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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T113000
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalytic Consultation Group
DESCRIPTION:This series of 6 closed meetings offers pre-licensed and licensed therapists a safe and confidential place to get help with difficult cases\, discuss professional challenges\, and explore new ways to approach clients. The instructors will provide participants with tools to cultivate a foundational understanding of various psychoanalytic theories.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/psychoanalytic-consultation-group/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250502T110000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
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SUMMARY:Alumni Group - What is Effective in Psychoanalytic Treatments?
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: M. Sagman Kayatekin\, MD | Psychoanalytic discipline is in the process of broadening its theory\, practitioners and applications. We welcome contributions from different psychoanalytic approaches and related disciplines in social sciences\, humanities and neuro-psychoanalysis.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/alumni-group-what-is-effective-in-psychoanalytic-treatments/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250427T090000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalytic Techniques for Patients with Somatic Diseases
DESCRIPTION:This conference will explore the dynamic between psyche and soma\, using the theoretical frame of the Paris Psychosomatic School to enhance skills. Both adult and child clinical cases of patients suffering from somatic illness will be presented along with some specific mental organization that requires technical changes in the analytic intervention to improve strategies.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/psychoanalytic-techniques-for-patients-with-somatic-diseases/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T110000
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DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
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SUMMARY:WPS David Black Memorial Lecture 2025
DESCRIPTION:Daniel Shaw\, LCSW. Understanding Traumatizing Narcissism and Its Clinical Utility. \nMr. Shaw presents a way of understanding the traumatic impact of narcissism as it is engendered developmentally and as it is enacted relationally. Here\, he focuses on the “traumatizing narcissist’s” need for control\, describes the internal needs and developmental narrative of the traumatizing narcissist\, the behaviors employed to subjugate his/her victim(s) and how to work with patients who are victims of this traumatizing abuse.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/wps-david-black-memorial-lecture-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T100000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
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SUMMARY:The Spring Symposium 2025
DESCRIPTION:Adjusting the Distance. Michael Feldman MB\, BS\,FRC\,Psych; Kay Long PHD; Elizabeth Wilson MD
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-spring-symposium-2025/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T090000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250123T184428Z
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalysis and Altruistic Living Kidney Donation: Toward a Psychodynamic Understanding of Donor Motivation
DESCRIPTION:Led by Prof. Dr. med. Lutz Goetzmann. Altruism itself is underexplored in psychoanalysis. The topic’s importance for learners is its investigation into a peculiar form of altruism. Living kidney donors are unusual\, extreme cases in which the acceptable costs to the benefactor far exceed an acceptable threshold for most people. There are many instances of helping a stranger in need\, but few would undergo major abdominal surgery with the attendant increased risk of kidney failure themselves. These extreme cases\, then\, reveal unique features that are otherwise absent\, highlight key factors less salient\, and offer new opportunities for hypothesis building in typical cases of altruism in psychoanalytic practice.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/psychoanalysis-and-altruistic-living-kidney-donation-toward-a-psychodynamic-understanding-of-donor-motivation/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T084500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250426T130000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212654Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T221728Z
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SUMMARY:Mahler Symposium: It’s Not All About You: How Cultures Influence Toddlerhood
DESCRIPTION:How infants and toddlers separate and individuate from their families has been formally studied largely from a Euro-American viewpoint. Separation-individuation occurs simultaneously\, and intertwined with\, the development of attachment patterns\, but has received much less cross-cultural attention\, a deficit this conference will attempt to address. Cultures are highly variable in how they influence early child development\, and the presenters for this conference are leading experts in the influence of culture on development. \nPresenters:\nBambi Chapin\, PhD\nGillian Gillison\, PhD\nAlexandra M. Harrison\, MD\nEdward Tronick\, PhD \nModerator:\nLawrence D. Blum\, MD \nCo-Sponsored by The Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia & The Margaret S. Mahler Child Development Foundation\n54th ANNUAL MARGARET S. MAHLER SYMPOSIUM ON CHILD DEVELOPMENT
URL:https://apsa.org/event/mahler-symposium-its-not-all-about-you-how-cultures-influence-toddlerhood/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T183000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250123T184428Z
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SUMMARY:Oedipus and Anti-Oedipus: On the Circularity of a Myth
DESCRIPTION:Led by Prof. Dr. med. Lutz Goetzmann. In this presentation\, I will present?theoretically?the three stages of the Oedipus complex according to Freud and Lacan. A clinical discussion will follow this. With regard to the first phallic-imaginary stage\, I will make references to Laplanche’s seduction theory\, particularly with regard to the attribution of gender identity. I will also introduce a preliminary traumatic stage and link this with two considerations: on the one hand\, the anti-Oedipal desiring-machines (Deleuze and Guattari) and\, on the other hand\, the idea of ??dédoublement (Danielle Quinodoz). This presentation concludes with the various fates of the Oedipus complex (shown graphically as a line\, loop\, or semi-circular garland).?
