Cultural Competency Conference | Reclaiming What’s Mine: A Psychoanalytic Look at Antisocial Behavior in Youth and the Role of Deprivation

Instructional Level: Beginner

Dr. Huey Hawkins will explore Donald Winnicott’s concept of the antisocial tendency, focusing on the impact of deprivation. Drawing from nearly 12 years of experience with a Black male child in foster care, he will discuss the importance of providing a nurturing, maternal environment during critical periods in the child’s life. Hawkins will highlight specific therapeutic strategies used to promote resilience and well-being, while also examining the challenges posed by the foster care system in a large Midwestern city, particularly regarding the intersections of race and class.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After attending this program, participants will be able to:

• Identify the role of deprivation in the anti-social acts/behaviors of youth in foster care.
• Identify ways to facilitate maternal/holding environments in professional/client relationships.
• Identify the role of management in psychodynamic treatments.

PRESENTER

Dr. Huey Hawkins, Jr., PhD, LCSW, is a psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice and has published articles on Black male development from a psychoanalytic perspective. He is a faculty member at the Institute for Clinical Social Work and a full-time Lecturer at the University of Oklahoma School of Social Work. Dr. Hawkins lectures nationwide on race and racial socialization and is also a teaching member of the Sue Fairbanks Psychoanalytic Social Work Practice Certificate Program at the University of Texas and an adjunct professor at Smith College School for Social Work.

REFERENCES
Abram, J. (2021). On Winnicott’s concept of trauma. The International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 102(4), 778-793.

Abram, J., & Hjulmand, K. (2018). The language of Winnicott: A dictionary of Winnicott’s use of words. Routledge.

Casement, P. (2020). Using Winnicott or finding Winnicott? British Journal of Psychotherapy, 36(1), 22–31.