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The Reparation of Discordance: How the Patient-Therapist Relationship is Informed by Infant-Mother Interaction
Join Dr. Tronick for a transformative look into the science of connection that promises to deepen your therapeutic approach and enhance client outcomes.
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What can the messy delicate dance of mother-infant interaction teach us about deepening the patient-therapist connection? The processes that drive child development, especially those within the parent-child relationship, represent some of the most powerful mechanisms of human change. Similarly, therapy strives to transform individuals’ functioning and well-being. This presentation explores how qualities within the parent-child relationship that promote growth can enhance our understanding of what makes the patient-therapist relationship effective in facilitating change. While therapy and the parent-child relationship differ significantly, they share foundational characteristics. Key topics include the necessity of dyadic organization, the inherently complex and “messy” process of meaning-making, and the role of reparation. These concepts are brought to life through videos from Dr. Tronick’s research on the Still-Face experiment and parent-child interactions.
Join Dr. Tronick for a transformative look into the science of connection that promises to deepen your therapeutic approach and enhance client outcomes.
Objectives
- Examine how Claude Bernard’s concept of biological stability informs our understanding of child development and where it may need to expand to encompass the complexities of human relationships.
- Identify the key differences and similarities between therapeutic and parent-child relationships, focusing on how foundational qualities from the parent-child dynamic can support effective therapeutic change.
- Analyze the benefits of repairing mismatches and embracing the “messiness” of interactions within the therapeutic setting, enhancing resilience and relational depth in client outcomes.