Working Safely with People With Problems: Self-Preservation and Self-Care for Helping Professionals Thursday, October 12, 2017  | 7:00 to 8:30 PM Details How can we realistically evaluate the occasional dangers that may arise in the course of trying to help people?  What are the specific concerns associated with initial interviews, referrals, ongoing treatment and termination? What emotional

Classics on the Couch: Movie Discussion Series Citizen Kane (1941) Dr. Ron Goldman Friday, June 23 | 7:00 to  8:30 PM Details Considered by many the greatest film ever made, Orson Welles' first feature film is highly relevant today.  We will explore what drove this very rich, narcissistic man to want to make the world into how

Psychoanalysis in El Barrio Screening and Discussion María de Lourdes Mattei, Ph.D. Saturday, June 10 | 1:00 to 3:00 PM   Details Psychoanalysis in El Barrio, winner of the PEP 2015 Video Grant, is a film that challenges the not-uncommon notion that Hispanic patients affected by poverty can only benefit from therapies that rely on

Gallery Talk: Seeing Through Walls Wednesday June 7 |6-7:30 pm Artists Thaer Abdallah, Adnane Benali, Phyllis Bluhm, Beverly Shalom, and Vivienne Shalom, a group of artists of diverse backgrounds, came together with a common desire to inspire dialogue and help promote peace, justice and equality. According to the artists, art is a universal language, a powerful

Bob Dylan and His Music Friday, May 26 Registration and Reception   6:00 to 7:00 PM Panel:  7:00 PM “His powerful, beautiful, transformative and unforgettable songs helped to spur righteousness through the heart of the civil rights movement.”  (Kennedy, Time, Dec. 2016). Superlatives abound for Bob Dylan as a poet, song writer and performer and

Classics on the Couch: Movie Discussion Series Star Wars (1977) Dr. William Sharp Friday, May 19 | 7:00 to 8:30 PM Details A long time ago, in a galaxy far away... Freud discovered a new hope for civilization and its discontents- the unconscious. Prior to his explorations, slips and accidents were thought by many to be

Clinical and Cultural Study through a Psychoanalytic Lens Cancelled This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances.   Details In recent years there has been an explosion of research in psychoanalysis and psychoanalytically informed fields of study. This has advanced both the understanding of human motivation and the effectiveness of treatment approaches.  The Boston

Gender and Sexuality:  Clinical Issues in a Shifting Cultural Landscape  Dr. Danielle Egan, and Dr. Jane Snyder Thursday, May 4 | 7:00- 8:30 PM  Details Over the last decade, we have witnessed a rise in the visibility of gender and sexual diversity in this country. These changes can be seen in popular culture, the law and

Classics on the Couch: Movie Discussion Series Vertigo (1958) Dr. Emily Fox- Kales Friday, April 28 | 7:00 to 8:30 PM Details The films of director Alfred Hitchcock have long fascinated

Tell Me A Story: Shahrazad ‘In Analysis’ In Contemporary Persia Saturday, April 22, 2017 | 1:00 to 2:30 PM   Details Where has  Shahrazad gone? A possible precursor of Freud,