CCPI Level 2: Module One: Catholic Anthropology: insights and applications to psychotherapy

Description:

This workshop will describe and explain several key areas of the Catholic understanding of the human person that are particularly relevant to psychotherapy.  Specifically, the morning session will cover the unity of body and soul, the holistic nature of sexuality, the person as substance in relation, and the human as the image of God. The afternoon session will focus on clinical applications. After an overview of important biological aspects of mental health, substance/relation will be clinically explored using primarily an intersubjective self psychology framework, though also including mentalization and several other models. Case studies will be included. 

Category of Education:  D1.3 Practice/Education/Research

Intended Audience:

• Students

• Psychologists

• Counselors, Social Workers, Marriage and Family Therapists, Addiction Counselors

• Clergy/Religious

Content Learning Level:  Intermediate

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the importance of body/soul unity and the problems resulting from dualism.  

2. List and briefly describe at least ten ways in which our bodily existence affects mental health, and some ways in which that can inform our clinical work.

3. Describe substance and relations as the philosophical foundations of human existence, and the ways in which those govern our psychological/emotional lives, particularly according to a Self Psychology framework.

4. Describe the problem of hyperreflexivity, its relationship to mental illness, and the ways in which therapy can address it (or, conversely, exacerbate it).

Schedule:

9:00 - 10:10: Presentation by Professor John Finley (1 hour 10 minutes)

10:10 - 10:25: Break (15 minutes)

10:25 - 12:05: Presentation by Professor John Finley (1 hour 40 minutes) 

12:05 - 12:35: Lunch (30 minutes) 

12:35 - 2:00: Presentation on Clinical Application by Dr. Greg Kolodziejczak (1 hour 25 minutes)

2:00 - 2:15: Summary and Closing (All) (15 minutes)

Commercial support for the program or instructor(s) and other relationships that could be reasonably construed as a conflict of interest:  None

Cancelation Policy: 
Refunds will not be offered for this event. However, registrants who cannot attend live are able to select the option to watch on demand and complete the home study to receive CE credits (if offered) at a later date. Any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to cpa_admin@catholicpsychotherapy.org for more details.

The Catholic Psychotherapy Association is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Catholic Psychotherapy Association maintains responsibility for this program and its content.