BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//American Psychoanalytic Association - ECPv6.15.18//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://apsa.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for American Psychoanalytic Association REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20250309T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20251102T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20260308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20261101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20270314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20271107T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T135000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260402T183008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T203130Z UID:20000789-1780663800-1780667400@apsa.org SUMMARY:Matrix\, Environment\, Atmosphere: How Mother Became a Medium DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series\nSpeaker: Hannah Zeavin\, PhD \nFrom the mid-1940s until the 1960s and beyond\, class\, race\, and maternal function were linked in metaphors of temperature in pediatric psychological studies of Bad Mothers. Newly codified diagnoses of aloof “refrigerator mothers” and overstimulating “hot mothers” were inseparable from midcentury conceptions of stimulation\, mediation\, domesticity\, and race\, including Marshall McLuhan’s theory of hot and cool media\, as well as maternal absence and (over)presence\, echoes of which continue in the present in terms like “helicopter parent.” Whereas autism and autistic states have been extensively elaborated in their relationship to digital media\, this talk attends to attributed maternal causes of “emotionally disturbed\,” queer\, and neurodivergent children. The talk thus elaborates a media theory of mothering and parental “fitness.” URL:https://apsa.org/event/matrix-environment-atmosphere-how-mother-became-a-medium-hannah-zeavin-phd/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T130000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260501T155307Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260501T155307Z UID:20000813-1780664400-1780664400@apsa.org SUMMARY:A Consultation Group for Therapists: Dreams on the Couch DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald\, PsyD\, MFT\, Training and Supervising Analyst. This consultation group invites therapists into an ongoing exploration of dreams as living expressions of the unconscious. Drawing from the full arc of psychoanalytic thought\, participants will bring clinical material and engage in a collaborative process of listening\, reverie\, and meaning-making. \nTogether\, we will explore how dreams emerge within the intersubjective field\, how they speak to unconscious communication\, and how they may be used clinically to deepen the relationship between the patient\, the therapist\, and the analytic relationship itself. URL:https://apsa.org/event/a-consultation-group-for-therapists-dreams-on-the-couch/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T130000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260605T143000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260402T183008Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T205828Z UID:20000787-1780664400-1780669800@apsa.org SUMMARY:Dreams on the Couch: A Consultation Group for Therapists DESCRIPTION:This consultation group presented by Kathleen Fitzgerald\, invites therapists into an ongoing exploration of dreams as living expressions of the unconscious. Drawing from the full arc of psychoanalytic thought\, participants will bring clinical material and engage in a collaborative process of listening\, reverie\, and meaning-making. \nTogether\, we will explore how dreams emerge within the intersubjective field\, how they speak to unconscious communication\, and how they may be used clinically to deepen the relationship between the patient\, the therapist\, and the analytic relationship itself. This is a space for clinicians who wish to think deeply\, work imaginatively\, and remain in contact with the mystery and vitality of the unconscious. URL:https://apsa.org/event/dreams-on-the-couch-a-consultation-group-for-therapists/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T173000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260514T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T214916Z UID:20000821-1781280000-1781285400@apsa.org SUMMARY:Reading Group: A People's History of Psychoanalysis: From Freud to Liberation DESCRIPTION:Presented by Dr. Holly Han\, Psy.D.