The Child Therapist at Work and Play

Two Saturday Afternoon Workshops

Developmental Process: Preschool, Latency, Adolescence

Saturday, October 2, 2010, 1 PM - 4 PM
Adele Kaufman
Evelina Pereira-Webber
Rita Sussman
Judith Feigon Schiffman, Moderator

Therapeutic Process: Beginning, Middle, Ending

Saturday, October 9, 2010, 1 PM - 4 PM
Lynn Borenstein
Katharine Gould
Peter Shaft
Erika Schmidt, Moderator

Therapists of children and adolescents work in many domains simultaneously, taking into account the child's developmental level, the phase of treatment, the content and process of the moment, the transference-countertransference configuration, the subjective experience of child and therapist, and external pressures from family or school. Each developmental age and each phase of treatment poses new challenges to the therapist. In these workshops, experienced therapists invite participants into the office with them, as they play, respond, think, talk, react, interpret, contain, and struggle with the process of therapy. They will highlight issues of the developmental phase or treatment phase and then depict the variety of interventions they use and how they conceptualize therapeutic process and goals.

Location: 122 S. Michigan Ave, 13th floor, Institute for Psychoanalysis conference room
Fee: $45 for each workshop or $75 for both
CE: 3 Continuing Education Credits for each workshop
Seating is limited so early registration is encouraged.

Registration: Click here (PDF) to download the registration form.