First Year – 2016/2017

5:00-6:50 pm7:30-9:30 pm
Beginning a Treatment
Assessment, Building a Therapeutic Relationship, Boundaries and Frame
Linda Kanefield
6 weeks
September 14, 21, 28/2016
October 5, *, 26/2016
*no class Oct. 12th or 19th
November 2/2016

Syllabus and readings

Brief Historical Overview of Psychoanalysis
We will answer the question: Why is it important to know the history of Psychoanalysis?
How do Self Psychology and Relational theory fit in the context of psychoanalytic history?
Roger J. Segalla, Jr.
6 weeks
September 14, 21, 28/2016
October 5, *, 26/2016
*no class Oct. 12th or 19th
November 2/2016


Advising

Mary Brennan
November 9/2016

Syllabus and readings

Self Psychology
Classical Kohut
Contemporary Ideas (Listening perspectives, mutuality, authenticity, self experience)
8 weeks
Rosemary Segalla (3 weeks)
Janna Sandmeyer (5 weeks)
Nov. 9, 16, 30 /2016
Dec. 7, 14/2016
January 4, 11/2017


Integration & Case Conference
January 18, 2017, Janna Sandmeyer

Syllabus and readings

The Clinical Exchange – What do I do in the Room?
10 Principles of Technique
Attunement, Tracking Affect
Cherian Verghese
3 weeks
November 16, 30/2016
December 7/2016


Case Conference
December 14,2016, Becky Bailey + Allan Melmed
January 4, 2017, Becky Bailey + Allan Melmed

Syllabus and readings

Advising
Mary Brennan
January 25, 2017
Intersubjective Systems Theory
Exploring how the subjectivities of the therapist and the patient interact in the clinical setting
Marie Hellinger
Tripp Reed
5 weeks
January 11, 18, 25 /2017
February 1, 8/2017

Syllabus and readings

How do I Listen, What do I Hear?
Listening from a developmental perspective, selfobject transferences, relational schemas, organizing principles
Sandy Hershberg
5 weeks
February 1, 8, 15, 22/2017
March 1, 2017

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Theory Integration & Case Conference
Self Psychology & Intersubjective Systems Theory
Janna Sandmeyer
February 15/2017

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Development and its Relationship to Psychotherapy
Exploring the clinical application of a developmental perspective
Tom Holman
4 weeks
March 8, 15, 22, 29/2017


Writing
Katherine Williams
April 5, 2017 *no class April 12th

Syllabus and readings

Neuroscience for Therapists
What is the Relationship between the Brain and Therapeutic Change?
Kimberly Satin-Kubler
4 weeks
February 22/2017
March 1, 8, 15/2017


Theory Integration
Janna Sandmeyer
March 22, 2017


Advising
Mary Brennan
March 29, 2017

Syllabus and readings

Attachment
Learning to assess the patient’s attachment style and how that impacts treatment:
A comprehensive view of self experience
Sharon Ballard
Elizabeth Carr
4 weeks
April 19, 26/2017
May 3, 10/2017

Syllabus and readings

Understanding and Treating Trauma
Self Psychological and Relational approaches to working with trauma
Monica Meerbaum
5 weeks
April 5, *, 19, 26/2017
*no Class April 12th
May 3, 10/2017

Syllabus and readings

Theory Integration
Self Psychology, Development, Attachment:
A comprehensive view of self experience
Janna Sandmeyer
1 week
May 17/2017
End of Year Clinical Reflection
Reflection on the self psychological perspective
and how it applies in clinical work
Janna Sandmeyer
Mary Brennan
1 week
May 17/2017

Second Year – 2017/2018

5:00-6:50 pm7:30-9:30 pm
Integration
Janna Sandmeyer, PhD
September 6/2017
Advising
Mary Brennan, PhD
September 6/2017
Object Relations
Exploration of how Object Relations sets the stage for the Relational Turn in psychodynamic thinking: Fairbairn, Winnicott & Klein
Mike Stadter, PhD
Jane Prelinger, MSW
September 13, *, 27, October 4, 11, 18, 25/2017
*no class on September 20

Syllabus and readings

Motivational Systems
Why do we do what we do, and feel how we feel?
Marie Hellinger, LICSW
September 13, *, 27, October 4, 11/2017
*no class on September 20

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The Interpersonal Contribution to Relational Perspective
Focusing on the Interpersonal roots of the Relational perspective
Robert Levin, LCSW
November 1, 8, 15, 29, December 6/2017

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The Treatment of Sexual Issues: Sexual Dysfunction as Symptom vs. Cause
Michael Wannon, PhD
October 18, 25, November 1/2017

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Advising
Mary Brennan, PhD
November 8/2017

Writing
Katherine Williams, PhD
December 13/2017

Syllabus and readings

Trauma
Cynthia Margolies, PhD
November 15, 29, December 6, 13/2017

Syllabus and readings

Writing
Katherine Williams, PhD
January 3/2018
Theory Integration
Janna Sandmeyer, PhD
January 3/2018
Thinking of the Other
Shoba Nayar, MSW
January 10, 17/2018

Syllabus and readings


Diversity – Sexual
Tripp Reed, LICSW and Ilyse Zable, PsyD
January 24/2018

Syllabus and readings

Thinking of the Other
Shoba Nayar, MSW
January 10, 17/2018

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Diversity – Sexual
Tripp Reed, LICSW and Ilyse Zable, PsyD
January 24/2018

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Relational Theory (Big “R”)
Relational Turn in psychodynamic thinking: Stephen Mitchell, Lew Aron, Phillip Bromberg, Jody Davies and other major theorists
William Pinney, PhD
Molly Donovan, PhD
January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7, 14/2018

Syllabus and readings

The Therapist’s Use of Self:
Impasse – How to get Unstuck
Countertransference & Enactment: How to Deal with the Therapist’s Experience and Reactions, Self Disclosure
Sally Bloom-Feshbach, PhD
January 31, February 7, 14, 21, 28, March 7/2018

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Advising
Mary Brennan, PhD
March 14/2018

Writing
Katherine Williams, PhD
March 21, 28/2018 *

*no class on April 4/2018

Theory Integration
Janna Sandmeyer, PhD
March 21, 28/2018 *

*no class on April 4/2018

Endings in Psychotherapy (Termination)
Sandra Hershberg, MD
April 11, 18, 25, May 2/2018

Syllabus and readings

MITs’ Casework + Clinical Reflections
MITs discuss cases with faculty, apply theory as resonates with MIT, exploration and articulation of personal theory of change
Janna Sandmeyer, PhD
April 11, 18, 25, May 2/2018
Writing
Katherine Williams, PhD
May 9/2018
Advising
Mary Brennan, PhD
May 9/2018