URL:https://apsa.org/event/oedipus-and-anti-oedipus-on-the-circularity-of-a-myth/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T183000
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CREATED:20241105T032607Z
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SUMMARY:Interpersonal Trauma and the Developmental Roots of Personality Disorders
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Clara Mucci presents the three levels of interpersonal traumatizations with all the consequences at the level of attachment styles\, interpersonal neurobiology\, and affect regulation and personability dynamics up to the point of developing complex PTSD and personality disorders.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/interpersonal-trauma-and-the-developmental-roots-of-personality-disorders/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T125000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250425T125000
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CREATED:20250320T212654Z
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SUMMARY:The Innate Capacity for Representing Subjective Experience: The Infant’s Mind is Neither Primitive nor Pre-representational
DESCRIPTION:Anne Erreich\, PhD\, cites the prominence of theories which locate serious adult psychopathology in the pre-verbal infant’s inability to formulate or represent traumatic experience. The work of two such authors\, H. Levine and D.B. Stern\, is briefly considered. The frame of reference for this investigation is that clinical and academic research findings are highly relevant to psychoanalytic theorizing. It is argued that when such findings are considered\, a view of the infant with “primitive\,” “unformulated\,” or “unrepresented” states of mind has little evidence to support it.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-innate-capacity-for-representing-subjective-experience-the-infants-mind-is-neither-primitive-nor-pre-representational/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T183000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250424T200000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T224345Z
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SUMMARY:Ethics Workshop - Dr. Jane Kite - Strange Bedfellows: Sexual Boundary Violations and Ethics in Psychoanalysis
DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kite will present a paper\, Strange Bedfellows: Sexual Boundary Violations and Ethics in Psychoanalysis\, in which she will highlight the powerful role played by the analyst’s unconscious functioning in all analytic work and especially in cases of sexual boundary violations. A question-and-answer period will follow the presentation.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/ethics-workshop-dr-jane-kite-strange-bedfellows-sexual-boundary-violations-and-ethics-in-psychoanalysis/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250414T120000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T224109Z
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SUMMARY:20th Annual Austen Riggs College Counseling Conference: Peer Support\, Community\, and Belonging
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by the Erikson Institute for Education\, Research\, and Advocacy of the Austen Riggs Center \nPeer support serves a vital role in the mental health of college students. Beyond buttressing clinical services and expanding resources to meet unprecedented demand\, it can mobilize students’ strengths and foster experiences of community and belonging. However\, it also brings challenges\, including training\, liability\, and coordination with counseling and wellness centers. In this conference\, we will use presentations on an innovative peer assistance program and small and large group discussions to explore how participants might enhance peer support offerings on their campuses. \nFeaturing presentations by:\nSpencer Biel\, PsyD\, director of the Online Intensive Outpatient Program for college students and emerging adults in Massachusetts\nM. Dolores Cimini\, PhD\, New York State licensed psychologist and director of the Center for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research at the University at Albany\, SUNY\nMegan Cusick Brix\, PhD\, assistant director for Peer Services and a licensed psychologist at University at Albany (UAlbany) Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). \nThis conference is for college mental health clinicians and those supporting students’ mental health otherwise. Trainees are encouraged to attend.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/20th-annual-austen-riggs-college-counseling-conference-peer-support-community-and-belonging/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T133000
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SUMMARY:The IPA and NCP present Work Discussion Group for Catastrophic Situations
