Training Institute

Psychotherapy training should emphasize, in both its content and form, preparing therapists to participate authentically in the therapeutic encounter. As the therapist's own growth as a person is crucial to her or his effectiveness, the training that we offer focuses on the unique unfolding of the person of the therapist. The process of learning is as important as the content mastered.

The Pine River Psychotherapy Training Institute meets monthly, on Friday mornings from 9:00-12:00.  The tuition of $975 includes two hours of individual consultation with any of our faculty.  Space is limited to 15 members.

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2007 Curriculum
2006 Curriculum
2005 Second Year Curriculum
2005 First Year Curriculum
2004 Curriculum
2002-2003 Curriculum

Group Process 
January 19, 2007 
Pauline Rose Clance, Ph.D., ABPP &
Nancy Cooley, Ph.D., ABPP
     This class offers experiential and didactic training in group psychotherapy.  Participants will form a group and process together.  The leaders will then explore ways to conceptualize the experience.

The Process of Change in Psychotherapy February 16, 2007   
Mark Timberlake, Ph.D. &
Avrum Geurin Weiss, Ph.D.
     While outcome measures are increasingly popular in psychotherapy, we have been less reflective about the actual nature and process of change.  In this class students will have the opportunity to articulate and deepen their understanding of the process of change.

The Therapeutic Relationship and Ethical Concerns 
March 16, 2007
Debbara Dingman, Ph.D. &
Bernhard Kempler, Ph.D., ABPP
     Different models of the therapeutic relationship will be presented and participants will work toward developing their own style.

Imagery and Deep Listening
April 27, 2007
Bernhard Kempler, Ph.D., ABPP
     Deep listening is a core therapeutic skill and is an indispensable aspect of effective psychotherapy.  Attending to the ongoing flow of the imagery in both the therapist and client is an important component of deep listening.

The Unconscious in Psychotherapy  
May 18, 2007
Ruth Hepler, Ph.D.
     The relationship of the unconscious to behavior will be explored.  Clinical application of this material will focus primarily on working with dreams utilizing a Jungian perspective.

Trauma and Resilience  
June 15, 2007
Avrum Geurin Weiss, Ph.D.
Traumatic experiences can cause us great emotional pain, compromise our ability to live effectively, and challenge the very foundation of our sense of self.  It is our capacity for resilience that allows us to survive, overcome, and even thrive in the face of traumatic experiences.
 

Transference, Counter-Transference and Ethical Concerns  
July 20, 2007
Debbara Dingman, Ph.D. &
Nancy Cooley, Ph.D., ABPP
     During this class we will discuss the origins, therapeutic effects and clinical management of transference and counter-transference reactions from a relational perspective.  Ethical considerations in therapy, consultation and supervision will also be considered.

Impasse and Treatment Failure
August 17, 2007
Marlyne Israelian, Ph.D. &
Louis McLeod, Ph.D.
     Therapeutic impasses and treatment failures are difficult to talk about, but critically important to our learning.  In this class we will look at the causes and resolutions of therapeutic impasses and the more challenging topic of treatment failures.

Couples Psychotherapy
September 28, 2007  
Louis McLeod, Ph.D., Judy Pemberton, Ph.D. & Bruce Pemberton, Ed.D.
     In this class we will explore the primacy of unconscious dynamics in the relationship of the couple.  We will work together to articulate strategies for managing the couples’ regression into rage and terror and promoting differentiation in the dyad.

Clinical Psychopharmacology
October 26, 2007  
Nancy Cooley, Ph.D., ABPP., & Marlyne Israelian, Ph.D.
     The workshop will aim to introduce key features of today’s most widely prescribed psychotropic medications, including indications, side effects, and contra-indications.  Special emphasis will be placed upon how referring a client for medication consultation can affect the therapeutic relationship.

Termination in Psychotherapy
November 16, 2007  
Debbara Dingman Ph.D. &
Mark Timberlake, Ph.D.
     The way we conclude a therapy relationship strongly impacts the ways re remember and carry it forward.  In this class on termination, we will explore satisfactory and unsatisfactory endings and use the group to both learn about termination and process our own ending.