Working with Profound Childhood Sexual Trauma at with Gene Yelling MITPP

By Tamar SchwartzApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019 EVENTS

A CLINICAL WORKSHOP: WORKING WITH PROFOUND CHILDHOOD SEXUAL TRAUMA SATURDAY, MAY 11, 2019
PRESENTER: GENE YELLIN, LCSW

This workshop will focus on psychotherapy with a young female suffering from post-traumatic stress subsequent to a rape by a priest when she was 7 years old. The details of the therapy will demonstrate the experiential difficulties encountered over a five-year treatment and what was required from the therapist to help this woman begin to come to terms with her trauma. The profound complications of how non-empathic caregivers influenced her character development will be examined. Countertransference with such patients will be explored. Participants will Continue reading Working with Profound Childhood Sexual Trauma at with Gene Yelling MITPP

MITPP Summer Institue

By Tamar SchwartzApril 17, 2019April 17, 2019 EVENTS

2019 SUMMER INSTITUTE

PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA: CLINICAL THEORY AND PRACTICE
Instructor: Linda Jaffe Caplan, Ph.D.

This 4-week case seminar will explore Psychological Trauma, clinical theory and practice from a psychodynamic perspective. Special areas of exploration will focus on the effects of cumulative trauma, early onset trauma, PTSD and intergenerational transmission of trauma. While relevant readings will be assigned (historical and contemporary), the focus of each class will be on the clinical treatment of patients. Participants will be Continue reading MITPP Summer Institue

“Silence and Memory: An Exploration of Music, Mind and Brain” with CFS and IPTAR

By Tamar SchwartzApril 16, 2019April 17, 2019 EVENTS

SAVE THE DATE: “Silence and Memory: An Exploration of Music, Mind and Brain” co-sponsored by The Contemporary Freudian Society and the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research May 24, 2019

Violinist, composer, and psychotherapist Cornelius Dufallo (ETHEL, Flux Quartet) will host a concert and discussion featuring world renowned musicians, Israeli American virtuoso violinist and composer, Ittai Shapira, and evocative Turkish pianist and composer, Emir Gamsizolglu; pre-eminent neuroscientist, Joseph LeDoux; and respected psychoanalyst, Ruth Oscharoff. Continue reading “Silence and Memory: An Exploration of Music, Mind and Brain” with CFS and IPTAR

The Vanished Last Scream: Winnicott and Bion with Ofra Eshel at IPTAR

By Tamar SchwartzApril 9, 2019April 9, 2019 EVENTS

Iptar presents Ofra Eshel, PsyD “The Vanished Last Scream: Winnicott and Bion” Tuesday, May 28th from 8:00 to 10:00 PM IPTAR, 1651 Third Ave, suite 205 Attendance is FREE but please register at: https://iptar.org/event/the-vanished-last-scream-winnicott-and-bion 8:00 – 8:30 Refreshments 8:30 – 10:00 Dr. Eshel’s presentation followed by questions and comments from the audience

Ofra Eshel, PsyD, is a training and supervising analyst and faculty member of the Israel Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, and a member of the Continue reading The Vanished Last Scream: Winnicott and Bion with Ofra Eshel at IPTAR

Modern Conflict Theory in PracticeIan D. Buckingham at NYPSI

By Tamar SchwartzMarch 29, 2019March 29, 2019 EVENTS

NYPSI EXTENSION PROGRAM: Modern Conflict Theory in Practice
Ian D. Buckingham, M.D. April 18, 25; May 2, 9, 2019 Thursdays, 8:30 – 10:00 pm 4 classes / $120 Location: NYPSI: 247 East 82nd Street, NYC
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NYPSI Extension Program: Modern Conflict Theory in Practice
A contemporary focus on the functioning of the mind from the perspective of Modern Conflict Theory, with emphasis on Brenner’s revisions of traditional structural theory and a new appreciation of the ideas of evolutionary biology for understanding the functioning of the mind.

6 CME/CE credits offered.

Dr. Buckingham was formerly President of NYPSI and Director of its Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program. He is on the faculty of both NYPSI and NYU Medical Center. Continue reading Modern Conflict Theory in PracticeIan D. Buckingham at NYPSI

Open House at WCSPP

By Tamar SchwartzMarch 25, 2019March 25, 2019 EVENTS

Psychoanalysis, traditionally conducted on a couch, multiple times per week with a silent, blank-slate analyst, has evolved!
OPEN HOUSE Saturday, March 30, 2019 11:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Learn about our Foundational Principles and Techniques of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Program and our Advanced Psychoanalytic Training Program. Our post-graduate training opportunities allow for individual flexibility in the content and timing of training.

Training at WCSPP will help you to:
use contemporary psychoanalytic concepts in a range of clinical settings to facilitate change and growth in your patients Continue reading Open House at WCSPP

Austen Riggs: Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media

By Tamar SchwartzMarch 22, 2019March 22, 2019 EVENTS

CALL FOR ENTRIES: Submissions now being accepted
for $3,000 Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media

The Austen Riggs Center announces a call for entries for its centennial year 2019 Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media.

The Austen Riggs Center Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media recognizes a select group of professional journalists, writers, and media professionals who create exemplary work that contributes to the public’s understanding of mental health issues. Continue reading Austen Riggs: Prize for Excellence in Mental Health Media