin\, with a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She works as a child psychologist and forensic expert in juvenile and family courts as well as training mental health and legal professionals who work with the families involved in divorce or other family disruptions. She is licensed in California and Hawaii. \n\nCOST:  \nCIP Member:   \n$75 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to class\, $90 after \nNon-Members:\n \n$100 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to class\, $110 after \nCEs: 4 CEs for LMFT & LCSWs and 4 CEs for Psychologists \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for these programs and their contents. \nAccommodations will be made wherever possible to those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/working-eye-of-storm-helping-families-through-separation-divorce/
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SUMMARY:Traversing the No Cry Zone: Psychotherapy with Men – Daniel S. Ellenberg\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Narrative: Male clients often present challenges to psychotherapists. Men are socialized to feel threated by the very nature of the therapeutic process: the language of feelings\, the disclosure of vulnerability\, and the admission of dependency needs. Male clients’ discomfort with the developing intimacy of a therapy relationship can manifest as early termination\, anger at the therapist\, unproductive intellectualizing\, and other forms of resistance. Yet\, emerging theory and research suggests that men can benefit from psychotherapy approaches that incorporate empathy and sensitivity to a man’s unique personal and socialized experiences. \nMale pain is not always obvious. Many men do suffer from depression and anxiety-related disorders\, but often it is manifested in and reflected through addiction\, violence\, interpersonal conflict\, and general irritability. Many mental health professionals see men as reluctant visitors to the consulting room\, coerced by family or legal pressures to attend. Initial resistance to psychological intervention might lead to the conclusion that men are not good candidates for therapy. This course will help therapists understand the damaging impact of male socialization\, the problems men are likely to present in therapeutic environments\, and the special skills and treatment modalities most effective in making progress with male clients. It will also address the personal and countertransference issues that often emerge for both male and female clinicians in their clinical work with men. \nDaniel Ellenberg\, PhD\, is a leadership coach\, licensed therapist\, seminar leader\, and group facilitator. He is a principle in both Rewire Leadership Institute and Relationships That Work. He leads Strength with Heart men’s groups and workshops\, is a member of the APA division for the psychological study of men and masculinity\, is a founding member of the Men’s Counseling Guild\, and wrote his dissertation on psychological aspects of the male sex role. He is co-author (with his wife) of Lovers for Life: Creating Lasting Passion\, Trust\, and True Partnership.  He co-created and delivered a resilience training program for several NASA space centers. \n\nCOST:  \nCIP Member:   \n$75 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to class\, $90 after \nNon-Members:\n \n$100 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to class\, $110 after \nCEs: 4 CEs for LMFT & LCSWs and 4 CEs for Psychologists \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for these programs and their contents. \nAccommodations will be made wherever possible to those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/traversing-no-cry-zone-psychotherapy-with-men/
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SUMMARY:Working Intersubjectively: The Clinical Relationship as the Source of Meaningful Change – Presented by Jane Rubin\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Eight sessions\, the third Fridays of the month: \nOctober 18\, November 15\, December 20\, 2019\, January 17\, February 21\, March 20\, April 17 & May 15\, 2020 | 12:30 – 2:30 pm \nNarrative: Intersubjectivity theory sees the relationship between patient and therapist as the primary source of psychological change. It provides a complex understanding of the clinical relationship that includes new ways of thinking about transference and countertransference\, and how therapists’ misunderstandings of the ways they affect their patients can exacerbate the very problems they’re trying to treat. \nIn this seminar\, we’ll study the basic concepts of intersubjectivity theory with the goal of translating theory into practice. In each class meeting\, we’ll discuss a foundational paper in intersubjectivity theory. Topics will include understanding and working with intersubjective conjunctions and disjunctions; understanding the repetitive and developmental dimensions of the transference; and how affects organize self-experience. This will be followed by a discussion of a case in which participants will learn to effectively translate these ideas from theory to practice. Participants should develop greater confidence in using the clinical relationship to facilitate meaningful psychological change. \nJane Rubin\, PhD\, received her PhD in Philosophy from UC Berkeley\, her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute\, and her PsyD in Contemporary Psychoanalysis at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. She is in private practice in Berkeley. \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$340 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to first session\, $360 after \nCIP Members:\n$260 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to first session\, $280 after \nCEs: 16 CEs for LMFTs and LCSWs and 16 CEs for Psychologists (Certificates issued after completion of the 16 sessions.) \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for these programs and their contents. \nAccommodations will be made wherever possible to those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/working-intersubjectively-clinical-relationship-source-meaningful-change/
