Impasse in Psychotherapy - Daniel Knauss, PsyD, ABPP (Recorded)
This presentation will provide an overview of the psychotherapeutic phenomena of impasse. Focus will be placed on the contributing factors to the development of impasse, signs in both the patient and therapist that signal an emergent impasse, systems issues related to impasse, and techniques for engaging impasse in the therapeutic dyad.
Target Audience
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Learning Objectives
- Describe the phenomena of impasse in psychotherapy.
- Identify three factors contributing to impasse in psychotherapy.
- Discuss how to directly engage an unfolding impasse in psychotherapy.
Daniel Knauss, PsyD, ABPP, is the Director of Training, a staff psychologist, and Grand Rounds Chair at the Austen Riggs Center. He is board certified in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy as well as psychoanalysis. Dr. Knauss has worked clinically in a variety of settings including private practice, community mental health, university counseling centers, medical centers, and residential treatment settings. He serves on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, the Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education, Inc., and the American Board and Academy of Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Psychology.
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.
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In support of improving patient care, The Austen Riggs Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team
Available Credit
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
ACCME - As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this learning activity for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
- 1.00 APA
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Austen Riggs Center, Inc. designates this learning activity for 1.00 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.
- 1.00 ASWB-ACE
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, The Austen Riggs Center is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organization, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Austen Riggs Center maintains responsibility for this. Social workers completing this Enduring course will receive 1.00 continuing education credit(s).
- 1.00 Contact Hours/ ParticipationA certificate of attendance for all Learners.