Confronting Transference and Countertransference
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Educational Goal
Participants will gain increased competency in recognizing and addressing transference and countertransference.
Description
Therapists, counselors and professionals seldom understand the importance of being able to recognize transference and countertransference. This course will help therapists and other mental health professionals gain an understanding of themselves in order to fully be objective and help others in their journey of wellness. We will utilize simple assessments of self to be able to identify transference and countertransference and how to make a plan to address it. The course will also address how supervision can be helpful in addressing this often overlooked “hot spot” for mental health professionals.
Target Audience
- Counselor
- Marriage & Family Therapist
- Social Worker
- Substance Use Disorder Professionals
Presenters
Shea Barakatt is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor, and is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR). She has worked in residential treatment for over 14 years. She earned both her bachelor’s in sociology and her master’s in clinical social work from the University of Oklahoma and joined the Origins family as Clinical Director of Origins Counseling Dallas in March 2020. Shea loves helping counselors and interns learn to think outside the box creatively, expanding their knowledge to help patients and their families live the lives they deserve. Family systems and dynamics are a focus of her clinical passions. She says it’s rewarding to watch patients improve and flourish as they obtain the necessary tools to create a life of sobriety with balanced and improved health. Her hobbies include spending time with her very active and sports-centered family and traveling. A lot of her background is in sports, having been an athlete at the University of Oklahoma. She will gladly participate in anything related to sports or wellness.
Financially Sponsored By
- Origins Behavioral HealthCare