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November 17th Study Group
Historically, psychoanalytic theory has often pathologized homosexuality, conceptualizing it through distorted developmental formulations. Following the 1973 decision by the American Psychiatric Association to remove homosexuality from the DSM, psychoanalysis has continued to evolve in its understanding of sexual diversity. Join us for this study group as Anne Taylor, LCSW, Psychoanalyst, examines the enduring impact of cultural, religious, and moral condemnation of homosexuality on the psychological development and clinical treatment of gay men. Using contemporary psychoanalytic theory and clinical case material, participants will explore the mechanisms through which anti-homosexual attitudes are internalized and enacted in the therapeutic setting.
Cost to attend will be $32.50 (full-time student rate is $16.25 with discount code “STUDENT”). Price includes all credit card processing fees. 1.5 CEs are available.
Object Relations Study Group
We invite you to join us as Kathy Harting, LMHC, Psychoanalyst, facilitates a discussion on the role of siblings and their impact on clinical material in the consulting room. Kathy will be exploring the paper by Juliet Mitchell, M.A; “Why Siblings? Introducing the ‘Sibling Trauma’ and the ‘Law of the Mother’ on the ‘Horizontal’ Axis.” Cost to attend will be $32.50 (full-time student rate is $16.25 with discount code “STUDENT”). Price includes all credit card processing fees. 1.5 CEs are available.
Object Relations Study Group
When the Patient is a Therapist: The Ethics of Treating Mental Health Professionals | Kelsey Hanlon, LMHC, Psychoanalyst
Personal psychotherapy and/or analysis is considered good practice in our field. As such, many psychotherapists and psychoanalysts find themselves with mental health colleagues as patients. Some even specialize in being a “therapist of therapists.” Given that we are a large patient population, why are the ethical challenges and gratifications involved in these treatments not discussed? Join us as we openly talk about what has been taboo in our field: our very selves as patients. Cost to attend will be $32.50 (full-time student rate is $16.25 with discount code “STUDENT”). Price includes all credit card processing fees.
1.5 Ethics CEs are available.
