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Training Programs
Object Relations Theory and Practice Program
International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training
Upcoming Conferences
Download IPI's Bulletin, July 2008 here.
Download the June-July IPI Newsflash here. Page 1 - Page 2
Download David Scharff's recent article: Frame as Fractal: In Response to Tony Bass's 'When the Frame Doesn't Fit the Picture'.
Download the April-May IPI Newsflash here. Page 1 - Page 2
IPI Members: See a slideshow of the recent Christopher Bollas conference on the News page of the Members' Section.
Download IPI's New 2008-2009 Brochure.
See David Scharff's new DVD, Object Relations Child Therapy (Child Therapy with the Experts Series), at psychotherapy.net.
Watch renowned Object Relations psychotherapist David Scharff in an actual counseling session with an 11-year old boy who is grieving the death of his grandmother.
In David Scharff’s Object Relations child therapy approach, the parent-child relationship is the central concern, with particular attention paid to the representation of that relationship in the child’s mind. In this video, Scharff first consults with Mom to gather vital background information. Then using talk and art therapy techniques, Scharff demonstrates how to reach the internal world of a boy who is grieving his grandmother’s death, gets picked on by his dad and is struggling with separation anxiety. Jon Carlson and Don Keat introduce Dr. Scharff, and facilitate an in-depth discussion of the further impact and uses of this approach.
From watching this video, you will:
- Develop an understanding of the key concepts of Object Relations child therapy, including the importance of being a receptive container for the child’s powerful feelings.
- Gain insight into Dr. Scharff’s therapy style and how he works with each child at their particular developmental capacity to create a psychological holding environment.
- Learn how to apply Dr. Scharff’s talk and play therapy techniques to your own therapeutic work with children.
IPI's training programs differ from most other continuing education offerings, both in their on-going nature and their emphasis on an interactive and dynamic use of material rather than on a purely didactic presentation. In 2005, IPI's two-year Object Relations Theory and Practice Program was evaluated for its effect on how participants subsequently conducted their therapeutic practice, as well as on themselves as individuals.
The study was recently published in Psychotherapy Theory, Research, Practice, Training.
An expanded unpublished version of the research report is now available to download below:
See this page for more information.
Written by David Scharff, M.D. and Michael Stadter, Ph.D. (with some future postings by other IPI members/faculty), Tuning the Therapeutic Instrument encourages discussion of the variety of ways we hone our skills as therapists.
Click here to visit the blog. Be sure to bookmark the page for future visits.
Be sure to see Mike Stadter's new post on Faith and Prejudice in Tuning the Therapeutic Instrument
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