67th Annual Conference

Thursday, February 25

All-Day Workshops

10:00 A.M.-12:30 P.M. & 2:30-5:00 P.M.

Workshop 2a

Dissociative Processes and Mentalization in Group Therapy

Chairs:                

Robert Berley, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Seattle, Washington

Karis Klassen, M.A., Private Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana

K. Brynolf Lyon, Ph.D., CGP, Private Practice, Indianapolis, Indiana

This workshop explores recent perspectives on the self as a "dissociative mind" and its implications for group psychotherapy. We will pay special attention to the understanding of self-states and linking modalities such as mentalizing. We will also focus on the ways our understanding and practice of group-as-a-whole phenomena can be reconstructed and utilized to sustain and transform our groups.

didactic-experiential-demonstration-sharing of work experiences

Learning Objectives:

The attendee will be able to:

1. Identify the major characteristics of the dissociative mind and their implications for group psychotherapy.
2. Create mentalizing interventions linking self-states within and between patients.
3. Distinguish mentalizing features of group-as-a-whole processes and interventions. 

Course References:

Bromberg, P. (2006). Awakening the Dreamer: Clinical Journeys. Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.

Fonagy, P., Gergeley, G., Jurist, E. L., Target, M. (2002). Affect Regulation, Mentalization, and the Development of the Self. New York: Other Press.

Howell, E. (2005). The Dissociative Mind. Hillsdale, NJ: Analytic Press.