LOCATION:CIP Group Room\, 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Re-opening the Royal Road: A Practical Guide to Dreams – Presented by Meredith Sabini\, PhD
DESCRIPTION:Four sessions\, on Fridays: \nOctober 11\, November 8\, December 13\, 2019 & January 10\, 2020 | 12:15 – 2:15 pm \nNarrative: The royal road to dreams has been undergoing repairs and there is a welcome shift toward direct engagement with dream imagery and narrative and away from formulaic interpreting. Your good observational skills and thoughtful questions are more than adequate to open a dream dialogue with clients. Using sample dreams from the instructor and participants\, we will see how readily dreams come to life as we identify their main theme\, the dreamer’s stance\, dynamic tension\, resources\, and affects. Its meanings and purposes emerge naturally as these components are explored. This user-friendly approach also helps clients experience dreams as a personal resource with which they can engage on their own. \nThis study group will also cover the common metaphors by which therapy is represented in dreams and how these can help orient the work. Dream markers found to correlate with trauma\, bipolarity\, borderline\, suicide risk\, and psychosis will be noted. Emphasis is on how your own and clients’ dreams can become your consultant in any clinical setting\, whether the modality is short-term or long; somatic\, cognitive\, affective\, or relational. Clinicians of any experience level and orientation welcome. \nMeredith Sabini\, PhD is founder/director of The Dream Institute of Northern California\, in Berkeley\, and a state CE Provider since 1997. She is widely published in the field of dream studies and has specialized in dream education and consultation for 30 years. She is CIP’s director of Dream Training \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$160 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to first session\, $180 after \nCIP Members:\n$130 early registration\, up to 10 days prior to first session\, $150 after \nCEs: 8 CEs for LMFTs and LCSWs and 8 CEs for Psychologists (Certificates issued after completion of the 8 sessions.) \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for these programs and their contents. \nAccommodations will be made wherever possible to those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/reopening-royal-road-practical-guide-dreams/
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SUMMARY:The Emotional Truth of the Moment: The Power of Existential-Analytic Psychotherapy – Presented by Stephen H. Sulmeyer\, JD\, PhD [CLASS]
DESCRIPTION:Both existential therapy and the approaches of a number of modern psychoanalysts (e.g.\, Bion\, Ogden) focus on aliveness—both the patient/client’s capacity to be fully alive\, as well as the aliveness or deadness of any moment of the therapy itself. This focus on aliveness\, particularly how it expresses itself in the therapeutic relationship\, is a key element of therapy that is truly life-changing for both therapist and patient/client. \nExistential-Analytic psychotherapy powerfully blends the best of existential (including existential-humanistic and existential-phenomenological) and contemporary\, interpersonal psychoanalytic therapy to create an approach to psychotherapy that is powerful\, transformative\, uncanny\, unsettling\, and deeply relational.  In particular\, it avoids the collusion that frequently exists between therapist and client to ward off the most deeply unsettling and anxiety-provoking issues that are present in the consulting room between therapist and client. \nIn this workshop we will explore both the theoretical underpinnings and methodology of existential-analytic psychotherapy\, as well as engage in experiential exercises that will allow participants to have a direct taste of this powerful approach to therapy. \nLearning Goals and Objectives: \n\nSelect and assess patients appropriate for existential-analytic psychotherapy\nBecome familiar with clinical techniques and skills of existential-analytic psychotherapy\nGrasp the use of the “analytic third subject of analysis” to gauge what’s happening in the room\nRecognize and work effectively with the aliveness or deadness of the therapy\nAvoid falling into the “content trap”\nDiscern the ways in which patients pull for the therapist to collude with them to undermine the therapy\n\n  \nStephen H. Sulmeyer\, JD\, PhD\, is a lawyer\, clinical psychologist\, mediator and collaborative coach in Marin County\, California. He received his undergraduate and law degrees from Stanford University\, and his doctorate in psychology from the Institute of Transpersonal Psychology in Palo Alto\, California\, where he has taught as a member of the adjunct faculty.  