Description
Arthur Nielsen, MD, writes that understanding projective identification “offers a powerful lens through which therapists can examine and treat marital dysfunction and discontent.” Projective Identification is a defense mechanism by which individuals unconsciously recruit others to help them tolerate painful intrapsychic states of mind. Once therapists grasp the psychodynamics of projective identification, then, using tact and empathy, they will be able to significantly help couples become more self-reflective and aware of the minds of their partners.
In this interview, Dr Nielsen uses a number of clinical examples to demonstrate this.
Interview Date: 5/2020
This CE program is designated as intermediate.
Format: Asynchronous, distance learning. Non-interactive. Recorded audio with transcript.
CE Content Category: Clinical
Target audience: Psychologists, mental health counselors, marriage and family therapists, social workers, addiction counselors, nurses.
Conflict of Interest Statement: Dr. Nielson is the author of the book A Roadmap for Couple Therapy: Integrating Systemic, Psychodynamic, and Behavioral Approaches.
Author Bio
Subject Matter Expert:
Dr. Nielsen is a board-certified psychiatrist, psychoanalyst and couple therapist, with offices in Chicago. A Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago. He is on the Faculty of the Chicago Psychoanalytic Institute and The Family Institute at Northwestern University. He is the author of numerous articles on psychodynamic couple therapy, and his most recent book is A Roadmap for Couple Therapy: Integrating Systemic, Psychodynamic, and Behavioral Approaches.
Interviewer:
Barbara Alexander, LCSW, BCD, is a graduate of the Smith College School for Social Work and the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Program of the Chicago Institute for Psychoanalysis. After working for 13 years in child psychiatric settings and 30 years in private practice, she is now founder and president of On Good Authority, and an expert interviewer.
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Learning Objectives
Based on the content of this course, I can:
- Differentiate between positive and negative transference
- Discuss the meaning of Projective Identification
- Explain the two steps of Projective Identification and how they develop in couples
- Recognize how not to rescue couples interlocked in Projective Identification
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