DESCRIPTION:“Work Discussion Group (WDG) for Catastrophic Situations” – Martha Harris Model\, Tavistock\nOrganized by the IPA PACE Committee & NCP. \nAbout the Work Discussion Group: \nThe Work Discussion Group (WDG) provides a reflective space for professionals working in catastrophic situations across diverse contexts such as hospitals\, schools\, and community centers. Grounded in the Martha Harris model developed at the Tavistock Clinic\, this approach helps workers process the emotional impact of their roles\, fostering deeper understanding and more effective intervention strategies. \nHistory and Key Characteristics of the Work Discussion Seminar\nInspired by Esther Bick’s infant observation method\, Martha Harris developed the Work Discussion model in the 1970s at the Tavistock Clinic. She aimed to extend psychoanalytic thinking beyond the consulting room into educational and caregiving environments. By integrating detailed observation of professional interactions with children\, adolescents\, and families\, this model enables practitioners—whether teachers\, social workers\, or healthcare providers—to recognize unconscious processes influencing their work. \nThe seminar requires participants to observe and narrate their work experiences in the first person\, fostering self-awareness and emotional containment. The discussion format allows professionals to analyze the dynamics of their interactions\, enhancing their understanding of the intrapsychic world and its manifestation in interpersonal relationships. \nBy applying Bick’s observational method in this context\, Harris emphasized the importance of recognizing emotional factors in professional relationships. This reflective process deepens comprehension of the professional’s mental state and the individuals they serve\, ultimately improving intervention strategies in preventive and therapeutic settings. \nPresenters:\nMónica Cardenal (Argentina) Training analyst of Buenos Aires Psychoanalytical Association. Former Scientific Coordinator. Associate Professor in Child and Adolescent Clinic Psychology and Psychiatry\, Postgraduate Training at the Italian Hospital University\, Buenos Aires. General Coordinator of the Infant Observation Seminar\, taught according to Mrs Bick´s method\, Tavistock model\, Italian Hospital University. Member of the Expert Registry of CONEAU\, Comisión Nacional de Evaluación Y Acreditación Universitaria (National Commission of University Evaluation and Accreditation) Argentina since 2014. Chair of IPA Committee on Psychoanalytic Assistance in Crises and Emergencies (PACE). Consultant of IPA Committee on Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis (COCAP). Academic Advisor and supervisor of the work program with street children and young refugees in Puebla\, Mexico\, Fundación JUCONI since 2010. Author of international publications and guest lecturer in several countries. Co-author and Co-editor of the books: “Territorios postkleinianos. Una actualización de la tarea Psicoanalítica”\, Teseo\, Buenos Aires\, 2020 and “The Infinite Infantile and the Psychoanalytic task. Psychoanalysis with Children\, Adolescents and their Families” IPA\, COCAP and Routledge\, London and New York 2022. \nDr. Jeanne Magagna (UK) is a Child\, Adolescent\, and Family Psychotherapist with over fifty years of experience in child mental health. She has significantly contributed to understanding and treating children and families\, particularly in high-needs and emotionally complex environments. She led the Psychotherapy Services at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children in London for 24 years\, specializing in self-harm\, psychosis\, and eating disorders in children. Her extensive clinical experience also includes working with non-verbal\, non-mobile children with feeding difficulties. She trained at the Tavistock Clinic in London\, where Esther Bick\, the founder of the infant observation method\, taught her. \nThroughout her career\, Dr. Magagna has taught Infant Observation worldwide. She believes observing babies can profoundly transform our understanding of children and their families. This work has led to the creation of a specialized nursery in Rome and the publication of Being Present for Your Nursery-Age Child. She has also published several influential books\, including The Silent Child: Communication without Words\, which focuses on nonverbal communication in children\, and Psychotherapeutic Understanding of Children and Young People with Eating Disorders. Additionally\, Dr. Magagna is the Joint Editor of various books\, including Intimate Transformations: Babies with Their Families\, Psychotherapy with Families\, and Contemporary Child Psychotherapy. She regularly teaches internationally and has been featured in the Mind in Mind interview series with Jane O’Rourke on YouTube. Dr. Magagna’s career reflects her deep commitment to advancing psychoanalytic thinking and its application in clinical practice\, particularly in child development\, emotional understanding\, and early intervention. \nInterview by Mind in Mind: https://mindinmind.org.uk/interviews/jeanne-magagna/?utm_source=chatgpt.com \nPACE Member Participant: \nSylvia de Egea (Paraguay) is a clinical psychologist and a psychoanalyst specializing in adults\, children\, and adolescents. A member of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA)\, she serves as the Vice President of the Psychoanalytic Association of Asunción (APdeA) and teaches at its institute. She is an active member of the PACE Committee representing Latin America. With a longstanding commitment to humanitarian efforts\, Silvia was a Red Cross volunteer for many years\, during which she became qualified to train Support Psychosocial Trainers. She currently maintains a private practice in Asunción\, Paraguay.