The Australian Clinical Psychology Association (ACPA)
and Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders
proudly present a workshop and seminar series with:
Otto F. Kernberg, M.D.
The Personality Disorders Institute,
Weill Cornell Medical College, NY USA
ACPA is delighted to host a unique workshop and seminar
series with the highly distinguished Otto Kernberg in Australia. We extend a warm invitation
to Members, prospective members and colleagues in the mental health professions to join
us in this exciting and stimulating learning opportunity. Places are limited so do register
early.
Wednesday 26 April 2017, Melbourne
“The essence of borderline personality pathology and Transference Focused Psychotherapy
(TFP)”
One Day workshop, 9am – 4.30pm
Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Cinema 2
Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
Thursday 27 April 2017, Sydney
“Pathological Narcissism”
Evening Seminar, 7-10pm,
ABS Auditorium, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006
Friday & Saturday 28 & 29 April 2017
“Dynamic Psychotherapy for Higher Level Personality Pathology (DPHP)”
Two Day workshop, 9am – 4.30pm
Bosch Lecture Theatre, Bosch 1a Building, University of Sydney, Sydney 2006
BIOGRAPHY
Otto F. Kernberg, MD, FAPA, is Director of the Personality Disorders Institute at the
New York Presbyterian Hospital, Westchester Division and Professor of Psychiatry at
the Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Kernberg is Past President of the International
Psychoanalytic Association. He is also Training and Supervising Analyst of the
Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. In the past, Dr.
Kernberg served as Director of the C.F. Menninger Memorial Hospital, Supervising
and Training Analyst of the Topeka Institute for Psychoanalysis, and Director of the
Psychotherapy Research Project of the Menninger Foundation. Later, he was
Director of the General Clinical Service of the New York State Psychiatric Institute,
and Professor of Clinical Psychiatry at the College of Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University. From 1976 to 1995 Dr Kernberg was Associate Chairman and
Medical Director of the New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, Westchester
Division. Dr. Kernberg was the Book Editor of the Journal of the American
Psychoanalytic Association from 1977-1993. He has received numerous awards for
his excellence in Psychiatry. He is also the author of 12 books and co-author of 11
others.
Dr Kernberg was awarded the 1972 Heinz Hartmann Award of the New York
Psychoanalytic Institute and Society, the 1975 Edward A. Strecker Award from the
Institute of Pennsylvania Hospital, the 1981 George E. Daniels Merit Award of the
Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine, the 1982 William F. Schonfeld Memorial
Award of the American Society for Adolescent Psychiatry, the 1986 Van Gieson
Award from the New York State Psychiatric Institute, the 1987 and 1996 Teacher of
the Year Award from The New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center, Westchester
Division, and the 1990 Mary S. Sigourney Award for Psychoanalysis. He was elected
to membership of the Society of Scholars of the Johns Hopkins University in 1992. He
received the 1993 I. Arthur Marshall Distinguished Alumnus Award, Menninger
Alumni Association, The Menninger Foundation, the 1993 Presidential Award for
Leadership in Psychiatry from the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems,
and the Distinguished Service Award from the American Psychiatric Association in
1995. He was elected Doctor Honoris Causa by the University of Buenos Aires,
Argentina, in 1998, and received the Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, in
1999.
PROGRAMMES
Wednesday, 26 April 2017, Melbourne
08.00 - 9.00
Registration (Balcony, Level 1)
9.00 – 10.30
Morning Session (Cinema 2)
Welcome by Professor Brin Grenyer,
Director, Project Air Strategy for Personality Disorders
10.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.30
Morning Tea served
Morning Session Continued
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch served
13.30 – 15.00
15.00 – 16.30
15.00 – 16.30
16.30
Afternoon Session
Afternoon Tea served
Afternoon Session Continued
Workshop Closed
Thursday 27 April 2017, Sydney
18.00 – 19.00
Registration (Foyer, ABS Auditorium)
19.00 – 20.30
Seminar Commences
Welcome by Dr Judy Hyde, President, ACPA
20.30 – 21.00
Break, Light Refreshments Served
21.00 – 22.00
22.00
Seminar Continued
Seminar Closed
Friday & Saturday 28 & 29 April 2017, Sydney
08.00 - 9.00
Registration (Day 1 Only, Foyer, Bosch Lecture Theatre)
9.00 – 10.30
Morning Session
Welcome by Dr Judy Hyde, President, ACPA
10.30 – 11.00
11.00 – 12.30
Morning Tea served
Morning Session Continued
12.30 – 13.30
Lunch served
13.30 – 15.00
15.00 – 16.30
15.00 – 16.30
16.30
Afternoon Session
Afternoon Tea Served
Afternoon session Continued
Workshop Closed
WEDNESDAY, 26 April 2017, Melbourne
One Day Workshop 9am – 4.30pm
The essence of borderline personality pathology and Transference Focused
Psychotherapy (TFP)
"Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical
Guide", presents a model of borderline personality disorder and its treatment, based
on contemporary psychoanalytic object relations theory. The model is informed by
material on current phenomenological and neurobiological research, and draws on
clinical cases to illustrate its application.
