Self Psychology (203A)
(formerly part of Psychoanalytic Models of the Mind Part 2)

Instructor: Peter Perault, MD

Distance Learners Welcome

This eight-week course will explore the paradigm shift in psychoanalysis that has fostered a deeper understanding and more definitive treatment of narcissistic pathology. It will cover technical aspects of empathy, self object transferences, countertransferences, and mechanisms of therapeutic action -- with plentiful case examples and readings from Heinz Kohut, Ernest Wolf, Michael Basch, Joseph Lichtenberg, Anna Ornstein, and others.

Prerequisite: Students will need a basic exposure to and understanding of psychoanalytic theory and its application to the treatment of patients. Applicants can meet this requirement through previous coursework, training, or supervision (e.g., Thinking Psychoanalytically: The Basics; the PPSC Introductory Course; psychoanalytic coursework or supervision in graduate school/residency or post-graduation). Applicants who don't meet this requirement can register for the course with permission of the instructor.

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Where:    Center for Psychological and Family Services, Chapel Hill
When:     January 14 - March 10, 2020  (no class Feb 11 - tentative)
Time:       7:10-8:40 pm
CME Credits: 12 / CE: 12  clock hours/ NBCC: 12 clock hours / All others: Letter of Attendance

About the Instructor: Peter Perault, MD 

Course Syllabus: posted here

Registration and Tuition Deadline deadline is January 7. 
$25 Registration Fee is due at time of application.
Tuition: $315
$235 for students matriculated in the training programs 
$290 for residents and graduate students
Payment plans can be arranged with the Administrator
Matriculated students aren't charged a course registration fee.  Students who register for more than one course in a semester pay only one registration fee.  In special circumstances we may accept registrations after the registration deadline, but there will be an additional $20 late registration fee.
Course Cancellation Policy

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Course Learning Objectives: Upon completion, class participants will be able to :

1. Describe the history of the development of Self Psychology in psychoanalysis.
2. Describe the selfobject transferences introduced by Heinz Kohut and their therapeutic function.
3. Discuss a comprehensive technical understanding of empathy and its clinical application.
4. Describe the working through process in Self Psychologically –informed psychoanalysis.
5. Explain the presence and meaning of hidden and unbearable shame, and use the understanding in clinical situations.
6. Discuss Kohut’s revision of the Oedipal situation and its clinical applications.
7. Describe the sources of narcissistic rage and its clinical relevance.
8. Explain the extension of Self Psychological theory to advances in relational, intersubjective and motivational systems theories.

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