Paul Lerner
Scholar's
Symposium
A Critical Look
at Case Formulation:
How Is It Really Done?
presented by
Jeffrey L. Binder, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University
Founding Member of APS
Saturday, May 19, 2018
10:00am–12:15pm
PLEASE NOTE 10am START TIME.
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Description of Program: Lerner Symposium
Case formulation is considered to be a crucial prerequisite for the conduct of successful psychodynamic psychotherapy. It’s the therapist’s guide throughout the treatment and is supposed to keep her (or him) focused on relevant content. Psychodynamic therapists of all disciplines are taught one or more methods of case formulation. However, do clinicians really use these methods once we are on our own out there in the practice world? First, Dr. Binder will briefly review representative samples of case formulation methods commonly taught in psychodynamic training programs. Then, he will discuss two major reasons why it is unlikely that these methods are widely used in practice. Also, Dr. Binder will look at structured case formulation models developed by clinical research teams to use in short-term psychodynamic therapy research and practice and which were inspired by the desire to overcome the limitations of traditional formulation methods. These models also are unlikely to be used in practice as they were taught to be used, for the same reasons that limit use of the more traditional formulation methods. Then, Dr. Binder will propose a more feasible conception of achieving and conveying an initial understanding of your patients. This method actually is a version of a narrative style used by a wide variety of past and present novelists. From this initial understanding, Dr. Binder will describe how a case formulation is elaborated as a personal story throughout the treatment. He will present examples of initial formulations as well as video illustrations.
Schedule:
9:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:50am Introduction of 2018-2019 APS Board
10:00am Lerner Symposium
11:00am Break
11:15am Lerner Symposium
12:15pm Complete program evaluations and adjourn.
Educational Objectives:
After attending this intermediate-level program in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the purpose of generic psychotherapy case formulation.
2. Describe psychodynamic, research-informed, structured case formulation models.
3. Apply psychodynamic, research-informed, structured case formulation models in practice with adults.
4. Describe the strengths and limitations of unstructured and structured psychodynamic case formulation models.
5. Utilize a practically feasible method of deriving an initial psychodynamic case formulation.
Presenter:
Jeffrey L. Binder, PhD, ABPP is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Vanderbilt University. Previously he held academic positions at the University of Michigan, the University of Virginia, and the Psychology Department at Vanderbilt University. For almost two decades, Dr. Binder collaborated on therapy research and various writing projects with the late Hans Strupp. From 1991 until September 2014, Dr. Binder was (at various times) Professor, Program Chair, and Dean at the Georgia School of Professional Psychology in Atlanta. He is a diplomate in Clinical Psychology of the American Board of Professional Psychology, as well as a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Georgia Psychological Association, and the Academy of Clinical Psychology. He has authored or co-authored three books on short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy: Psychotherapy In A New Key. A Guide To Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy (1984); Key Competencies In Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy. Clinical Practice Beyond The Manual (2004/2015); and Core Competencies In Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy. Becoming a Highly Effective and Competent Brief Dynamic Psychotherapist (2013). He also has published numerous articles and book chapters on the topics of psychotherapy and psychotherapy training. Dr. Binder has been Chief Psychologist of a CMHC in Michigan, Director of Outpatient Services of a CMHC in Charlottesville, VA, and Director of Adolescent Services and Adult Services at a Nashville psychiatric hospital. He has had a clinical practice conducting psychotherapy and supervision for over 40 years. Dr. Binder is a founding member of APS.
Participants:
This program is open to all APS members. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with intermediate levels of experience and knowledge.
Registration Fees and Policies:
Members are asked to register online in order to help us plan the event (and especially the breakfast!), but there is no charge for this event.
Online registration will close on May 16, 2018.
Facility is accessible to persons who are physically challenged. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to Bill MacGillivray, PhD.
American Psychological Association Approval Statement:
Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Education:
This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 2.0 continuing education credits. With full attendance and completion of a program Evaluation and Learning Assessment, a certificate will be issued. Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39.
APS and Division 39 are committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. APS and Division 39 are also committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in continuing education activities. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Selected References and Recommended Reading:
Betan, E.J. & Binder, J.L. (2017). Psychodynamic therapies in practice: Time-Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy. In Consoli, A.J., Beutler, L.E., & Bongar, B. (Eds.). Comprehensive textbook of psychotherapy. Theory and practice. Second Edition. New York: Oxford University Press.
Binder, J.L. (2004). Key competencies in brief dynamic psychotherapy. Clinical practice beyond the manual. New York: The Guilford Press.
Binder, J.L., & Betan, E.J. (2013). Core competencies in brief dynamic psychotherapy. Becoming a highly effective and competent brief dynamic psychotherapist. New York: Routledge.
Eells, T.D. (2015). Psychotherapy Case Formulation. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Contact:
Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to APS President Bill MacGillivray, PhD.
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between Division 39, APS, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding sources that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. During the program, the validity/utility of the content and risks/limitations of the approaches discussed will be addressed.