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Transformance, Recognition, and Small “t” Truth: An Ode to Emergent Phenomena with a Mind of their Own. Conference on The Therapeutic Action of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: Current Concepts of Cure The Therapeutic Relationship in the Treatment of Trauma Men at Work: Working with Men in AEDP Harry Stack Sullivan observed that, “We are all more human than otherwise.” That is fundamentally true. Yet to reach that essential core truth, we must make our way through the very real gender differences in our neurobiology, as well as culturally created differences in gender. Far fewer men than women make use of psychotherapy today, even though the rates of serious problems, such as alcoholism, ADHD, and suicidality are far higher - as much as three times higher - among men than among women. The feminization of psychotherapy stems from the fact that its basic practices appear to be more congruent with women’s ways of engaging and often alienating to men sorely in need of therapy. This course explores these issues through the evolving nature of contemporary therapeutic approaches. AEDP is a healing-oriented transformational approach, which relies heavily on attachment theory in its clinical work. A challenge often leveled against AEDP is that its reliance on attachment theory, both in philosophy and particularly in stance, is female-centric and therefore not applicable to men. This workshop is on a rescue mission: to rescue men from feeling bad about being men; to rescue attachment from the suggestion that it is for women only; and by showing attachment to be the robust empirically validated theory it is, to rescue AEDP from similar misperceptions because of its roots in attachment and empathy. In fact, AEDP, with its affirmation of strengths and its healing orientation, is a well-suited for undoing the shame of men feel about being in therapy. AEDP’s use of experiential techniques and the identification of categorical emotions (biologically rooted feelings that all of us feel regardless of gender) make it quintessentially suited to work with men in therapy and to help them transform their suffering into robust resilience, mental health and joy. Rather than being prescriptive (especially since the presenter is not male) this workshop --making extensive use of videotape of clinical work with men in therapy -- will be collaborative, guided by AEDP’s dictum: “This is what I did and this is what happened.” Workshop participants and presenter will pool their experiences as human beings, as gendered human beings, and as therapists of both genders working with men and work towards evolving a therapeutic ethos of working with men. We will see how this process is awakened and facilitated through (a) the therapist's emotional engagement and attachment orientation, (b) experiential techniques and dyadic affect regulation, and (c) the metatherapeutic processing of experiences of feeling safe, seen, helped, and changed. And in doing so, show how AEDP is a deep robust practice that can hold similarity and difference of the two genders and allow individuals to discover themselves without having to leave gender consciousness at the door.
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Friday To register for this course and for all questions, click here. 2012 Boston Immersion course Cultivating Emotional Mindfulness: Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy August 13-17, 2012, Cape Cod Institute, Eastham, MA RONALD J. FREDERICK, Ph.D. The ability to mindfully experience, regulate, and respond to one’s feelings is essential to mental health and well-being. Yet problems managing emotion abound and play a central role in most psychiatric disorders. How can we best help so many of our clients who, regardless of diagnosis, have difficulty being present with and making good use of their emotional experience? Drawing on current findings in the areas of affective neuroscience, attachment, and neuroplasticity, “Emotional Mindfulness” provides a conceptual framework through which we can more readily identify, understand, and help cultivate the skills of affective competence. This workshop will illustrate how our emotional development can go awry, but how, through clinical interventions in which emotions are experienced as positive and free from fear, we can help clients develop essential capacities, stimulate and strengthen new neural pathways, and restore vitality and well-being. Grounded in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP), a healing oriented model of therapy, and incorporating components of current experiential, relational, mindfulness-based, and cognitive-behavioral therapies, the presenter will introduce a proven four-step, approach to emotional mindfulness that can be integrated into any treatment orientation. Dr. Frederick will illustrate practical and powerful techniques for: 1) Increasing awareness, 2) Reducing anxiety and fear, 3) Developing emotional competence, and 4) Expanding one’s capacity for expression and reception. Through demonstration, video clips, and experiential exercises, you will learn how to integrate these strategies into your practice and help clients develop skills they can apply in their daily lives—thus accelerating their therapeutic progress. You will leave this workshop with a toolkit to help you and your clients overcome fear, open up to a richer emotional experience, and realize a broader range of personal and relational possibilities. Course Objectives:
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