CFS “Cain is Killing Abel: Intergenerational Killing Fields” 4/30

PSYCHOANALYTIC BROOKLYN: “Cain is Killing Abel: Intergenerational Killing Fields”  Presenter:  Tina Marie Dale, LSCSW Discussant: Kimberly S. Kleinman, MS, LCSW Thursday, April 30, 2026 8:00-9:30pm EDT Online via Zoom 1.5 CEUs Available

This paper will present clinical material in the form of brief narratives and vignettes while posing difficult questions for the analytic community to consider.  I hope that listeners can consider some, if not most, of these questions on a personal professional level.  A key question is whether emotional and professional confraternization occurs within the analytic community.  Throughout this paper, when I use the term confratricide, I am referring to the emotional and professional killing off of colleagues, rather than literal physical killing.  What is our part when such problems occur within psychoanalytic centers, institutes, and larger organizations?  Do we participate by increasing splitting?  Do we address the difficulties at deeper levels, asking what causes the collegial splitting?  Do all members at the local, national, and international levels participate in confratricide in varying degrees?  Continue reading CFS “Cain is Killing Abel: Intergenerational Killing Fields” 4/30

Online Information Series 4/1: Understanding the Austen Riggs Center Treatment Approach  w/ Drs. Samar Habl & Jeremy Ridenour

f you or anyone you know has ever had questions about the Austen Riggs Center’s residential treatment for adults, this free online series may be of interest:

Online Information Series: Understanding the Austen Riggs Center Treatment Approach When outpatient therapy, hospitalization, PHP, IOP, or residential treatment has not led to lasting change, determining the next step can be difficult.

Hosted by Director of Admissions and Associate Medical Director Samar Habl, MD, and Associate Director of Admissions and Director of Psychological Testing Jeremy Ridenour, PsyD, ABPP, this session will provide an overview of:
Who Riggs is best suited for
How our open setting differs from locked or highly structured programs
How we approach safety, responsibility, and relational treatment
The admissions and evaluation process
Upcoming session:

Wednesday, April 1, 2026 

5:00–5:50 PM Eastern Continue reading Online Information Series 4/1: Understanding the Austen Riggs Center Treatment Approach  w/ Drs. Samar Habl & Jeremy Ridenour