October 4 & 5, 2024 - Tucson, AZ
Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is associated with emotional distress, impaired functioning, addiction, and self-injurious behaviors. Transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) is an empirically supported individualized psychotherapy for patients with borderline personality disorder. TFP has been shown to reduce symptoms of BPD, suicidal behavior, and hospitalizations, and to improve social and personality functioning. The goal of this summit is to convene psychotherapists to engage with and learn from international experts in TFP for BPD and other personality disorders.
This event is co-produced by the Southwest Psychoanalytic Society and the UArizona COM-T Department of Psychiatry.
- Friday, October 4: Keynote Address with Stephan Doering, MD, Chair of the Department of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at the Medical University of Vienna
Presentation details
- Saturday, October 5: Summit
Hacienda del Sol - 5501 N. Hacienda Del Sol Rd. Tucson, AZ 85718
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- Presenters' bios
Topics to be addressed include:
- Communication styles of patients with BPD
- Theory, treatment principles, and evidence base for TFP
- Blending TFP with general psychiatric management, dialectical behavior therapy, and mentalization based therapy
- Case presentations and group discussions
$45 Residents/Interns/Candidates/Fellows - $25 Students
The Saturday Summit includes catered breakfast and lunch, opportunities for networking, and time to connect with old and new friends. In the spirit of educating future psychotherapists, trainees and early career mental health practitioners will be invited for on-site mentoring and networking.
When participants attend the entire event on Saturday and complete the evaluation, this program meets criteria for 4.25 hours of CE credits for Psychologists in the State of Arizona. Upon submission of the evaluation, a Certificate of Attendance will be emailed.