19th Annual Research Conference

Program Objectives

At the conclusion of the course, the participant should be able to:

Integrate evidence-based elements into his/her clinical practice.
Conduct efficient clinical assessment of psychiatric severity to improve treatment planning and monitoring of progress and outcomes.
Cooperate with colleagues to contribute to the evidence base for psychodynamic treatments.

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Program Summary
The research community tends to view treatment resistance as a function of a single psychiatric disorder, but this view does not comport with the experience of clinicians. Many individuals do not get well despite their best efforts, usually because of co-occurring disorders or rigid adaptive styles. This daylong conference will address gaps in our understanding of the crosscutting dimensions of “severity” and “dysfunction” to test whether these phenomena may be clinically relevant behavioral markers for treatment resistance.
Prior to the conference, attendees will anonymously rate two of their own cases on scales provided in advance of the conference, including the evidence-based Defensive Functioning Scale. During the morning presentations, psychology trainees will analyze the data. The afternoon session will include an interactive discussion of the results of the research exercise that will allow participants to self-assess their approach to patients. Thereafter, two clinician-researchers will moderate the summary discussion to amplify and wrap up the day’s work.
PARTICIPANTS WILL RECEIVE A PACKET CONTAINING INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE RATING SCALES AND A DATA SHEET TO ENTER THEIR SCORES BY E-MAIL. THEY SHOULD BE CERTAIN TO INCLUDE AN E-MAIL ADDRESS WITH THEIR REGISTRATION.