Countertransference and the Boundary of Self

Event description
Sponsored by BSAS
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About the training event:

The therapeutic relationship is not an ordinary social exchange. Instead, the key differentials are ultimately aligned around issues of power and control. Projective identification is a two-way street. But, it's a two-way street under the control of one traffic cop - you. Yet who among us has not been trapped by the emotional web that is often a part of the therapeutic relationship? Issues of intimacy, love, hate, over-involvement, and withdrawal - all of these elements take a toll on the clinician whose job it is to somehow manage all of these elements while creating an environment that is conducive to meeting the client's needs and goals while in treatment. This workshop explores the use of clinical self while establishing and maintaining appropriate boundaries thus assuring that the client benefits maximally in the therapeutic exchange while the counselor maintains a healthy psychic distance as a means of assuring objectivity and avoiding burnout.

Learning Objectives:

  • Understand their own symptoms indicative of possible countertransference
  • Articulate their own specific triggers for counter-transference reactions
  • Have a plan for addressing countertransference responses in the future.
Details
Presenter
Jeffery QUamme
Event date
to
Attendance mode
In Person
Address

The Nonprofit Center
89 South Street
Boston, MA 02111
United States

Cost
$50
Contact
Jeff Quamme
Position
Executive Director
Organization
Connecticut Certification Board
Countertransference Boston.pdf