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INTERNATIONAL FACULTY TEAM
Our faculty team consists of internationally recognized professionals with extensive training and clinical experience in the field of personality disorders, coming from: the United States, Italy, Chile, and Peru. We believe that their knowledge and experience in this area, combined with cultural diversity, are key aspects that enrich the participants' perspective.
Dr. Richard Hersh, MD — Psychiatrist
• Former Instructor in Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School.
• Former Associate Director of the Intensive Outpatient Program, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center.
• Instructor in Good Psychiatric Management for Borderline Personality Disorder (GPM).
• Therapist, Teacher, and Supervisor at the International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP).
• Director of the Applied TFP Committee of the ISTFP.
• Former Supervisor in the Psychopharmacology and Long-Term Psychotherapy programs of the Columbia Psychiatry Residency.
• Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the National Education Alliance for Borderline Personality Disorder (NEA-BPD).
• Named Columbia University "Psychiatry Residency Teacher of the Year" in 2012 and recipient of the "Lionel Ovesey Award" from the Columbia Psychoanalytic Center for Training and Research in 2012.
• Co-author of the books: "Fundamentals of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy: Applications in Psychiatric and Medical Settings" (2017) and "Implementing the Principles of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy" (2024), Springer Publishing.
Dr. Chiara De Panfilis, MD — Psychiatrist
• Associate Professor in Psychiatry, Neuroscience Unit, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma.
• President-Elect of the European Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ESSPD).
• Board Member of the International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP).
• Director of the Applied TFP Committee of the ISTFP.
• Director of the Eating Disorders Program, Local Health Agency of Parma.
• Vice-President, Personality Disorders Lab.
• Co-author of the book: "Implementing the Principles of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy" (2024), Springer Publishing.
Valeria Fernández, MA — Psychologist
• Psychologist, Universidad Diego Portales.
• Master's Degree in Psychoanalytic Clinical Practice in Personality Disorders, UDD.
• Visiting Fellow of Psychology in Psychiatry at the Personality Disorders Institute of the New York-Presbyterian Hospital.
• Therapist, Teacher, and Supervisor at the International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP).
• Faculty Member and Supervisor, TFP Latin America.
• Faculty Member and Supervisor, Chilean Institute of Personality Disorders.
• Faculty Member at IPEP (Peruvian Institute for the Study and Comprehensive Approach to Personality).
• Coordinator, Center for Applied TFP.
Dr. Julio Armijo, MD — Psychiatrist
• Psychiatrist, Universidad de Santiago.
• TFP Therapist – ISTFP.
• Supervisor-Teacher in training, ISTFP.
• Master's Degree in Social Neuroscience, Universidad Diego Portales.
• Member of the Depression, Anxiety, and Behavior Unit at CAE, Instituto Psiquiátrico Dr. José Horwitz.
• Member (Faculty and Supervisor) of the Chilean Institute of Personality Disorders.
• Member (Clinician and Faculty) of the Specialized Center for Personality (CEPE).
• Supervisor for Psychiatry Residents, Universidad Diego Portales.
• Coordinator, Center for Applied TFP.
Dr. Alex Behn, PhD — Psychologist
• Psychologist, Universidad Diego Portales.
• PhD in Clinical Psychology, Columbia University, New York.
• Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Director of the Millennium Institute for Research on Depression and Personality (MIDAP).
• Co-author of the book: "Depression and Personality Dysfunction", Springer Publishing.
Dr. Glauco Valdivieso, MD — Psychiatrist
• Medical Director, Peruvian Institute for the Study and Comprehensive Approach to Personality (IPEP), Lima, Peru.
• Board Member of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders (ISSPD).
• TFP Therapist, International Society of Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (ISTFP).
• Coordinator of the Personality Disorders Chapter, Peruvian Psychiatric Association.
• Psychiatrist at the Mental Health Unit, Hospital Villa El Salvador, Lima, Peru.
• Professor at the School of Medicine, Universidad Científica del Sur (UCSUR).
ADJUNCT FACULTY
Dr. Gerardo Torrealba, MD — Adult Psychiatrist
• Adult Psychiatrist, Universidad de Santiago.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice in Personality Disorders, ICHTP.
• Trained in Applied TFP.
• Psychiatrist at COSAM Independencia.
Nicolás Utman, MA — Psychologist
• Psychologist, Universidad de los Andes.
• TFP Therapist – ISTFP.
• Trained in Applied TFP.
• Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology, specialization in Psychoanalysis, Universidad de los Andes.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Expressive and Supportive Psychotherapy Techniques, Universidad de los Andes.
• Member of the Chilean Institute of Personality Disorders.
Dr. Mario Negrete, MD — Psychiatrist
• Medical Doctor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.
• Adult Psychiatry, Universidad Diego Portales.
• Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Clinical Practice in Personality Disorders, ICHTP.
• TFP Therapist in training.
• Trained in Applied TFP.
• Psychiatrist, Psychiatry Service at Hospital Sótero del Río.
• Adjunct Faculty in the Adult Psychiatry Training Program, Universidad Diego Portales – Sótero del Río Hospital Campus.
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1. Program Presentation and Foundations:
– Evidence-Based Treatment Models for Personality Disorders – Instructor: Dr. Alex Behn, PhD, accompanied by Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg.
– Introduction to Applied TFP – Instructor: Dr. Chiara De Panfilis, PhD. Class in English (Spanish translation provided), accompanied by Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg.
Date: Saturday, August 1st
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
2. Diagnosis and Structural Interview:
– Tools for a deep and concrete Personality Diagnosis – Instructor: Dr. Glauco Valdivieso, MD, and Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg.
Date: Saturday, August 22nd
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
3. Discussion of Diagnosis and Treatment Frame:
– Psychoeducation, goals, contract, and relationship with the Family – Instructor: Dr. Julio Armijo, MD; Adjunct Instructor: Dr. Mario Negrete, accompanied by Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg.
Date: Saturday, September 12th
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
4. Relationship with My Patient: How to understand what is happening?
– TFP strategies, pharmacotherapy, and outpatient consultation in the public healthcare system – Instructor: Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg.; Adjunct Instructor: Dr. Gerardo Torrealba, MD, accompanied by Dr. Julio Armijo, MD.
Date: Saturday, September 26th
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
5. Relationship with My Patient: How to address what is happening?
TFP Tactics and Techniques – Instructor: Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg.; Adjunct Instructor: Nicolás Utman, Lic., Mg, accompanied by Dr. Julio Armijo, MD.
Date: Saturday, October 3rd
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
6. Comprehensive Approach:
– Crisis Management, Comorbidities, Hospitalization, and Pharmacotherapy – Instructor: Dr. Richard Hersh, MD, accompanied by Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg. Class in English (Spanish translation provided).
Date: Saturday, October 17th
Time: 9:30 am to 1:00 pm
7. Clinical Case Supervision:
– Supervision of 3 clinical cases (1 TFP psychotherapy and 2 Applied TFP) presented by course students – Dr. Richard Hersh, MD, and Valeria Fernández, Lic., Mg. (Spanish translation provided).
Date: Saturday, November 7th
Time: 9:30 am to 1:30 pm
8. Assessment:
– Asynchronous, completion window opens December 10th and closes January 15th, 2027.
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