TOPS Session I: Professional Development is Personal

The first in a series of five. See the complete series ››

Jon Allen, PhD, Clinical Professor, Voluntary Faculty, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine

The field of psychotherapy has developed an overwhelming number of therapies while largely sidelining the development of therapists. Extensive research shows substantial individual differences among therapists in effectiveness as well as the predominant influence of the quality of the patient-therapist relationship. We focus on therapists’ competence in mastering theories and methods to the relative neglect of their relational skills. Carl Rogers was right to foreground the therapist’s empathy, positive regard, and genuineness. We now have decades of subsequent research that bears on the quality of therapeutic relationships. From attachment and relational psychoanalytic perspectives, this session advocates attention to the therapist’s history of personal relationships as the foundation on which professional learning is superimposed—over the course of the therapist’s lifetime.

Each 60-Minute Session Includes:

• 30-minute presentation
• Group discussion
• Q&A
• 1.0 hour CE Credit earned  

Target Audience Includes:

• Psychiatrists
• Psychologists
• Social Workers
• Therapists
• Primary Care Physicians
• Nurses
• anyone training or practicing in the field of mental health

Attendance is not required at all sessions, but it is encouraged. The cost of the series is $50 regardless of the number of sessions attended. Please register below.

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 claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

NASW/Connecticut Statement:

This program series has been approved for 1.0 Continuing Education Credit Hour for each live session by the National Association of Social Workers, CT and meets the continuing education criteria for CT Social Work Licensure renewal. Approval also meets the continuing education criteria for CT LMFTs, LPCs, and licensed psychologists. NASW/CT approvals are valid in MA, RI, and VT.

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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