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ForwardIOP Seminar: Beginning a Treatment - Instructor Dan Knauss, PsyD ABPP
This seminar will focus on the initiation of a treatment from a psychodynamic perspective. A particular focus will be placed on the notion of the frame and its establishment, the role of a psychodynamic therapist as related to their theoretical lens, and boundaries that contain a therapeutic process. Participants will explore these concepts through readings, discussion, and clinical examples, emphasizing their application in therapeutic settings.
Target Audience
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Learning Objectives
Participants will be able to identify three key elements of the frame and their relevance to the beginning of a treatment.
Participants will be able to discuss the manner in which they orient a patient to treatment at the outset of therapy.
Participants will be able to describe deviations in the frame and what they might indicate about treatment.
Participants will be able to assess boundary violations relevant to a psychodynamic treatment.
Participants will be able to explain the differences between classical and contemporary approaches to maintaining the frame in treatment.
Dan Knauss, PsyD, ABPP, is the director of training, a staff psychologist, and vice-chair of the Institutional Review Board at the Austen Riggs Center.
He holds interests in infant mental health, epistemic trust in systems of care, and mentalization informed approaches to treatment. Dr. Knauss is board certified in psychoanalysis and is active in organizations promoting psychoanalytic thinking and approaches to treatment. He serves on the boards of the Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc., the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychology, and as a Member at Large on the board for The Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, Division 39, of the American Psychological Association.
In addition, he serves on the Editorial Board for Psychoanalytic Psychology and formerly served on the Editorial Board of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He is passionate about psychoanalytic education and supervision.
Austen Riggs Center Inc. adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. All those at Austen Riggs Center involved in the planning of this activity, including the presenter(s) listed above, report they have no relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company*.
The views and opinions expressed in this presentation are those of the presenter(s) and do not necessarily represent the official policy or position of the Austen Riggs Center.
* An ineligible company is any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.
Available Credit
- 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACCME - As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this learning activity for a maximum of 6.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 6.00 APA
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this learning activity for 6.00 continuing education credit(s) (CE) for psychology. Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.
Austen Riggs Center, Inc. is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY-0115.