Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches to Compulsive Gambling

Friday, December 2, 2016, 10:00 AM–12 NOON – 

2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS, PSYCHOLOGISTS, AND CASACS

This workshop will focus on gambling as an expression of narcissistic pathology rooted in the preverbal period of development. We will explore the conditions necessary for gambling addiction to occur and what our clients or loved ones may be communicating via their addictive and compulsive behaviors. 

Raul A. Plasencia, LCSW, leads this workshop.

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Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind

Thursday, October 13, 2016, 7:30–9:30 PM

2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

Dr. George Makari will discuss his new book, Soul Machine: The Invention of the Modern Mind. The book takes us back to the origins of modernity, a time when a crisis in religious authority and the scientific revolution led to searching questions about the nature of the inner life of people.

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Free Speech, Hate Speech: Can Talking Cure?

Friday, September 16, 2016, 7:30–9:30 PM

2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

As globalization and metastasizing conflicts drive us into ever closer encounters with the Other, a siege mentality spreads. Those who represent the public voice—politicians, professional and “citizen” journalists, pundits, academics—respond to real and imagined violence with conflicted reappraisals of free speech and its limits, especially “hate speech.” 

Jill Gentile, PhD, presents

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June Workshop: Cutting Through the Chaos

Tuesdays, June 21 and 28, 2016 • 7:00–9:00 PM

Understanding Couples Treatment via a Developmental Lens While Utilizing Modern Psychoanalytic Techniques

4 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

This workshop will introduce the developmental stages of a couple from the standpoint of attachment theory, illustrated with brief clinical vignettes, and will present some of the methods used to assess where the couple may be fixated.

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How to Shame Candidates

Friday, May 6, 2016, 7:30–9:30 PM

2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

This talk examines how shame is inculcated in analytic training. Two fundamental sources of shame are discussed: [read more . . .]

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Psychoanalytic Interpretation and Literature

Friday, March 18, 2016, 7:30–9:30 PM

2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

This is an introduction to the relationship between psychoanalysis and literature, beginning with Freud’s integration of literary references (e.g., the Oedipus myth) into the development of his theories. RSVP by email.

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Psychoanalysis: Seduction, Repression, and the Enigmatic Signifier

Friday, March 4, 2016, 7:30–9:30 PM

2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS

This talk will first give a quick overview of Laplanche’s thought — emphasizing the General Theory of Seduction, the Translational Theory of Repression, and the distinctions between instinct and drive [read more] RSVP by email

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Modern Psychoanalytic Approaches to Understanding Compulsive Gambling

Friday, December 4, 2015. 9:30 – 11:30 AM

This workshop focuses on gambling, “the hidden addiction,” as an expression of narcissistic pathology rooted in the preverbal period of development. It explores conditions necessary for this addiction to occur and what clients and patients may be communicating with such behaviors. RSVP by email.

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The Iron Law of Oligarchy: Can Psychoanalysis Escape It?

Friday, October 30, 2015. 7:30-9:30 PM

This paper addresses the current crisis in psychoanalysis – its fall from public favor and its shrinking patient and student base. It considers the ideological commitments of the European founding analysts, the impact of Marxist ideology, and the optimism of these early analysts regarding personal and societal change. RSVP by email.

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Countertransference

Friday, October 16, 2015. 7:30-9:30 PM

Distinguishing between countertransference and countertransference resistance occupies much of what we study in treatment. Arousals that occur when we work with narcissism are particularly intense and require us to confront and work through the narcissism in our own personalities.  RSVP by email.

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