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-ipa-and-ncp-present-work-discussion-group-for-catastrophic-situations/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250412T123000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250404T220504Z
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SUMMARY:COWAP: Women the Longest Revolution: Session 7: Conversation with Juliet Mitchell
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a series of conversations \n1  Sessions remaining \nApril 12\, 2025 \nPresented by the Committee on Women and Psychoanalysis of the International Psychoanalytic Association (COWAP) North America\, and sponsored by the Washington Center for Psychoanalysis. Organizing Committee: Chair: Margarita Cereijido\, Co-chair: Catherine Mallouh\, Members: Anne Adelman\, Janice Lieberman\, Jill Gentile and Jeri Isaacson. \nActivity in English with subtitles in your language \n1.5 CME/CE per session\n10.5 CME/CE total \nVia Zoom \nAdditional details about the presentation and future sessions can be found on the program flyer below \nUPCOMING SESSION\nSaturday\, April 12\, 2025\n11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET \nSession 7: Conversation with Juliet Mitchell \nParticipants:\nJuliet Mitchell\, Margarita Cereijido\, and Jill Gentile \nPresentation:\nNotions of woman and the feminine have changed dramatically over the last decades and this is reflected in how women perceive themselves\, how they are perceived by society\, and how they are understood from a psychoanalytic perspective.  Inspired by the title of her book\, Juliet Mitchell will reflect on the impact of feminism\, and the ongoing changes in different feminine scenarios\, in conversation with Margarita Cereijido and Jill Gentile.  The audience will reflect with the presenters about how our thinking has changed. \nRegistration Deadline: April 9\, 2025\nRegistration Link: https://tinyurl.com/ycy53e5c\nProgram Page: https://tinyurl.com/mw56a6w\nProgram Flyer: https://tinyurl.com/33j8uckw
URL:https://apsa.org/event/cowap-women-the-longest-revolution-session-7-conversation-with-juliet-mitchell/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T183000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250123T184447Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250131T165648Z
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SUMMARY:NPI Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an engaging opportunity to learn about NPI on Zoom! Meet the Dean and President for an introduction to the program\, connect with current candidates\, experience a live class in action\, and participate in a Q&A session to explore all our program offerings.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/npi-virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T133000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20240920T210840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T223004Z
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SUMMARY:Alumni Group - Personality\, Culture\, and Context: Intersections in the Therapeutic Relationship
DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Usha Tummala-Narra\, Ph.D. | In this presentation\, Dr. Tummala-Narra will explore how personality is shaped by sociocultural context\, and how experiences of one’s sociocultural context rely on personality\, family dynamics\, and trauma.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/alumni-group-personality-culture-and-context-intersections-in-the-therapeutic-relationship/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250411T110000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20240814T193908Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T222812Z
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SUMMARY:Occupied Territories: Cosmetic Surgery and Hatred of the Body
DESCRIPTION:Alessandra Lemma
URL:https://apsa.org/event/occupied-territories-cosmetic-surgery-and-hatred-of-the-body/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250409T114500
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20240814T193907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T221916Z
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SUMMARY:Parental Alienation in High Conflict Divorce
