Development III: Adolescence

Adult Psychoanalytic Training (APT)
2020-21, 3rd Trimester — Fridays, 3:30-5:00pm
Donald Schimmel, PhD
Flaviane Ferreira, MD LMHC

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April 16, 2021 — Adolescence and Cyberspace

[19 pages]

Mid-term evaluations should be conducted in the closing minutes of your classes today. This is a discussion that should be allowed at least 10 minutes, but no more than 30 minutes. No written records are necessary.

Midterm Class Evaluation Discussion Questions

In this seminar we explore the world of electronics and adolescent communication. We present how the use of text messaging with two adolescent girls, within sessions, enabled them to overcome their resistance to talking.

• Don’s case presentation

Israeli, E. Asulin-Simhon, Z. Sharabany, R. (2013). “The Interface between Cyberspace and Psychotherapeutic Space: Relationship Avoidance and Intimacy in Adolescent Psychotherapy.” PSC, 67:279-297.