Fall 2024 SOWK 581 Week 07 - Objects Relations Theory & Self-psychology

A presentation at Heritage University in October 2024 by Jacob Campbell and is tagged with Heritage University, MSW Program, SOWK 581

Silhouette of a person with icons (brain, film, heart) above. Text: 'Objects Relations Theory & Self-Psychology, Week 07.' Bottom text: 'Jacob Campbell, Ph.D., LICSW, Heritage University, SOWK 581.'

Presentation slide displaying a 'Week 07 Agenda' with topics listed: psychosocial assessment, object relations theory, self-psychology components, empathetic responding, and ADHD diagnosis.

Three monthly calendars (October, November, December) display due dates and events. October 20 is 'Intervention Plan Presentation Due.' November highlights on 2, 16, 28-29. December 8 marks 'Classes End, Case Study Paper Due.' Title: 'Psychosocial Assessment.'

Title: Psychosocial AssessmentObject: Text slideAction: Describes psychosocial assessment assignment for SOWK 581Context: Instructions include evaluating cultural factors, using the 'Case of Vincent' exemplar, and referring to text by Cooper and Lesser (2022).

A slide titled 'Psychosocial Assessment' contains a table with two columns: 'Description' and 'Highly Developed.' The table lists criteria like cultural factors, documentation, and client needs, each with detailed explanations.

Slide titled 'Five Assumptions of Time Limited Dynamic Psychotherapy' from a presentation. Contains detailed text summarizing key assumptions, including past learning, present maintenance of patterns, reenactment in therapy, dyadic therapeutic relationship, and child-focus in patterns.

A black bowl holds colorful, stylized fruit. Text reads: 'Object Relation Theory, Example of youth M,' listing: 'Acts to self, Expectations of others' reactions, Actions of others towards self, Acts of the self towards the self' (Cooper & Granucci Lesser, 2022).

The slide presents an overview of 'Self-Psychology,' detailing the concept of the self and selfobject needs. Key points include mirroring, idealization, and twinship as essential psychological functions. (Cooper & Granucci Lesser, 2022)

Slide displays text outlining the 'Role of the Therapist in Self-Psychology.' It discusses patients' feelings, self-soothing abilities, and optimal frustration, reframed as 'optimal responsiveness.' Authored by Cooper & Granucci Lesser, 2022.

Text slide featuring a white background with bold black text: 'Every aspect of self-psychology as a therapeutic approach is framed within the context of empathy.' Reference: (Cooper & Granucci Lesser, 2022).

The presentation slide features a text box listing four parts of empathetic communication: perspective taking, non-judgment, recognizing emotions, and emotional communication. It cites Wiseman (2007).

Slide with the title 'Levels of Empathetic Responding' by Hepworth et al., 2022. Text describes 'Reciprocal Empathy' focusing on clients' feelings and 'Surface empathy,' reflecting clients' expressed feelings. A car icon is present.

Slide displays text about 'Practice with Empathetic Responding.' The scenario involves Jamal, a 16-year-old, who moved after his parents' divorce, facing academic and emotional challenges. Context: social worker support.

**Slide Title: Practice with Empathetic Responding****Object:** Text detailing a scenario.**Action:** Describes a case study exercise.**Context:** **- Client:** Sarah, a 35-year-old survivor of domestic violence, feeling conflicted after leaving an abusive relationship.**- Social Worker:** A case manager at a domestic violence shelter, tasked with providing emotional support and safety planning for Sarah's future.

Slide with text describing a scenario for practicing empathetic responding. **Heading**: Practice with Empathetic Responding **Subheading**: Jasmine, 17 years old **Text**: - **Client**: Jasmine is a high school student who recently experienced the sudden death of her best friend in a car accident, struggling with grief and guilt.- **Social Worker**: A therapist at a local counseling agency with a positive rapport with Jasmine, aims to support her in expressing emotions after her friend’s death.

**Object**: Slide on ADHD diagnosis **Action**: Presents information **Context**: Text-rich presentation format**Text Transcription**:- Title: 'Examining Diagnosis of ADHD'- Subtitle: 'Review criteria in the DSM-5-TR and Small Group Discussion of relationship with Self-Psychology'- Content: 'When a child is not able to make sense of her experiences, and there is additionally a discordance between the personal meanings the child ascribes to her experiences and the beliefs others (including parents, family members, and educators) have about the child's experiences, the child becomes vulnerable to problems ranging from struggles with self-esteem to disorders of the self. Treatment of children with learning disorders from a self-psychological perspective revolves around the centrality of the child's self-experience. This includes working with children (and their caregivers) to identify the development of maladaptive defenses before they become part of the structure of the personality.'- Citation: '(Cooper & Granucci Lesser, 2022, p. 100)'

Dr. Jacob Campbell

16 slides

Description

Week seven is synchronous class week, with an in-person session on Saturday (10/05/27). Having spent time in class looking at the theoretical basis of an integrated approach to clinical practice, the assessment process, biopsychosocial assessments, the DSM-5-TR, and multicultural practice, we will focus more on specific practice implementations within the integrated approach. This week’s readings include two chapters of the Cooper and Granucci Lesser (2022) with two relational psychodynamic models, object relations theory and self-psychology.

The learning objectives this week include

Develop an appreciation of the evolution of relational psychodynamic models
Understand the concepts of object relations and self-object
Discuss the concept of trauma bonding
Apply self-psychology to a brief group intervention
Develop the context of attachment theory
Learn a simple model for sharing about the functions of the brain

Agenda

Discuss the psychosocial assessment assignment
Example of understanding and applying object relation theory to a client
Reviewing components of self-psychology
Empathetic responding practice
Examining the diagnosis of ADHD