The Western Massachusetts and Albany Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology, Local Chapter, Division of Psychoanalysis (39) American Psychological Association welcomes you to the Events Calendar.

October 2017
Engaging Racial and Other Diversities in the Psychoanalytic Process: the Central Roles of Radical Openness and Curiosity
Anton Hart, Ph.D. Engaging Racial and Other Diversities in the Psychoanalytic Process: the Central Roles of Radical Openness and Curiosity Saturday October 14, 2017 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation location: The Red Lion Inn For directions: www.redlioninn.com Topic Starting from the premise that racial, ethnic and other forms of discrimination and negation represent dissociative defenses involving a profound failure of curiosity, this presentation addresses issues of difference and “othering” as they emerge and…
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How the Developmental Science of Early Childhood Informs Therapy with Children and Adults
Claudia M. Gold, M.D. How the Developmental Science of Early Childhood Informs Therapy with Children and Adults Saturday November 18, 2017 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation Topic Psychoanalysts have known for over a century that early experience matters. In this program we will explore contemporary research at the interface of developmental psychology, neuroscience, and genetics that seeks to understand the way these experiences become incorporated in the body, brain, and mind. This area…
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A Heart Shattered, Relentless Despair, and the Unlived Life
A Heart Shattered, Relentless Despair, and the Unlived Life Martha Stark, M.D. Saturday March 10, 2018 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation Topic Patients who have never fully confronted—and grieved—the pain of their early-on heartbreak will often cling to their hope that perhaps someday the “object of their desire” will be forthcoming. But there are others who, because of catastrophically shattering early-on disappointments and losses, withdraw completely from the “world of objects” - only…
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Addressing Culture, Oppression, and Sociopolitical Climate in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
WMAAPP Western Massachusetts and Albany Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology presents: Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. Addressing Culture, Oppression, and Sociopolitical Climates in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Saturday May 19, 2018 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation Topic This presentation highlights psychoanalytic understandings of the sociocultural context in psychotherapy. Dr. Tummala-Narra describes a framework for a systematic inclusion of cultural competence as a core emphasis of psychoanalytic psychotherapy. A historical overview of psychoanalytic neglect of cultural context will be…
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Psychoanalytic Reflections
WMAAPP Western Massachusetts and Albany Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology presents: The Annual Paul and Fran Lippmann Lecture Sandra Buechler, Ph.D. Psychoanalytic Reflections Saturday September 8, 2018 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation Topic In this talk Dr. Buechler reflects on her own development, as an analyst, teacher, writer, person. Although it will be autobiographical she will comment generally on what she thinks it takes to develop one’s voice. These reflections will include thoughts about the…
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Moral Injury and the Intergenerational Transmission of Suicide
Moral Injury and the Intergenerational Transmission of Suicide. A presentation by Jane G. Tillman, Ph.D., ABPP. Saturday November 17, 2018. 9:00 am — 12 pm. Location: The Austen Riggs Center Topic A family history of suicide confers a risk of suicide on surviving family members, yet the mechanisms for the intergenerational transmission of suicide are poorly understood. The intrapsychic labor that occurs within surviving family members following a suicide is examined, particularly around the issue of moral injury, the…
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The Shamanic Roots of Psychoanalysis: On the Wings of Dreams
WMAAPP Western Massachusetts and Albany Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology The Shamanic Roots of Psychoanalysis: On the Wings of Dreams A Presentation by: Paul Lippmann, Ph.D. Saturday April 13, 2019 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation Location: The Red Lion Inn Topic While we believe that psychoanalysis was created from the singular genius of Sigmund Freud at the end of the 19th Century, it is clear that the roots of psychoanalysis go much further back…
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Daniel Shaw, LCSW: The Relational System of the Traumatizing Narcissist: A System of Subjugation
WMAAPP Western Massachusetts and Albany Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology Presents: Daniel Shaw, LCSW Saturday May 4, 2019 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation location: The Red Lion Inn Topic The theory of traumatic narcissism as developed by the speaker, which describes a relational system organized by the narcissist that results in the subjugation of significant others, will be taught using clinical material illustrated by the author’s work with adult children of highly narcissistic parents. The…
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Dynamic Therapy with Self Destructive Borderline Patients: An Alliance Based Intervention for Suicide
Dynamic Therapy with Self Destructive Borderline Patients: An Alliance Based Intervention for Suicide Presenter: Eric Plakun, MD - Director/CEO Austen Riggs Center Saturday November 23, 2019 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation Topic In the past 25 years there has been a 25% increase in suicide in the United States. Although there are several manualized behavioral and psychodynamic therapies found efficacious in treatment of suicidal and self-destructive borderline patients, few clinicians are familiar with…
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This presentation has been canceled due to the Coronavirus – Shame vs. Guilt, and the Problem of Morality
James Gilligan, M.D. Shame vs. Guilt, and the Problem of Morality Saturday March 28, 2020 9:00 am — Registration/Coffee 9:30 am — 12 pm — Presentation location: The Red Lion Inn For directions: www.redlioninn.com Topic A psychoanalytic theory of the moral emotions, shame (vs. pride) and guilt (vs. innocence) will be presented, together with the opposite and antagonistic moral value systems and behavior patterns that they motivate—shame-ethics vs. guilt-ethics, and homicide vs. suicide. Shame and guilt are as central…
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This presentation has been canceled due to the Coronavirus – Narcissism in Political Life: Perspectives from the Past, Lessons for the Present.
Narcissism in Political Life: Perspectives from the Past, Lessons for the Present Presenter: Dr. Elizabeth Lunbeck More information will be available here soon.
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On the Disappearance of Dreams: Endangered Species in Modern Life and in Psychoanalysis
On the Disappearance of Dreams: Endangered Species in Modern Life and in Psychoanalysis Presenter: Paul Lippmann, Ph.D. More details will follow.
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Shame vs. Guilt, and the Problem of Morality
Event Type: Class Presenter: James Gilligan, M.D. Start Time: 09/26/2020 at 09:30 am End Time: 09/26/2020 at 12:00 pm PRESENTER James Gilligan, MD., is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Adjunct Professor of Law at New York University. From 1966 to 2000 he taught at the Harvard Medical School, where he headed the Institute of Law and Psychiatry and studied the causes and prevention of violence as Director of the Massachusetts Prison Mental Health Service. From 1999 to 2001 he…
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You Say Seduction and I Say Coercion: The Gray Areas of Sexual Consent
Presenter: Sue Kolod, Ph.D. November 7, 2020 Zoom Gathering 9:00 am Presentation 9:30 am - 12:00 pm PRESENTER Sue Kolod, Ph.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute and teaches in it’s adult certificate program in psychoanalysis. She is Co-Chair of the Committee on Public Information of the American Psychoanalytic Association where she edits the blog, Psychoanalysis Unplugged. In addition, Dr. Kolod is representative from North America to the Board of the International Psychoanalytic…
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Cancelled event – Stop “killing them with kindniceness:” Why the incorporation of antiracism tenets into psychodynamic psychotherapy are a praxis of justice and reparation
Dear Friends, We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. WMAAPP Presenter: Monique Bowen, Ph.D. February 13, 2021 9:00 - Zoom Gathering 9:30 am - 12:00 pm - Presentation Upon registering a link will be emailed PRESENTER Monique Bowen, Ph.D. is Professor, Core Faculty and Associate Chair in the Department of Clinical Psychology at Antioch University (New England campus). Dr. Bowen maintains an appointment as Clinical Instructor in the Department of Psychiatry at SUNY Downstate Medical Center,…
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