\, LMFT & Ivy Zequeira\, LMFT. This 6-week course explores psychoanalysis as a living\, political\, and decolonial practice through Daniel José Gaztambide’s A People’s History of Psychoanalysis. We’ll trace the field from Freud’s early formulations through its entanglement with race\, class\, and empire\, to contemporary liberation psychology and decolonial movements. Students will critically examine how psychoanalytic ideas have been used to both reinforce and resist oppression\, and consider what a liberatory\, community?oriented psychoanalysis can look like today. URL:https://apsa.org/event/reading-group-a-peoples-history-of-psychoanalysis-from-freud-to-liberation/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260612T213000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260402T183020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T213946Z UID:20000792-1781294400-1781299800@apsa.org SUMMARY:Xenophobia\, War\, and the Problem of Social Disorder - George Makari\, MD DESCRIPTION:Keynote of the 64th Annual Meeting of the Rapaport-Klein Study Group\nhosted by the Erikson Institute for Education\, Research\, and Advocacy of the Austen Riggs Center \nSpeaker: George Makari\, MD \nIn Of Fear and Strangers\, George Makari\, MD\, considered how different psychological models – behaviorist\, cognitive\, phenomenological – accounted for xenophobia\, and in the end\, considered psychoanalytic theories of projection to most clearly define the most intractable form of this problem. With ethnonationalism and militarism on the rise around the world\, Dr. Makari wanted to explore the social conditions that fostered such projected hatred. For that\, he turned to Einstein and Freud’s 1932 exchange\, “Why War?”. In Freud’s brief letter\, he proposed a model for collectives\, in which the problem of self-defense and the risk of social disintegration were central. How\, we might ask\, does this model apply to our present? URL:https://apsa.org/event/xenophobia-war-and-the-problem-of-social-disorder-george-makari-md/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T123000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260613T154500 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260327T173409Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260422T212019Z UID:20000778-1781353800-1781365500@apsa.org SUMMARY:Saturday Salon: My Analyst Has Dementia\, I Might Need a Donut DESCRIPTION:Presented by: Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald\, PsyD\, MFT\, Training and Supervising Analyst. \nIn this Saturday Salon\, Dr. Kathleen Fitzgerald invites participants into an intimate exploration of a 10-year analytic relationship reframed through an unexpected reversal as the analyst’s mind is slowly overtaken by dementia. Through a series of vivid clinical and relational moments\, she reflects on the unfolding experience of remaining in analytic dialogue while the analyst’s capacity for coherence becomes increasingly compromised. \nThis experience both challenges and illuminates the foundations of psychoanalytic work. Together\, participants are invited to explore vulnerability\, asymmetry\, and the deeply human dimensions of analytic work. URL:https://apsa.org/event/saturday-salon-my-analyst-has-dementia-i-might-need-a-donut/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260627T190000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260514T210425Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T215227Z UID:20000815-1782581400-1782586800@apsa.org SUMMARY:Film Series Phantom Thread Maybe He’s the Most Demanding Man: Authoritarian Ambivalence and The Wounded Patriarch DESCRIPTION:Drawing from the works of Sigmund Freud\, Wilhelm Reich and Ruth Ben-Ghiat\, Jon Dimond\, PhD will use Phantom Thread as an illustration of the confounding phenomenology of The Strongman. Participants will apply psychoanalytic principles to better understand how a character structure organized around obsessiveness\, dominance\, and relentless control can also be so vulnerable\, emotionally reactive\, and prone to surrender. URL:https://apsa.org/event/film-series-phantom-thread-maybe-hes-the-most-demanding-man-authoritarian-ambivalence-and-the-wounded-patriarch/ LOCATION:Hybrid (In-person at New Orleans-Birmingham Psychoanalytic Center & Virtual) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260710T125000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260514T210435Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T210436Z UID:20000820-1783687800-1783687800@apsa.org SUMMARY:Authenticity: An Ethical Core for Clinical Practice DESCRIPTION:The ethical codes for mental health professionals are guided by internationally recognized standards centered around core principles: respect for others\, competence\, integrity\, and responsibility to society. Central to these standards is our integrity as a human being\, a professional\, and a member of society\, based on principles of fairness\, justice\, and respect for difference. These codes also recognize the value of community service; ways in which our training demands a certain level of social responsibility. We are called upon to know our field well enough to make choices that have integrity\, and to engage in ongoing trainings that support our own development within a changing world. And yet\, countering these standards is the anxious insecurity that threatens to make us lose our minds rather than build them\, and to turn to rules that\, in the absence of our reflective capacity\, can become dangerously mindless. We see this\, for example\, in the turn towards using diagnoses\, not to organize our understanding\, but as reified entities that demand specific treatments that may harm more than they help. In that turn\, we lose touch with the most basic principle guiding our ethics: to do no