OUTLINE

       BODY CENTERED PSYCHOTHERAPY

          COURSE A: DEFENSE STYLES AND CHARACTER  ANALYSES

"Childhood is a nightmare"

                                  Sheldon Kopp

                                                                                Magritte, Spirit of Geometry

 

 

 

 

 

 

October

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Introduction: I. Body Centered Psychotherapy    -A Developmental Approach 2. Character Development 3. The schizoid Issue

Saturday

9:00-11:00 AM	The Schizoid Character Structure from a Bioenergetic and Object Relations Perspective Experiments
11:15 AM-12 PM	Quality of Contact, Exploration of the schizoid style of contact
12:05-1:00 PM	Review of Assignments
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Reading

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM

Transference, Countertransference, Supervision

November

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Lecture: I. Attachment and Character Development 2. The Oral Character Structure     - A Bioenergetic Perspective Experiments

Saturday

9:00-11:00 AM	The Oral Style Quality of contact Experiments
11:15 AM-12 PM	Quality of Contact, Exploration of the oral style of contact
12:05-1:00 PM	Review and discussion of Assignments
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM

Transference, Countertransference, Supervision

January

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Lecture: I. Developmental Phases:                      - An Overview of Mahler's obser-           vations 2. Narcissism and The "Psychopathic"      Character Structure     A Bioenergetic and Object                   Relations Perspective     Experiments

Saturday

9:00-11:00 AM	The Psychopathic (Narcissistic) Style Quality of contact Experiments
11:15 AM-12 PM	Quality of Contact, Exploration of the Narcissistic style of contact
12:05-1:00 PM	Review and discussion of Assignments
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM

Countertransference, Transference, Projective Identification, Supervision

February

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Lecture: Developmental Psychology - The Masochistic Character Structure - a Bioenergetic Perspective Experiments

Saturday

9:00-11:00 AM	Shame and the Masochistic Structure - The Masochistic style Quality of contact Experiments
11:15-1:00 PM	Review and discussion of Assignments
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM

Countertransference, Transference, Supervision

March

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Lecture: 1. The Oedipal Triangle 2. The Rigid Character structure     Experiments

Saturday

9:00-11:00 AM	The Rigid Style Quality of contact Experiments
11:15-1:00 PM	Review and discussion of Assignments
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM

Countertransference, Transference, Supervision

April

Friday

6:30-8:30 PM

Lecture: The Borderline Personality from an Object Relations Perspective Experiments

Saturday

9:00-11:00 AM	Quality of contact (Borderline) Experiments
11:15-1:00 PM	Substance Abuse and Addiction
2:00-4:00 PM	Bioenergetic Exercises Body Readings

Sunday

9 AM-1 PM

Countertransference, Transference, Projective Identification, Supervision