CTM 5550 Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

3 Hours

This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy. The course will review the historical development of psychoanalytic/psychodynamic theory from Freud through self-psychology and psychoanalytic intersubjectivity theory. The focus of the course will be on the actual practice of psychodynamic psychotherapy and cover subjects such as assessment and diagnosis, establishing a framework, developing a therapeutic alliance, interventions and interpretations, working with transference and countertransference, and termination.