WCSPP Annual Conference

WCSPP ANNUAL CONFERENCE 2019 5 CE Hours CLINICAL COMPLEXITIES
How the Therapist’s Humanity Interacts with the Therapeutic Ideal

Keynote Speakers: Irwin Hirsch, Ph.D., Marc Rehm, Ph.D., Joyce Slochower, Ph.D., Joye Weisel-Barth, Ph.D. Moderator, Linda Fleischman, LCSW Saturday, November 23, 2019 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
Renaissance Hotel 80 West Red Oak Lane, West Harrison, NY

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Art, Art History, and Psychoanalytic Insights with Laurie Wilson and Lois Oppenheim at NYPIS

NYPSI’s 1039th Scientific Program Meeting: Art, Art History, and Psychoanalytic Insights with presenter Laurie Wilson, Ph.D. and discussant Lois Oppenheim, Ph.D. Art, Art History, and Psychoanalytic Insights
Tuesday, November 12, 2019, 8:00 – 10:00 pm New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute 247 East 82nd Street, NYC (btwn 2nd and 3rd Aves) $30 – General Admission $20 – Student Admission (non-NYPSI) No charge for NYPSI members and students
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Two diverse approaches to writing a psychoanalytic biography of an artist will be described. A focus on unconscious fantasy as a means of unraveling enigmas in Alberto Giacometti’s life characterized the first approach. Close Continue reading Art, Art History, and Psychoanalytic Insights with Laurie Wilson and Lois Oppenheim at NYPIS

The Psychoanalsts’s Aversion to Proof with Austen Ratner at AIP

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS: Established by Karen Horney in 1941 Continuing Education Program:  2 CONTACT HOURS for Licensed Social Workers 329 East 62nd St, New York, NY 10065   aipnyc.org ● info@aipnyc.org
THE PSYCHOANALYST’S AVERSION TO PROOF: NEW IDEAS FOR A REINVIGORATION OF THE FIELD OF PSYCHOANALYSIS
Presenter: Austin Ratner, MD Date & Time: Thursday, November 14, 2019 [8:00 PM – 10:00 PM] Contact Hours: 2 (for Licensed Social Workers) Location: 329 East 62nd St (Bet. 1st & 2nd Avenues), NYC 10065

Overview: Dr. Ratner’s new book, The Psychoanalyst’s Aversion to Proof, presents original new ideas for healing the age-old divide between Continue reading The Psychoanalsts’s Aversion to Proof with Austen Ratner at AIP

WORKSHOP: Psychosis and the Social Link at Après-Coup

Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association presents

Detail of artwork by Judith Scott, fiber and found objects.

WORKSHOP: Psychosis and the Social Link November 1–3, 2019The School of Visual Arts 133 West 21st St. (between 6th and 7th Ave.) Room 101c, New York, NY

A three-day workshop on the psychoanalytic treatment of psychosis with 
Willy Apollon, Danielle Bergeron, and Lucie Cantin 
Psychoanalysts at GIFRIC (Groupe interdisciplinaire freudien de recherche et d’intervention clinique et culturelle), they co-founded The Psychoanalytic Treatment Center of Québec in 1982, a public service for the psychoanalytic Continue reading WORKSHOP: Psychosis and the Social Link at Après-Coup

The Interpersonal Approach to Working with Veterans Andrew S. Berry, Ph.D., Psy.D., ABPP Capt. Nate Emery, USMC (Ret’d) at NYPSI

The Interpersonal Approach to Working with Veterans Andrew S. Berry, Ph.D., Psy.D., ABPP Capt. Nate Emery, USMC (Ret’d) Saturday, November 9, 2019 10:00 am – 12:30 pm 1 class  /  $85Location: NYPSI Auditorium (247 East 82nd Street, NYC) To register, click here, visit nypsi.org or call 212-879-6900
Extension Program: The Interpersonal Approach to Working with Veterans
Typically, when a veteran comes for psychotherapy for PTSD and related Continue reading The Interpersonal Approach to Working with Veterans Andrew S. Berry, Ph.D., Psy.D., ABPP Capt. Nate Emery, USMC (Ret’d) at NYPSI

IPTAR The Gould Center — Travelling Through Time: A Group Intervention in Northern Ireland with M.Gerald Fromm, PhD

Registration Required: Event Fee $20 https://iptar.org/event/10-23-gould-center-m-gerard-fromm-ph-d-traveling-through-time-a-group-intervention-in-northern-ireland/

CASE CONFERENCE SERIES: Fall 2019/ Spring 2020 Theme: Working at the Boundary: Inclusion, Exclusion, Identity and Otherness in Groups, Organizations and Nation States.  IPTAR Conference Room — Wednesdays: 11:30am to 1pm 1651 Third Avenue, Suite 205 — NYC 10128

CE Credits Available for LCSW’s, LP’s, LCAT’s and LMHC’s  (included in Fees for this event with pre-registration).
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October 23, 2019 
M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D. Erikson Institute, Austen Riggs Center Travelling through Time: A Group Intervention  in Northern Ireland.
This presentation will report on a one-time group intervention with politicians and civic leaders in Northern Ireland during a time of escalating violence.  Time permitting, we will also discuss a more recent intervention with Unionist civic leaders. The first intervention was carried out by a team
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October News & Events at Austen Riggs

October News & Events: The Riggs Blog – Recent Stories
Centennial Conference Photos

On Sept. 21-22, we welcomed more than 200 individuals to our Centennial Conference–The Mental Health Crisis in America: Recognizing Problems, Working Toward Solutions.

We are grateful to everyone who helped to make the conference happen and to everyone who was able to attend; it was a truly inspiring day and a half of learning, community, and partnership.  >> View Photo Gallery
Suicide Prevention Awareness on the Radio

Research Psychologist Katie Lewis, PhD, appeared on the WAMC program Vox Pop, hosted by Ray Graf, to discuss suicide prevention awareness month and take calls from listeners.

Lee Watroba, Erikson Institute Program and Community Outreach Manager for the Austen Riggs Center and Chair of the Berkshire Coalition, appeared Continue reading October News & Events at Austen Riggs