Psychodynamic DP Webinar 5/16/24 -Pointing Out Defenses and Inquiring About Underlying Fear
Faculty: Hanna Levenson & Jason Brand
DP Webinar — May 16 @ 9AM PST / Noon EST - Pointing Out Defenses and Inquiring About Underlying Fear
Cost: FREE
Co-sponsored by Sentio and APA
World-renowned Psychodynamic Psychotherapy trainer, author and researchers Hanna Levenson, Volney Gay and Jeffrey Binder have developed skill-building exercises to effectively achieve competency in key Psychodynamic skills. This work has culminated in the highly anticipated and recently published book “Deliberate Practice for Psychodynamic Psychotherapy”, published by the American Psychological Association.
This webinar series, co-sponsored by Sentio and APA Division 29, dives deep into the exercises from this book. Participants will have the opportunity to try each skill and receive feedback from lead author Hanna Levenson.
Each webinar will teach how Deliberate Practice can help in mastering Psychodynamic Psychotherapy, including:
The rationale for using Deliberate Practice for Psychodynamic skill development
Experiential practice to get a “taste” for Deliberate Practice
Feedback from an expert Psychodynamic trainer
Advice for setting up your own Deliberate Practice routine
About the Presenters:
Hanna Levenson, PhD, is Professor at the Wright Institute in Berkeley, California. She also maintains a private practice in Oakland where she sees individuals and couples for therapy and professionals for consultation/supervision. Dr. Levenson has specialized in brief dynamic therapy and supervision for 40 years. She has authored over 85 professional papers and three books (Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy, Brief Dynamic and Interpersonal Therapy, and Brief Dynamic Therapy, Second Edition) and has released five professional videos with APA illustrating her approach. Dr. Levenson received the Distinguished Contribution to Psychology as a Profession Award given by the California Psychological Association.
Jason Brand, LCSW is a Senior Deliberate Practice Trainer at Sentio. He is a podcaster, husband and father who works primarily with couples and men. He is certified in PACT (Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy) and hosts The Human Nurture Podcast that explores the learning process of becoming a couples therapist. He also facilitates Fathers’ Forum, a men's group for fathers of young children (birth to 5 years old). Jason lives in Berkeley with his wife of twenty years, his teenage daughters and their two dogs.