The PCC and NCP Continuing Education Committees

are pleased to present

MERAV ROTH IN PERSON:

TRUE LOVE AS THE LOVE OF TRUTH

featuring

Merav Roth, PhD, FIPA

Israeli Psychoanalytic Society

Saturday, July 15, 2023

9:00 am to 3:30 pm (PST)

CEUs: 4.5

When

Saturday, July 15, 2023

8:45 am Registration

9:00 am Merav Roth's presentation of "True Love as the Love of Truth"

10:15 am Break

10:30 am Discussion with Audience

11:30 am Break for Lunch - Each on their Own.

1:00 pm Merav Roth's presentation of "Raw Object Identification"

2:15 pm Break

2:30 pm Discussion with Audience

3:30 pm Conclusion

Location

New Center for Psychoanalysis and Zoom Interface (The Zoom login ID will be provided after registration). NCP is located at 2014 Sawtelle Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025.

Program Description

This will be a welcome first in-person event for PCC since the pandemic! Or you can join by Zoom!

Dr. Roth will present two papers. The first paper explores the phantasies concerning, on the one hand, ideal connection and complete satisfaction and on the other, the defenses against a bad and frustrating object. The struggle between these two attitudes is at the root of true love. The second paper engages with a specific kind of pathological identification which Roth calls ‘raw’ object identification. This form of identification manifests as concrete physical phenomena which attempt to evade meaning and integration, generating massive splitting. Certain properties of the object are experienced as foreign bodies in the subject and are defensively identified with, resulting in stubborn bodily symptoms. There will be an opportunity for audience participation after each paper. 

Target Audience

MD's, Psychologists, LCSW's, MFT's, Registered Nurses, candidates and members of psychoanalytic institutes, and student clinicians who are interested in psychoanalytic training programs.

Course Objectives

At the end of this activity, participants should be better able to:

1. List two ways in which ideal love and true love are different from one another;
2. Name three factors that prevent a person from developing the capacity for true love;
3. Identify one or more ways in which the relationship between the infant and its mother sets the stage for adult relationships;
4. Define the term "raw object" identification;
5. Articulate how splitting relates to "raw object" identification;
6. Apply the concept of raw object identification to the process of tracking stubborn somatic symptoms in a case example.

Merav Roth, PhD is a clinical psychologist and a training psychoanalyst at the Israeli Psychoanalytic Society; a teacher and supervisor for the Psychoanalytic Institute as well as the Psychotherapy Program, the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University; and a researcher of psychoanalysis and culture (mainly literature). She is the Chair of the Psychotherapy Program, the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University; the former Chair of the interdisciplinary Doctoral Program in psychoanalysis; and the Founder and former Chair of the postgraduate Klein studies at the Psychotherapy Program, the Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University. Together with Joshua Durban, Roth edited and wrote the preface and introduction to Melanie Klein – Essential Papers II (Tel Aviv: Book-Worm, 2013) and also edited Klein’s Psychoanalysis of Children and Brenman Pick’s Authenticity in the Psychoanalytic Encounter (Routledge, 2018). Roth has published various chapters and papers on psychoanalysis, literature, and trauma. Her recent book A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Reading Literature: Reading the Reader, was published by Routledge (2020).

The Psychoanalytic Center of California is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.



The Psychoanalytic Center of California designates this live activity for a maximum of 4.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the  California Medical Association (CMA)  through the joint providership of the Psychoanalytic Center of California and the New Center for Psychoanalysis. The  Psychoanalytic Center of California  is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA)   to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

As per the California Board of Psychology, psychologists may apply AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ earned by attendance at this CME accredited live activity toward their continuing education requirement for licensing. 

The Psychoanalytic Center of California is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to sponsor continuing education for LMFT's and LCSW's (CAMFT Approved Provider # 135374). The Psychoanalytic Center of California maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 4.5 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These learners must attend the entire course to claim credit; no partial credit is offered according to CAMFT requirements.

The PCC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.  

Claiming Credit: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance at the event, which can be used toward licensing requirements. Credit is offered for actual instruction time and does not include breaks.

Refunds/Cancellations: Refunds, less a $10 administrative fee, will be made if cancellation notification is phoned or postmarked three (3) business days in advance of this program. There will be no refunds on requests received after the refund deadline. Full refunds are made in the event that PCC must cancel this program.

Returned Checks: A $25.00 service charge will be assessed for checks returned by the bank.

Grievances: While PCC goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues that come to the attention of the PCC staff which will require intervention and/or action on the part of the staff. Visit  www.p-c-c.org/ethics for PCC's procedural guidelines for handling such grievances.

Special Needs: Facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you have a special need and plan to attend the conference, please contact the PCC Office by phone at (310) 478-4347 or via email at 0ffice@p-c-c.org. Special needs requests will be fulfilled if received one week prior to the event, which will ensure we have ample opportunity to meet your needs.

Commercial Support Disclaimer: The planners and presenters for this event have not received commercial support for this event nor are there any relevant financial relationships between the sponsors, presenters, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.

Financial Support Disclaimer: The planners and presenters for this event have no financial relationships to disclose.

Continuing Education Membership: Any person who attends a PCC Continuing Education conference shall become a Continuing Education Member for one year. The registration fee for the conference covers the cost of membership. A Continuing Education Member will be provided with a PCC newsletter as available, and the option to participate in periodic forums to discuss continuing education offerings. Continuing Education Members will also be eligible to attend Continuing Education planning meetings. 

Confidentiality:  By registering for this educational event, attendees agree to strictly maintain confidentiality of any clinical material shared and will not distribute or convey such confidential material outside of the conference. 

List of Program Planners

Presenters:

Merav Roth, Ph.D., FIPA

Continuing Education Committee:

PCC Planners: Philip Lance, PhD (co-chair), Leigh Tobias PhD (co-chair), Jennifer Kunst, PhD (member and CME coordinator); Chris Minnick, MD (member and CME chair); Persila Conversano, PsyD, Jason Snyder, LMFT, Stacey Nicklas, PsyD, Ellyn Singer, PsyD, Jennifer Langham, PhD, and Yelena Kashtuyeva, MFT (members). NCP Planners: Heather Silverman,MD, and Jennifer Langham, PhD (NCP-PCC liaison).

Parking:

The New Center for Psychoanalysis is located at 2014 Sawtelle Blvd, Los Angeles, 90025. NCP's parking lot can be accessed via Beloit Avenue between LaGrange and Mississippi. Parking in NCP's lot is first come, first serve. If you park in one of the tandem spaces, please make a note of your parking space and give it to the check-in staff when you sign-in. If NCP's lot is full, other (for-fee) parking is available at the lot on LaGrange between Sawtelle and Beloit.



Registration for

In-person or Virtual Attendance

General Admission: $175

Current Candidate/PPP Admission: Free

Full time Student Admission: $90