The Suffolk Institute For Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis Presents:God at an Analytic Impasse: Poverty, Devotion, and the Elusive Self
May 11th 2012
6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
NYU Kimmel Center
60 Washington Square South, #914/912
New York, NY 10012
This event is Co-sponsored by:
The NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and
The Division of Psychoanalysis of The New York State Psychological Association
Guest Speaker:
Sue Grand, Ph.D.,author of The Hero in the Mirror: From Fear to Fortitude and The Reproduction of Evil: A Clinical and Cultural Perspective
Discussants:
Lewis Aron, Ph.D., ABPP & Jeff Wells, M.Div.
Dr. Grand’s fascinating paper presents her work with a migrant worker who struggles out of poverty to become a physician and caretaker. Unknown to himself as a human subject, his life is a devotion to the needy other. His own health is compromised and his sacrificial practices draw him close to near-death. Analysis of his masochism fails. To save his life, the dyad must examine his Christian convictions of passion, devotion, and sacrifice. These values collide with the analyst’s philosophical/metaphysical system, derived from relational analytic theory, her own reform Jewish ethos, and atheistic beliefs. Can patient and analyst meet – and save his life?
Please join Dr. Grand, her discussants, and many colleagues as we explore this compelling intersection of psychoanalysis, religion, and social justice in the consulting room. |
