WORKSHOP DESCRIPTION:
Utilizing didactic and experiential formats this weekend training program will address and explore the subject of resistances in group. Workshop participants will learn how to identify, manage, and resolve different types of resistances and countertransference resistances as they are demonstrated in the process group interaction and case presentation. Workshop topics will include the following: how resistances manifest from pre-group through the various stages of the group process, the purpose and communication function of resistances, and the recognition and use of the therapist’s countertransference feelings to resolve resistances in group. Case examples and group supervision will be provided to augment the didactic and process experiences provided.Transference and countertransference are key concepts in analytic group treatment. Utilizing didactic and experiential formats, this weekend training will discuss and demonstrate the unique ways in which transference and countertransference manifest and are used therapeutically in the group setting. Topics will include: recognizing induced feelings, defining and working with subjective and objective countertransference, and techniques for formulating maturational interventions. Case examples and clinical supervision will be provided to augment the didactic and process experiences provided.
Learning Objectives:
1. Apply the group contract as a tool for understanding and resolving resistances;
2. Observe demonstrations of techniques that help surface resistances in the individual member and in the group;
3. Utilize the group process to resolve resistant patterns in individuals and in the group;
4. Explain the concept of a "group resistance" and how it is manifested in group process;
5. List practical issues involved selecting for group;
6. List countertransferential issues involved in selecting members for group;
7. Observe techniques for resolving resistances to aggression in group therapy;
8. Describe the challenges of working with negative countertransference in working with borderline patients in group therapy.
Skill Level and Target Audience: All