Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Working with Specific Disorders

Benefits exist when identifying a theoretical orientation from which you will practice. These benefits include the understanding of its history and background, learning the associated techniques, and receiving supervision and training. Thus, ultimately applying this to your clinical practice no matter the types of clients you are working with, your foundational theoretical orientation, and the manner in which you practice it, does not change. Therefore, even when working with clients with specific personality disorders, the Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach to therapy does not change. The foundational Interpersonal Psychotherapy belief system, regarding how individuals develop disordered personalities, continues to guide this approach to therapy. For example, the particular interventions used by an Interpersonal Psychotherapist might depend on what the therapist believes about the diagnosis, but will continue to likely include the identification of where the maladaptive relational patterns that the client is exhibiting began, and how they are interfering with their quality of life and/or connection to others.

For this Discussion, you will examine the Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach when working with specific disorders such as personality disorders and mood disorders.

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To prepare for this Discussion:

Review the Learning Resources related to Interpersonal Psychotherapy and specific disorders.
Review and observe “Session 4” from the Psychoanalytic Therapy Over Time to further your understanding and observation of the Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach.
By Day 4

1) Post an explanation of whether you believe the Interpersonal Psychotherapy approach is utilized differently when addressing personality and/or mood disorders. How is this different than other therapeutic approaches, and how might this impact how you conceptualize a client? Use your Learning Resources to support your post. Use proper APA format and citations.