OCTOBER 6, 2012
“Psychoanalysis and Society
in Times of Global Crisis”
A One Day Lecture/Workshop with
Andrew Samuels
*Internationally renowned Professor of Analytical Psychology at Essex, London
*Co-founder of the UK’s Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility
*Author of several books, including Politics on the Couch: Citizenship and the Internal Life
Dr. Samuels will facilitate an exploration of the following urgent topics:
*What is the role of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy in relation to political problems and processes?
*How might Western societies move from financial sadism to relational economics?
*Is there a spiritual and political dimension to psychological experience? What happens to people deprived of these
aspects of experience?
*Is there a role for politics in the clinical space?
Event is Co-sponsored by:
*THE LOS ANGELES INSTITUTE AND SOCIETY FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC STUDIES Ernest S. Lawrence TRAUMA CENTER
*THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS IN CLINICAL SOCIAL WORK
*THE UPROOTED MIND COMMITTEE
*C.G. JUNG INSTITUTE OF LOS ANGELES
Location: NEW CENTER FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS
2014 Sawtelle Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90025
Time: 9 AM – 3 PM
CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST and LUNCH provided
Registration: $110.00 if paid by September 21, 2012
$125 late registration or day of event
Program is designed for interested psychoanalysts and other Mental Health Professionals
6 CEU’s pending – details available on request
Educational Objectives
Upon completion of the program participants should be able to:
- · Assess the role of social factors in psychological distress and symptoms;
- · Evaluate the role of defenses in therapist and patient that exclude social factors from clinical work;
- · Apply theory of the political psyche to the parameters of clinical work with patients.
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Psychoanalysis and Society in Time of Global Crisis
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