Working With Negative Feelings: Transference and Countertransference in Clinical Settings

Feelings, such as anger, envy, hopelessness, fear and disgust, are part of being human and often present the biggest challenge in working with patients, family members, colleagues or institutions.  This is especially true for frontline mental health workers who work with complicated and often difficult cases.   A panel of BGSP alumni presents examples of dealing with difficult feelings in a variety of settings, including a hospital diversion program, a group home and a home-based treatment program.

Presenters:  Juan Faraoni, M.A., Lauren O’Sullivan M.A., LMHC, Sarah Smith,  M.A., LMHC  

The presenters have clinical, supervisory and administrative experience in a variety of settings including a rehab center for developmentally delayed adults, psychiatric residential programs, outpatient psychiatric and substance abuse clinics, a therapeutic day school, CBAT and STARR programs, in-home therapy programs, Boston public schools and private practice. 

Discussants:
Jane Snyder, Ph.D., Cert. Psya., President of BGSP, Training and Supervising Analyst and Patricia Hugenberger, MSW, Psya.D., BGSP Faculty and Director of Continuing Education.  Both have extensive clinical experience working and/or supervising in a variety of settings, including community mental health clinics, psychiatric hospitals, residential and outpatient programs  and Lawrence and Boston public schools.

Objectives:

1. The participant will be able to discuss a variety of negative feelings that are aroused in the treatment setting and postulate the source and meaning in the case.
2. The participant will be able to discuss the effect of the setting on the difficult feelings that are aroused.
3. The participant will be able to discuss possible approaches that might help in working with difficult negative feelings in the clinical or other setting.

$20 in Advance     |    $25 at the Door   |   2 CE Credits/Clock Hours                         

For those interested in furthering their study of how to deal with negative feelings, the School is holding an Open House after the event at 3:15 pm.

Application for social work continuing education credits has been submitted. Please contact us at ContinuingEd@BGSP.edu for the status of social work CE accreditation.

The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis (BGSP) has been approved by as an Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP), ACEP No. 5676.  Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. BGSP is solely offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the programs.