An impasse is “a road with no outlet”, essentially a blind alley. It refers to a common feature in many treatments that, when not worked through, can lead to prolonged stalemates, often with the patient leaving prematurely or being unable to move toward a meaningful termination. Just as both therapist and patient play a role in creating and then perpetuating the impasse, each also feels thwarted, blaming the other for not seeing their point of view. Distinguishing an impasse from long periods of a treatment characterized by a negative, devaluing transference and strong negative countertransference feelings is often possible only in retrospect, since the Continue reading The Impasse with Ann Rudovsky & Jules Owen at CFS in Brooklyn

IPTAR PRESENTS The Norbert Freedman Memorial Lecture Honoring a Major Contributor to Psychoanalytic Technique
A Fifth Danger: Threat to Survival Marvin Hurvich,  PhD Discussant: Andrew Druck, PhD Opening Remarks by Carolyn Ellman, PhD
December 8, 2019 9:30 am – 12:30 pm IPTAR, 1651 Third Ave, suite 205
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ADMISSION: General: $40.00 includes 3 CE credits
PROGRAM
9:30 — 10:00 am BREAKFAST
10:00 — 10:15 am Carolyn Ellman, PhD, opening remarks
10:15 — 11:15 am Marvin Hurvich, PhD

Threats to survival are often associated with failure of ego functioning and loss of the coherence of the self. Catastrophic states of mind can, in turn, trigger severe primitive Continue reading A Fifth Danger: Threat to Survival with Marvin Hurvich,  PhD at IPTAR