Description
10 CPD POINTS/HOURS AWARDED FOR WEBINAR SERIES
Dr. Lou Cozolino is a practicing psychologist, professor and author who specializes in the areas of neuroscience, neuropsychiatry and education. Lou holds degrees in philosophy from the State University of New York at Stony Brook, theology from Harvard University and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from UCLA.
Lou’s research areas include working with clients with schizophrenia and their families, the long term effects of childhood stress and abuse, and the application of evolutionary theory, social and cognitive neuroscience, and attachment theory to the practice of psychotherapy. During this four-part recorded training workshop, Lou shares his view of the foundation aspects of therapy that will apply to any form of therapy you use in your practice. He uses a commendation of therapeutic demonstrations, panel discussions, question and answer sessions, readings and lectures to achieve the learning goals.
The Complete Series includes:
- Four part RECORDED webinar series
- 30% discount on Dr. Cozolino’s book “The Making of a Therapist”
- Recordings available for 12 months from date of purchase
- [An optional certificate for 10 CPD points/hours]
Overview
Decades of supervising new and experienced psychotherapists has shown how difficult we all find translating what we learn in the books and lectures of our training programs into the consulting room. This results in us feeling like an imposter, making things up as we go along but never sure what we are doing is correct or actually helpful. This puts us at risk for piling up endless credentials or finding a guru to believe in as we search for a feeling of security and competence in our work. During this four-part series, Lou will attempt to share with you his view of the foundation aspects of therapy that will apply to any form of therapy you use in your practice.
This Webinar series will focus on the following core aspects of the therapeutic process; The person of the therapist, the therapist-client connection, creating a case conceptualization and understanding and working with resistance. We will use a combination of in-class therapeutic demonstrations, panel discussions, question and answer sessions, readings and lectures to achieve our learning goals.
Learning Objectives
Participants will learn to:
- Transcend the idea of being perfect and stop feeling like an imposter
- Make good mistakes
- Appreciate and utilize not knowing the answers
- Understand the impact of their history on what they bring to the consulting room
- Better appreciate, identify and work with countertransference
- Learn the technique of shuttling between body and mind and between client and self
- Understand the connection between shame, perfection and self-care
- Identify, understand and work with resistance
Target Audience
This course is suitable for counselors, psychotherapists, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, students and anyone interested in attachment, trauma, addiction or neuroscience.
Webinar 1 | The Person of the Therapist
The first webinar will explore what leads us to become a therapist and the personal struggles we bring with us to the consulting room. Key concepts are core shame, the longing for perfection, and how to convert our imperfection and ignorance into therapeutic strengths.
Webinar 2 | The Therapist-Client Connection
In webinar 2, we will focus on our physical, emotional and cognitive experience in the consulting room. One central aspect will be an awareness of the activation, identification and processing of countertransference. Another key is an increasing ability to learn to be more tuned into yourself and your client through the technique of shuttling.
Webinar 3 | Creating a Case Conceptualization
Creating a Case Conceptualization will explore organizing the information you glean from your client to create a model of the origins and treatment of their psychological challenges. This involves applying a theoretical model to what you have learned and developing a treatment plan to serve as an ongoing (and updatable) guide through the therapeutic process.
Webinar 4 | Understanding and Working with Resistance
In the final webinar of the series, we will discuss the origins, nature and value to the client of a variety of different forms of resistance. We will explore various manifestations of resistance, the countertransference they can trigger, and various strategies for helping a client become aware of and with overcoming resistance.
Biography
Dr. Cozolino has diverse clinical and research interests and holds degrees in philosophy, theology, and clinical psychology. His interests are in the areas of the synthesis of neuroscience with psychotherapy, education, management, and leadership. He is the author of twelve books including The Neuroscience of Psychotherapy, The Neuroscience of Human Relationships, Timeless, Attachment-Based Teaching, The Making of a Therapist, The Development of a Therapist and Why Therapy Works. He has also authored and co-authored articles and book chapters on child abuse, schizophrenia, education, language and cognition. Dr. Cozolino lectures around the world on brain development, evolution, and psychotherapy and maintains a clinical and consulting practice in Los Angeles.
