International Journal of Clinical and Medical Education Research(IJCMER)

Ashkelon Academic College, School of Social Work, Israel

Publications

• Case Report   
  Processes of Separation and Termination in Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy A View of Therapists’ Transference in These Processes
  Author(s): Noga Levine-keini*
  
  The termination phase in short-term dynamic psychotherapy (STDP) is of paramount importance for treatment success. This phase consolidates the difficulties that both therapist and patient experience surrounding the pains of separation and loss. In this article, I discuss the personal characteristics required of the therapist in order to engage successfully in short-term dynamic psychotherapy. I also address the various types of countertransference that may arise in the therapist due to his or her own unconscious defenses, which may be especially activated during the phases of separation and termination. I present excerpts from two treatments that illustrate some expressions of countertransference and their impact on termination. I hope thereby to encourage therapists to examine their attraction to - or avoidance of - short- term treatment, and in so doing, deepen their self-awareness .. Read More»
  

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