Workshop Description
Adolescents are a challenging, risk-taking, and rewarding population. As psychologists and psychotherapists, they make unique demands on our ability to empathically care, set limits, manage their parents/caregivers, and address transference and countertransferencial concerns. This presentation will discuss theories of attachment and identity development emphasizing the importance of diversity as a normative element of adolescent development. Pragmatic interventions will be highlighted.
After completing this workshop, participants will be able to:
1. Identify at least three features of adolescent development related to the self, peer relationships, and emotions.
2. Demonstrate increased sensitivity to adolescent cultures especially as it relates to psychotherapy with an adolescent.
3. Discuss the impact of transference and countertransference on the adolescent psychotherapy.
4. Cite three new intervention techniques.
California Psychological Association (CPA) is co-sponsoring with Contra Costa County Psychological Association. CPA is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists CPA maintains responsibility for this program and its contents.
Important Notice: Those who attend the workshop and complete the CPA evaluation form will receive 2.0 continuing education credits. Please note that APA CE rules require that we give credit only to those who attend the entire workshop. Those arriving more than 15 minutes after the start time or leaving before the workshop is completed will not receive CE credits.