65th Annual Conference

Saturday, February 23

Morning Workshops

8:45 A.M.- 12:00 noon

Session 78

Inadvertent Self Disclosure

Chair:

Bernard Frankel, Ph.D., ABPP, BCD, LCSW, FAGPA, Clinical Professor of Psychology, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York

There are many instances in group therapy where the leader inadvertently discloses aspects of his person or life circumstance as in a home office, a pet barking or pregnancy as examples. What meaning this may have for the therapy and how it is explored, if at all, by members and leaders, will be addressed in this workshop.
didactic-demonstration-sharing of work experiences-experiential
 

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:
1. Increase sensitivity to inadvertent disclosures.
2. Understand the meaning and effect these disclosures have on the group.
3. Deal with transference/countertransference reactions.
4. Add to technical knowledge of conducting the therapy.
 

Course References:

3 articles in Complex Dilemmas in Group Therapy, L. Motherwell and J. Shay (Eds.). (2005). NY and Hove: Brunner-Routledge.
1. Section 6: Self-Disclosure, Overview, 193-195.
2. Section 6: If I did it, Why Can't You? M. Kranzberg and M. Sharpe, 213-221.
3. Section 6: Sharing at the Exit, B. Frankel and B. Smith, 221-227.