Psychodynamic Counseling Approaches. ((3 Credits))

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Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the CMHC Program Explores the principles of psychodynamic counseling theory, conceptualization, and counseling techniques. Includes exploration of attachment theory, ego psychology, interpersonal psychoanalysis, Kleinian theory, object relations, and brief dynamic theories with a focus on intervention in counseling. Presents psychodynamic assessment strategies, stressing the important link between assessment, treatment planning, and outcome evaluation through a psychodynamic lens. Emphasizes the evidence-based role of psychodynamic approaches in working with personality disorders and severe and persistent mental illness.