harm. The price of objectifying persons rather than assisting them in enlarging their own subjective capacities is highlighted in this era of AI. In such an era\, we need to locate our ethics within a foundation that does not betray us – or those we work with – by masquerading behind a veneer of ‘truth’ that has no authentic\, ethical\, human core. Using clinical illustrations\, I discuss the values of authenticity and respect for difference as crucial grounding points for ethical clinical practice. URL:https://apsa.org/event/authenticity-an-ethical-core-for-clinical-practice/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260717T135000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260402T183009Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T214418Z UID:20000790-1784292600-1784296200@apsa.org SUMMARY:Links Between Childhood Trauma\, Psychosis\, the Bayesian Predictive Processing Model of Brain Function\, Transference\, and the Mind Conceived as a Self-Organizing System - Michael D. Garrett\, MD DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series\nSpeaker: Michael D. Garrett\, MD \nResearch in the last four decades has shown a strong correlation between childhood adversity (e.g.\, sexual abuse\, physical abuse\, emotional neglect) and psychosis\, which recasts chronic psychosis as a trauma-related/stress/related disorder requiring psychotherapy as well as medication. This presentation will describe how psychotic symptoms can be understood as meaningful expressions of a psychotic person’s past history and current state of mind\, manifestations of a person’s subjective world that provide invaluable guides to a person’s emotional ailments. The talk will show how transference in psychotherapy can be understood as an inevitable consequence of the Bayesian predictive processing model of brain function and how delusions and other psychological defenses emerge as a natural consequence of the neuroscientific conception of the mind as a self-organizing system. URL:https://apsa.org/event/links-between-childhood-trauma-psychosis-the-bayesian-predictive-processing-model-of-brain-function-transference-and-the-mind-conceived-as-a-self-organizing-system-michael-d-garrett-md/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260724T135000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260402T183020Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260402T214639Z UID:20000791-1784897400-1784901000@apsa.org SUMMARY:Resolving Therapeutic Dilemmas in Suicidal Clients Using Principles of Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy - Robert J. Gregory\, MD DESCRIPTION:2026 Grand Rounds Series\nSpeaker: Robert J. Gregory\, MD \nEngaging suicidal clients in treatment and recovery is intense and challenging. Clients may state: “I just want to die”\, “Nothing is going to help”\, or “If you discharge me\, I’m going to kill myself”. Therapists can sometimes feel helpless\, hopeless and trapped in the responsibility of holding their client’s life in their hands. In this presentation\, Dr. Gregory will share principles and techniques grounded in Dynamic Deconstructive Psychotherapy theory\, research\, and extensive front-line experience to shed light on complex cases and common therapeutic dilemmas\, offering a path forward for both therapists and clients. URL:https://apsa.org/event/resolving-therapeutic-dilemmas-in-suicidal-clients-using-principles-of-dynamic-deconstructive-psychotherapy-robert-j-gregory-md-webinar-live-online/ LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260807T125000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260413T194952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T194952Z UID:20000803-1786107000-1786107000@apsa.org 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) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260815T090000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260514T210426Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T210426Z UID:20000818-1786784400-1786784400@apsa.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260413T195007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T195007Z UID:20000807-1788278400-1788278400@apsa.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260901T160000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260413T195007Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T195007Z UID:20000808-1788278400-1788278400@apsa.org 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/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T125000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260904T125000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260413T194952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T194952Z UID:20000804-1788526200-1788526200@apsa.org 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) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T163000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261001T163000 DTSTAMP:20260604T070543 CREATED:20260413T194952Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260413T194952Z UID:20000805-1790872200-1790872200@apsa.org 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/ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR