Psychotherapy and Religious Faith

Thursday, November 9, 2017 |  7:00 to 8:30 PM

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How can psychotherapists deal constructively with religious beliefs and practices that they may not understand or appreciate, but that may be important or even central in the lives of their patients?   Should psychotherapy and religion be competitors, collaborators or independent influences in helping people with emotional and behavioral problems? This discussion is meant to demonstrate how respect and compassion can bridge differences and make it possible for people who may not share the same worldview to nevertheless work together towards the goal of emotional healing.

Thursday, November 9, 2017

7:00 to 8:30 PM

Eugene Goldwater, M.D., Cert.Psya. is on the faculty of BGSP where he teaches and supervises students.  He has over thirty years experience as a psychoanalysts and has had a long interest in the intersection of religious faith and mental health treatment.  He wishes to break down the barriers of misunderstanding or possible mistrust of this subject, dealing with countertransference issues on the part of the therapist and developing a better understanding of the important role different religion may play in the lives of patients.

1.5 CE Credits/Clock Hours

Objectives:

Participants will be able to:

1. Identify and better understand religious beliefs and practices that may affect the therapy.
2. Discuss how religious beliefs may be seen as competitors or collaborators in treatment.
3. Discuss how differences in worldviews may effect treatment.

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