The Boston Change Process Study Group
On Moving Through and Being Moved By
Recorded Saturday 11 September 2021
With Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern M.D., Heather Churchill PsyD, Karlen Lyons-Ruth Ph.D, Alexander Morgan M.D. and Bruce Reis Ph.D.
CPD Credits: 4 hours
In this webinar, our speakers will explore this process of mutuality as a developmental process of moving through and being moved by another’s experience of the self and the world.
While psychoanalytic thinking has moved far beyond the neutral analyst and now fully encompasses the mutual influence between patient and therapist, the nature of those two-person influences has only begun to be articulated.
READ MORE...The term ‘moving through’ comes from current thinking about embodied communication. It is grounded in action and also encompasses the process of being emotionally moved by the other in relational encounters. In this regard, the embodied moving through process in psychotherapy drives the long developmental trajectory involved in coming to know our own and others’ minds.
Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits for 4 hours are available as part of the course fee. You will need to fill out an evaluation form and pass a multiple choice questionnaire related to the content in order to receive your certificate.
Access to the Talks On Demand runs for 365 days from the date of purchase.
SPEAKERS
Alexander C. Morgan, MD, Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern, MD, Heather Churchill, PsyD, Karlen Lyons-Ruth, PhD, Bruce Reis, PhD, ,FULL PROGRAMME
Bruce Reis
Embodiment in Development and in the Therapeutic Relationship
Therapeutic process is not merely about resolving conflicts or symbolizing mental content but is more centrally about catalysing new capacities for relationship. Change occurs in moving through others and their moving through us. We are always consciously and non-consciously moving through each other’s experiences of self and world in embodied ways involving action, affect and intention. This embodied dance with special partners, who have become highly charged others for us, occurs largely outside of consciousness. The embodied moving through process in psychotherapy drives the long developmental trajectory involved in coming to know one’s own and others’ minds. In this process, capacities develop that will lead to greater and greater relational abilities to engage.
Heather Churchill
Case Presentation & Illustration
This case presentation will illustrate the processes of how one may be moved by and moving through another. It will provide an account of a 4-times weekly psychotherapy with Sam, a 25-year-old man who was a patient at a long-term inpatient facility for about 16 months. He sought admission after several near-lethal suicide attempts and reported feeling depressed and suicidal since early adolescence.
We will hear an overview of Sam’s history, outlining his development during the therapy, and explore process material from several sessions to illustrate this.
Panel Discussion with Q&A
With Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern, Heather Churchill, Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Alexander Morgan and Bruce Reis, chaired by Karlen Lyons-Ruth
The focus of the panel discussion will integrate the conceptual approach of the paper presentation with the clinical presentation and will involve the audience in a discussion of how concepts of moving through the other and being moved by the other take shape in the clinical encounter.
Final Reflections with Q&A
With Nadia Bruschweiler-Stern, Heather Churchill, Karlen Lyons-Ruth, Alexander Morgan and Bruce Reis
A discussion on the integration and expansion of some of the central themes of the conference, inviting comments from the audience on the morning’s presentations.