Biochemical & Psychoanalytic Considerations

Prozac, Ativan, Ritalin? What about Wellbutrin or Buspar? How do they mix with antipsychotics? Or coffee, for that matter? Become acquainted with the fundamentals of psychotropic drugs, including drug interactions. We will also consider the meaning of medications in the therapeutic relationship, as both transitional and fantasy objects, as well as the meaning of medical-izing emotional and psychological states.

In Part II, specific cases will be considered, and implications of psychotropics for therapeutic relationships will be explored in greater depth.

Register for both seminars, or for Part I alone.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR

Melissa C. Anderson, MFT, Ph. D. Neurobiology was Elder Abuse Specialist at the Institute on Aging in San Francisco for five years, and worked with elders traumatized by physical, psychological, emotional, and financial abuse. Her research background is in the biological basis of trauma and anxiety. Melissa has conducted trainings statewide for Adult Protective Services and has taught graduate level classes and workshops on the neurobiology of trauma, psychopharmacology and drug interactions. She is currently in practice in both Oakland and San Francisco specializing in trauma, long-term depth work and workplace/relational issues.

CEUs

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.


TIME & PLACE

12:00 - 4:00 pm
11:30 am Networking and refreshments

Part I and Part II are 4 hours each, on separate dates.

The seminar is held in the El Cerrito office, a comfortable cottage in a tranquil garden setting near all transportation.  See the complete CEU Seminar Calendar for upcoming dates.