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Part 1: The Therapist's Journey

Session #: 710-622A
Presenter(s): Michael Graziano
Session Length: 5 hr. 00 min.
Event: 2010 Psychotherapy Networker Symposium
Date: March 25-28, 2010

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Becoming a mature therapist isn't so much a question of meeting certain outwardly recognizable career milestones as an internal journey, marked by the therapist's own developing awareness and experience of inner growth. In this experiential workshop, we'll apply Erik Erickson's Stages of Development to explore our own stage in our personal journeys. We'll track various decisions therapists must confront and issues they must master as they "graduate" from stage to stage, examining different questions and challenges along the way. These include deciding on a type of practice that suits our personal strengths and professional goals--not only the kind of technique and client problems we wish to focus on, but the personal manner we wish to adopt. We'll examine such issues as how to integrate personal and professional life, deal with typical crisis points in development, avoid burnout, and develop a blueprint for practice that will stand the test of time. The workshop is designed for therapists at all stages of their journey.

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