Who Should Attend This Workshop

This workshop is designed for Clinical Psychologists, Psychoanalysts, Mental Health Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Social workers, and graduate students in the mental health field.

For Friday:

• Participants will be able to identify the main elements of object relations theory applied to couple therapy.

• Apply an understanding of projective identification to the use of transference and countertransference in couple therapy.

• Diagnose and improve their capacity to treat sexual dynamics in couple therapy

• List the principle applications of attachment theory to couple therapy

• Apply new levels of dynamic understanding to couple therapy as a result of their study of chaos theory and neuroscience

For Saturday:

• Discover new theoretical understanding of the use of projective identification and introjective identification in couple therapy

• Investigate the role of transference/countertransference interplay in couple therapy

• Diagnose the elements of individual and shared pathology that promote the complex interplay of couple dynamics.
   

About the Presenter

David E. Scharff, M.D. is Director, International Psychotherapy Institute; Vice-President, International Association for Couple and Family Psychoanalysis; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and Georgetown University; Supervising Analyst, the International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training; Teaching Analyst, Washington Psychoanalytic Institute; former president, American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors and Therapists; and member, American and International Psychoanalytic Associations. He is the author of over twenty books, many co-authored with Jill Savege Scharff. His books have been published in Russian, Korean, German, French, Italian and Chinese.

Directions

From the North, East, or Southeast on I-465

Travel east or south on I-465 to I 65 (Exit 53A). Take I-65N one exit and head south on Keystone Avenue (Exit 107). Go to the third stoplight and turn right on Hanna Avenue. Once you pass State Street, you have reached the UIndy campus. Turn right (north) on Shelby Street. Take the first right turn into the parking lots. Consult the campus map for the location of campus visitor parking.

From the West and Southwest on I-465

Travel to Exit 2A (U.S. 31) and head north to Hanna Avenue (second stoplight). Turn right. Go to the second stoplight (Shelby Street). Turn left on Shelby and take the first right into the parking lots.

From the North or South on I-65

Take Exit 107, Keystone Avenue, and turn south. Go to the third stoplight and turn right on Hanna Avenue. Once you pass State Street, you have reached the UIndy campus. Turn right (north) on Shelby Street. Take the first right turn into the parking lots.

How to Register

You may register for this workshop by mail, fax, or phone. If you are registering by mail or fax, please use the form provided on this brochure.

Registration Deadline:  March 25, 2010 (Early Registration is prior to March 12, 2010.)

By Phone:  Call (317) 788-6134 to register
  Monday-Friday / 8:00a.m.-4:30p.m.
  Please have credit card information ready when you call.

By Fax:  Fax the registration form and credit card information to (317) 788-2120.

By Mail:
   Nicole M. Taylor, PhD
   School of Psychological Sciences
   University of Indianapolis
   1400 East Hanna Avenue
   Indianapolis, Indiana 46227

At-the-Door Registration: May be accepted at an additional fee of $25 and pending room.

AGENDA
Friday, March 26, 2010
   

CANCELLATION POLICY:  No refunds after March 19, 2010. Full refund less $20 handling charge prior to March 19 if cancellation is made in writing.

CE CREDITS: The University of Indianapolis offers 6 credits for Friday only and 9 credits for attendance on Friday and Saturday for this workshop. Participants must attend the workshop in its entirety to receive credits. No partial credit will be given. Anyone arriving late or leaving early will not receive credit. The University of Indianapolis’ School of Psychological Sciences is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Indianapolis School of Psychological Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.