Suitable For

• Psychotherapists.
• Psychologists.
• Psychiatrists.
• Psychology students.
• Mental health professionals interested in psychodynamic psychotherapy.
  
  

Recommended: Basic knowledge of psychopathology and psychological theories.

Overview
This 50-hour training program provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Designed for mental health professionals and trainees, the program guides participants through the entire therapeutic process, from assessment and case formulation to treatment implementation, therapeutic interventions, and treatment termination.

Participants will develop a practical understanding of psychodynamic psychotherapy and learn how to apply psychodynamic principles in clinical practice. The training emphasizes the development of essential therapeutic skills, including psychodynamic listening, reflection, interpretation, and working with affect, resistance, transference, countertransference, and therapeutic change.

By integrating theoretical knowledge with clinical application, the program equips participants with the foundations necessary to conduct psychodynamic psychotherapy with a wide range of psychological disorders.

Teaching Methods

• Interactive lectures and presentations.
• Clinical examples and case discussions.
• Conceptual diagrams and theoretical formulations.
• Demonstrations of psychodynamic techniques.
• Reflective exercises and guided clinical thinking.
• Application of concepts to real and simulated clinical cases.
  
  

Training Duration & Schedule

Total Duration: 50 Hours

• Introduction to Psychodynamic Psychotherapy

     * What is Psychodynamic Psychotherapy?
     * Theory of Therapeutic Action

• Assessment
• Case Formulation and Indications for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
• Beginning the Treatment
• Alliance, Empathy, and Neutrality
  
• Techniques of Treatment

     * Listening
     * Reflection
     * Intervention
     * Interpretation

• Tactics of Treatment

     * Affect
     * Resistance
     * Transference
     * Countertransference
     * Conflict
     * Dreams

• Meeting Therapeutic Goals
  
• Working Through
  
• Ending the Treatment
  
• Change Process and Treatment Efficacy

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

• Understand the theoretical foundations of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
• Conduct comprehensive psychodynamic assessments.
• Develop psychodynamic case formulations and treatment recommendations.
• Initiate and maintain psychodynamic treatment effectively.
• Build and manage the therapeutic alliance while maintaining empathy and therapeutic neutrality.
• Apply psychodynamic techniques such as listening, reflection, clarification, and interpretation.
• Recognize and work with affect, resistance, transference, and countertransference.
• Facilitate therapeutic change through working-through processes.
• Manage treatment termination and evaluate treatment outcomes.
• Conduct psychodynamic psychotherapy with greater confidence and clinical competence.