By Katarzyna Akhtar

This comprehensive two-day interactive workshop is designed for counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists who wish to develop or deepen their knowledge and technique of a psychodynamic assessment. Through engaging exercises, case studies and self-reflection, the participants will refine their skills and knowledge in conducting an in-depth interview.

The workshop is psychoanalytically informed but practitioners of other orientations are welcome!

Workshop content:

• An Overview of Psychoanalytic Assessment

• The Aims of Assessment: Why, What and How we Assess? 

• History Taking versus History Making

• DSM - Friend or Foe?

• Clinical Case Presentation: Making Sense of the Symptoms

• Unconscious Communication in the Assessment Process

• Concluding Assessment: Constructing a Psychodynamic Formulation & Treatment Recommendation 

• Psychodynamic Considerations in Risk Assessment & Management

Katarzyna Akhtar is an accredited psychoanalytic psychotherapist and clinical supervisor. She has over 20 years of experience of working therapeutically in a variety of mental health settings, including the National Health Service, private and charity sectors in Portugal, UK, UAE & Poland. She runs Supervision Groups, Reflective Practice Groups as well as Seminars & Workshops in the field of Mental Health and Wellbeing. 

REGISTRATION: https://www.mensana-mentalhealth.com/contact