EP00 Dialogue 07 - Nature and Challenge of a Narrative Perspective of Psychotherapy - Donald Meichenbaum, Ph.D., and Michael White, B.A.S.W.
Given a topic, to become aware of the differing approaches to psychotherapy, and to identify the strengths and weaknesses in each approach.
Moderated by Ellyn Bader, Ph.D.
Topical Panel 17 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 - Schizophrenia / Severely Disturbed Patients
Featuring Ray Corsini, PhD, Jay Haley, MA, Otto Kernberg, MD, and Michael White, BASW.
Moderated by Ruth McClendon, MSW.
Supervision Panel 5 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000
Featuring Donald Meichenbaum, PhD, James F.T. Bugental, PhD, and Michael White, BASW.
Moderated by Jon Carlson, PsyD, EdD.
Topical Panel 06 from the Evolution of Psychotherapy 2000 - Resistance
Featuring Albert Ellis, PhD, James Masterson, MD, Zerka Moreno, and Michael White, BASW.
Moderated by Christine Padesky, PhD.
All expressions of life are multi-layered, including people's descriptions of the problems they bring to therapy. An appreciation of this multi-layeredness of expression presents therapists with a multiplicity of options for therapeutic conversations. How can the multiple layers of expression be identified? How does this contribute to a range of options for re-authoring conversations?
This presentation will summarize the strategy, tactics and techniques of TFP (Transference Focused Psychotherapy), its indications and contraindications, process and outcome studies of the Cornell University Personality Disorders Institute that developed this treatment over the past 15 years.
Aspects of narrative practice will be discussed and illustrated. The workshop will include a focus on recent developments, and an updating of micro-maps of narrative practice. These micro-maps provide a guide to therapists in joining with people in exploring different ways of being in the world, alternative experiences of identity and new options for relating to others.