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Working with Adolescents: a Psychodynamic Approach.
Mr Peter F Blake

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The presentation deals with the special issues that are encountered in the clinical setting of working with adolescents. A short history of working psychodynamically with adolescents is followed by a discussion of the technical adjustments that are required with this age group. The importance of 'playing' within the session and being flexible in technique are emphasised. Finally there is an examination of working with parents of adolescents.

Conflict of Interest: None disclosed
Recorded: Sydney, Australia, May 2008
Part of lecture series organised by the Psychoanalytically Oriented Psychology Interest Group, (POPIG)

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TITLE	SPEAKER	DURATION
Working with Adolescents: a Psychodynamic Approach.	Peter F Blake	58'07
Points to consider when seeing an adolescent (Hand out)	Peter F Blake
Working with Adolescents: a Psychodynamic Approach.	Peter F Blake

Mr Peter F Blake

Peter Blake is a clinical psychologist and a Tavistock trained child psychotherapist. He has worked in community health centres and in private practice over the last 35 years. He was the President of the Child Psychoanalytic Foundation, a charity organisation, founded to promote psychoanalytic thinking about children and families to the professional and non-professional community. He is currently Chairperson of the Institute of Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. His book, "Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy" has been published in 2008 and is the only book on this subject in Australia.