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FOUNDATION: 2005
FOUNDER: Tahir ÖZAKKAŞ, M.D., Ph.D.
OBJECTIVE:
The aim of the Psychotherapy Institute is to adopt eligible psychotherapy techniques and approaches that suit to the cultural, traditional and local structure of the people of our country, to determine the validity and reliability of the usage of psychotherapy practices thoroughout the world, to advocate for the establishment of the legal infrastructure of psychotherapy practices, and to execute a networking system; and to support the development of the knowledge and experience of the mental health professionals.
THE TEAM: (in alphabetical order)
Hacı BÜYÜKBESNİLİ, M.D. He was born in 1965 in Kahramanmaras. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kahramanmaras. He graduated from Istanbul University Cerrahpaşa School of Medicine in 1990. During 1991-1993 he worked as emergency service doctor in Adıyaman-Besni State Hospital and as practitioner in Bilecik during 1993-1996 respectively. Since 1996 he is working as doctor in Kartal Municipality. After he completed the Integrative Psychotherapy Education he received from Psychotherapy Institute, he is now working in the same institute as a therapist. He is member of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy Associations. His fields of work and interest are personality disorders and therapeutical relations and techniques. Fahri DAVULCU, M.D. He was born in 1965 in Giresun Şebinkarahisar. He completed his first and secondary education in Istanbul. In February 1991 he graduated from Istanbul University Istanbul Faculty of Medicine. He completed his obligatory service in 1991 in Ağrı. He served as practitioner, emergency doctor, government doctor and workplace doctor. He completed the Integrative Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Training programs within the Psychotherapy Institute. He is currently working in the same institute as therapist. He is member of board of Hypnosis Association. His fields of work and interest are self disorders (narcissistic, borderline, schizoid, abstainer etc...), adolescence problems and neurotic disorders.
Cenk KİPER, M.D., M.A. He was born in 1965 in Ankara. He terminated his primary and secondary education in İzmir Bornova Anatolian School. He completed his medical education in 1990 in Cumhuriyet University and he became medical doctor. In 1997 he completed his graduate studies in Zeynep Kamil Gynaecology Hospital and he became a gynaecologist. He completed his post graduate degree in the field of applied psychology in Istanbul Ticaret University and got his master degree in psychology. He is founder and president of Psychotherapy and Hypnosis Association (PHDER). He is appointed as European Hypnosis Association Board Member. He is founder and president of Sexual Problems Treatment and Training Association.
Hülya MACİT, M.A. She was born in 1975 in İskece (Greece). She completed primary and secondary education in Istanbul. After receiving her license degree in Marmara University she completed her post graduate education in Istanbul Ticaret University in the field of “applied psychology”. She completed the Integrative Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Training programs within the Psychotherapy Institute. She currently continues with her psychotherapy studies within Psychotherapy Institute and she is at the same time the board member of Psychotherapy Institute Association. Meanwhile, she continues with her editorial activities within Litera Publications. Her fields of work and interest are self disorders –especially narcissistic and borderline personality disorders-, anxiety disorders, identity conflict, conversion conflicts.
Tahir ÖZAKKAŞ, M.D., Ph.D. He was born in Kayseri in 1958. He completed his primary and secondary education in Kayseri. He started his medical education in Hacettepe University in 1978. He graduated from Erciyes University Faculty of Medicine in 1986. During his years in the Faculty of Medicine, he completed Istanbul University Faculty of Political Sciences Department of Politics and Administration in 1983. He completed his obligatory service during 1986-88 in Kayseri İncesu district. In the same years he conducted his post graduate studies in Gazi University Faculty of Political Sciences on Psychology of Politics. During the years 1989-93 he completed his doctorate studies in Erciyes University Institute of Health Sciences on Public Health. During 1994-97 he specialized in Psychiatry in Azerbaijan University of Medicine. Then he got the master degree equivalence in Istanbul University Faculty of Medicine Department of Psychiatry. At the same time he maintained a lecturer position in Azerbaycan Medical School, also he got an associate professor degree. After passing from the associate professor equivalent science candidate exams he completed his thesis titled “Psycho, Pharmaco and Combined Therapy Response Specialties in Anxiety Disorders”. He currently continues his studies in Turkey and Azerbaijan. His areas of interest are psychotherapy and hypnotherapy applications in personality disorders and anxiety disorders. Since 2005 he organizes Integrative Psychotherapy Training Program on theoretical, formulation and supervision levels for mental health professionals in the Psychotherapy Institute founded by him and representing the Masterson Institute in Turkey.
