Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society presents a
Saturday Morning Seminar
with
James E. Gorney, PhD,
on
The Initial Interview in Clinical Practice
with a case presentation by
Stephanie Kors, MA
February 9, 2019
10:00am - 1:15pm
PLEASE NOTE 10am START TIME!
Registration begins at 9:30am.
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Click here for directions to the venue.
Program Description
This intermediate presentation will demonstrate and explicate the crucial importance of the initial interview in clinical practice. Irrespective of the particular theoretical orientation of a clinician, the first contact with a patient provides essential data for an initial diagnostic formulation, as well as establishing the relational basis for subsequent therapeutic engagement. Seminar participants will learn in detail the systematic protocol for conducting an initial interview, developed by Harry Stack Sullivan seventy-five years ago in The Psychiatric Interview. Dr. Gorney will also modify and adapt Sullivan’s recommendations for use in contemporary clinical work through the presentation of an actual initial interview, drawn from his own practice. In order further to concretize and operationalize interviewing technique, Dr. Gorney will consult upon and discuss an initial interview conducted by an Stephanie Kors, an advanced graduate student.
This seminar is appropriate only for licensed clinicians
or students in training due to the presentation of clinical material.
Presenters
James E. Gorney, PhD, received his Doctorate from the University of Chicago and completed his psychoanalytic training at the William Alanson White Institute. He served on the staff of the Austen Riggs Center and has taught at New York Hospital-Cornell, Duquesne, and the University of Tennessee. Dr. Gorney is the author of numerous papers on aspects of psychotherapeutic and psychoanalytic technique. He is a past president of the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society and is currently in independent practice.
Stephanie Kors, MA, is a fourth year graduate student in the Clinical Psychology program at the University of Tennessee. She received her Bachelor’s of Science from the University of Georgia and obtained her Master’s in Clinical Psychology from the University of Tennessee. She has co-authored several journal articles and is currently a student clinician at the UT Psychological Clinic and Cherokee Health Systems. Currently, Ms. Kors is a graduate student representative for the Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society.
Schedule
9:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:50am Welcome and Introduction
10:00am A Contemporary Perspective on Sullivan’s The Psychiatric Interview
11:30am Break
11:40am The Application of Technique Within the Initial Interview
1:15pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn
Learning Objectives
After attending this intermediate-level seminar in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe, in order, the phase-sequenced stages of the initial interview as developed by Harry Stack Sullivan.
2. Explain Sullivan’s concepts of “participant/observation,” “identification of characteristic patterns of living,” and “role of the therapist as expert,” and why they are critically important to the initial interview process.
3. Describe two examples of the application of Sullivan’s technical recommendations to emerging clinical material within the context of an actual initial interview.
Participants
This program is open to all APS members and other interested mental health professionals who may not be members. It is not limited to individuals practicing in a predominately psychoanalytic mode. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with intermediate levels of experience and knowledge.
This seminar is appropriate only for licensed clinicians
or students in training due to the presentation of clinical material.
Registration
Professional and Scholar Members:
$45 until February 4, 2019,
$55 after February 4, 2019.
Early-Career Professional Members:
Free if registered by February 4, 2019,
$10 after February 4, 2019.
Graduate Student Members: Free.
Non-members:
$60 until February 4, 2019,
$70 after February 4, 2019.
Although walk-ins will be accepted, please register online at www.aps-tn.wildapricot.org in advance to assure adequate food and seating.
If you prefer to pay by check, please mail your payment to:
Scott Swan, PhD
APS Treasurer
1005 Kenesaw Avenue
Knoxville, TN 37919.
Refunds honored with written/electronic notice at least 24 hours before date of conference. Contact Scott Swan, PhD.
Contact the APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD to negotiate fees, if needed.
Facility is accessible to persons who are physically challenged. Reasonable accommodations will be made for persons requesting them.
APS Membership:
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2018-2019 program year for $80. Scholars can join/renew for $50 and Early-Career Professionals can join/renew for $45. Graduate students may join or renew for $25.
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 3.0 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/Recommended Reading:
Morrison, J. (2008). The first interview (3rd ed.). New York: The Guilford Press.
Shea, S.C. (1998). Psychiatric interviewing: the art of understanding (2nd ed.). Philadelphia, PA: Saunders.
Silverstein, C. (ed.) (2011). The initial psychotherapy interview. Elsevier: London.
Sommers-Flanagan, J. & Sommers-Flanagan, R. (2012). Clinical interviewing (4th ed.). New York: Wiley.
Sommers-Flanagan, J., & Heck, N.C. (eds.) (2013). The initial interview with diverse populations. Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy, 43 (1), 1-62.
Contact:
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to APS President Joyce Cartor, 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.