PSYCHOANALYTIC BROOKLYN Presents a Seminar on THE IMPASSE with Ann Rudovsky, LCSW & Jules Owen, SJD, LP Friday, December 4, 2020 1:30-3:00pm Online via Zoom
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 most salient features—namely, an entrenched transference/countertransference standstill, along with enactments by both parties—can look very similar.
In this seminar, we will look at what is involved in the creation of an impasse. We will also examine what enables the therapist and the patient to become aware of it and confront the uncomfortable reality of being stuck, with no forward movement or real change. It is this predicament that becomes the subject of ongoing inquiry.
In this seminar, we will have the opportunity to think more deeply about the impasse; its development, dynamics and potential pathways towards its resolution.
Jules Owen, SJD, LP, a senior candidate at the CFS, will present case material.
Ann Rudovsky, LCSW, is a faculty member and training and supervising analyst at the CFS.
Location: CFS, 26 Court Street #1412, Brooklyn, NY
Program Fee: $40 General/$25 Candidates & Students
REGISTER ONLINE: https://instituteofcfs.org
Gloria Demby, LCSW, Chair, Psychoanalytic Brooklyn Seminar Series
Learning objectives:
At the end of this seminar, participants will have learned to do the following:
1) identify at least two characteristics of a clinical impasse
2) discuss possible transference and countertransference dimensions of an impasse
3) describe a strategy for working with an impasse in a clinical situation.
Who Should Attend: The instructional level for this activity is advanced. Mental Health Professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, e.g. LPs, LCATs, and pastoral counselors) and those with an interest in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking and clinical applications.
Continuing Education Credits:
Social Workers: The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the Contemporary Freudian Society SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0087. CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance of the entire program and completed online evaluation form. No partial credits will be offered. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking CE credits to comply with these requirements. Upon completion of this program and online evaluation form, participants will be granted 1.5 CE credits.
Psychoanalysts: The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the Contemporary Freudian Society is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts #P-0021. CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance of the entire program and completed online evaluation form. No partial credits will be offered. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking CE credits to comply with these requirements. Upon completion of this program and online evaluation form, participants will be granted 1.5 CE credits.
Important Disclosure Information:
None of the planners and presenters of this program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.