Workshop: Relating and Responding to Obsessions and Compulsions: A Psychodynamic Approach

CPD Hours: 6 hours
Where: Radisson, Blu Royal Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8
When: 18 November 2023, 10am - 4pm (Registration from 09.30am)
Workshop cost: 
€80 for IAHIP Members and Associates*
€160 for non-IAHIP members or associates*

*There is an additional cost of €25 for lunch (at cost price) which is a booking requirement from the hotel.

Details of workshop
In this workshop, we will explore the subject of obsessions and compulsions – often diagnosed today as obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - as we meet these in psychotherapeutic work. The prevailing literature on OCD emphasises the use of specific kinds of cognitive interventions, alongside medication, and generally pays little attention to wider issues of the inner world of the people concerned and the emotional developments underpinning these symptoms.

The workshop will explore some ideas that have arisen from the psychoanalytic literature, especially from object relations perspectives, as well as drawing on clinical practice and research. It will outline how a psychodynamic lens might help both in making sense of these and in helping us in the directions we take with our clients. It will also highlight the sense of meaning that are in these thoughts and behaviours, what underlie these and the complex path toward their resolution.

This will be a highly-interactive workshop, and active engagement is encouraged throughout.

Presenter: John O’Connor
John O’Connor is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist, and Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at Trinity College Dublin. He has a particular interest in the therapeutic relationship and the significance of this for assisting in the process of change/development in this work. John has also a strong interest in individual and group supervisory processes and the development of capacity within these relationships. He has published on a wide variety of areas, including in relation to the experiences of people with obsessions and compulsions.

Terms and Conditions

• For cancellations by close of business Tuesday, 14 November 2023 a credit will be applied to individual's account which can be used for future workshops. Cancellations after this date will be charged in full and no credit or refund will apply.
• IAHIP does not accept responsibility for the loss or damage to personal items or injury while travelling to, attending or travelling from this event.
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