Annual Conference 2016

A Conversation with Adam Phillips

NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE, 1216 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK CITY MAP

Registration:

ONLY AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR - ONLINE REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED

General Admission: 

$150.00

Student Admission with ID:

$65.00

 

3.5 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

 

The New York Times has called Adam Phillips “one of the most engaging writers in the world on analysis and the analytic movement.” From the publication of his first book, Winnicott, in 1988, to his latest, Unforbidden Pleasures, in 2015, Phillips has demonstrated that he is one of the foremost writers on psychoanalysis today.

Phillips has described psychoanalysis as an exploratory conversation with someone you enjoy talking to. In conversation, thoughts and feelings can be metabolized by the analyst in ways that can counteract the repetitions of solitary thinking and allow us to surprise ourselves with new ideas. Most people come to psychoanalysis simply wanting relief from their suffering, but Phillips asserts that they often discover something more important than the alleviation of psychic pain, the joy of a dialogue that offers an opportunity to translate and redescribe troublesome impulses, thoughts, and feelings in the moment.

Phillips will begin the day by presenting a paper, “CONVERSION HYSTERIA,” which explores the idea of conversions in a broad context. This will be followed by a Conversation between Phillips and CMPS President, Mimi Crowell, on both this and a wide range of ideas.
 

The afternoon will be devoted to a conversation between Phillips and the audience
about not only the morning’s presentation but also the wealth of interesting ideas that Phillips has presented in his twenty books.

Given Phillips’ deep love and intensive study of literature and philosophy, this conference should be of interest not only to psychoanalysts and students of psychoanalysis but also to students and teachers of English literature and philosophy, as well as a general audience.

To make the conference a richer experience, it is suggested that those attending acquaint themselves with Phillips’ work. A bibliography of recommended readings is available and linked here.

 

“Conversion Hysteria”

Psychoanalysis began with the treatment of so-called hysterical conversion symptoms, and psychoanalysis itself has always been an inquiry, one way or another, into the nature of conversion experiences, whether psychological, somatic, secular, or religious. Phillips’ paper investigates the uses and abuses of the idea of conversion in psychoanalytic theory and practice.

Adam Phillips was formerly Principal Child Psychologist at London's Charing Cross Hospital. He is now a writer and a psychoanalyst in private practice in London.

Mimi Crowell, PhD, LP, is President of the Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies and Program Director of the New York Graduate School of Psychoanalysis, where she serves on the faculty and is a training analyst and supervisor. She is in private practice in New York City. 

Lucy Holmes, PhD, LCSW, LP, Conference Chair, is a CMPS and NYGSP faculty member and training analyst, and is in private practice in New York City. She is the author of two books, The Internal Triangle and Wrestling with Destiny.

 

 

MORNING SESSION

9:00 - 9:45 AM - REGISTRATION

9:45 - 10:00 AM - WELCOME AND INTRODUCTION OF SPEAKERS, LUCY HOLMES, CONFERENCE CHAIR

10:00 - 11:00 AM - ADAM PHILLIPS, KEYNOTE SPEAKER: “CONVERSION HYSTERIA”

11:00 - 12:00 AM - A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ADAM PHILLIPS AND MIMI CROWELL

 

AFTERNOON SESSION
 

12:00 - 1:30 PM - LUNCH BREAK

1:45 - 3:15 PM - A CONVERSATION BETWEEN ADAM PHILLIPS AND THE AUDIENCE MODERATED BY LUCY HOLMES

3:30 - 5:00 PM - WINE-AND-CHEESE SOCIAL

 

Tickets purchased after March 1, 2016 will be held at the door. 

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DIRECTIONS TO CONFERENCE

The New York Academy of Medicine is located at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 103rd Street (entrance on 103rd). By Subway Take the 6 train to 103rd Street. Walk across 102nd Street to Fifth Avenue. Alternatively, take the 6 train to 96th Street and walk up Fifth Avenue to 103rd Street. By Bus Heading uptown: Take the Madison Avenue bus (M1, M2, M3, or M4) to 102nd Street. Heading downtown: Take the Fifth Avenue bus (M1, M2, M3, or M4) to 102nd Street.

LUNCH RECESS

There is a selection of restaurants with a range of cuisines at various price points in the immediate vicinity of the New York Academy of Medicine. Printed information about the choices will be provided on site to conference attendees.