Lunch & Learn: Working Clinically with "Bad Faith"

Lunch & Learn

1.5 hours, 1.5 CEUs

$25 for Members

$50 for Non-Members

Working Clinically with "Bad Faith"

Description:  This presentation focuses on the impact of spatial and temporal contexts have on the clinical work that we do. Regardless of school of thought (CBT, DBT, ABA, Psychoanalysis, EMDR, etc), there is something about the physical space in which we work with our clients, and the motivations that drive the clinical work forward. The importance of eclecticism is what makes each clinician unique, rather than an automaton. Connecting psychoanalysis, existentialism, and film analysis will be mentioned to connect everything together; but, psychoanalysis is just a foundation.

Sartrean concepts are used  to describe why “bad faith” can be a valuable therapeutic concept to understand the positionality of our clients. "Bad Faith" can be used to understand the transference/countertransference dynamics, but also the similarities and differences in distinguishing “Self” from “Other.”

Our Presenter: Dr. Vanessa Victoria Rodriguez Vargas PsyaD, LMHC, is a MaMHCA member. She has experience working in community mental health and private practice, with a focus on Psychodynamic approaches.

Friday, November 14 from 11:30 am - 1:00 pm 

Registration is required

Members: $25 - All levels of membership

Non-members: $50

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