OVERVIEW

The Relational System of the Traumatizing Narcissist is organized by Austen Riggs Center (ARC).

Course opens : 05/17/2024
Course expires : 05/21/2027

Description:
Daniel Shaw, LCSW, presents a way of understanding the traumatic impact of narcissism as it is engendered developmentally, and as it is enacted relationally. Focusing on the dynamics of narcissism in interpersonal relations, Shaw describes the relational system of what he terms the 'traumatizing narcissist' as a system of subjugation–the objectification of one person in a relationship as the means of enforcing the dominance of the subjectivity of the other.

Learning Objectives:

Describe the psychological motivations for the traumatizing narcissist's relational behavior.
Identify how the traumatizing narcissist subjugates significant others
Use clinical strategies to aid victims of the traumatizing narcissist to repair damage to the self and restore trust in their subjectivity.