BRIEF PSYCHODYNAMIC THERAPY (TIP 34, CHAPTER 7)

Course overview

Brief Psychodynamic Therapy (TIP 34, Chapter 7): Brief Interventions and Brief Therapies for Substance Abuse (TIP 34) are helpful after abstinence is well established. This chapter demonstrates how rich it is for adaptation and further evolution by contemporary therapists for specific purposes. The material presented in this chapter provides a quick glance at the useful and the complex nature of this type of therapy. Psychodynamic therapy is the oldest of the modern therapies. As such, it is based in a highly developed and multifaceted theory of human development and interaction. Course materials are from Chapter 7. Course materials can be accessed either 1) online (if accessing online, Tables and Figures mentioned in the article can be accessed by clicking on links found in the article) or 2) by ordering the book free of charge from: http://store.samhsa.gov/product/TIP-34-Brief-Interventions-and-Brief-Therapies-for-Substance-Abuse/SMA09-3952