COURSES ▶ INTRO COURSE

Therapy with Scapegoat Survivors of Narcissistic Parents
Use Control-Mastery Theory to Know and Do What Works

A clear roadmap for identifying core trauma-based beliefs…

Friday August 8, 2025
9:00pm-12:00pm PST

Live Online Seminar through Zoom

Instructor:
Jay Reid, MS, LPCC

Learn how to help adult scapegoat survivors of narcissistic parents heal deeply and effectively using Control-Mastery Theory. This training offers a clear roadmap for identifying core trauma-based beliefs and safely disconfirming them through the therapeutic relationship. If you work with survivors of childhood narcissistic abuse, this presentation will give you the tools to do transformative, targeted work that creates lasting change.

Why this course?

You'll learn how to integrate the PFM into your existing manner of working and strengthen the work you're already doing.

This in-depth presentation will show therapists how to effectively understand and treat adult scapegoat survivors of narcissistic parents using Control-Mastery Theory. Attendees will learn how these clients unconsciously adopt beliefs of defectiveness to preserve attachment to a pathologically narcissistic parent. You’ll discover how to identify and disconfirm these "pathogenic beliefs" in therapy to support the client's goals. Through rich clinical examples and a 5-step case formulation model, you'll gain a practical framework for customizing your interventions. By attending, you'll leave equipped to build stronger therapeutic alliances, understand hidden trauma dynamics, and help your clients reclaim a higher quality of life.

This course will cover:

Understand how a narcissistic parent influences the child to assume the blame for all the family’s problems

Name three ways in which empirical research has shown that children of narcissistic parents suffer psychologically

Understand how and why the scapegoat child sacrifices healthy developmental goals to stay in a relationship with their narcissistic parent

Know and apply Control-Mastery Theory’s Five-Step Case Conceptualization to scapegoat survivors in treatment

After completing this workshop, participants will be able to: 

Apply Control-Mastery Theory’s five-step case conceptualization model to develop individualized treatment plans for scapegoat survivors of narcissistic parents.

Identify the core pathogenic beliefs that scapegoat survivors adopt to preserve attachment to a narcissistic parent.

Demonstrate how to identify and respond in pro-plan ways to help clients safely disconfirm trauma-based beliefs and promote psychological recovery.


Course Level:  Introductory, Intermediate and Advanced

CE Credits: 3 APA approved CE hours. If you would like CEU's you should indicate so during registration. COA's will be sent within 30 days of the class. You must arrive on time to the course and stay for the entirety of the program to receive CE credit

Cost: $150 for General Public
$100 for SFPRG Members
$30 for Students (No CEU's)

The Personalized Psychotherapy Institute (PPI) is the education wing of the San Francisco Psychotherapy Research Group (SFPRG)

CME Credits: 3

All planners and all presenters for this educational activity have no financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Meet the team

  • Jay Reid

    MS, LPCC

    Psychotherapist, Private Practice

registrations

Registration Opens: Monday June, 16, 2025
Registration Closes: Thursday August 7th at 6pm 

Course Schedule: If you would like know more about the schedule for this event please contact our front office at cmt@sfprg.org or 415-561-6771.

Cancellation Policy: No refunds are provided for this event.  If you have questions about your registration, please contact our office at cmt@sfprg.org 415-561-6771.

Co-sponsorship: There is no co-sponsor of this event.  

Commercial Support: There is no known commercial support for this program.

Please note that registrations for all PPI classes are handled by the website of our parent member organization SFPRG. You will be redirected to that website to complete your registration. You need not be a member to register, however, if you are a member or have registered for one of our classes before, you will be prompted to enter your information.