CARING IN PSYCHOTHERAPY, A VIRTUAL TALK
- FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2023
- 12:00 - 1:30 PM
- LIVE VIA ZOOM
Join us for another learning opportunity from our Ethos Training Institute Thought Leadership Series! In this complimentary virtual talk, Jon G. Allen, PhD., will differentiate caring from caregiving, explore the skill of responding to care, and guide you in nurturing your capacity to care. It’s an enlightening journey you can’t afford to miss!
About the Presenter:
Jon Allen advocates science informed humanism as a counterbalance to empirically supported treatments, challenging them as the standard for the practice of psychotherapy. In his previous work, he defined trust in psychotherapy as consisting of both care and competence. Currently, he is exploring the role of care in psychotherapy by merging philosophical literature on the Ethics of Care with relational psychoanalytic thinking.
About the Presentation:
This presentation differentiates between caring and caregiving, while also exploring responsiveness to care and the cultivation of a caring capacity. It places significant emphasis on the experiences of connection and disconnection within relationships, incorporating concepts from attachment theory and psychoanalysis, such as mentalizing, recognition, the third, and relational autonomy. Finally, it concludes by discussing the importance of human skills as a fundamental aspect of psychotherapy.
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Robert is deeply committed to serving others and is passionate about hope and despair in clinical treatment. With over 20 years in addiction and mental health, he has experience in private practice, clinical supervision, and program management, co-founding The Lovett Center and Ethos. He earned a Master’s degree from the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work, which honored him as a 50 for 50 Alumni in 2019. His education includes fellowships at the Center for Psychoanalytic Studies and The Menninger Clinic, where he held leadership roles and received the Menninger Clinic Pillar Award for Integrity. The Houston Business Journal recognized him as a 40 Under 40 Class of 2018 Honoree.