Psychoanalytic Forum
DATE:
TIME:
Saturday, November 16, 2013
5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
“Imaginary Gardens, Real Toads: On Memory and
its Uses in the Analytic Process”
Speaker: Theodore Jacobs, MD
at the Baltimore Washington Center for Psychoanalysis
14900 Sweitzer Lane, Suite 102, Laurel, MD 20707
Theodore Jacobs, MD, is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Albert Einstein College of Medicine;
New York University School of Medicine. He is also a Training and Supervising Analyst, New
York Psychoanalytic Institute, New York University Psychoanalytic Institute. Additionally, Dr.
Jacobs is a Child Supervising Analyst, New York University Psychoanalytic Institute, Columbia
University Center for Psychoanalytic Medicine.
Utilizing both literary and clinical examples, Dr. Jacobs takes up the current controversy over
the place of different kinds of memory in analytic work. Taking issue with the recent emphasis
on implicit memory as the sole aspect of memory that is mutative, Dr. Jacobs argues for and
illustrates the essential roles that the recovery and re-living of memories, especially memories of
emotionally traumatic experiences in childhood and adolescence, play in the healing process of
analysis.
Educational Objectives - After attending this Forum, participants should be able to:
1. Distinguish between memories that have a mutative effect and those that are
intellectualized and ineffective.
2. Distinguish between implicit and declarative memories and understand the place of
each in analytic work.
3. Identify the effect that the analyst’s own memories, and his or her handling, and use of
them, is having on the analytic process.
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This Psychoanalytic Forum is intended for mental health professionals, either graduates or in
training, who use psychoanalytic therapy as a treatment modality.
Physicians—This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and
policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of
the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Baltimore Washington Society for Psychoanalysis, Inc.
The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA
Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their
participation in the activity.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and
presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationship to disclose.
Social Workers—The Baltimore Washington Society for Psychoanalysis, Inc., is recognized by the
Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners as a sponsor of continuing education activities.
Psychologists—The Baltimore Washington Society for Psychoanalysis, Inc., is approved by the American
Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Baltimore Washington
Society for Psychoanalysis, Inc., maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This Program is directed towards: Members, Corresponding Members, Affiliate Members,
Candidates, APT Members, Speaker’s Seminar participants.
There will be a $30.00 charge ($20 per hour for 1.5 hours) for non-member participants who
wish to receive a confirmation of attendance. Please make your check payable to the Baltimore
Washington INSTITUTE for Psychoanalysis and bring it to the Forum.
A confirmation of attendance will be available upon completion of an evaluation form. A link
to the evaluation form will be emailed to attendees after the Forum
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