New Workshops! 6 CEUs available
Ron Steck, LMFT PCE#4161

Working with Character Disorders

When: December 3rd, 2011 9:00am-4:00pm
Where:
CHAC 711 Church St, Mountain View, CA 94041



9:00am-12:00pm

Part 1 : Schizoid to Obsessive-Compulsive: Foundations of the Characterological Spectrum

The Role of Need, Environmental Failure, and Accommodation in Personality Formation

1:00pm-4:00pm
Part 2: Navigating Treatment

Techniques for Working with Borderline and Narcissistic Clients


  • Fee: $60 for Both Sessions or $35 for One-- 6 CEUs available

  • Trainees / Registered Interns $35 for Both Sessions or $20 for One

  • Price Includes Workshop Booklet


Email me to rsteck@glcweb.com register or call (408) 734-2300 ext. 323



Part 1: Schizoid to Obsessive-Compulsive:
Foundations of the
Characterological Spectrum

The Role of Need, Environmental Failure, and Accommodation in Personality Formation

We'll survey the basic injuries, accommodations, defenses, symptoms, and treatment direction for each of the following character styles:
    • Schizoid
    • Oral
    • Symbiotic
    • Narcissistic
    • Masochistic
    • Histrionic
    • Obsessive Compulsive
  • Infant/Child Awareness, Sensitivity and Adaptability
  • Accommodation and the Internalized Environment
  • Stephen Johnson's Developmental Spectrum of Needs and the Accommodations to Failures of the Environment
  • Symptomatic Expressions of the Different Character Formations


Part 2: Navigating Treatment:
Techniques for Working with Borderline and Narcissistic Clients

Narcissistic Dynamics

  • Layers of Defense
  • Establishing An Alliance
  • Common Pitfalls
  • Empathy, Inner Child Work, "You and Me," and Expressive Techniques
  • Toward Resolution

Borderline Dynamics

  • Core Injuries and Defenses
  • Establishing an Alliance
  • The Borderline Triad
  • Helplessness As Defense
  • Body Awareness, Ego Building, Grief Work, Inner Child Work, and "External" Work"
  • Toward Resolution

Email me to rsteck@glcweb.com register or call (408) 734-2300 ext. 323


Instructor Bio

Ron Steck, LMFT, with a Master of Arts in Clinical Psychology from JFK University School of Professional Psychology. He is also is a certified at the Process Therapist for PTI and an Adjunct Professor in JFK Holistic Studies Program. In addition he is an officer and principal of the Growth and Leadership Center.

Licensed since 1992, Ron has extensive experience with children and adolescents, sexual and physical abuse survivors, severe mental illness, long-term growth work, couples therapy, as well as working with personality disordered clients. He has taught psychology at the Masters Level, conducted workshops on dealing with personality disorders for over 10 years, along with extensive work in the corporate environment providing team-facilitation, training, and business coaching for executives in Silicon Valley companies.

 

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My mailing address is:
292 Gibraltar Drive, Sutie 100
Sunnyvale, CA 94089

(408) 734-2300 ext. 323