Learning Objectives
This workshop will aim to provide:
1. An overview of the model for borderline personality pathology
2. An introduction to treatment planning according to level of personality
organization, symptoms, and individual functioning
3. A brief introduction to four primary therapeutic interventions in TFP:
interpretation, transference analysis, technical neutrality, and the use of
countertransference
4. An overview of treatment processes and outcomes in TFP
Further Reading
Transference-Focused Psychotherapy for Borderline Personality Disorder: A Clinical
Guide (2015)
Frank E. Yeomans, M.D., Ph.D., John F. Clarkin, Ph.D., and Otto F. Kernberg, M. D.
THURSDAY 27 April 2017, Sydney
Evening Seminar, 7-10pm
Pathological Narcissism
This seminar will offer a description of developmentally appropriate narcissism in
childhood and healthy narcissism in adulthood, juxtaposed with the development
and manifestations of pathological and destructive forms of narcissism. The
implications of pathological narcissism for individual and interpersonal functioning
will be demonstrated at different levels of personality organization. An overview of
clinical implications, and specifically of treatment within a dynamic and transference
focused psychotherapy, will be presented.
Learning Objectives
This seminar will aim to provide:
1. An overview of healthy, developmentally appropriate narcissism
2. A description of pathological or destructive narcissism and its development
3. A description of manifestations of pathological or destructive narcissism at
different levels of personality organization
4. An introduction to a dynamic transference focused psychotherapy approach
to treatment and desired treatment outcomes
Seminal Text
Borderline Conditions and Pathological Narcissism (1985)
Otto F. Kernberg
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, 28 & 29 April 2017, Sydney
Two Day Workshop 9am – 4.30pm
Dynamic Psychotherapy for Higher Level Personality Pathology (DPHP)
Dynamic Psychotherapy for Higher Level Personality Pathology (DPHP) is derived
from Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), adjusted to enhance the treatment
of personality pathology at the healthier end of the continuum of severity. This
includes, for instance, individuals who are experiencing repetitive or chronic
difficulties in interpersonal relationships or occupational functioning, and difficulties
with self esteem and life adjustment challenges, anxiety, and depression. DPHP is an
intensive form of psychotherapy which aims to assist the patient in identifying
underlying conflicts toward improved functioning and ultimately personality change.
Learning Objectives
This workshop will aim to provide:
1. An introduction to the presentations of better functioning but rigid and
functionally impeding dependent, histrionic, and narcissistic, obsessivecompulsive, depressive, hysterical and avoidant personality features
2. An introduction to treatment planning according to level of personality
organization, symptoms, and the individual’s functioning
3. An overview of DPHP treatment processes and outcomes
Further Reading
Handbook of Dynamic Psychotherapy for Higher Level Personality Pathology (2007)
Eve Caligor, M.D., Otto F. Kernberg, M.D., John F. Clarkin, Ph.D.
FEES AND REGISTRATION
ACPA
Member
One Day Workshop, Melbourne
Evening Seminar, Sydney
Two Day Workshop, Sydney
Both Sydney events, 10% discount
All three events, 15% discount
$265
$165
$430
$535*
$730*
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ACPA
Student Member
One Day Workshop, Melbourne
Evening Seminar, Sydney
Two Day Workshop, Sydney
Both Sydney events, 10% discount
All three events, 15% discount
$125
$65
$190
$229*
$323*
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Non-Member
One Day Workshop, Melbourne
Evening Seminar, Sydney
Two Day Workshop, Sydney
Both Sydney events, 10% discount
All three events, 15% discount
$295
$195
$490
$616*
$833*
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Non-Member
Full-Time Students
One Day Workshop, Melbourne
Evening Seminar, Sydney
Two Day Workshop, Sydney
Both Sydney events, 10% discount
All three events, 15% discount
$155
$95
$250
$310*
$425*
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Please register at Trybooking.com by clicking on the above ‘book here’ links. Tickets are
available for single events or multiple events. Discounts are offered when booking multiple
events.
*Discounted tickets for attending all three events can be accessed on the Melbourne event
booking page, and discounted tickets for attending both Sydney events can be accessed on
the Sydney Evening Seminar booking page.
CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT (CPD)
Workshops comprise 5.5 hours of Professional Development (PD) per day. The seminar
comprises 2.5 hours of Professional Development. Members of other disciplines or
professions attending the conference may be able to claim the conference as CPD provided
their governing body does not require event accreditation for PD hours.
TERMS & CONDITIONS
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registration, and this confirms registration. Please retain receipts for your records,
including as a Tax Invoice/Receipt for the transaction.
Cancellation Policy: Refunds less a $40.00 administration fee are given for
cancellations received in writing via email to [email protected]. Cancellations
must be received by 5pm EST 14 days prior to the event date. Regrettably, due to
the logistics and terms of event management, refunds are not possible after this
date, regardless of personal circumstances or difficulties preventing attendance. The
cancellation policy is final and not negotiable. However, should the event be
cancelled for any reason, a full refund will be issued.
Transfer of registration: Registrations are transferable to another person in all cases.
However, notification of transfer of registration including any dietary requirements
must be received by 5pm EST 7 days prior to the event date. Transfer of registration
to another person is NOT possible after this date, or for only a portion of the event.
VENUE INFORMATION
Australian Centre for the Moving Image
Federation Square, Flinders Street, Melbourne, VIC 3000
https://www.acmi.net.au/visit/#location
University of Sydney
Camperdown, Sydney NSW 2006
http://sydney.edu.au/campus-life/getting-to-campus/public-transport.html
http://sydney.edu.au/maps/campuses/?area=CAMDAR
ENQUIRIES
Please direct ALL enquiries related to this event to [email protected]