Contemporary Psychoanalytic Field Theory
Four-Session Program (6 Contact Hours)
Presenter:
Montana Katz, PhD
Dates:
Tuesdays, February 2, 9, 16 and 23, 2016
Time:
7:30 – 9:00pm
Location:
415 Central Park West, NYC
This program will discuss central and emerging themes, concepts and techniques of
contemporary psychoanalytic field theory. Readings will be selected from the growing body of
research and writing on the subject. Psychoanalytic field theory offers new and creative
approaches both to psychoanalytic theory and especially to clinical practice. It offers new ways
of thinking about psychoanalytic process, different forms of analytic listening, and different
techniques than other psychoanalytic models.
The three principal models of contemporary psychoanalytic field theory will be discussed in this
program. These models derive from the work of Madeleine and Willy Baranger, Antonino
Ferro, Giuseppe Civitarese, and Edgar Levenson amongst others. Core concepts of these
models include the bi-personal analytic setting, the psychoanalytic field, the dream function of
sessions, and novel concepts of unconscious and metaphoric processes. These and other
concepts will be explored. A focus of the program will be on the clinical tools and techniques of
each of the psychoanalytic field theory models. Clinical material will be used in each meeting to
demonstrate therapeutic processes conducted by psychoanalysts who work in field theory
models.
The program will include comparative discussions of the three models of contemporary
psychoanalytic field theory. There are both similarities and differences between the three
models. These will be discussed, especially highlighting the implications for differences in
clinical work. In particular, the different techniques involved in analytic listening, variations in
the analyst’s interventions and interpretation, and alternative conceptions of the goals of
psychoanalytic processes will be explored making use of the ample clinical material in the
literature.
Readings will include papers by Madeleine and Willy Baranger, Giuseppe Civitarese, Antonino
Ferro, and Edgar Levenson.
Montana Katz, PhD, LP is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst and Senior Faculty Member
of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. She is a Founding co-Director of
the International Field Theory Association and co-Editor of the Psychoanalytic Field Theory
Book Series for Routledge. She is a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association and
the International Psychoanalytic Association. She is on the editorial boards of The
Psychoanalytic Review and Psychoanalytic Inquiry. Montana Katz is the editor of Metaphor and
Fields: Common Ground, Common Language and the Future of Psychoanalysis. She is currently
writing a book on comparative psychoanalytic field theory and has a private practice in NYC.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this program, participants will be able to:
1. Explain the theoretical concepts of three contemporary psychoanalytic field theory
models.
2. Describe and apply the clinical techniques of three contemporary psychoanalytic field
theory models to clinical material presented.
3. Compare and distinguish between the clinical techniques and the theoretical principles
of three contemporary psychoanalytic field theory models.
Continuing Education Contact Hours:
Social Workers: The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the Contemporary Freudian Society SW
CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as
an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0087. CE credits are
granted to participants with documented attendance of the entire program and completed
online evaluation form. No partial credits will be offered. It is the responsibility of the
participants seeking CE credits to comply with these requirements. Upon completion of this
program and online evaluation form, participants will be granted 6 CE credits.
Psychologists: The Contemporary Freudian Society is approved by the American Psychological
Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Contemporary Freudian
Society maintains responsibility for this program and its content. CE credits are granted to
participants with documented attendance of the entire program and completed evaluation
form. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking CE credits to comply with these
requirements. Upon completion of this program and evaluation form, participants will be
granted 6 CE credits.
Professional Counselors: The Boards of Professional Counselors in the District of Columbia and
Virginia will accept continuing education credits for Counselors attending a program offered by
an APA-authorized sponsor, provided they comply with the requirements stated above for
psychologists. The Board of Professional Counselors in Maryland will accept CE credits granted
by a program that is recognized by the Maryland Board of Examiners for Psychologists and
Social Workers.
Program Fee:
$200 CFS Members and Associate Members
$225 Non-CFS Members
$100 Candidates & Students with Valid ID
No Refunds
For further information, please contact, Connie Stroboulis at [email protected] or 212-7527883.
NY CONTINUING EDUCATION PROGRAM
Vivian Eskin, PhD, Chair
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