His theoretical orientation is existential-analytic\, which is a blend of contemporary\, interpersonal psychoanalysis (which tends to focus on the depths of patients’ psyches and histories as illuminated by the therapeutic encounter) and existential-humanistic psychology (which tends to emphasize key human concerns such as aliveness\, authenticity\, meaning\, maturation\, and mortality). He wrote his doctoral dissertation on the psychology of meaning\, and specializes in helping people find more meaning in their lives and work. \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$75 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $85 after \nCIP Members:\n$50 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $60 after \nCEs: 4 CEs for LMFTs\, LCSWs\, and Psychologists. \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. \nAccommodation for Special Needs: Accommodations will be made wherever possible to accommodate those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure that proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nGrievance Procedure: CIP will respond to complaints in a reasonable\, ethical and timely manner\, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Chair of CIP’s Professional Development Committee. \nAnti-Discrimination Policy: CIP shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service\, program or activity based on gender\, race\, creed\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, religion\, age or other prohibited basis. CIP does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. CIP will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice. \n*There is no conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/the-emotional-truth-of-the-moment-the-power-of-existential/
LOCATION:CIP Group Room\, 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
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SUMMARY:What’s Your Gender? Gender Affirmative Model for Working with Transgender and Gender Expansive Children and Youth – Presented by Diane Ehrensaft\, PhD [CLASS]
DESCRIPTION:This course will present the gender affirmative model for treating transgender and gender expansive children and youth and their families\, based on the premise that variations in gender equal health\, not pathology\, and the role of mental health is to 1) explore gender and its meanings to the child or youth; 2) affirm an authentic gender self; 3) build gender resilience; 4) facilitate family\, institutional\, and social supports. \nContent will include the need to re-learn gender; description of the gender web; the role of the family in gender development; the psycho-social terrain for gender expansive children and youth; recognition of the wide diversity of gender and the difference between gender identity and gender expressions; controversy about mental health gender diagnoses for children and youth;  interventions for children and youth\, including gender assessments; gender social transitions; puberty blockers\, masculinizing/feminizing hormones; and building family supports. Clinical tools that rely on non-binary gender principles will be presented\, along with case material of children in their various hues of gender.  \nLearning Goals and Objectives: \n\nDifferentiate between gender identity and gender expressions and implications for treatment\nAssess whether a youth is demonstrating gender stress or distress or dysphoria\nDelineate the three major therapeutic models for treating gender-nonconforming youth and their families\nApply a non-pathologizing developmental model of gender variations in youth to clinical work\nDemonstrate increased capacity to explore the psychodynamics of parenting a gender-nonconforming youth\nImplement a treatment plan with a therapeutic goal of increasing gender health\nIdentify co-existing psychological problems or issues that may accompany gender nonconformity\nRecognize the significance of collaborative interdisciplinary team work in promoting gender health\n\n  \nDiane Ehrensaft\, PhD\, is a developmental and clinical psychologist in the San Francisco Bay Area\, and the Director of Mental Health and founding member of the Child and Adolescent Gender Center\, a partnership between the University of California San Francisco and community agencies to provide comprehensive interdisciplinary services and advocacy to gender nonconforming/ transgender children and youth and their families.  She is an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of California San Francisco and the chief psychological at the UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Child and Adolescent Gender Center Clinic. Dr. Ehrensaft has a clinical practice in Oakland\, California\, where she sees adults\, children\, and adolescents in individual psychotherapy\, both long- and short-term. Her areas of specialization include: gender nonconforming and transgender children; families using assisted reproductive technology; divorce issues; children with developmental issues or neurodiversity; parenting. \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$75 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $85 after  \nCIP Members:\n$50 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $60 after   \nCEs: 4 CEs for LMFTs\, LCSWs\, and Psychologists.   \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. \nAccommodation for Special Needs: Accommodations will be made wherever possible to accommodate those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure that proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nGrievance Procedure: CIP will respond to complaints in a reasonable\, ethical and timely manner\, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Chair of CIP’s Professional Development Committee. \nAnti-Discrimination Policy: CIP shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service\, program or activity based on gender\, race\, creed\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, religion\, age or other prohibited basis. CIP does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. CIP will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice. \n*There is no conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/whats-your-gender-gender-affirmative-model-for-working/
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SUMMARY:The Meaning and Value of Suffering in Jung’s Psychology – Presented by Bryan Wittine\, PhD\, LMFT[CLASS]
DESCRIPTION:C. G. Jung pioneered new and important ideas for the therapeutic treatment of psychological and spiritual suffering. Counter to the cultural belief that suffering is a bad thing to be eliminated or transcended as quickly as possible\, he believed neurotic defenses develop when the soul has not discovered the authentic feelings and deeper meanings of her suffering. For suffering without meaning is very hard to bear\, yet it is also often astounding to see how much a person can endure when he or she understands the why and wherefore of that suffering. In fact\, directly encountering and embracing our suffering may lead to important personal and spiritual realizations. \nIn this workshop\, Dr. Bryan Wittine\, a certified Jungian analyst practicing in Marin County\, will explore depth psychotherapy that encourage patients to find greater wisdom and maturity by authentically experiencing their sorrows and dark nights of the soul. Bryan will integrate readings from Jung and Jungian analysts with ample clinical material to illustrate how our patients can be helped by connecting with a wisdom greater than their own. As he will suggest\, under some conditions suffering can be harmful to the development of the personality\, but under other conditions we can grow and even find fulfillment when we cope with life’s tragedies and contemplate their deeper meanings. \nLearning Goals and Objectives: \n\nExplain the difference between authentic and inauthentic suffering from Jungian perspectives.\nArticulate the conditions under which depression might be regarded as a dark night of the soul rather than a symptom of a disorder.\nIdentify two therapeutic strategies for  helping to elicit and deepen a client feelings state.\nExplain how suffering can be  harmful or helpful to the process of individuation.\nArticulate under which conditions might the focus on diagnosis be counterproductive by creating distance from the suffering patient’s deeper personal and transpersonal needs.\n\n  \nBryan Wittine\, PhD\, LMFT\, is a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Marin County.  He is cofounder and former chair of the graduate program in transpersonal counseling psychology at John F. Kennedy University where he also served as Associate Dean of the former Graduate School of Consciousness Studies.  He has served on the adjunct faculty at CIIS\, ITP\, and other graduate schools.  Having trained in Existential-Humanistic psychotherapy\, his long-standing practice of contemplative spirituality and studies in psychoanalytic psychology brought him to train at the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco where he now regularly teaches on such topics as deepening clinical work; depth psychotherapy and spiritual inquiry; and the integration of Jungian and transpersonal psychology. \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$75 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $85 after \nCIP Members:\n$50 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $60 after \nCEs: 4 CEs for LMFTs\, LCSWs\, and Psychologists. \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content.  \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. \nAccommodation for Special Needs: Accommodations will be made wherever possible to accommodate those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure that proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nGrievance Procedure: CIP will respond to complaints in a reasonable\, ethical and timely manner\, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Chair of CIP’s Professional Development Committee. \nAnti-Discrimination Policy: CIP shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service\, program or activity based on gender\, race\, creed\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, religion\, age or other prohibited basis. CIP does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. CIP will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice. \n*There is no conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/the-meaning-and-value-of-suffering-in-jungs-psychology/
LOCATION:CIP Group Room\, 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Working Intersubjectively with Developmental Trauma and Traumatic Attachments: A Case-Based Approach (eight week series beginning October 19\, 2018) – Presented by Jane Rubin\, PhD [STUDY GROUP]
DESCRIPTION:Eight sessions\, the third Friday of the month:\nOct. 19\, Nov. 16\, Dec. 21\, 2018\, Jan. 18\, Feb. 15\, Mar. 15\, April 19\, May 17\, 2019 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm \nIntersubjectivity theory gives clinicians the tools to work effectively with developmental trauma and traumatic attachments while avoiding the impasses that often undermine treatment. While intersubjectivity theory is conceptually simple\, it can be difficult to put into practice. \nIn this course\, we’ll study the basic concepts of intersubjectivity theory with the goal of translating theory into practice. In each class meeting\, we’ll discuss a foundational paper in intersubjectivity theory. Topics will include working with developmental trauma; understanding transference and countertransference; effectively practicing affect attunement; using the most emotionally salient forms of interpretation; and overcoming pathological accommodation. This will be followed by a discussion of a case in which participants will learn to effectively translate these ideas from theory to practice. Participants should develop greater confidence in helping patients suffering from developmental trauma and traumatic attachments while avoiding the most common obstacles to successful treatment. \nIntersubjectivity theory and infant research have revolutionized our understanding of effective treatment for developmental trauma and traumatic attachments. This seminar is based upon the most influential works in these two fields. These works define developmental trauma and traumatic attachments and illustrate how therapists can work with them effectively. \nLearning Goals and Objectives: \n\nDefine the bi-phasic nature of trauma and work effectively with it in treatment.\nIdentify their patients’ unconscious organizing principles.\nExplain how intersubjectivity theory understands the therapeutic alliance\, and effectively establish and maintain a working alliance with their patients.\nExplain the difference between categorical affects and vitality affects.\nDescribe three vitality affects and effectively employ them in treatment.\nDefine the three principles of salience and employ them effectively in treatment.\nDefine model scenes and use them to construct effective interpretations.\nExplain the relationship between pathological accommodation and traumatic attachment.\nExplain the difference between the dread to repeat and the dread not to repeat.\nTrack effective shifts in their patients that signal the shift from enthusiasm to malaise\, and intervene effectively to prevent prolonged negative therapeutic reactions.\n\n  \nJane Rubin\, PhD\, PhD\, LMFT\, received her PhD in Philosophy from UC Berkeley\, her PhD in Clinical Psychology from the Wright Institute\, and her PsyD in Contemporary Psychoanalysis at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles. She is in private practice in Berkeley. \n\nCOST:  \nNon Members:\n$280 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $320 after \nCIP Members:\n$200 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $220 after \nCEs: 16 CEs for LMFTs\, LCSWs\, and Psychologists. Certificates issued after completion of eight sessions. \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. \nAccommodation for Special Needs: Accommodations will be made wherever possible to accommodate those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure that proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nGrievance Procedure: CIP will respond to complaints in a reasonable\, ethical and timely manner\, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Chair of CIP’s Professional Development Committee. \nAnti-Discrimination Policy: CIP shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service\, program or activity based on gender\, race\, creed\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, religion\, age or other prohibited basis. CIP does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. CIP will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice. \n*There is no conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/working-intersubjectively-with-developmental-trauma-and-traumatic-attachments-a-case-based-approach-eight-week-series-beginning-october-19-2018/
LOCATION:CIP Group Room\, 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
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SUMMARY:Depth Psychotherapy and Spiritual Inquiry – Presented by Bryan Wittine\, PhD\, LMFT [STUDY GROUP]
DESCRIPTION:12 sessions\, the second and third Fridays of the month:\nSept. 