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COUN 699 Topics Sec. A - Psychoanalysis Neurobiology of Trauma (1 SH)
This course frames psychoanalysis as a practice of deep listening. Listening has the capacity to transform sensation into feeling and feeling into an emotionally-informed thought. While the emphasis on listening has always been present, the influences of object-relations, intersubjectivity and field theory have radically shifted the way contemporary psychoanalysts listen in session. In light of this, questions about a person’s unique capacity to feel, dream, play, and learn from experience set the stage for therapy. In this course, an introduction to these theories will be provided. Students will have the opportunity to reflect on and articulate the way these theories and techniques inform their emerging identity as a professional counselor. will provide a foundational understanding of the neurobiology of the human stress response and will explore neuroscience as it applies to psychosocial stress, resilience, and the cultivation of well-being. Various heuristics of the brain and central nervous system will be presented. The course will present the frame of Interpersonal Neurobiology as an integrative method of applying neurobiological principles in the field.