Deliberate Practice in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy
Alexandre Vaz author Tony Rousmaniere author Hanna Levenson author Natasha C N Prenn author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:American Psychological Association
Publishing:3rd Jun '25
£40.00
This title is due to be published on 3rd June, and will be despatched as soon as possible.
Deliberate practice exercises help trainees achieve competence in essential accelerated experiential dynamic psychotherapy skills and apply them in a variety of contexts while honing their own personal style.
These exercises present role-playing scenarios in which two trainees act as a client and a therapist, switching back and forth under the guidance of a supervisor. The therapist improvises appropriate and authentic responses to client statements organized into three difficulty levels-beginner, intermediate, and advanced.
Each of the first 2 exercises focuses on a single skill to help clients access core emotions, process past traumas, and build secure attachments. The skills include moment-to-moment tracking, validating and reframing anxieties and defenses, and initiating portrayals (i.e., speaking to an imagined other or self). Two comprehensive exercises follow in which trainees integrate these skills into a single session.
Step-by-step instructions guide participants through the exercises, identify criteria for mastering the skills, and explain how to monitor and adjust difficulty. Guidelines to help trainers and trainees get the most out of training are also provided.
Deliberate Practice in Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy is a major advance in clinical training for trainers and trainees alike that will not only improve your therapeutic practice but deepen your understanding of AEDP theory. Natasha Prenn, Hanna Levenson, and their colleagues seamlessly integrate cutting-edge science with specific engaging, fun exercises that make mastering AEDP skills not only accessible but downright exciting. They are masters at making even the most complex AEDP concepts and strategies simple and learnable, while staying true to the spirit of AEDP. - Diana Fosha, PhD, Developer of AEDP and Founder and Director of the AEDP Institute; editor of Undoing Aloneness and the Transformation of Suffering Into Flourishing: AEDP 2.0 and coauthor of Tailoring Treatment to Attachment Patterns: Healing Trauma in Relationship I amp rsquo ve spent over 2 years honing my AEDP skills alongside Natasha Prenn. She amp rsquo s a master supervisor and therapist, but most of all, a gifted teacher. Her clear and concise writing allows therapists to learn and practice AEDP techniques while finding their authentic way of working. Deliberate practice is a welcomed and long-overdue addition to the AEDP literature. - Hilary Jacobs Hendel, LCSW, certified AEDP psychotherapist, and author of It's Not Always Depression and Parents Have Feelings, Too
ISBN: 9781433842900
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248 pages