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Individuals experiencing psychosis can present with debilitating symptoms that negatively impact their quality of life and daily functioning. Despite the mounting evidence for the effectiveness of non-pharmacological treatments for psychosis, many clinicians report feeling ill-equipped to provide such treatment. This webinar will provide you with a foundational understanding of psychological treatments for psychosis, with an emphasis on cognitive-behavioral approaches. You will be introduced to the most cutting-edge treatments for thispopulation and the key mechanisms that make these treatments effective. Finally, strategies for addressing common challenges in treating psychosis will also be discussed. Attendees should leave the webinar with an understanding of the current evidence base for the treatment of psychosis and best outlets for further study.

If you purchase this webinar, you may also want to purchase one of the discussion groups.  They are taking place on either Wednesday November 12th from 7-8:30 PM ET or Saturday November 15th from 11 AM-12:30 PM ET.

Although many psychodynamic ideas were first suggested by Sigmund Freud a century ago, these concepts and how they are applied to psychotherapy have evolved and changed over the decades. This webinar will present a contemporary approach to practice and will explain how these dynamic ideas can be combined with other theories within a unified approach to psychotherapy. In order to promote a unified approach to treatment, this seminar will highlight how intrapsychic processes shape cognition, emotion, and behavior.
 

Psychological functioning is influenced by intrapsychic processes whether we attend to these effects or not. This webinar will introduce psychodynamic conceptualization based on three clinical hypotheses. First, it is important to attend to the integrity of the intrapsychic system and explore how conflicts are dealt with and whether there are maladaptive processes that are interfering with optimal functioning. Second, some clients are using defense mechanisms that were once adaptive but, as development has progressed, these defenses have lost their adaptive advantage. Third, some clients are experiencing intrapsychic conflicts between internal parts that may represent internalized objects that have been introjected from primary attachments.
 

Foundational psychodynamic skills will be described that address three general processes: (1) Exploration and functional analysis of defenses; (2) Guided discovery to uncover more adaptive intrapsychic functioning; and (3) Enacting adaptation outside of psychotherapy. These foundational psychodynamic skills will be demonstrated with role-play videos that will allow participants to see how they can explore defenses with their own clients.
 

The latter part of the webinar will introduce exploration of internal parts and intrapsychic conflicts. Internal parts have been described in different ways by theories including psychoanalysis, transactional analysis, emotion-focused therapy, and internal family systems. Participants will be encouraged to consider how these ideas can inform their own practice of psychotherapy with clients.
 

This seminar is part of Level Two of Training in Unified Psychotherapy (TUP), focusing on working contextually with external contexts and internal influences. An essential part of a unified approach to treatment is understanding the impact of intrapsychic defenses and conflicts on dysfunctional thoughts, feelings, and actions and fostering more adaptive responses.