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SUMMARY:Film Series Mommie Dearest: Joan’s Wire Hangers: Reconciling that Recollection is the Best Fake We Have on Hand
DESCRIPTION:Through the lenses of psychoanalysis\, memory\, and cultural reinvention\, Laura McMaster\, LMFT\, will explore Joan Crawford\, the contested narratives surrounding her life\, and the film’s unexpected second life in drag culture. Drawing on Freud’s ideas about memory and recollection\, this discussion examines how stories are retold\, reimagined\, and transformed over time.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/film-series-mommie-dearest-joans-wire-hangers-reconciling-that-recollection-is-the-best-fake-we-have-on-hand/
LOCATION:Hybrid (Zoom or In-Person New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center)
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SUMMARY:How We Conceptualize Disability and Why it Matters Clinically
DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series  \nSpeaker: Rhoda Olkin\, PhD \nClients come to therapy with entrenched ideas about illness\, health\, and disability. How they conceptualize disability impacts all aspects of therapy\, including goals\, acceptable interventions\, and the therapeutic relationship. These conceptualizations\, called Models of Disability in the literature\, are one aspect of Disability Affirmative Therapy. The models are Moral\, Medical\, Social and Biopsychosocial models. Most clients have some combination of each model and its positive and negative connotations. This presentation covers the four models of disability and gives examples of how clients talk within their model\, and how that affects their responses to microaggressions. The relationship of models to mental health will be discussed.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/how-we-conceptualize-disability-and-why-it-matters-clinically/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare and Psychoanalysis in the Berkshires |
DESCRIPTION:The Erikson Institute of the Austen Riggs Center and the Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine are collaborating on a morning seminar focused on Hamlet and its enduring themes of grief\, conscience\, identity\, and inhibition. The program will bring together psychoanalytic\, clinical\, and theatrical perspectives.\nMorning Seminar\n9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.\nAusten Riggs Center\, Stockbridge\, Massachusetts\nPresenters will include Kevin Coleman of Shakespeare & Company\, along with Linda Mayes\, MD; Elizabeth Tillinghast\, MD; and Beth Turner\, LICSW. We will have ample time for discussion.\nParticipants are also invited to attend the opening night performance of Hamlet that evening at Shakespeare & Company in Lenox. Tickets may be purchased through Shakespeare & Company.\nPlease email us at education@austenriggs.net to let us know if you plan to attend. Partners and guests are welcome.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/shakespeare-and-psychoanalysis-in-the-berkshires/
LOCATION:Austen Riggs Center\, Stockbridge\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000
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SUMMARY:Application Portals Now Open-Psychoanalytic Studies Program
DESCRIPTION:Psychoanalytic Studies Program (PSP) \nA two-year program for licensed clinicians and advanced scholars interested in psychoanalytic approaches to enrich their clinical and academic work. \nWho Should Apply: The Psychoanalytic Studies Program is open to licensed mental health professionals\, including licensed psychiatrists\, psychologists\, social workers\, and professional counselors. Academic scholars interested in psychoanalytic theory are also invited to apply.  \nTuesdays\, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm\nSeptember–May\nMixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required) \nApplication Fee: $275 \nApplication Deadline: June 1\, 2026 \nLearn more about the Psychoanalytic Studies Program:https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-studies-program/ \nApply Now: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/psp_application_26-27#!/ \nPlease note: Applicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application\, as partial submissions are not accepted.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/application-portals-now-open-psychoanalytic-studies-program/
LOCATION:MA
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SUMMARY:WBCP Application Portal Now Open- Psychoanalytic Training Program
DESCRIPTION:Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program \nPrepare to practice as an Adult Psychoanalyst. Child and Adolescent training is also offered. \nWho Should Apply: Applicants to both Adult and the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Training Programs must be independently licensed in a mental health field. These include (but are not limited to) psychiatry\, psychology\, social work\, professional counseling\, and marriage and family counseling. There is also a Psychoanalytic Scholar Program for academicians not seeking full clinical training. \nTuesdays\, 4:00 pm – 8:15 pm\nSeptember–May\nMixed format (Zoom and in-person attendance required) \nApplication Fee: $275 \nApplication Deadline: June 1\, 2026 \nLearn more about the Psychoanalytic Institute Training Program: https://www.wbcp.org/psychoanalytic-training-program/ \nApply Now: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/institute-application-2026-2027 \nPlease note: The Institute Training Program is only offered on a full-time basis. \nApplicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application\, as partial submissions are not accepted.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/wbcp-application-portal-now-open-psychoanalytic-training-program/
LOCATION:MA
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T125000
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SUMMARY:Out of Sight\, Still in Mind: Intersession Processes and Suicidal Ideation in Psychodynamic Treatment
DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series \nSpeaker: Mareike Ernst\, PhD \nThis presentation introduces the concept of intersession processes—patients’ thoughts\, feelings\, fantasies\, and internalized experiences of therapy and therapist between sessions—and examines their relevance from a contemporary psychodynamic perspective. Drawing on psychodynamic theory and empirical research\, the talk will discuss how intersession processes may illuminate clinically meaningful fluctuations in suicidal ideation\, including both protective and risk-related dynamics in outpatient treatment. Particular attention will be given to recent findings showing how both between-person and within-person variation in intersession experience can deepen our understanding of suicidal processes beyond symptom severity alone. It will further consider how the study of intersession life may open new avenues for clinically sensitive routine monitoring\, smartphone-based assessment\, and personalized interventions\, while also inviting a critical discussion of the conceptual and methodological limitations of integrating intersession-focused assessment into care.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/out-of-sight-still-in-mind-intersession-processes-and-suicidal-ideation-in-psychodynamic-treatment/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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SUMMARY:The Unconscious Conflicts of Postpartum Depression
DESCRIPTION:This course defines postpartum depression (PPD) and explores it through the lens of psychoanalytic framework. The course will examine the role of ego regression in PPD\, as well as specific triad of unconscious conflicts: dependency\, anger\, and maternal identification.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-unconscious-conflicts-of-postpartum-depression/
LOCATION:In-person: Newport Psychoanalytic Institute\, 17821 17th St #260\, Tustin\, CA 92780\, Tustin\, CA\, 92780\, United States
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SUMMARY:WBCP Application Portal Now Open Observational Studies In-Person Program
DESCRIPTION:A Two-Year In-Person Training Based on the Esther Bick Infant Observation Model. \nWho Should Apply: The Observational Studies In-Person Program is open to mental health professionals\, trainees\, educators\, researchers\, and others with a serious interest in psychoanalytic thought and observation. No prior psychoanalytic training is required. \nFormat: In-Person\nClasses will meet from October to May in the evenings from 4:30 pm to 8:35 pm. \nLocation: Washington\, DC\nDuration: Two years \nApplication Fee: $175 \n30 CME/CE \nLearn more about the Observational Studies In-Person Program: https://www.wbcp.org/observational-studies/ \nTo Apply: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/app_osp_inperson_26-27#!/ \nPlease note: Applicants should have all materials prepared prior to beginning the application\, as partial submissions are not accepted.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/wbcp-application-portal-now-open-observational-studies-in-person-program/
LOCATION:Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis\, 2120 L St\, NW\, Ste 600-4\, Washington\, DC\, 20037\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261002T180000
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SUMMARY:2026 Fall Conference - Hope in Hard Times: Building Community
DESCRIPTION:In-person attendance: $250; limited to 50 people at the Austen Riggs Center in Stockbridge\, MA \nVirtual/remote attendance: Free \nCE/CME available: 6 hours (pending approval)  \nHope in Hard Times: Building Community is a hybrid conference designed for mental health clinicians and allied professionals seeking to think together about the ethical\, clinical\, and institutional challenges of practicing in a time marked by social fragmentation\, political instability\, and collective trauma. Drawing on psychoanalytic perspectives and interdisciplinary dialogue\, the conference explores how transgenerational trauma\, structural violence\, and bureaucratic systems shape both individual psychic life and professional roles—while also attending to sources of resistance\, responsibility\, and hope.  \nThe conference opens with a framing panel on “Transgenerational Trauma\, Resistance\, and Radical Hope\,” featuring brief presentations by Marilyn Charles\, PhD\, ABPP; Morteza Modarres Gharavi\, PhD\, LP\, PsyA; and Bindu Methikalam\, PhD. This session situates contemporary clinical and institutional dilemmas within broader historical\, cultural\, and political contexts\, establishing a shared foundation for the conference.  \nSubsequent sessions invite participants to engage with two central questions: how clinicians and institutions can remain ethically grounded in the face of dehumanizing bureaucratic pressures\, and how professionals can speak and listen across differences of identity\, power\, vulnerability\, and role. Throughout the conference\, brief didactic presentations are paired with facilitated large-group discussions to support reflection\, dialogue\, and application to clinical and professional practice.  \nThe conference concludes by turning explicitly toward action and connection\, examining how psychoanalytic ideas and values can inform social engagement in clinical\, educational\, and civic arenas. Participants will be invited to identify shared concerns and areas of interest and to make collegial connections intended to support ongoing work beyond the conference itself. Rather than managing ongoing groups\, the conference serves as a clearing-house for connection\, emphasizing community-building\, professional resilience\, and ethical responsibility in difficult times.  \nConference Organizers \nMarilyn Charles\, PhD\, ABPP\nVivian Chan\, DO\, MS\nPresenters \nBindu Methikalam\, PhD\nMorteza Modares Gharavi PhD\, LP\, PsyA\nMichael O’Loughlin\, PhD\nKritika Dwivedi\, PsyD\n Cynthia Chalker MSS\, LCSW\nCarrie Attikune\,  PsyD\nCheryll Rothery\, PsyD\, ABPP\nDennis Debiak\, PsyD\nHada Soria Escalante\nAbby Kuchin
URL:https://apsa.org/event/2026-fall-conference-hope-in-hard-times-building-community/
LOCATION:Hybrid (In-Person at Austen Riggs Center\, Stockbridge\, MA and Virtual)\, Stockbridge\, MA\, United States
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T120000
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SUMMARY:NPI Fall Conference: Understanding Traumatic Narcissism Theory and Its Clinical Utility
DESCRIPTION:Beginning in 1996 with the essay “Traumatic Abuse in Cults: A Psychoanalytic Perspective\,” up to the release in 2026 of his latest book\, Traumatic Narcissism Theory: A Contemporary Introduction\, Daniel Shaw has studied the psychology of the individual he terms the “traumatizing narcissist\,” and the specific ways that they seduce and then subjugate others. The Traumatic Narcissism Theory summarizes Shaw’s work of the last thirty years\, providing accessible\, practical information and tools in support of both psychotherapists and their clients working toward healing from the traumatizing narcissist’s relational system of subjugation.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/npi-fall-conference-understanding-traumatic-narcissism-theory-and-its-clinical-utility/
LOCATION:Hybrid (Virtual and In-person: NPI\, 17821 E. 17th Street\, Suite 260\, Tustin\, CA 92780)
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