Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society
a local chapter of the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association
presents the
Annual Membership Meeting
followed by the
Paul Lerner Scholars' Symposium
with
Kenneth N. Levy, PhD,
on
Mechanisms of Change in Transference-focused Psychotherapy (TFP):
Implications for teaching psychodynamic psychotherapy
Saturday, April 27, 2024
9:30am - 12:15pm
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Description of Program
This intermediate presentation will include theory, practical explication, research findings, clinical applications transference-focused psychotherapy (TFP) and discuss the implications of these domains for the teaching and supervision of TFP.
Presenter
Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, is a tenured Professor, Associate Director of Clinical Training, and served as Interim Co-Director of the Psychological Clinic in the Department of Psychology at The Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State, he supervises clinical training practicums emphasizing contemporary psychodynamic psychotherapy for personality disorders and directs the Laboratory for the Study of Personality, Psychopathology, and Psychotherapy. Dr. Levy also has a faculty appointment in the Department of Psychiatry at the Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University, is a Senior Fellow at Personality Disorders Institute, and is certified by the International Society for Transference-Focused Psychotherapy as a TFP therapist, teacher, and supervisor. Dr. Levy’s clinical and research interests bridge psychology and psychoanalysis focusing on attachment theory, personality disorders, and psychotherapy process and outcome. Dr. Levy has authored more than 200 articles and book chapters, as well as three books. His work has led to awards from the American Psychological Association, the Society for Psychotherapy Research, and the North American Society for the Study of Personality Disorders. He has won several paper awards including the Outstanding Scientific Paper Prize from the American Psychoanalytic Association (2002 & 2022). His work has also led to honorary membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association, and Fellow status in Division 39 (as well as Division 12 and 29, the Association of Psychological Science, and the Society for Psychotherapy Integration). Dr. Levy’s research has been funded by grants from the National Institute of Mental Health, American Psychoanalytic Association, and the International Psychoanalytic Association. He recently completed a federally funded grant to study unconscious and implicit processes in personality. Dr. Levy is licensed in New York and Pennsylvania, maintains a psychodynamic private practice, and teaches and consults on Transference-Focused Psychotherapy.
Schedule
9:00am Registration
9:30am APS Membership Meeting
9:55am Welcome and Introduction of Kenneth Levy, PhD
10:00am TFP Model and Mechanisms of Change
11:00am Break
11:15am Implications of Findings for Teaching and Supervising Psychodynamic
Psychotherapy
12:15pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn.
Learning Objectives
After attending this intermediate program in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP) model of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and its treatment, including relevant theory and constructs.
2. Describe the steps in practicing TFP, including the assessment of BPD, providing patients with feedback, setting the treatment frame, using TFP strategies, tactics, and techniques, managing countertransference and analyzing transference.
3. Articulate several mechanisms of change in the treatment of BPD with TFP.
4. Describe the empirical evidence supporting TFP, including findings from randomized clinical trials, and meta-analyses, and how this evidence compares with other treatments for BPD.
5. Describe the three implications of the psychotherapy research literature for the teaching of psychodynamic psychotherapy.
Participants
This program is open to all active 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
Professional and Scholar Members:
Free. Please register online by April 25, 2024.
Early-Career Professional Members:
Free. Please register online by April 25, 2024.
Graduate Student Members:
Free. Please register online by April 25, 2024.
Non-members:
Please join APS in order to participate in this program.
Although walk-ins will be accepted, please register online at www.aps-tn.wildapricot.org in advance to assure adequate food and seating.
Contact the APS President Frank Pittenger, 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 Frank Pittenger, PhD.
APS Membership
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2023-2024 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 2.0 continuing education credits. With full attendance (sign-in at start of program) and completion of a program Evaluation and Learning Assessment, a certificate will be issued. Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39. Partial credit is not available for partial attendance.
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
Cristea, IA, Gentili, C, Cotet, CD, Palomba, D, Burbui, C, Cuipers, P (2017). Efficacy of Psychotherapies for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry. 74: 319-328. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2016.4287
Fisher-Kern, M, Doering, S, Taubner, S, Hoerz, S, Zimmerman, J, Rentrop, M, Schuster, P, Buchheim, P, Buchheim, A (2015) Transference-focused psychotherapy for borderline personality disorder: change in reflective function. The British Journal of Psychiatry, 173-174. doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.113.143842
DeGenna, N M, Feske, U. (2013) Phenomenology of borderline personality disorder: The Role of race and socioeconomic status. J Nerv Ment Dis. V. 201, pp 1027-1034.
Keefe, J. R., Levy, K. N., Sowislo, J. F., Diamond, D., Doering, S. Hörz-Sagstetter, S. Buchheim, A., Fischer-Kern, M., Clarkin, J. F. (2023). Reflective functioning and its potential to moderate the efficacy of manualized psychodynamic therapies versus other treatments for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 91(1):50-56. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000760 (first published online September 29, 2022).
Kivity, Y., Levy, K. N., Wasserman, R. H., Beeney, J. E., Meehan, K. B., & Clarkin, J. F.(2019). Conformity to prototypical therapeutic principles and its relation with change in reflective functioning in three treatments for borderline personality disorder. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 87(11), 975-988. http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000445.
Kivity, Y., Levy, K.N., Kelly, K. M., & Clarkin, J.F. (2021). In-Session Reflective Functioning in Psychotherapies for Borderline Personality Disorder: The Emotion Regulatory Role of Reflective-Functioning. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 89(9), 751-761. https://doi.org/10.1037/ccp0000674
Levy, K. N., Meehan, K. B., Clouthier, T. L., Yeomans, F. E.., Lenzenweger, M. F., Clarkin, J. F., & Kernberg, O. F. (2017). Transference focused psychotherapy. In D. B. Fishman, F. Dattilio, S. B. Messer, D. J. A., Edwards (Eds). Case studies within clinical trials: Integrating qualitative and quantitative methods. New York: Oxford University Press.
Levy, KN, McMain, S, Bateman, A, Clouthier, T (2018). Treatment of borderline personality disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 41:711-728.
Levy, K. N., & Anderson, T. (2013). Is clinical psychology doctoral training becoming less
intellectually diverse? And if so, what can be done? Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice, 20(2), 211-220.
Levy, K. N., & Ellison, W. D. (2022). The availability of training opportunities in personality disorders in APA- and PCSAS-accredited clinical and counseling psychology doctoral programs. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 16(4), 376-384. https://doi.org/10.1037/tep0000376
Perez, DL, Vago, DR, Pan, P, Root, J, Tuescher, O, Fuchs, BH, Leung, L, Epstein, J, Cain, NM, Clarkin, JF, Lenzenweger, ML, Kernberg, OF, Levy, KN, Silbersweig, DA, & Stern, E, (2016). Frontolimbic neural circuit changes in emotional processing and inhibitory control associated with clinical improvement following transference-focused psychotherapy in borderline personality disorder. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences; 70: 51-61 doi:10.1111/pcn.12357
Yeomans, FE, Clarkin, J, Kernberg, OF (2015). Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical Guide. Washington, DC and London: American Psychiatric Press.
Yeomans, F. E., Delaney, J. C., & Levy, K. N. (2017). Behavioral Activation in TFP: The Role of the Treatment Contract in Transference-Focused Psychotherapy. Psychotherapy, 54(3), 260-266.
Contact
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to the APS President Frank Pittenger, 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.