Sami TAYLAK, M.D. He was born in 1964 in Eskişehir, he graduated from I.U. Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine and he currently works in public service, as well as workplace doctor and trainer. He completed the Integrative Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy Training programs within the Psychotherapy Institute and he continues his therapeutical studies currently within the institute. His fields of work and interest are hypnosis, marriage and couple therapy, brief therapy, meaning-logo therapy as well as personality disorders, post traumatic stress disorders, educative and protective mental health.
Özlem UŞAKLIGİL, M.B. She was born in 1966 in Ankara. She completed his first and secondary education in Istanbul. After completing his psychology license education in Istanbul University in 1987 she specialized on mass communication and creativity in advertising sector for 20 years. She still continues with the trainings in Integrative Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy certification programs she receives with the Psychotherapy Institute and she is working within the same institute in corporate communication and as therapist. She is member of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy Institute Associations. Her professional fields of interest are personality disorders and neurotic disorders.
Nevhan VAROL, M.A. She was born in 1967 in Ankara. She is management consultant and psychologist. She obtained her psychology license degree from Istanbul University and her post graduate license in the field of Organizational Behavior in Istanbul University Faculty of Management. During 1995-2005 she worked as project manager in the projects of different civil organizations supported by domestic and foreign funds. In the same sector she worked as a specialist in education, development, health, governance, corporate capacity development and projects focused on strategic planning, management of fund applications and realizing projects with the funds received. Her thematic fields of interest in civil society area are adult education, gender activities, sexual health and reproduction health, human rights and governance. She continues her education in Europe Transactional Analysis Association’s “Transactional Analysis”, Masterson Institute/New York’s “Trainer Analyst” and Psychotherapy Institute’s “Integrative Psychotherapy” certification programs. Her area of interest in mental health area are women support programs, chronic illnesses (cancer, AIDS, etc), support programs, sexual health and reproduction health consultancy and couple therapy, sexual function disorders and personality disorders.
ACTIVITIES
TREATMENT:
Psychotherapy Institute’s crew including psychiatrists, psychologists, and medical doctors, continues psychotherapy practices with the benefit of their different specializations. Institute’s main focus on professional mental health is on:
o Anxiety Disorders o Sexual Function Disorders o Reactive Mood Disorders o Somatoform Disorders o Dissociative Disorders o Eating Disorders o Adjustment Disorders o Behavioral Disorders o Drug Abuse and Alcohol Abuse Disorders o Impulse Control Disorders o Personality/Self Disorders
The Institute focuses its therapeutical studies not only to the patient, patient’s problems and surface problems structured with the patient but also to the main problems underpinning these problems and for this reason it adopts not only a single therapy method but different methods and techniques together with a integrative approach. Psychotherapy studies continue basically within the scope of "integrative psychotherapy" as attack, individual, group, couple, nuclear family and traditional family (stirps) therapy.
TRAININGS:
o Integrative Psychotherapy Trainings: This program is a 3 years program with its theoretical, formulational and supervisional framework; and the first priority on attendance is given to the mental health professionals, and second priority is given to the other health professionals that needs counseling on patient relationships. The program is implemented each month on a 3 days 30 hours basis. The 19 modules of the program are as follows: I- INTRODUCTION TO INTEGRATIVE PSYCHOTHERAPY
o Introduction to Integrative Psychotherapy o Human Biological and Psychological Structure o Human Psychosexual and Psychosocial Development Stages o Integrative Psychotherapy and Basic Theories o Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) o Behavioral and Cognitive Theories o Impulse Conflict Theory o EGO Psychology Theory - Ego Psychology - Ego-State Therapy - Transactional Analysis - Erik Erikson o Object Relations Theory o Self Theory o Masterson’s Abandonment Depression Theory o Existentialism Theory o Hypnosis and Psychohypnotherapy
II- INTRODUCTION TO FORMULATION AND SELF DISORDERS
o Borderline (Histrionic) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Borderline (Compulsive) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Borderline (Dependent) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Borderline (Passive-agressive) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Narcissistic (Grandiose) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations (Upper-mediocre-lower level) o Narcissistic (Closet) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations (Upper-mediocre-lower level) o Narcissistic (Devaluating) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations (Upper-mediocre-lower level) o Schizoid (Paranoid) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Schizoid (Avoidant) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Schizoid (Closet) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Schizoid (Schizotypal) Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations o Antisocial Personality Disorders’ Cases and Formulations
III- SUPERVISION AND TRAINEE PRESENTATIONS
Within this scope 5 training programs are held since 2005. The 50 members of the first training group are working as practioners of integrative approach both in and out of the institute. The following groups are continuing their theoretical and formulational trainings at present.
