Traumatic Transference and Countertransference: Minefield or Gold Mine?

As part of our foray into the blog world, we would like to increase your awareness of events Womencare Counseling Center is involved in or hosting. Please take a look at this event, which is happening at the end of May. We'd love for you to join us!

Event Details
Traumatic Transference and Countertransference: Minefield or Gold Mine?

• Date and Time: Friday, May 24, 2013, 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
• Location: Hilton Garden Inn, Evanston
• Presented by: Laurie Kahn and Janet Migdow
• 6 CEUs are available
  

Many therapeutic dilemmas and disasters described in clinical literature are with trauma survivors. The interpersonal terrain of these therapeutic relationships is filled with opportunities for the therapist inadvertently to retraumatize the client.

On the other hand, the awareness and the successful management of traumatic transference and  countertransference open doors that can deepen our understanding of the client's dissociated traumatic injuries and associated affects. We believe that the provision of safety in trauma therapy is intimately connected to the management of traumatic transference and the traumatic countertransference engendered in the therapist.

In this workshop we will explore therapeutic opportunities and challenges presented by this transferential field. We will pay special attention to the particular difficulties of both erotic and sadistic transference and countertransference with clients who have experienced relational traumas.

How To Register

• Register online
  Once you have completed the online registration form you will be directed to the payment page. You can also return to this page and then make your payment. 
• Call us at 847-491-0530, and provide us with your name, mailing address, phone number and payment information. 
• E-mail Julie Dinelli at jdinelli@womencarecounseling.com and provide us with your name, mailing address, phone number and payment information. 
• Mail a completed registration form with a check or credit card information to:

Womencare Counseling Center
1740 Ridge Avenue, Suite 201
Evanston, IL 60201
Attn: Registration