“The Paradox of Hate—Complexity Lost and Found” is presented in terms a conceptual framework Dr. Ringstrom calls the “Three P's” which refer to ideas about prediction, paradox, and play. He will illustrate this framework in his work with “Wendy”, a patient who returned…
In this study group, participants will be introduced to the life and theoretical contributions of Melanie Klein (1882-1960). We will begin by reviewing the cultural, historical, and biographical influences on Klein and her clinical work. Emphasis will be placed on her significant…
Contemporary discourse on self-disclosure frequently emphasizes enactment, dismissing the possibility of formulating effective guidelines for deliberate use. This perspective contradicts existing literature and raises ethical questions about both disclosing and withholding the therapist’s countertransference. The view that it is impossible to determine…
Freud identified dreams as providing the "royal road" to the unconscious and considered The Interpretation of Dreams his most important work. Dream work significantly enhances treatment of individuals and couples. Yet fewer psychoanalytic institutes currently emphasize this clinical skill. This workshop opens with an overview of classical dream…
This overview of self psychology will answer the titular questions, offering an introduction to the theory and clinical practice. We will begin with a brief synopsis of the historical origins of the theory, initially developed by Heinz Kohut at the Chicago Institute…
The value of insight as a mutative factor in psychoanalysis has long been a central question in psychoanalysis. Most analysts of this generation believe that although insight has clear value, it isn’t normally sufficient to produce structural change in most patients. Alternatively, the tide…
The Oedipus complex is widely considered the centerpiece of classical psychoanalytic theory. It was hypothesized as a universal constellation arising between age 3 and 6 years, at the height of the genital phase of psychosexual development. Its resolution involved the child’s move…
A conversation between two psychoanalysts, Beatrice Patsalides Hofmann and Garrett Tanner, members of the Lacanian School of Psychoanalysis, will focus on clinical and theoretical questions arising from the practice of psychoanalysis in the context of war. Topics of discussion will include the…
In this workshop, Dr. Feinstein will begin with a group discussion on uses, benefits, and limitations of doing supervision using five forms of supervision: case-based supervision, video/audio recordings of patient sessions, process notes supervision, transcription supervision, and live supervision. A mini-lecture will then…
Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Austin Psychoanalytic is approved by the Texas State Board of Social Workers Examiners (Provider # 5501) to provide continuing education for social workers and the Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists (Provider #1138).
We also meet the requirements to provide continuing education for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors. This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 1.5 continuing education credits. Division 39 is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. Division 39 is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program.
If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to info@austinpsychoanalytic.org. There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. Participants will be informed of the utility/validity of the content/approach discussed (including the basis for the statements about validity/utility), as well as the limitations of the approach and most common (and severe) risks, if any, associated with the program’s content.
