Co-sponsored by the Southern California Society for
Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy and the New
Center for Psychoanalysis, Los Angeles

Treating  Challenging Patients With Brief, Intensive Therapy:
Two Audio-Visual Demonstrations

The program will begin with a brief overview of ISTDP principles, and then each of the presenters will offer a lecture with video demonstration of working with a challenging patient. Dr. Wolff will present excerpts from a successful 18 session treatment of a man with disturbing rage towards his child.   Dr. Kay will present excerpts from a clinical case demonstrating how complex feelings related to attachment ruptures are accessed and processed within a brief intensive model of psychotherapy. The faculty will invite discussion with the audience to deepen understanding of the processes demonstrated. Note: Confidential clinical material will be presented; therefore, this program is limited to licensed/ registered clinicians and those enrolled in a certified training program.

Learning Objectives:

• Review foundations of ISTDP, including "triangle of conflict" work.

• Explain the Attachment Theory view of the development of
secure and  insecure attachments.

• Explain the concept of turning super-ego struggle into Unconscious Therapeutic Alliance.

• Learn ways to fortify desire and hope in overcoming resistance to self-destructive impulses.

•Learn techniques to build upon patient strengths in the battle against the defenses.

Thomas Brod, MD (Coordinator; Overview) is Associate
Professor, Psychiatry, Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, faculty New
Center for Psychoanalysis, and in private practice. He has studied
ISTDP with Robert Neborsky MD and Habib Davanloo MD; he is co-
vice-president of the Southern California Society for ISTDP.

Robin Kay, PhD (Presenter) is Assistant Psychiatry, Geffen UCLA School of Medicine, and in private practice in west Los Angeles. She has studied ISTDP with Robert Neborsky
MD and Habib Davanloo MD; she is co-vice-president of the Southern California Society for ISTDP.

David Wolff, MD (Presenter) is an Assistant Clinical Professor of
Psychiatry at the Geffen UCLA School of Medicine.  He has a private
practice in West Hollywood and teaches in the Mood Disorders Clinic
at UCLA.  In 2010 he completed his core training in ISTDP with
Patricia Coughlin, Ph.D.  He is currently participating in Dr. Coughlin's
advanced ISTDP training program.

Saturday, Oct 29, 2011

1:30 PM– 4:30 PM     3 CE/CME Credits   
        
New Center for Psychoanalysis
2014 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles 90025
310.478-6541 x10

$35 Pre-registration   $50 At the Door