Core Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy

Jeffrey L. Binder, PhD, ABPP, is Professor of Psychology at the Georgia School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University. Dr. Binder has extensively published and presented on the topics of brief psychotherapy practice, training, and research, and the nature and development of clinical expertise. Ephi J. Betan, PhD, is Professor of Psychology at the Georgia School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University. Dr. Betan has published and presented in the areas of professional ethics, multicultural competence, countertransference, relational psychoanalysis, clinical expertise in psychotherapy, and psychotherapy training.

“Guided by their overarching conceptual vision of brief dynamic psychotherapy, Drs. Binder and Betan synthesize the relevant theoretical, empirical, and clinical strands of the psychotherapy literature to yield a seamless and elegantly coherent account of the specific core competencies required for effective psychotherapy practice from start to finish.” - Eugene W. Farber, PhD, ABPP, From the Foreword"The ideal reader is one who is already interested in psychodynamic therapy and isseeking more techniques and ways of conceptualizing practice. The reader looking to learnabout or to review the core competencies of brief dynamic therapy will find this bookcomprehensive, clear, and well grounded in empirical literature." -Derek Truscott & Kellsey Calhoon, PsycCRITIQUES“Drs. Jeffrey Binder and Ephi Betan are not only experts in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy, they are experts in clinical training, having many years experience in the education and training of doctoral students in clinical psychology.” - Philinda Smith Hutchings, PhD, ABPP, Professor and Director of Clinical Training, Clinical Psychology Program, Midwestern University, Illinois“This book is exceptionally clear and sophisticated in conveying the subtle interplay of theory and practice in brief dynamic psychotherapy. Based in current studies and concepts of expertise and competence, it constitutes a superb training guide for novice and experienced clinicians who wish to learn how to conduct this essential mode of psychotherapy.” - Stanley B. Messer, PhD, Dean and Professor II, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology, Rutgers University, New Jersey“In this volume, Core Competencies in Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy, Jeffrey Binder and Ephi Betan offer the reader a compendium of knowledge, methods, and therapeutic frameworks necessary for conducting effective brief dynamic psychotherapy. This is a must read for students, as well as advanced practitioners who want an up to date resource. The volume includes abundant case material, which gives the reader intimate insight into the therapeutic process revealing the power of focal dynamic psychotherapy. Binder and Betan integrate the latest findings in clinical science and demonstrate the process of effective brief dynamic psychotherapy." - Jeffrey J. Magnavita, Ph.D., ABPP, Previous President of the Division of Psychotherapy of the American Psychological Association, Fellow, American Psychological Association

• 1. Introducing the Clinical Competencies of Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy 2. Understanding the Conceptual Basis of Brief Dynamic Psychotherapy 3. Forming an Effective Therapeutic Alliance 4. Maintaining an Effective Therapeutic Alliance 5. Performing an Integrative BDP Assessment 6. Developing a BDP Case Conceptualization and Intervention Plan 7. Interventions: Inquiry and Dialogue 8. Monitoring and Evaluating Clinical Outcomes 9. Planning for Termination and Maintaining Treatment Gains 10. Practicing BPD with Cultural and Ethical Sensitivity 11. Becoming a Highly Competent and Effective BDP Therapist