Biochemical & Psychoanalytic Considerations
A two part course that will familiarize you with common psychopharmaceuticals such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, psychostimulants & anti-psychotics, and how they work. You will become acquainted with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs, what they do and what they don't do. We also consider drug interactions and so called side effects. In the second week, the psychosocial and analytic meanings of medications are considered. Through reading and discussion we'll explore the role of meds in the therapeutic relationship, as both transitional and fantasy objects, as well as the meaning of medical-izing emotional and psychological states.
Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology, teaches psychopharmacology at the California Institute for Integral Studies, does research on Prenatal Determinants of Schizophrenia at Kaiser in Oakland, and was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on Aging for 5 years. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.
Each course (Parts I and II) meets the qualifications for 4 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
12:00 - 4:00 pm
11:30 am Networking and refreshments
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www.FeministTherapyAssociates.com
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