Psychopharmacology for Therapists: Biochemical & Psychoanalytic Considerations
A two part course that will familiarize you with common psychotropic medications used to treat depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactive disorder and psychosis. You will become acquainted with the fundamentals of pharmacology, how antidepressants, anxiolytic drugs (Xanax, Klonopin), psychostimulants & antipsychotics work—what they do and what they don’t do. In the second week, 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.
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology is adjunct faculty in Community Mental Health at the California Institute for Integral Studies. She is currently in practice in both Berkeley and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and severe mental illness.CEUs
This course meets the qualifications for 8 hours of continuing education credit for MFTs and/or LCSWs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.
TIME & PLACE
12:00 - 4:00 pm
February 25 and March 3, 2012
This class will be held in Oakland. Exact location will be emailed the week of the class. Questions or direction clarification - 510-459-9669.
FEE
$160 if paid by Feb 1
$180 if paid by Feb 12
$200 late registration, call to check availability
--Pre-registration required, limited enrollment
QUESTIONS?
Contact Jeanne Courtney at 510-527-5662, ext. 2, or BJCourtney@earthlink.net.
