Learning psychodynamic psychotherapy in Southeast Asia

The subjective nature of psychodynamic psychotherapy (PP) makes training and supervision more abstract compared to other forms of psychotherapy. The issues encountered in the learning and supervision process of PP of Malaysian psychiatry trainees are discussed in this article. Issues of preparation...

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Main Authors: Loo, Jiann Lin, Ang, Jin Kiat, Subhas, Natasha, Ho, Brian Kong Wai, Zakaria, Hazli, Alfonso, César A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Guilford Publications 2017
Online Access:http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62291/1/Learning%20psychodynamic%20psychotherapy%20in%20Southeast%20Asia.pdf
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author Loo, Jiann Lin
Ang, Jin Kiat
Subhas, Natasha
Ho, Brian Kong Wai
Zakaria, Hazli
Alfonso, César A.
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description The subjective nature of psychodynamic psychotherapy (PP) makes training and supervision more abstract compared to other forms of psychotherapy. The issues encountered in the learning and supervision process of PP of Malaysian psychiatry trainees are discussed in this article. Issues of preparation before starting PP, case selection, assessment of patients, dynamic formulations, supervision, anxieties in the therapy, countertransference, termination of therapy, the treatment alliance, transfer of care, the therapeutic setting, and bioethical considerations are explored. Everyone's experience of learning PP is unique and there is no algorithmic approach to its practice. With creative thinking, effort, and “good enough” supervision, a trainee can improve PP skills, even in underserved areas of the world.
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spelling upm.eprints-622912019-10-30T06:50:24Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62291/ Learning psychodynamic psychotherapy in Southeast Asia Loo, Jiann Lin Ang, Jin Kiat Subhas, Natasha Ho, Brian Kong Wai Zakaria, Hazli Alfonso, César A. The subjective nature of psychodynamic psychotherapy (PP) makes training and supervision more abstract compared to other forms of psychotherapy. The issues encountered in the learning and supervision process of PP of Malaysian psychiatry trainees are discussed in this article. Issues of preparation before starting PP, case selection, assessment of patients, dynamic formulations, supervision, anxieties in the therapy, countertransference, termination of therapy, the treatment alliance, transfer of care, the therapeutic setting, and bioethical considerations are explored. Everyone's experience of learning PP is unique and there is no algorithmic approach to its practice. With creative thinking, effort, and “good enough” supervision, a trainee can improve PP skills, even in underserved areas of the world. Guilford Publications 2017 Article PeerReviewed text en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/62291/1/Learning%20psychodynamic%20psychotherapy%20in%20Southeast%20Asia.pdf Loo, Jiann Lin and Ang, Jin Kiat and Subhas, Natasha and Ho, Brian Kong Wai and Zakaria, Hazli and Alfonso, César A. (2017) Learning psychodynamic psychotherapy in Southeast Asia. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 45 (1). 45 - 57. ISSN 2162-2590; ESSN: 2162-2604 https://guilfordjournals.com/doi/abs/10.1521/pdps.2017.45.1.45 10.1521/pdps.2017.45.1.45
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