7 hours | 7 CEs
This on-demand professional training program on Becoming a Transformational Therapist: Introducing Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) is presented by Jonathan Peretz, PsyD.
Rooted in the short-term psychodynamic tradition but informed by contemporary attachment theory, affective neuroscience, somatic approaches, and transformational studies, Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy (AEDP) seeks to help clients traverse difficult emotional and relational experiences to release blocked energy and regain resources. Through lectures, clinical videos, and experiential exercises, participants will learn the basic elements of AEDP’s transformational approach and develop a clear understanding of the affective and relational change mechanisms at the heart of this contemporary model.
Intended Audience
This on-demand professional training program is intended for mental health and other allied professionals
Experience Level
This on-demand professional training program is appropriate for beginner, intermediate, and advanced level clinicians.
CE / CPD Credit
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Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this program you will be able to:
Describe how clients recognize and relinquish longstanding patterns of emotional avoidance
Describe the Triangle of Experience and AEDP’s “Four States and Three States Transformations” clinical map to conceptualize and guide treatment
Describe the effective receptive experience and the client’s sense of feeling felt, seen, and cared about to reduce shame and repair damage to the self
Describe nine change mechanisms inherent in AEDP
Describe four specific ways to modify AEDP for use with clients whose cultural backgrounds favor emotional restraint
Curriculum
1. Introduction
2. Attachment Origins
3. Phenomenology
4. Receptive Capacity
5. Affective Portrayals
Develop a Specialty Area of Practice
Transforming mental health professionals into experts
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CE Credit
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Convenience & Flexibility
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