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  Aug 21, 2025
 
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PY 7002L - Advanced Intervention: Psychodynamic


This course provides an in-depth exploration of advanced psychodynamic interventions, integrating intrapsychic and interpersonal models to enhance clinical conceptualization and therapeutic technique. Students will examine contemporary Object Relations, Self Psychology, Intersubjective, and Relational theories, focusing on how early attachment experiences, unconscious processes, and interpersonal dynamics shape psychopathology and the therapeutic relationship. Emphasis will be placed on transference-countertransference dynamics, resistance, enactments, and the evolving role of the therapist, with special attention to how race, culture, gender, and identity influence the therapeutic process. Through case studies, clinical role-plays, and process-oriented discussions, students will refine their ability to engage in deep, reflective psychodynamic work, balancing neutrality with relational attunement to facilitate insight and transformation.  (3 credit hours)




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