International Institute of Object Relations Therapy -IIORT- (IIORT Objectives)

	IIORT OBJECTIVES ARE
			To understand the original theories of object relations: Fairbairn's view of the personality as a system of parts in dynamic relation, Klein's concepts of projective/introjective identification and intrapsychic positions, Winnicott's study of relationships in the mother-infant dyad, and Bowlby's attachment theory.
			To integrate the contributions of Fairbairn, Klein, Bion, Spillius, Joseph, Winnicott, Balint, Guntrip, Sutherland, Bollas, Ogden, Mitchell, and other contemporary theorists with personal clinical experience in small group discussion.
			To understand advances in theory such as extractive introjection, the autistic- contiguous position, psychic genera, the dynamic relations of self and object, new ideas of trauma and regeneration, the analytic mind, chaos theory, and attachment patterns.
			To apply object relations theory to technique in individual, family, couple and group therapy, and in working with institutions.
			To learn to use the therapist's self -- through understanding transference and countertransference, listening to the unconscious, responding interpretively from inside your own experience, and providing a holding environment.
			To further public understanding of the role of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis in the mental health of individuals, families, and institutions.