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Principles and Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy

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Length:
3.5 days

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About this course

The training is based on the therapeutic model developed by Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families Parent Infant Project, as described in their book The Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy (Routledge, 2nd edition, London 2015)

Who is this course suitable for?

Professionals working with infants and their parents who are interested in developing specialist therapeutic skills in this area – child psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, therapists, social workers, psychiatric nurses and allied professions.

Aims of course

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The aim of this course is to extend the understanding and skills particular to therapeutically-based, early intervention with attachment disorders. The course will examine the complexity of the work.

Programme

Each training day will include seminars and technique-based discussions, anchored in clinical video material.
The following topics will be addressed:

  • Theory and principles of psychoanalytic parent-infant psychotherapy
  • Engaging the family in parent-infant psychotherapy
  • Baby, parent/s and therapist – the therapeutic encounter
  • The process of ending in parent-infant psychotherapy
  • Working with ‘hard to reach’ high risk populations Therapeutic mother baby groups

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Testimonials

  • Participant, February 2017

    Excellent. The depth of the presentations and case examples was very helpful in understanding the core concepts and techniques in Parent Infant Psychotherapy. All the therapists were very generous in showing their own work, highlighting the individuality of each therapist's style.

  • Participant, February 2017

    Very useful and inspiring. It answered a lot of questions around what PIP is, who is it beneficial for and who is it not, what its main principals are, what possible applications can be used to different services. The trainers had a strong understanding of their practice and could see it from a critical as well as contemporary point of view.

  • Participant, February 2017

    An excellent, in depth course with a varied number of presenters. Use of video's and case studies and a number of different presenting styles meant that I remained focussed and interested throughout.

  • Participant, February 2017

    Really good. Very focused and informative. Really enjoyed the teaching, this was excellent, a good balance of methods of delivery and time to think / discuss.