DESCRIPTION:David Scharff & Kate Scharff
URL:https://apsa.org/event/parental-alienation-in-high-conflict-divorce/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250405T170000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20241220T182820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250404T220753Z
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SUMMARY:Relational Psychoanalysis:  In a New Key
DESCRIPTION:Morning Focus: Core Competencies in Relational Psychoanalysis \nDrawing from Dr. Roy Barsness’ text\, Core Competencies in Relational Psychoanalysis: A Guide to Practice\, Study\, and Research\, this session invites participants to identify and explore the seven core disciplines of relational psychoanalysis\, as revealed through his qualitative research. The workshop will deepen participants’ understanding of relationally oriented theory and clinical practice\, with a special focus on radical openness\, courageous speech\, and disciplined spontaneity. It offers a valuable opportunity for practitioners to assess and reflect on their own clinical approaches through a relational psychoanalytic lens. \nAfternoon Focus: Psychodynamic Supervision \nIn the afternoon\, Dr. Roy Barsness shifts focus to his latest book\, Psychodynamic Psychotherapy in a New Key. Traditional supervisory relationships often follow a didactic model\, where the supervisor provides guidance\, critique\, and feedback. In contrast\, this seminar introduces an innovative supervision framework that emphasizes affect over cognition and places the therapist’s subjectivity at the center of understanding the patient’s internal and interpersonal world. The discussion will also highlight a reimagining of analytic interpretations as complex\, evolving dialogues.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/relational-psychoanalysis-in-a-new-key/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T094500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250402T094500
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20240814T193907Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240814T193907Z
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SUMMARY:High Conflict Divorce
DESCRIPTION:Kate Scharff & David Scharff
URL:https://apsa.org/event/high-conflict-divorce/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T160000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212649Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T220015Z
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SUMMARY:The Never-Ending Challenge of Reinventing Psychoanalysis for the Unknown with Ofra Eshel (2-Day Event)
DESCRIPTION:During this two-day conference\, Ofra Eshel will present two works\, which will be evaluated and discussed by contemporaries Charles Levin\, Aner Govrin\, and Mary Tennes\, as well as a clinical case presentation by Margaret Rubin. The works focus on recognition of the paradox of learning uncertainty and multiplicity of knowledge as well as helping clinicians withstand the Unknown while building capacity to contain psychodynamic dislocation. The discussions of Dr. Eshel’s papers will focus on the brilliantly creative and fundamental quality of her psychoanalytic work\, which draws deeply on the analytic tradition\, particularly Winnicott and Bion; but also on how she helps us to think beyond them. \nThis is a two-day program (both March 29th and 30th) which is being presented on Zoom only. Pre-registration is required. You will receive confirmation and details by email. \n8 CE/CME credits are offered for this program. Attendance both days is required for credit. Signature is required (in the meeting Chat) for credit.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-never-ending-challenge-of-reinventing-psychoanalysis-for-the-unknown-with-ofra-eshel/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250329T113000
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SUMMARY:Saturday Morning Case Conference: Psychodynamic Work with Addiction
DESCRIPTION:This case conference series targets early career clinicians and those interested to learn about psychodynamic therapy technique. Jon Venitz\, LSW\, will present a patient seen in residential D&A treatment\, with discussant Fred Baurer\, MD\, providing an overview of key concepts for working psychodynamically with patients struggling with addiction\, including (1) case formulation\, (2) the use of countertransference and transference\, and (3) clinical interventions.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/saturday-morning-case-conference-psychodynamic-work-with-addiction/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T203000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250328T220000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20240920T210840Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T214835Z
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SUMMARY:Fingert Lecture: What Words Can't Say. The Talking Cure and the Limits of Language
DESCRIPTION:Howard Levine\, MD: Psychoanalysis is ‘the talking cure\,’ but the problems raised by language are complex\, paradoxical\, and perhaps unsolvable. At their most effective\, words play a vital role in psychic homeostatic regulation and the psychoanalytic process that is analogous to the architecturally structural role played by the keystone of an arch. The problem\, however\, is that words can be used to reveal or conceal\, to convey meaning or obscure\, distort\, hide\, fragment\, or evacuate meaning. And sometimes the very nature of language falls short of being able to capture and adequately communicate the psychic dimensions of our emotional lives. This paper explores the limitations and possibilities of words and language in psychoanalysis from the perspective of the work of Freud\, Bion and Green and ends with a coda from the writings of an analysand.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/fingert-lecture-what-words-cant-say-the-talking-cure-and-the-limits-of-language/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250327T213000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250228T194445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T214147Z
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SUMMARY:Book Review and Discussion | Drama as Film\, Film as Drama
DESCRIPTION:A Book Review and Discussion of The Necessary Dream: ?New Theories and Techniques of Interpretation in Psychoanalysis by Giuseppe Civitarese\, MD\, PhD\, presented by Mark Winborn\, PhD \nCivitarese takes the title of the book from a passage in Bion’s volume (p. 33)\, Cogitations\, “the way in which the necessary dream is constructed”. The emphasis taken from this passage highlights the thrust of The Necessary Dream: how dreaming facilitates growth in the individual\, how we ‘dream ourselves into existence’. In Civitarese’s post-Bionian model the dream becomes the vehicle to “develop the narrative competence of the mind. That’s why we say working with dreams and not on dreams” (p. xiii). Civitarese goes on to state\, “the dream becomes the very model of thought” (p. xiv). These points of emphasis locate The Necessary Dream\, and the role of the dream in analysis and psychological growth\, squarely within Bion’s (1962) theory of thinking and the development of the mind. \nA major theme in The Necessary Dream is the close connection between film\, psychoanalytic theory\, and dreaming. As Civitarese points out\, film and dream are effective because “they are able to move beyond the ‘realistic’ illustration of reality\, to get closer to reality” (p. 3). He also notes that editing a film is equivalent to the work psyche does in constructing and producing a dream\, and also to the work of ? function. Throughout the book\, Civitarese uses movies to illustrate the theoretical perspectives he is discussing\, but he also treats movies and the characters in movies as cases\, as well as using film to comment upon psychoanalysis. Civitarese also relies on film to illustrate and play with the elusive line between illusion and reality\, history and construction\, intrapsychic and intersubjective. \nAnother thread found woven throughout The Necessary Dream is Civitarese’s effort to restore emotional experience to the center of analytic focus\, which is directly tied to his effort to re-establish the connection between body and mind. Civitarese puts forward\, “the hypothesis that dreams are the connecting thread between the body and the mind\, a way of giving back the body to the mind every night\, of giving a personal meaning to experience and thus regenerating the psychic skin that protects us from the traumas of life” (p. xvi). Reading The Necessary Dream is not so much the acquisition of a set of techniques or theories\, but a conduit to a deeper\, more profound attitude in relationship to dreaming (both nocturnal and waking).
URL:https://apsa.org/event/book-review-and-discussion-drama-as-film-film-as-drama/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250321T230000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250322T003000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212649Z
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SUMMARY:Film & Mind: Blink Twice
DESCRIPTION:Blink Twice (2024\, Zoe Kravitz director & co-screenwriter\, 1 hr 42 min) tells the story of a dream-perfect island retreat turned sinister\, where guests become entangled in a web of memory manipulation and psychological control. Set against the alluring backdrop of wealth and exclusivity\, the film traces themes of power\, complicity\, and the struggle to reclaim personal identity in the face of cyclical abuse. \nIn this session\, we will use a psychoanalytic lens to unpack the film’s central conflicts\, focusing on questions of repression\, traumatic reenactment\, and the role of group dynamics in facilitating or resisting harm. Note that Atlantic Magazine called Blink Twice “the movie that mattered most in 2024.”
