Description
Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential psychodynamic therapy skills and apply them in a range of clinical situations while honing their own personal style and language. These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a patient and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to patient statements organized into two difficulty levels--intermediate and advanced--that reflect common patient questions and concerns. Each of the first 12 exercises focuses on a single skill, such as engaging in a therapeutic inquiry, deepening emotional experience, pointing out defenses, making transference interpretations, and providing corrective emotional experiences. Two comprehensive exercises follow in which trainees integrate these essential skills into a single psychodynamic therapy session. Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering each skill, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.
Author: Hanna Levenson, Volney Gay, Jeffrey L. Binder
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 279
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 11.07h x 8.56w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9781433836732
ISBN10: 1433836734
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Education & Training
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Movements | Psychoanalysis
Author: Hanna Levenson, Volney Gay, Jeffrey L. Binder
Publisher: American Psychological Association (APA)
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 279
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 11.07h x 8.56w x 0.61d
ISBN13: 9781433836732
ISBN10: 1433836734
BISAC Categories:
- Psychology | Education & Training
- Psychology | Clinical Psychology
- Psychology | Movements | Psychoanalysis
About the Author
Hanna Levenson, PhD, is Professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She also maintains a private practice in Oakland where she sees individuals and couples for therapy and professionals for consultation/supervision. Dr. Levenson has specialized in brief dynamic therapy and supervision for 40 years. She has authored over 85 professional papers and three books (Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, Brief Dynamic and Interpersonal Therapy, and Brief Dynamic Therapy, Second Edition) and has released five professional videos with APA illustrating her approach. Dr. Levenson received the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession Award given by the California Psychological Association.