Extension Division
The Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies, founded in 1971, holds an absolute charter from the State of New York to offer a Certificate in Psychoanalysis and is recognized by the State of New York as a licensure qualifying institute for those seeking licensure in psychoanalysis.
Modern Psychoanalysis rests on the theoretical framework and clinical approach of Sigmund Freud and the innovative techniques of Hyman Spotnitz and Phyllis W. Meadow. Its cornerstone is emotional communication, the practice of which allows for the loosening of repetitive and rigid patterns of thinking and behavior. This technique along with others has revolutionized the psychoanalytic field, expanding treatment to the full range of emotional disorders. These interventions have proven valuable to those working in the varied fields of social work, mental health, education, the law, business, and the arts among others.
2021 Spring Extension Division Brochure [download print version]
Past
Transference and the Moment of Catastrophe
SATURDAY, MAY 15, 2021 | 9:30 – 11:30 AM
2 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
During this pandemic there have been catastrophic moments for many of us. A specific form of transference has been observed in the moment of catastrophe when time stops and speech becomes impossible. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Françoise Davoine, PhD
Freud’s Wolf-Man From a Drive-Theory Perspective
Mondays, June 7, 14, 21, and 28, 2021 | 7:00–8:30 PM
4 CE credits for licensed psychoanalysts and social workers
REGISTRATION IS CLOSED
Description: The case of the Wolf Man was the last that Freud analyzed from the perspective of libido theory. Freud diagnosed the Wolf Man’s central problem as an “infantile neurosis,” which, from a contemporary perspective, is insufficient to understand the complexities of the case. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Raúl A. Garcia, PhD
Talking About Sex
Tuesdays, June 1 and 8, 2021 | 12:00–1:00 PM
2 CE credits for licensed psychoanalysts and social workers
Description: When sex becomes an issue in treatment, it can provoke strong countertransference reactions. Talking about sex can bring up a variety of uncomfortable feelings in the therapist, including shame, fear, disgust, anxiety, attraction, and arousal. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Juliane Maxwald
Event Canceled: Some Observations on the Psychodynamics of Race, Caste, Class, and Ethnic Differences in the Analytic Dyad
FRIDAY, MAY 7, 2021 | 7:30 – 9:30 PM
2 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
Annie Lee Jones explores the shifting meanings of racialized experiences in the psychoanalytic dyad as differences along the lines of caste, class, race, and ethnicity emerge in the treatment. [Read more . . .]
On the Analyst’s Shame
FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2021 | 7:30 – 9:30 PM
2 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
Although it is common to discuss the dynamics of a patient’s shame, what is often not discussed is the analyst’s shame, which remains secret and taboo. Doing so would reveal vulnerability and risk the judgment of others, yet it is the very thing we encourage in the consulting room. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Jon Mills, PsyD, PhD, ABPP
Clinical Writing: Expanding the Parameters (Online Workshop)
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM
WORKSHOP FULL - No Longer Taking Registration
4 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
In this workshop, participants will learn to write richer, more accessible, and creative clinical narratives, including vignettes, case studies, and clinical papers. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Therese Ragen, PhD
The Limits of Intimacy and the Intimacy of Limits in Psychoanalytic Work (Online Presentation)
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2020 | 7:30 — 9:30 PM, VIA ZOOM
2 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
Steven Cooper will explore how internal bad objects (Fairbairn’s term) are released in the process of analytic work. [Read more . . .]
The Reckoning of Psychoanalysis: Race, Gender, Sexuality, and Social Class (Online Workshop)
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2020 | 9:00 AM — 1:00 PM, VIA ZOOM
4 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
This workshop will examine aspects of human experience that have historically been neglected in psychoanalytic theory and practice–race, social inequality, and gender identity. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Patricia Gherovici, PhD
The Psychoanalytic Instrument: Possibility, Form, and Risk (Online Presentation)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2020 | 7:30 — 9:30 PM, VIA ZOOM
2 CE credits for Licensed Psychoanalysts and Social Workers
Historically, psychoanalysis has underestimated, watered down, even denied the inherent risks of the clinical situation. This combustible arrangement invites the patient’s passionate attachment and desire, with the abstinent analyst functioning as a deliberately incendiary human lure. [Read more . . .]
Presenter: Ellen Pinsky, PsyD
Online: The Madness of Racism
Wednesdays, June 17 and 24, 2020 | 7:00–8:30 PM
3 CE credits for licensed psychoanalysts and social workers
with Tracy D. Morgan, Jacqueline Ambrosini, and Lexa Rosean
Registration is closed
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