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Mapping the macroprocess.
Deborah L Cabaniss1, Ruth Graver
1Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY, USA. dsc3@columbia.edu
Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association
|November 28, 2008
Summary
This study introduces a visual mapping method to help psychoanalytic candidates better understand and write about the long-term progress (macroprocess) in patient analysis, improving case formulation skills.
Area of Science:
- Psychoanalytic theory and practice
- Clinical psychology education
Background:
- Advanced psychoanalytic candidates struggle to articulate longitudinal case progression (macroprocess).
- Existing training methods effectively cover immediate analytic interactions (microprocess) but not long-term development.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop and present a pedagogical method for enhancing psychoanalytic candidates' understanding and writing of case macroprocess.
- To facilitate improved case formulation through visual mapping of analytic change over time.
Main Methods:
- A novel pedagogical approach using visual mapping to track analytic changes over time.
- Focus on explicating the causal links between interventions and observed changes.
- Illustration through a pedagogical vignette.
Main Results:
- The visual mapping method aids in understanding and conveying the longitudinal movement of a psychoanalytic case.
- Candidates can better explicate how changes in analysis occur over time.
- Improved ability to connect microprocess observations to macroprocess development.
Conclusions:
- Visual mapping is an effective pedagogical tool for teaching psychoanalytic case writing.
- This method addresses a key difficulty in advanced psychoanalytic training regarding macroprocess.
- Enhances the ability to formulate comprehensive and dynamic case conceptualizations.
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