The Treasure of Ordinary Psychotherapy: The Art of Holding
Presented By:
Ross Ellenhorn, LICSW, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Ellenhorn
Description:
In the ever-expanding creation of evidence-based psychotherapies, we can become so involved in learning specific techniques, that it becomes possible to lose contact with who we are as individual healers. This program series will emphasize the importance of a therapist’s unique personality and self, with a question of how to embrace this and bring these characteristics to the healing environment. Common factors in psychotherapy are so critically important, though rarely taught or emphasized. Most patients search to find a “person” who they experience as a match in some way – someone with whom they have a sense of resonance. This five-week program will delve into this idea with an emphasis on how we as therapists can retain our sense of being real people, to ourselves and for our patients.
Learning Objective:
As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to: Describe the complex act of holding another.
About the Series:
In the ever-expanding creation of evidence-based psychotherapies, we can become so involved in learning specific techniques, that it becomes possible to lose contact with who we are as individual healers. This program series will emphasize the importance of a therapist’s unique personality and self, with a question of how to embrace this and bring these characteristics to the healing environment. Common factors in psychotherapy are so critically important, though rarely taught or emphasized. Most patients search to find a “person” who they experience as a match in some way – someone with whom they have a sense of resonance. This five-week program will delve into this idea with an emphasis on how we as therapists can retain our sense of being real people, to ourselves and for our patients.
As a result of participating in this activity, learners should be able to:
Wednesday, February 19: The Therapist’s Life (Jon Allen, PhD)
Describe an attachment perspective on therapists’ development.
Wednesday, March 5: Play Capacity (Jeff Katzman, MD)
Demonstrate the importance of play in the therapeutic relationship.
Wednesday, March 19: The Art of Holding (Ross Ellenhorn, PhD)
Describe the complex act of holding another.
Wednesday, April 2: The Process and Challenge of Containing (Robin Kissell, MD)
Explain the link between containment and mentalization.
Wednesday, April 16: Being Let In: The Gentle Art of Inviting, Inquiring, and Influencing (Michael Groat, PhD)
Describe the significance of trust in influencing others and in fostering learning.
60-Minute Session Includes:
30-minute presentation, Group discussion, Q&A, No cost CE (each session approved for 1.0 hour)
Target Audience Includes:
Psychiatrists, Psychologists, Social Workers, Therapists, Primary Care Physicians, Nurses, Anyone training or practicing in the field of mental health
Series Presenters:
Jon Allen, PhD
Clinical Professor, Voluntary Faculty
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Baylor College of Medicine
Ross Ellenhorn, LICSW, PhD
Chief Executive Officer
Ellenhorn
Michael Groat, PhD, MSc
Interim CEO and Chief Clinical Officer
Lindner Center of Hope
Robin Kissell, MD
Associate Professor of Psychiatry
UCLA David Geffen School of Medicine
Director of The Mentalizing Initiative
Jeff Katzman, MD
Director of Education, Silver Hill Hospital
Professor, University of New Mexico Department of Psychiatry
Adjunct Professor, Yale Department of Psychiatry
Accreditation Statement: Silver Hill Hospital is accredited by the Massachusetts Medical Society to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
Designation Statement:Silver Hill Hospital designates each live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
NASW/Connecticut Statement: This program is awaiting approval from NASW/CT.
New York Social Worker Statement: Silver Hill Hospital is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0728. Each program is approved for 1.0 contact hour.
New York Psychologist Statement: Silver Hill Hospital is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0227. Each program is approved for 1.0 contact hour.
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