T his presentation develops themes explored in a rec ently published paper in the Journal of Child Psyc hotherapy\, &ldquo\;Playing Music in Child Psychot herapy: Relinquishing the Analytic Superego&rdquo\ ;\, with a particular focus on the ways in which c hild psychotherapists work with and acknowledge di fferent dimensions of the transference relationshi p\, including those relating to the lived reality of sameness and difference between therapist and p atient. As clinicians involved in teaching child p sychotherapists in training\, we observe the chall enge of integrating a theoretical understanding of transference phenomenon with the actual experienc e of therapeutic work\, particularly when the tran sference relationship can be so deeply interlinked with issues of identity for the therapist and pat ient.
\n \nWe will explore a contemporary c onceptualisation of transference that recognises t he interplay between its historical\, fantasised a nd projective dimensions - familiar territory with in psychoanalytic thinking - and the present-day r eality of the relationship between therapist and p atient\, or the &ldquo\;real object relational exp erience&rdquo\;\, as described in the paper.
\n \nAs the child psychotherapy profession and t he populations we work with become increasingly di verse\, there is a growing need to think about the psychosocial complexity of our clinical work. At the same time\, new ways of thinking can unsettle established understandings of psychoanalytic pract ice and raise questions about professional identit y\, including: &ldquo\;Am I still doing proper psy choanalytic work?&rdquo\;
\n \nDrawing on c linical material\, we will invite participants to reflect on these tensions and consider how acknowl edging both reality and fantasy might enrich our c linical practice.
\n \nCPD learning opportu nities
\n \nParticipants will have the oppo rtunity to:
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\n \nPr esenters:
\n \nFlavia Ansaldo is an IPCAPA-trained Child and Ad olescent Psychotherapist with over 15 years&rsquo\ ; experience working across NHS\, third sector\, a nd independent settings. Her clinical work has inc reasingly focused on adolescents and young adults\ , and she continues to be deeply engaged by the ch allenges and possibilities of this developmental s tage\, particularly within the context of rapidly evolving social and digital worlds. Flavia current ly holds a position as Principal Child and Adolesc ent Psychotherapist at Open Door Young - People 9\;s Consultation service. Alongside her clinical practice\, she is passionate about writing and tea ching and currently holds a senior tutor role on t he IPCAPA training\, where she teaches and supervi ses trainees.
\n \nAkin Ojumu is a Principal Child and Adolescent Psychother apist in Bromley CAMHS in south London. He is a Se nior Tutor and the Equality\, Diversity and Inclus ion Lead for The Independent training\, and superv ises students on the Psychodynamics of Human Devel opment MSc which is taught jointly by the British Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) and the Centre for Counselling at Birkbeck. He trained at the British Association of Psychotherapists (now The Independ ent training). He has a particular interest in wor king in community (non-clinic) settings\, group wo rk with adolescents and issues of diversity in chi ld psychotherapy.
\n \nThis event will be c haired by Elena Della Rosa\, Deputy Director of Sc ientific Development.
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\n \n DESCRIPTION:\n \n \n \n \n This presentation develops themes explored in a recently published paper in the Jour nal of Child Psychotherapy\, “Playing Music in Chi ld Psychotherapy: Relinquishing the Analytic Super ego”\, with a particular focus on the ways in whic h child psychotherapists work with and acknowledge different dimensions of the transference relation ship\, including those relating to the lived reali ty of sameness and difference between therapist an d patient. As clinicians involved in teaching chil d psychotherapists in training\, we observe the ch allenge of integrating a theoretical understanding of transference phenomenon with the actual experi ence of therapeutic work\, particularly when the t ransference relationship can be so deeply interlin ked with issues of identity for the therapist and patient.\n \n \n \n We will explore a contemporary conceptualisation of transference that recognises the interplay between its historical\, fantasised and projective dimensions - familiar territory wi thin psychoanalytic thinking - and the present-day reality of the relationship between therapist and patient\, or the “real object relational experien ce”\, as described in the paper.\n \n \n \n As the child psychotherapy profession and the population s we work with become increasingly diverse\, there is a growing need to think about the psychosocial complexity of our clinical work. At the same time \, new ways of thinking can unsettle established u nderstandings of psychoanalytic practice and raise questions about professional identity\, including : “Am I still doing proper psychoanalytic work?”\n \n \n \n Drawing on clinical material\, we will i nvite participants to reflect on these tensions an d consider how acknowledging both reality and fant asy might enrich our clinical practice.\n \n \n \n CPD learning opportunities\n \n \n \n Participant s will have the opportunity to:\n \n \n \n \n Exp lore contemporary ways of thinking about transfere nce\, sameness and difference within psychoanalyti c work.\n Reflect on how psychosocial realities i ntersect with unconscious processes in the therape utic relationship.\n Reflect on these questions f rom the perspectives of both practitioner and educ ator\, drawing on our experiences of teaching and supervising child psychotherapy trainees.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Presenters:\n \n \n \n Flavia Ansaldo is an IPCAPA-trained Child and Adolescent Psychot herapist with over 15 years’ experience working ac ross NHS\, third sector\, and independent settings . Her clinical work has increasingly focused on ad olescents and young adults\, and she continues to be deeply engaged by the challenges and possibilit ies of this developmental stage\, particularly wit hin the context of rapidly evolving social and dig ital worlds. Flavia currently holds a position as Principal Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist at Open Door Young - People's Consultation service. A longside her clinical practice\, she is passionate about writing and teaching and currently holds a senior tutor role on the IPCAPA training\, where s he teaches and supervises trainees.\n \n \n \n Aki n Ojumu is a Principal Child and Adolescent Psycho therapist in Bromley CAMHS in south London. He is a Senior Tutor and the Equality\, Diversity and In clusion Lead for The Independent training\, and su pervises students on the Psychodynamics of Human D evelopment MSc which is taught jointly by the Brit ish Psychotherapy Foundation (BPF) and the Centre for Counselling at Birkbeck. He trained at the Bri tish Association of Psychotherapists (now The Inde pendent training). He has a particular interest in working in community (non-clinic) settings\, grou p work with adolescents and issues of diversity in child psychotherapy.\n \n \n \n This event will b e chaired by Elena Della Rosa\, Deputy Director of Scientific Development.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Training CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T183000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261126T200000 LOCATION:Zoom\n Online\, \n United Kingdom\n URL:https://childpsychotherapy.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=564 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR