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Thursday, October 18, 2018

Working with Resistance to Increase Therapeutic Effectiveness with Skills from Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy

Presenter: Deborah Pollack, PhD

Time:

5:00 - 5:30pm - Socializing with cash bar and poster presentations
5:30 - 6:30pm - Dinner
6:30 - 8:30pm - Presentation

Where: Genesee Grande Hotel, 1060 East Genesee St., Syracuse (1 block east of Syracuse Stage)

Details

Most therapists agree that an effective psychotherapy depends on the patient's willingness to be emotionally open with themselves and with their therapist. Seasoned therapists also recognize that many patients come to therapy with significant barriers to emotional intimacy, and that these barriers often impede their progress. Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP) provides both a conceptual framework and specific techniques to address resistance so that therapists can help patients more quickly resolve the underlying emotional conflicts that are generating their symptoms. This presentation will outline some of the conceptual framework of STDP and provide examples, illustrated with video footage, of how to work with resistance efficiently and effectively to help patients achieve their goals.

Dr. Deborah PollackDeborah Pollack received her Ph.D. in clinical psychology from Duquesne University in 2006. She maintains a private practice and is clinical faculty at both SUNY Upstate Medical University and Syracuse University, where she teaches and supervises doctoral students in clinical psychology. Dr. Pollack has been receiving advanced training in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy since 2009. She is past-president of the Central New York Psychological Association and received their "Psychologist of the Year" award in 2013.

Ticket Prices and RSVP Information

  • The price for dinner and the talk is $40 for CNYPA members, $50 for non-members and $20 for students and interns. The costs are partially subsidized by your membership dues. This is just one of the ways our organization seeks to meet the needs of our members by providing quality programming at a local venue.
  • Please send your check with dinner choice to:

    CNYPA
    Box 37282
    Syracuse, NY 13235 (previous issues with the PO Box have been resolved)

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