SOW_HT9410-23-Q-2062_(Attach 1).pdf

Statement of Work Dated: May 24, 2023

1.0 Introduction

The contractor, shall perform work as described in the Statement of Work (SOW).

2.0 Background

Training to gain sufficient competence in psychotherapy skills is particularly important to military psychiatrists who are often assigned to isolated duty stations as the sole mental health provider following their residency training. Full psychoanalytic training is a requirement in order to adequately teach and supervise psychiatry residents in psychotherapy. There are no NMCSD psychiatry faculty members credentialed to provide adequate didactic instruction and supervision in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Full training in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, in order to be qualified to teach and supervise residents in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, requires at least another 4 years after completion of residency training.

However, there are independent private practice psychiatrists and clinical psychologists in the San Diego civilian community, who do have full psychoanalytic training to effectively teach and supervise psychiatry residents in this required skill.

3.0 Scope of Work

To provide postgraduate year-3 and postgraduate year-4 psychiatry residents psychoanalytic psychotherapy case supervision, as well as formal didactic instruction in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, to include the integration of psychoanalytical concepts in case formulation; simultaneous attunement to process and content during the following therapy sessions; and the development of awareness and technical approaches to transference and counter transferences with patients.

4.0 Hours of Services

One hour and a half in person group consultation sessions, held once a week, averaging 4 times per month; up to 48 sessions per year; for a group of 8 to 14 postgraduate year-3 and postgraduate year-4 psychiatry residents; and one hour didactic group classes, held once a week, 20 class sessions per year; for a group of 8 postgraduate year-3 psychiatry residents.

5.0 Task Description:

Psychoanalytic psychotherapy case supervision through in person group consultation sessions, and psychoanalytic psychotherapy instruction through didactic group classes in intermediate and advanced psychotherapy, conducted in the San Diego area, to include the integration of psychoanalytical concepts in case formulation; simultaneous attunement to process and content during the following therapy sessions; and the development of awareness and technical approaches to transference and counter transferences with patients. Submission of curriculum vitae for review by psychiatry residency program leadership, is required prior to commencement of psychoanalytic psychotherapy case supervision and didactic instruction.

6.0 Required Certifications

Curriculum Vitae (CV) is required.