URL:https://apsa.org/event/film-mind-blink-twice/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T213000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T233000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T212956Z
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SUMMARY:NCP's Virtual Open House
DESCRIPTION:Join us online for a lively discussion with students and faculty from each of our programs who will share how their training at NCP has fostered personal growth\, a deeper understanding of their patients’ experiences\, and opportunities to build professional networks. \nYou’ll also have an opportunity to meet our program directors and Dean\, learn more about our multi-year training programs\, and ask any questions you may have. \nWhether you are considering training this year or in the near future\, all are welcome to attend. We look forward to seeing you!
URL:https://apsa.org/event/ncps-virtual-open-house/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250320T223000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250228T194442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T213323Z
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SUMMARY:"Let the Wild Rumpus Start": Group Work with Children and Adolescents
DESCRIPTION:Many child clinicians are not trained in group work\, yet they are often called upon to lead such groups. This program will offer a description of group work with children\, summarizing curative factors and clinical applications. It will provide direct strategies for leading groups and understanding the clinical process. By detailing best practices\, it will help participants apply the knowledge to their clinical work.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/let-the-wild-rumpus-start-group-work-with-children-and-adolescents/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250315T120000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250114T190552Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250114T190552Z
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SUMMARY:The Dead Mother Complex Revisited: Exploring Vicissitudes and Spectral Dynamics in Contemporary Clinical Practice
DESCRIPTION:This seminar is presented Afsaneh Alisobhani\, Psy.D\, FIPA will explore André Green’s seminal paper\, The Dead Mother\, delving into how the experience of an emotionally unavailable maternal figure—due to loss\, depression\, or trauma —shapes psychic development\, attachment\, and identity formation. Green’s concept provides profound insights into the inner worlds of patients\, particularly those he describes as “non-neurotics\,” whose psychological struggles transcend traditional neurotic frameworks. Expanding on Green’s theoretical constructs\, this presentation will propose a spectrum-based approach to the Dead Mother Complex\, extending its relevance to neurotic patients as well. This broadened perspective aims to deepen our understanding of early relational disruptions and their lasting impact on psychic structure and clinical work.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-dead-mother-complex-revisited-exploring-vicissitudes-and-spectral-dynamics-in-contemporary-clinical-practice/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
ORGANIZER;CN="Newport Psychoanalytic Institute":MAILTO:admin@npi.edu
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T140000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250320T212648Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T212648Z
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SUMMARY:Timelessness\, the Repetition Compulsion and the Problem of 'Reversibility' in the Psychoanalytic Treatment of Severely Traumatized Patient
DESCRIPTION:This paper deals with the problem of reversibility and the limitations of the psychoanalytic psychotherapy for the severely traumatized patient. The repetition compulsion is understood as failing reparation of the damaged internal world. Two clinical cases are presented to discuss the problem of working through mourning and guilt. Final considerations address the role of remembering and forgetting as a pathway to psychic development and a healthier integration of the self.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/timelessness-the-repetition-compulsion-and-the-problem-of-reversibility-in-the-psychoanalytic-treatment-of-severely-traumatized-patient/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250308T100000
DTSTAMP:20260814T215106
CREATED:20250123T184432Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250123T184432Z
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SUMMARY:The Henri Parens Symposium:  The Impact of War on Children & Parenting
DESCRIPTION:This symposium will focus on the effects of war on children and on parenting with three case presentations describing children and families who have experienced war and a paper by Dr. Abigail Gewirtz in which she will focus on the impact of a parent’s military experience\, exposure to war\, and transition stressors\, while also discussing programs developed to support parenting in the aftermath of war.
URL:https://apsa.org/event/the-henri-parens-symposium-the-impact-of-war-on-children-parenting/
LOCATION:Virtual (Click on event title to advance to website and registration page)
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