The Event: Introduction to Relational Psychodynamic Therapy
When: February 23rd, 2024, 12:30-3:30pm
Where: Group space at Joe’s office, located at 5060 Cascade Rd SE, Ste D, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Description: I will be speaking on the theory and practice of Relational Psychodynamic Therapy (RPT), which is a specific form of psychodynamic psychotherapy that is aimed at equipping therapists to utilize their experience in the room with their patients to deepen their work.
Learning Objectives: 1) Attendees will be able to describe why psychodynamic therapy has been misrepresented and under-utilized in recent decades. 2) Attendees will be able to integrate tenets of RPT in their work with their patients. 3) Attendees will interact with fellow psychotherapists in the area who work psychodynamically, which will lead to decreased feelings of isolation and burnout.
Target Audience: Any therapist looking to deepen their engagement with their patients. Social Workers, Counselors, and Psychologists would be prime examples.
Instructor Bio: I (Joe) am a psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice in Grand Rapids. I have been working in private practice 6 years, and have spent three of them completing the certificate program with the Contemporary Psychodynamic Institute. I’ve found a very rich, engaging, inspiring community at CPI, and I want to build a similar community of psychodynamic psychotherapists in West Michigan.
Agenda:
• Introduction of Presenter and Material: 0-10:00
• Teach out: The Misrepresentation of Psychodynamic Efficacy 10:00-45:00
o Group Discussion: What did you learn in Grad School about psychodynamic therapy? 45:00-1:00:00
• 5-minute break 1:00:00-1:05:00
• Teach out: Core Concepts of Relational Psychodynamic Therapy 1:05:00-1:40:00
o Group Discussion: What role do the Core Concepts play in your work currently? 1:40:00-1:55:00
• 5-minute break 1:55:00-2:00:00
• Case Consultation Example: Participants engage in Consultation model 2:00:00-2:50:00
• Q&A Time and Discussion of future use of RPT 2:50:00-3:00:00
• Reminder to Sign attendance sheets before leaving 3:00:00-3:05:00
Continuing Education information:
This workshop is ACE accredited which is sufficient for Social Worker’s requirements for Continuing Education Credits. For this three hour event a person can earn 3 credits. There is no partial credit, so a person must arrive at or before the start time, and stay for the whole event to receive any credit. A person can receive all three Continuing Education Credits or none at all.
I will provide attendance sheets to all attendees at the end of the workshop. I will take attendance at the beginning of the workshop and at the end. I will send Certificates of Completion via email within 30 days of completing the event.
Fee: $135
Registration Deadline: 11:59pm Friday, February 16, 2024. Payment required in advance via PayPal. More information below.
Refund Policy: If I need to cancel the event due to my becoming ill, I will contact all attendees as early as possible. I will offer a date to reschedule, those that can attend the new date will be automatically registered for that event. Those that cannot attend at that time will be issued a full refund. Outside of this event, no refunds are guaranteed.
Cancellation Policy: If I have to cancel the event for any reason I will offer the chance to reschedule, and a full refund will be offered to all participants.
Accessibility Questions: The exterior doors are accessible and there is an elevator to get to the second floor. The doors to my suite are all 32” or wider, but not automatic. Please contact me with any questions or requests for accessibility issues.
ACE Provider Statement: Introduction to Relational Psychodynamic Therapy, #5517, is approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Encounter Psychotherapy as an individual course. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 01/23/2024–01/23/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 3 Clinical continuing education credits.
Completion Requirements: After registering and paying for the workshop successfully, one must be present for the entirety of the 3 hour workshop. If an attendee fulfills these requirements, they will have met all criteria for 3 Continuing Education Credits, and will be sent a signed Certificate of Completion via email within 30 days of the event.
Contact for Registration & Questions : Contact Joe at joseph@encountergr.com, or call or text him at 616-287-5001. Once we talk and I confirm I have a spot for you, I will send you a link via email or text for you to pay the fee using Paypal.
Grievance Procedure : If you encounter a problem or you have a complaint about this course or the way it is being offered, please first reach out to me, Joseph Hull, via this email address: joseph@encountergr.com, or call my work cell number : 616-287-5001.
I hope we can resolve any issue that arises. If we cannot, or you are dissatisfied with how I handle your complaint, you are free to contact the ASWB to submit a complaint. You can follow this link, or their website is www.aswb.org.
In the event that I receive a refund request, a complaint about course content, or about the speakers, facilities, non-receipt of certificates, and other miscellaneous occurrences, I will bring the issue to my clinical consultation group, which is a group of licensed professional counselors and social workers who meet monthly to support each other in our practices. I will accept the group consensus as to the most ethical way of handling the request, and relay that decision to whomever submitted the request or complaint.