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
Holding, Humor, and Shame: Some New Ideas About an Old One
Friday, December 2, 2016, 7:30–9:30 PM
2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS
When does Winnicott’s concept of holding fit within a contemporary relational frame? Can we invoke a parental metaphor without thinning the work we do? If so, what is holding’s underlying therapeutic function? Reviewing the evolution of the parental metaphor and its current place in our thinking, Slochower theorizes about holding’s dynamic function.
Joyce Slochower, PhD, APBB, presents
The Psychoanalysis of Madness: A Fight Against Perversion
Wednesday, October 26, 2016, 1:00–3:00 PM
2 CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND PSYCHOLOGISTS
Françoise Davoine has published two books on Don Quixote and the psychoanalysis of madness. She views this “greatest of all novels” as Cervantes’ attempt to find his way out of madness with his “son,” Don Quixote, as his guide. He has been a guide for Davoine as well in her own work with madness and trauma.
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.
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.
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
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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June Workshop: Loss and Separation
Wednesdays, June 8 and 15, 2016 • 6:00–8:00 PM
Separation and loss can be experienced in many ways, such as loss of significant others, functioning, trust, job, and homeland. Anxiety and depression may result. This workshop will focus on interventions that can be used to address the suffering of patients who have experienced such destabilizing events.
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 . . .]
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.
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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