Supervision and Training with the
AEDP Institute Senior Faculty
In
addition to the 5-day intensive AEDP Immersion courses, the following
training opportunities are available with members of the AEDP Senior
Faculty:
I. Individual supervision
This can be done either in person, if geographically viable, or by
telephone, if long distance. In the latter, the supervisee sends the
supervisor a videotaped copy of the clinical material in advance of the
scheduled supervision time. Then, at the agreed upon time of the
supervision session, supervisor and supervisee speak by phone, with
each of them simultaneously watching videotaped segments from the
clinical material in question in their respective offices.
II. Individual supervision in the context of a small group
Each group member receives individual supervision from videotapes of
their clinical sessions, with the other members of the group watching
and participating in a group supervision process led by a certified
AEDP therapist. This way, supervisees can learn both from their own
supervision and the supervision of others via exposure to many other
patient-clinician and clinician-supervisor dyads. These groups tend to
develop a culture of trust and generosity which allows the risk-taking
of exposing one’s work and which is uniquely suited for optimal
experiential and reflective learning. Currently, the AEDP Institute is
offering 3 supervision groups in New York City led by Benjamin Lipton,
Jenna Osiason, and Eileen Russell.
III. Core Training Program
As AEDP so powerfully demonstrates, deep and positive transformations
occur in the context of safe, supportive and positive relationships.
The Core Training Program offers a quintessential opportunity to learn
the theory and practice of AEDP in the inspiring company of other
motivated colleagues. These groups integrate a primary focus on
supervision from videotape with didactic presentations and
demonstrations from Senior Faculty. Core Training groups meet
intensively for 5 weekends over the course of an academic year
(September to June) and usually consist of 8-10 members. The
concentrated time that members spend together immersed in learning AEDP
tends to foster a culture of trust and generosity which allows the
risk-taking of exposing one’s own videotaped work, many opportunities
to learn from the work of others, and a supportive environment that is
uniquely suited for optimal experiential and reflective learning.
The Core Training Program offers an intensive, synergistic, three-pronged approach to learning AEDP:
1) The development of an explicitly supportive and expansive collegial
environment that can nurture the professional development of individual
group members both in their local areas and within the greater AEDP
community.
2) Didactic seminars by
Senior Faculty of the Institute who will present AEDP theory and
demonstrate its clinical applications through extensive videotaped
illustrations of their work.
3) Extensive clinical supervision segments during which each individual
group member will have the opportunity to present their videotaped
sessions and receive individual supervision from Senior Faculty in a
group setting. We are committed to maximizing learning by creating an
individualized and accepting experience for all members within the
context of the overall group process. [Click here for more details on the structure and format of the Program].
Currently, we have the following Core Training groups: Diana Fosha, Ph.D. and Eileen Russell, Ph.D. each leads a group in New York City; Ronald Frederick, Ph.D. and Benjamin Lipton, LCSW (along with other Senior Faculty) each leads a group in San Francisco (Bay Area);Benjamin Lipton, LCSW leads a group in Seattle; and Danny Yeung, M.D. leads a group in Hong Kong. Additionally, groups will soon be forming in Boston, led by Kari Gleiser, Ph.D., and Philadelphia, led by Steven Shapiro, Ph.D.
If
you would like to take advantage of this exciting learning opportunity
or would like further information about the Core Training Program,
please contact either Benjamin Lipton, LCSW at benjaminlipton@aol.com and/or the individual leader of the Core Training group in your area.
IV. Training Seminars
A. Ongoing Training Seminar and Group Supervision
This
training group will meet monthly in Suburban Philadelphia as an
ongoing, intensive, small group experience to initially introduce and
subsequently immerse participants in the theory and technique of AEDP.
Teaching will be principle-centered and conducted in two phases.
Phase I (Seminar)
will primarily use a didactic format to introduce participants to
sequential and cumulative modules that cover the basics of AEDP theory
and technique. This phase is ideal for those with little or no prior
exposure to AEDP, but is also well suited for those wanting an
extensive review of core principles. The format will include lecture,
facilitated discussion, extensive review of the instructor's patient
videos and skill building exercises. The goals of Phase I are to
develop a solid working knowledge of AEDP that can be used in clinical
work and to develop a cohesive working group through members' exposure
to and exploration of the same core material.
Phase II (Group Supervision) will involve supervision of participants' patient videos in a safe and
cohesive small group setting to facilitate optimal integration of
material. There will continue to be video presentations and teaching
modules from the instructor as well as focused skill building exercises
during each meeting. The focus of Phase II will be accumulating
technical skill while acquiring an increasingly sophisticated base of
theoretical understanding and knowledge. The three states/ two state
transformations of AEDP and the triangles of experience/relationship
will both serve as fundamental models to understand and track clinical
material moment-to-moment and guide interventions. Equal emphasis will
be given to interventions targeted to facilitate core affective
phenomenon, regulate anxiety/ inhibitory affect and restructure
defenses. In addition, basic theoretical principles and techniques of
Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (STDP) will be used when applicable to
supplement the AEDP training.
Special
emphasis will be given to different ways of working with various
populations, ranging from over-regulated to under-regulated, and those
considered resistant or poorly motivated in the traditional sense.
Various styles and techniques will be reviewed, ranging from relatively
more anxiety-regulating to anxiety-provoking with particular attention
given to matching the therapist’s interventions with the patient's
clinical needs in that moment based on continuous assessment. Work with
other populations will include adolescents and their families, severe
character disorders, severe and persistent mental illnesses and those
in psychiatric crisis.
In
addition to focus on technique as applied to patient care, attention
will be given to development of the clinicians' professional identity
through constant exploration of the match between technical style and
personal self. Clinicians will be encouraged to increasingly integrate
AEDP with both their personal and professional selves to result in a
style that is natural, genuine, unique and highly individualized.
Accomplishing this deep integration is an advanced, and perhaps final,
goal that permits effective use of technique in a way that maximizes
use of both personal and professional resources to result in a style
that is highly effective, feels natural, and is deeply rewarding to
practice.
Dates and Location: Starting in January 2008. Exton, PA (suburban Phila.)
For further information, or to register, contact:
Steve Shapiro, Ph.D.
610-688-4940
stevensshapiro@comcast.net
Presentations and Workshops with the AEDP Institute Senior Faculty and Presenters
Institute
faculty, both senior faculty and presenters, are available for
presentations on AEDP, the application of AEDP to special patient
populations, the interface between AEDP and other treatment modalities
(e.g., EMDR, focusing, mindfulness), and topics of special interest to
each of them (e.g., attachment theory, spirituality).
If
you are interested in any of these training opportunities, or in having
any Institute faculty or presenters do a workshop or presentation,
either contact us or click here to contact Dr. SueAnne Piliero, the AEDP Training Coordinator. |
