The MAMAL model of group supervision/consultation is an affect-focused, experiential consultation model based on Relational Psychoanalytic theory and technique as outlined in Roy Barsness' text Core Competencies of Relational Psychoanalysis: A Guide to Practice, Study, and Research. The consultation model was developed by Barsness and others and is described in Barsness’ most recent book Psychodynamic Supervision: In a New Key.
This course will include a brief overview of the MAMAL model. The overview will cover the five elements of the model: Muse, Affect, Metabolization, Articulation, and Learning; and will clearly describe the novel, distinctly Relational Psychoanalytic perspective that the model brings to therapist professional development and therapeutic intervention.
The overview will be followed by a live demonstration of a MAMAL consultation with Maggie Bielefeldt, MA, LMHCA, Amanda Evans, MA, LMHCA, Laura Knapp, MS, LPC, and Kelsey Watkins, MA, LMHC, facilitated by Tyson J. Conner, MA, LMHC.
After the demonstration there will be an interactive discussion of the experience with all members of the class, including opportunities for questions about, reflections on, and reactions to the consultation experience.
Instructor: Tyson J. Conner is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and Supervisor with 10 years of experience in a variety of treatment contexts including community mental health, crisis stabilization, group clinics, and individual private practice. They hold certificates in Relational Psychodynamic Therapy and Relational Psychodynamic Consultation and Supervision from the Contemporary Psychodynamic Institute.
Learning Objectives:
- Participants will identify the 5 elements of the MAMAL model and what they mean.
- Participants will articulate the primacy of therapist affect in the MAMAL model.
- Participants will distinguish the difference between an articulation and an interpretation.
Fees: $75 Alliance Members/$90 non-members
Refund Policy: Refunds less a $35 handling fee will be given up until one week before the class.
This presentation has been approved for a total of 3.0 CE’s for licensed mental health counselors and associates, marriage and family therapists and social workers by the Washington State Society for Clinical Social Work.