14 & 21\, Nov. 9 & 16\, Dec. 14 & 21\, 2018; Jan. 11 & 18\,\nFeb. 8 & 15\, Mar. 8 & 15\, 2019 | 10 am – 12 noon \nAn increasing number of psychotherapy clients have meditation and spiritual practices and want their spirituality to be recognized as a resource in their healing. Many also want therapists who will converse with them and offer guidance on the spiritual path. Jung’s extraordinary study of alchemy is his own spiritual inquiry and our invitation to inquire into ourselves to dialogue with the unconscious and gain wisdom and guidance from within. Jungian psychology uses our natural curiosity and the energy of our spiritual longing to contemplate such ultimate concerns as\, “What am I?” “Who am I?” “What is Life and its meaning?” “What is Love?” and “What is God?” To accompany our clients in their quest we must draw upon our own natural capacity for inquiry. Alchemical symbolism will be found to be an exceptionally useful way to ponder the stages of the spiritual path for patients and therapists alike. This course is designed for depth psychotherapists who wish to engage in dialogue concerning the complementarity of clinical work and spirituality from a Jungian perspective. Jung called the spiritual center of our psyche the “Self.” He also said the Self reflects Divinity\, the infinite depth and ground of all Being. Topics for our dialogue in this seminar include the following: \n\nThe Trinity of Ego\, Self\, and Divinity from a Jungian perspective;\nArchetypal images in Alchemy;\nArchetypal images of inner wisdom and guidance;\nArchetypal patterns of mystical experience;\nSpiritual inquiry as dialogue with the unconscious;\nSpiritual inquiry\, dreamwork\, and Jungian psychology;\nSpiritual crises and conflicts;\nThe centrality of the Feminine in spiritual inquiry;\nSimilarities and differences between spiritual direction and spiritually integrated psychotherapy.\n\nThe frequency of mystical events reported by people in Jungian analysis and by the population at large led Jung to believe that all of us can develop a personal spirituality and discover meaning in our lives from our encounter with the unconscious. It is not just a mystic\, sage\, meditator\, or religious person who has spiritual experiences. They are available to us all. \nNew participants who wish to register must interview with Dr. Wittine prior to registration to be accepted into this study group. \nLearning Goals and Objectives: \n\nStudents will summarize key definitions of Jung’s trinity of Ego\, Self\, and Divinity\, as listed by Murray Stein in his paper\, “Divinity Expresses the Self.”\nStudents will articulate and apply specific requirements that allow spiritual inquiry to occur. Alchemical symbolism will be used to interpret these inquiries.\nStudents will differentiate and briefly summarize the six stages of the alchemical journey.\nStudents will select at least one spiritual crisis\, conflict\, or defense and summarize its major characteristics using Jung’s perspective on alchemy.\nStudents will choose one archetypal image of inner wisdom and guidance that has meaning for them and briefly summarize its symbolic meaning.\nStudents will compare and contrast spiritual direction and spiritually integrated psychotherapy.\nStudents will discuss clinical material from their own and the teacher’s casework to illustrate examples of alchemical stages in depth psychotherapy.\n\n  \nBryan Wittine\, PhD\, LMFT\,is a Jungian psychoanalyst in private practice in Marin County.  He is cofounder and former chair of the graduate program in transpersonal counseling psychology at John F. Kennedy University where he also served as Associate Dean of the former Graduate School of Consciousness Studies.  He has served on the adjunct faculty at CIIS\, ITP\, and other graduate schools.  Having trained in Existential-Humanistic psychotherapy\, his long-standing practice of contemplative spirituality and studies in psychoanalytic psychology brought him to train at the C. G. Jung Institute of San Francisco where he now regularly teaches on such topics as deepening clinical work; depth psychotherapy and spiritual inquiry; and the integration of Jungian and transpersonal psychology. \n\nCOST:  \nListed prices are public prices. Member discounts are applied when you log in. \nNon Members:\n$440 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $460 after \nCIP Members:\n$300 early registration up to 10 days prior to class\, $320 after \nCEs: 24 CEs for LMFTs\, LCSWs\, and Psychologists. Certificates issued after completion of 12  sessions.  \nCommunity Institute for Psychotherapy is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Community Institute for Psychotherapy maintains responsibility for this program and its content. \nCancellations must be received in writing 10 business days prior to the seminar or class for a refund minus a $25 cancellation fee. \nAccommodation for Special Needs: Accommodations will be made wherever possible to accommodate those with disabilities.  Please let us know of any disabilities upon registration\, to ensure that proper accommodations are put in place prior to workshop/training. \nGrievance Procedure: CIP will respond to complaints in a reasonable\, ethical and timely manner\, when submitted by program attendees in writing to the Chair of CIP’s Professional Development Committee. \nAnti-Discrimination Policy: CIP shall not discriminate against any individual or group with respect to any service\, program or activity based on gender\, race\, creed\, national origin\, sexual orientation\, religion\, age or other prohibited basis. CIP does not require attendees to adhere to any particular religion or creed in order to participate in training. CIP will not promote or advocate for a single modality of treatment that is discriminatory or likely to harm clients based on current accepted standards or practice. \n*There is no conflict of interest or commercial support related to this CE program.
URL:https://cipmarin.org/event/depth-psychotherapy-and-spiritual-inquiry/
LOCATION:CIP Group Room\, 1330 Lincoln Ave # 201\, San Rafael\, CA\, 94901\, United States
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