Pri-Med Conference: Practical Consideration of Transference & Countertransference in Medical Practice

Practical Consideration of Transference & Countertransference in Medical Practice

This session will highlight my own practical understanding of transference (T) and countertransference (CT). I gained this understanding through extensive training in psychotherapy and through personal and professional experience – both as a patient, as a therapist, and as a psychotherapy supervisor and mentor. Transference (T) and countertransference (CT) are common phenomena seen everyday in Family Practice and Psychotherapy. The speaker will discuss several Family Practice clinical situations so that the session is more experiential and practical, as well as theoretical. (Partly based on journal articles by Dr. Michael Paré.)

Learning Objectives:

1. Know what is meant by Transference and what is meant by Countertransference.
2. Define the concept of transference as false distortions or true perceptions in regard to the patient's feelings and thoughts and attitudes from other important relationships.
3. Define the concept of countertransference as a false distortion or a correct perception. It can be that the physician recognises something about the patient that the patient is unaware of.

   This session will highlight my own practical understanding of transference (T) and countertransference (CT). I gained this understanding through extensive training in psychotherapy and through personal and professional experience – both as a patient, as a therapist, and as a psychotherapy supervisor and mentor. Transference (T) and countertransference (CT) are common phenomena seen everyday in Family Practice and Psychotherapy. The speaker will discuss several Family Practice clinical situations so that the session is more experiential and practical, as well as theoretical. (Partly based on journal articles by Dr. Michael Paré.)

Speakers: Dr. Mel Borins, M.D. and Dr. Michael Pare, M.D., M.Sc., M.Ed.,