Product Details
Course Title: Evidence for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
Course Format: Recorded asynchronous distance learning (audio)
Course Description:
The activity covers how evidence-based evaluations of psychodynamic psychotherapy. It presents examples and scenarios that help learners better understand the how to discuss and use psychodynamic psychotherapy as a treatment method.
Date Recorded: September 2023
Learning Objectives:
- Critically appraise Dr. Shedler's critique of "evidence-based" psychotherapy, its evolution, misuse, and implications. Identify his criticisms of its assumptions and how it deviates from its original meaning in medicine.
- Explain the meaning of transference and show how it’s intentionally used within the therapeutic process.
- Summarize the concept of the “frame” and demonstrate how the “frame” is applied within the therapeutic process.
- Criticize the misconceptions of psychodynamic therapy and consider how psychodynamic approaches may benefit patient outcomes.
Target Audience: Social Workers
Instructors:
Jonathan Shedler, phd psychodynamic psychologist and clinical professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco
Mark L. Ruffalo, MSW, dpsa, Editor in Chief, The Carlat Psychotherapy Report. Psychotherapist in private practice in Tampa, Florida. Instructor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine and Adjunct Instructor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine.
Geneva Valeska, BS, undergraduate degree in Neuroscience & Cognitive Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. Podcast coordinator at Carlat Publishing.
CE Credit: 1 general
Fees: $20
Refund and Cancellation Policy: Purchasers and subscribers may cancel at any time for a full refund if not completely satisfied.
Instructions for requesting accessibility accommodations:
If you need assistance accessing the course materials, please contact us using the contact form https://www.thecarlatreport.com/contact-us
Course completion requirements:
To earn CE credit, social workers must purchase the course, read the material, and complete the post-test (with a passing score of 80%) and complete the course evaluation. Post-tests may be retaken.
When and how certificates are issued:
Certificates of completion will be emailed upon course completion.
Contact information for questions or concerns:
For questions, concerns, or to request special accommodations, please email carlat@thecarlatreport.com or call 866-348-9279.
Complete ACE approval statement
The Carlat CME Institute, [Provider #1908], is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: April 30, 2024 – April 30, 2025. Social workers completing this course receive 1 general continuing education credit.