Course Description
Psychodynamic Theories (i.e. ego psychology, object relations) are presented as a lens for understanding personality development and human behavior spanning across childhood and adulthood. Emphasis is placed on ‘unconscious drives’ and ‘early experiences’ as motivations for human behavior across the life course. Focus is also placed on temperament and the quality of the parent-child relationship (i.e. goodness-of-fit). Implications of psychodynamic concepts to clinical social work practice will be underscored, specific to supportive counseling and psychoanalytic treatment methods.
Course Outline
Course Title: Psychodynamic Theories- The Truth Is Locked In Our Unconscious
Instructor: Trelan Nicole Holder, MS, LCSW
Contact Hours/CEUs: 4-Contact Hours
Process: Register and pay for course. Read content online. Pass online post-test and print certificate of completion. Registrants can access course for 2 years from date of registration.
Learning Objectives
- Define Psychodynamic Theory
- Identify Psychoanalytic Theories (such as object relations, ego psychology) that are practiced in clinical social work
- Compare and contrast psychodynamic theories of human development
- Apply psychodynamic concepts to clinical social work practice
- Identify (3) significant constructs (id, ego, superego) of Freud’s Theory on Personality Development
- Define Drive Theory
- Identify the (2) significant concept (unconscious forces and early experiences) that are core to psychoanalytic thought
Course Features
- Lectures 37
- Quizzes 4
- Duration 4 hours
- Skill level All levels
- Language English
- Students 1
- Certificate Yes
- Assessments Yes