PRE-CONFERENCE PROGRAM
COURSE #4
Group Therapy
Co-Leaders: |
Rosemary A. Segalla, PhD
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Self Psychology Page | 23rd Conference Program
Overview
This pre-conference course will teach participants about the application of self psychological principles to group psychotherapy. The underpinnings for the workshop are based on the theoretical advances developed by Drs. Segalla, Silvers, and Wine which emerged from twenty years of experience in co-conducting group therapy from a self psychological perspective.
The program is designed to teach and apply Kohutian, intersubjectivity, and motivational systems theory to group psychotherapy. Further advances also to be taught include the application of infant research to group therapy models, the multiple selfobject model, and groupobject theory (Segalla, 1997). In addition to the theoretical presentations, there will be a demonstration group designed to highlight a co-therapy model of treatment and the range of intervention strategies from a self psychology perspective. A combined treatment approach utilizing both individual and group therapies will be explicated as a model which proves optimally responsive environments. Ample clinical case material will be presented, including case material from the presenters and supervision/consultation with the presenters.