Scientific Meeting 2 CE Hours available for LCSW’s, LMSW’s, LP’s, LMFT’s, LMHC’s, LCAT’s
PSYCHOANALYSIS AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: ENVISIONING THE FUTURE OF OUR PROFESSION A Panel Discussion
Ronald C. Naso, Ph.D. Whatever Happened to the Narrative Turn? Fact and Fiction in Psychoanalytic Theory
Steven D. Axelrod, Ph.D. Culture, Leadership, and Innovation in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Larry M. Rosenberg, Ph.D.Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in the Public Sector? What Was, What Is, and What Will Be
Friday, December 13, 2019 8:00 p.m. Admission with CE: $30
Suggested contribution: $20 Community Unitarian Universalist Congregation 468 Rosedale Avenue White Plains, NY  10605 RSVP to Ken  Barish info@wcspp.org
Presented by the Psychoanalytic Association of WCSPP
Psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy have continually evolved since their inception over a century ago.  Important modifications have been made to the theories and ideas that are foundational to the way we think about our patients, evaluate our effectiveness, and apply our craft.  The analytic frame, the nature of the therapeutic relationship, our attitudes toward research, diagnosis, and diagnostic assessment are all examples.  At the same time, we are aware of continuing challenges, both self-imposed and externally derived, that hinder further advancements from taking place. Specifically, the panelists will focus on both advances and barriers to change in the areas of theory, training, and leadership for practitioners committed to a psychoanalytic or psychodynamic approach to treatment.
Dr. Ronald C. Naso is a licensed clinical psychologist and board certified psychoanalyst in independent practice in Stamford, CT.  Dr. Naso serves on the adjunct faculty of the Postgraduate Programs in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy at the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University, and is the current President of the American Board and Academy of Psychoanalysis (ABAPsa).  He is the author/co-editor of six books and numerous papers on psychoanalytic topics.

Dr. Steve Axelrod is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst, with practices in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and organizational consulting in New York City.  Dr. Axelrod is an Adjunct Assistant Clinical Professor at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy and a Principal of the Boswell Group, a network of psychodynamic management consultants.  He is the author of the 1999 book Work and the Evolving Self and the co-editor of the 2018 book Progress in Psychoanalysis: Envisioning the Future of the Profession.

Dr. Larry Rosenberg is at the Postgraduate Programs of the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. He is the Immediate Past President of the Child and Adolescent Section of Division 39, on the board of the Section for Applied Clinical Psychoanalysis and a co-editor of the Child Section of PDM2. He is in private practice in Stamford CT.
CONTINUING EDUCATION – 2 CE HOURS

The Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy is recognized by NY State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Clinical Social Workers # 00063; Licensed Psychoanalysts # P-0027; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists #MFT-0040; Licensed Mental Health Counselors #MHC-0075; and Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0028.

Learning Objectives:

Participants will be able to:
1. Identify at least 3 ways that the culture of psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy has evolved over time.
2. Demonstrate an increased understanding of pluralism and the ways it has been actualized within the field of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy.
3. Identify a variety of barriers to the development of leadership within psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy.
4. Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of the threats to various levels of training in psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy.

A completed evaluation must be submitted after the meeting for 2 CE hours.

Who should attend:  Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychoanalysts, other mental health professionals, nurses, graduate students.
The Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
is a non-profit psychoanalytic training institute chartered in 1974
by the Regents of the University of the State of New York.
This email represents our on-going efforts to share a pluralistic view of psychoanalysis with the broader community.
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