Formulation In Psychology And Psychotherapy: Ma...

Similar to developments in medicine, researchers within the field of clinical psychology are calling for advancing precision psychotherapy (Insel and Cuthbert 2015). Optimally matching patients to treatments according to certain baseline characteristics has the potential to enhance treatment outcomes (Cohen and DeRubeis 2018; DeRubeis et al. 2014). The goal is to put the individual in focus and provide the most fitting intervention for this specific person. Individualization is currently realized based on different grounds. Tailored transdiagnostic approaches differ in how they select treatment modules or interventions for the individual patient. One classical example of individualization is the use of clinical case formulation to integrate interventions from different treatment packages. Instead of integrating components across treatments, modular treatment packages have been proposed that allow for a flexible adaptation within one treatment package. Decisions on module selection in modular treatments can be based on (a) clinical judgment, factoring in diagnosis or impression in assessment interviews, (b) data, relying on baseline assessment data or more advanced algorithms, or (c) a combination of clinical judgment and data, with approaches differing in how much weight they put on either data or clinician input and in how flexible intervention selection is handled. In the following, we will present different examples of individualized transdiagnostic interventions, ranging from the idiosyncratic case-formulation approach to purely data driven approaches.

Formulation in Psychology and Psychotherapy: Ma...

This programme is at the leading edge of international developments in counselling psychology practice, research and theory; and brings together contemporary understandings from person-centred psychodynamic and cognitive-behavioural models of therapy. There is a strong emphasis on your identity and employability as a practitioner psychologist, including skills in assessment and formulation, leadership, service evaluation, psychological testing, qualitative and quantitative research methods. The programme attracts a diverse group of trainees who have gained relevant experience in fields such as counselling and psychotherapy, research and academia, and the NHS, and who are passionate about becoming counselling psychologists.

Study of past and current major theoretical issues and treatment strategies in psychoanalytic psychotherapy. The goal of the course is to teach students to apply psychoanalytic formulations and intervention strategies in practice settings. The course discusses major constructs in theory. A developmentally-sensitive model of diagnosis and intervention is presented. The continuum of contemporary models and traditional approaches (e.g., drive theory, ego psychology, object relations theory, self-psychology) is discussed from a historical perspective and in relation to each other. Emphasis is placed on the integration of theory, listening skills, clinical formulations, and flexible technical application of supportive-expressive to different clients and settings, including time-limited therapy environments. Therapy process research is reviewed. Implications of psychoanalytic applications to diverse client populations, including ethnic/racial, head trauma, and learning disabled, are also reviewed. Therapy process research is reviewed.

The consultation group will consist of 6-8 members who will take turns to present cases, discussed by all members as well as the group consultant. The group discussion will address issues related to assessment and formulation, therapeutic frame, transference and countertransference as well as therapeutic intervention. Discussion will focus on individual treatment with adults and college students in private practice. Cases from college counseling centers and hospitals can be presented with advance discussion and support of Dr. Hsi. The group will meet for an hour and a half via Zoom twice a month. Meeting time is TBD based on participants' schedules. Each member will pay $50 for each meeting attended. Please note that all participants must be independently licensed and that members of all mental health professions are welcome. The group consultant will be Xiaolu Hsi, PhD, who is a psychologist in private practice. She has been on staff at the MIT Student Mental Health center since 2003. She has been supervising Harvard Medical School doctoral interns and post-docs since 1997, previously at Cambridge Health Alliance and currently at the Mass Mental Health Center/BIDMC and MIT. Dr. Hsi integrates psychodynamic theories of objection relations, self-psychology, attachment and acculturation in a globalized era. She has a dual specialty in psychodynamic psychotherapy and clinical neuropsychology (specializing in ADHD) with adolescents and adult populations individually and in groups. Dr. Hsi is originally from China and is a faculty and board member of the China American Psychoanalytic Alliance (CAPA).To learn more or sign up:Email Dr. Xiaolu Hsi at Xiaolu_Hsi@hms.harvard.edu

This module is designed to provide students with a foundation in the theory and practice of psychology in clinical settings, introducing issues in philosophy, assessment, formulation and treatment. Much of the material presented will take a critical view of clinical psychology both now and historically, and a range of non-standard interventions will be evaluated. 041b061a72