Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society
(a local chapter of Division 39 of the American Psychological Association)
presents a
Spring Conference
with
Timothy Rice, MD,
Leon Hoffman, MD, and
Tracy A. Prout, PhD
on
What is Regulation-Focused
Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C)?
An Introduction to an Evidence-based, Manualized, Short-term
Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
March 25, 2023
8:30am - 3:10pm
UT Conference Center
600 Henley Street
Knoxville, TN 37902
All city lots are free on weekends,
and most are a short walk to the venue.
Program Description
This introductory conference provides a comprehensive introduction to the theory, evidence, and practice of Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children (RFP-C). RFP-C is a manualized, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for children with externalizing problems, designed to help children and their families understand the meaning of disruptive behavior and to increase effective emotion regulation. The current leaders of the RFP-C approach engage the audience in learning the theoretical and empirical underpinnings of RFP-C and focus through hands-on exercises on its clinical technique. Clinical work with racial and ethnic minority and underserved children is emphasized. Interactive small-group exercises accompany the didactic theoretical and empirical material. The introduction to the clinical technique unfolds through extensive video-taped footage of real-life psychotherapy and concludes in an extended case presentation with audience engagement. An invitation to the audience to present their own case material and clinical challenges in work with children with disruptive behaviors will conclude the presentation. RFP-C is among the several short-term psychodynamic psychotherapies with an evidence basis. Clinical vignettes of techniques with both children and their caregivers illustrate the practical aspects of its use. An extended clinical vignette through the story of an eight-year-old boy named Jonathan demonstrates common themes and challenges in work with children with externalizing problems. The audience will be engaged after a lunch break in an invitation to present their own cases with one of the authors. In conclusion, the audience's discussed case examples can be understood within an RFP-C model, which can provide helpful specific clinical direction. Effective assessment and therapeutic techniques for use with children who present with disruptive and defiant behavior, irritability, and emotional dysregulation is accessible and employable through the evidence-based short term psychodynamic psychotherapy RFP-C.
Presenters
Timothy Rice, MD, is a child, adolescent, and adult psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in practice in New York, NY. He is Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he is Division Director of Inpatient Services for Mount Sinai Morningside and Mount Sinai West. He has presented nationally and international on the topic and has authored several papers and a book on the topic.
Leon Hoffman, MD, a Psychiatrist and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, is Training and Supervising Analyst in adult, child, and adolescent analysis, co-Director, Pacella Research Center at the New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute; Faculty, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai; Chief Psychiatrist/Psychoanalyst, West End Day School in NYC. In 2022 he delivered the American Academy of Child Psychiatry Norbert and Charlotte Rieger Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Award Lecure; the Paulina Kernberg Memorial Grand Rounds at the Weill Cornell Medicine Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Grand Rounds; and the Bruce A. Gibbard Lectureship in Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry.
Tracy A. Prout, PhD, is co-founder and director of IMPACT Psychological Services, a group practice with offices in Westchester and Beacon, New York. Prior to moving into full-time private practice, Dr. Prout was a tenured assistant professor of psychology at the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology where she co-led the psychodynamic psychotherapy training program. She serves as Director of Research at the Center for Regulation Focused Psychotherapy and co-chair of APsaA's Fellowship Committee. She is the author of more than 50 peer-reviewed publications and several books, including a psychodynamic treatment manual for children with disruptive behaviors, a textbook entitled Essential Interviewing and Counseling Skills (now in its second edition), and several APA books on deliberate practice.
Brief presentations will also be made by:
Can Buyukasik, MD, is a board-certified child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist in private practice in New York City. He is assistant professor of psychiatry at Donald & Barbara Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell and a psychoanalytic candidate at New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute.
Dr. Tatianna Kufferath-Lin, PsyD, is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral fellow at IMPACT Psychological Services in Mamaroneck, New York. She is a graduate of the Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology, where her dissertation focused on clinical process in RFP-C parent sessions. She regularly incorporates regulation-focused psychotherapy principles into her work providing psychotherapy and psychological evaluations to children, adolescents, and adults.
Schedule
8:30am Registration
8:55am Welcome and Introductions
9:00am An Introduction to the Theory and Evidence
10:30am Break
10:40am Clinical Case Presentation
11:40am Question and Answer
12:00pm Lunch (buffet) will be provided on-site and is included in the registration fee. If you are interested in vegetarian or vegan options, please contact APS President Renee Repka.
1:00pm Audience Interaction and Case Consultation
2:40pm Final Question and Answer
3:10pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn
Learning Objectives
After attending this introductory conference in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the evidence basis for a short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy for children with disruptive behaviors.
2. Define defense mechanisms and implicit emotion regulation.
3. Identify three common defense mechanisms used by children with disruptive behaviors.
4. Apply two intervention strategies in clinical work with children who present with externalizing symptoms using an evidence-based, short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy technique.
5. Describe two practical benefits of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy as a therapeutic option for children.
Participants
This program is open to all APS members. It is not limited to individuals practicing in a predominately psychoanalytic mode. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with introductory levels of experience and knowledge.
Registration Fees and Policies
BY March 18, 2023:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $105
Non-members: $120
Early-Career Professional Members: $50
Graduate Student Members: $15
AFTER March 18, 2023:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $130
Non-members: $145
Early-Career Professional Members: $75
Graduate Student Members: $30
Registration will close on March 23, 2023.
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 print the Program Registration form, and mail with your payment to:
Wesley Gosselin, LMSW
APS Treasurer
100 Forest Court
Knoxville, TN 37919.
Refunds honored with written/electronic notice at least 48 hours before date of conference. Contact Wesley Gosselin, LMSW.
Contact the APS President Renee Repka, PhD to negotiate fees, if needed.
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 Renee Repka, PhD.
APS Membership
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2022-2023 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 5.0 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
Prout, T. A., Rice, T., Chung, H., Gorokhovsky, Y., Murphy, S., & Hoffman, L. (2021) Randomized controlled trial of Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children: A manualized psychodynamic treatment for externalizing behaviors. Psychotherapy Research, 32(5), 555-570
Prout, T. A., Bernstein, M., Gaines, E., Aizin, S., Sessler, D., Racine, E., Spigelman, A., Rice, T., & Hoffman, L. (2020). Regulation Focused Psychotherapy for Children in clinical practice: Case vignettes from psychotherapy outcome studies. International Journal of Play Therapy, 29(1), 43–53.
Hoffman L. (2007). Do children get better when we interpret their defenses against painful feelings? Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 62:291-313.
Hoffman, L., Rice, T. R., & Prout, T. A. (2016). Manual of regulation-focused psychotherapy for children (RFP-C) with externalizing behaviors: A psychodynamic approach. New York, NY: Routledge.
Rice TR, Hoffman L. (2014). Defense mechanisms and implicit emotion regulation: A comparison of a psychodynamic construct with one from contemporary neuroscience. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 62(4): 693-708.
Contact
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to APS President Renee Repka, 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, as applicable.