Dynamic Psychotherapy Online CME Course
Continuing Medical Education
The American College of Psychiatrists periodically schedules Pre-Meetings in conjunction with its Annual Meetings to allow participants to explore discrete psychiatric topics in greater depth. As a service to its Members, The College makes certain of these Pre-Meetings available online as Internet-based enduring materials.
Brief and Long-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy
Description
“Brief and Long-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy” is an online program adapted from a Pre-Meeting originally held on February 24-25, 2009, in Tucson, Arizona, by The American College of Psychiatrists. Participants will be able to access synchronized audio and video recordings of the program along with slides presented during the lecture.
Audience
This program is intended for Members of the American College of Psychiatrists who wish to advance their understanding of dynamic Psychotherapy.
Objectives
Overall Learning Objectives:
After this program, participants should be able to:
- Summarize progress in understanding psychodynamic psychotherapy based on neuroscience research.
- Identify specific expert-informed psychotherapy tools that might be used for accreditation of individual psychiatrists and taught in training programs.
- Discuss improvements in clinical practice by incorporating standards of excellence across established competencies for psychiatrists.
Learning Objectives for Individual Sessions:
The Neurobiological Underpinnings of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to specify the core psychological constructs of psychodynamic psychotherapy, identify the neural systems that likely support each of them, and provide examples of psychiatric illnesses that are consequences of disturbances in those neural systems.
The Empirical Basis and Indications for Brief and Long-Term Dynamic Therapy
At the end of this lecture, participants will be able to specify the indications for brief and long-term dynamic psychotherapy.
Brief Therapy for Panic Disorder
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will have an understanding of psychodynamic theory and clinical approaches to panic disorder.
Working with Resistance in Dynamic Therapy
The participant will understand the origin and history of the concept of resistance, its current meaning and the role that this understanding has played in the practice of dynamic psychotherapy.
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to identify the indications for Transference Focused Psychotherapy, its major strategies, tactics, techniques, and prognosis, and be able to identify typical complications in the treatment and ways to handle them.
Mentalization-Based Treatment
At the conclusion of this activity, participants will be able to appreciate some unique features of the mentalization based treatment approach, understand its relevance to other approaches to psychological therapies they favor, and have familiarity with one or two techniques associated with this treatment approach with BPD patients.
Credits
The American College of Psychiatrists is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American College of Psychiatrists designates the PIPE exam for a maximum of 7.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Release/Termination Dates:
The American College of Psychiatrists introduced this online Pre-Meeting program in May of 2009. The College certifies this program for CME credit through April of 2011.
Internet Privacy Policy
Purpose:
This policy is written in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The American College of Psychiatrists is accredited by the ACCME to provide Continuing Medical Education (CME) for physicians. The ACCME requires that its accredited providers who offer Web-based activities have a separate Internet privacy policy. The purpose of this document is to inform the learner about how his/her privacy is protected when participating in a web-based CME activity accredited by The American College of Psychiatrists.
Privacy Policy Statement
The American College of Psychiatrists is committed to protecting the privacy of its Internet CME customers. Internet activities sponsored by the American College of Psychiatrists may be used as an educational resource for psychiatrists.
Personal and credit information collected over this Internet site will be kept confidential and used to maintain an adequate record of an individual’s participation in the relevant activity. This information will not be released, sold, or distributed to an outside organization except as required by law.
If you have any questions about Web-based CME activities delivered by The American College of Psychiatrists, please contact:
The American College of Psychiatrists
122 S. Michigan Ave., Suite 1360
Chicago, IL 60603
312-662-1020
Author/faculty disclosures
The Pre-Meeting was planned by The College’s Task Force on Psychotherapy and developed in cooperation with the featured speakers. Members of the Task Force and faculty have disclosed the following relationships with proprietary entities producing healthcare goods or services:
- Busch, Fredric N. (Faculty) - Speaker
Forest Pharmaceuticals
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals - Gabbard, Glen O. (Faculty, Committee on Scientific Programs, Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Kernberg, Otto F. (Faculty) - Nothing to disclose
- Michels, Robert (Faculty) - Nothing to disclose
- Oldham, John M. (Faculty, Committee on CME, Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Peterson, Bradley S. (Faculty) - Nothing to disclose
- Reynolds, Charles F. (Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Shear, M. Katherine (Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
- Spiegel, David (Faculty, Psychotherapy Task Force) - Nothing to disclose