o Hypnosis Trainings The Psychotherapy Institute organizes Hypnosis Trainings for dentists, gynaecologists, all practitioners and specialized physicians and professionals working on mental health both to develop the skills of usage in their fields and to support those skills with a theoretical basis. The said training consists of 13 modules and is based on 560 hours. The program’s content has been structured within the following titles:
o Introduction to Hypnosis o Intermediate Level Hypnosis Training o Advanced Level Hypnosis Training o Hypno-drama o Hypnotherapy on Social Phobia o Hypnotherapy of Obsessive Compulsive o Hypnotherapy of Panic Disorders o Hypnotherapy of Sexual Function Disorders o Hypnotherapy of Drug Abuse o Hypnotherapy and Pain o Hypnotherapy and Obesity o Hypnotherapy and Motivation o Hypnotherapy and Ego Strengthening
o Catatimy Trainings The Catatymy Training consists of 3 stages and is aimed at teaching the theoretical roots and practional applications of catatymy as a psychotherapeutic diagnose and treatment approach. Regarding the fact that cognitional awareness does not cause the recovery alone, and emotional part should be integrated within the system; this process is valueable as it indicates the emotions. For uncovering unconscious processes and indicating the effect of the treatment at therapy, catatymic metaphors (such as mountain, river, house, sea, tree, etc) are used.
o Masterson Approach Trainings The Masterson Institute, New York certificate program trainings consist of 3 months’ short and 1 year long term modules where Masterson Approach and Therapy Techniques are taught in Psychoanalitic Psychotherapies.
o Congresses, conferences, seminars, panels and workshop activities: Masterson’s Days It is the series of international conferences consisting of conference and workshop activities on Masterson Approach provided by Masterson Institute trainer team who come into our country. In June 2010 Masterson’s Days which is regularly organized each year in June and December and the Ist, IInd and IIIrd of which received great interest will be organized for IVth time.
Vamık Volkan’s Days The conference and workshop activities that we have planned to provide each year in our institute by the worldwide famous name of psychoanalysis Prof.Dr. Vamık Volkan has been realized for the first time on 18th-19th- 20th of November 2009.
Integrative Psychotherapy Symposium The Integrative Psychotherapy Symposium planned for 2010 by the Pyschotherapy Institute is aimed at emphasizing basically the multiple theory formulation in psychotherapy and the place and importance of cultural codes within this formulation with a integrative approach and in this context creating a platform to share the similar knowledge, experiences and practices in the world. For this reason the symposium that with bring academicians and field practioners together from Turkey and abroad will be held.
Clinical Hypnosis Days The Psychotherapy Institute organized the first, second and third National Hypnosis Congresses in 2004, 2005 and 2006 in cooperation with Yeditepe University and Medical Hypnosis Association. The aim of the National Hypnosis Congresses is to create a scientific platform which will gather the health professionals and scientific people interested in hypnosis in Turkey and follow on national level the knowledge, experience exchange and worldwide developments. Conferences Psychotherapy Institute arranges meetings open to public attendance, rather than mental and medical health professionals, to increase their knowledge. These meetings are held with mental health related topics such as psychotherapy, identity and identity develeopment, personality types, and adolesence. These meetings have dual purpose; first is to overcome their doubts about taking psychological support and to make them familiar with field professionals; and second is to teach the right, healthy, and functional coping strategies they can use in their everyday lives. Since 1986, by the cooperation of the public and private institutions, these events are being held in the form of conferences and conversation meetings.
PUBLICATIONS:
Psychotherapy Institute presents its publications in the form of original and translated publications, and visual and auditory materials that icludes theoretical information and practical/implementation-oriented experiences to the mental health professionals particularly, and others who are interested in mental health. Some of our publications published by Litera and Psychotherapy Institute Publishing Houses are as follows.
o Integrative Psychotherapy o Cognitive Therapy and Applications o Cognitive Therapy and Affective Disorders o Hypnosis Basic and Practical Information o Learning Clinical Hypnosis o Door to the Resurrection of Reality: Hypnosis 1-2-3 o Hypnosis on Sexual Problems o Hypnosis on Allergy and Dermatological Diseases o Hypnotic Age Regression o Ego States o Anxiety Disorders and Treatment o Anxiety Disorders and Phobias o Factors Healing the Patient o Anxiety Disorders o Narcissistic Personality Disorders o Psychiatry I-II o Psychoanalytic Theory of Neurosis o Obsessional Neurosis o Therapy Stories: 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13 o Integrative Psychotherapy Lecture Notes o Conference, Workshop, Studies and Training Books o Conference, Workshop, Studies and Training DVD’s
Publications for Institute Members: Session records, printed therapy stories prepared by transcribed from session records and psychotherapy, hypnosis, hypnotherapy and catatimy training films and transcribed that the mental health professionals who are trained and make practice within the institute can obtain for their professional development are published. The said printed and visual session records are published for education purposes under patients’ consent by changing their identity information.
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