Houston Psychoanalytic Society
Evening Speaker Series
Shame, Self-Alienation and
the Power of Self-Compassion
Daniel Shaw, LCSW
Thursday, October 5, 2023
7:30PM – 9:00PM Central Time

Live via Zoom
*Pre-Registration required for Zoom invitation
This event will not be recorded

Registration Fees
HPS Full Members: Free
HPS Student Members: Free
Non-Members: $30

1.5 CME/CEU/CE Credits

Instructional Level: Advanced
The concept of self-alienation is inextricably linked to shame. Working with adult children of traumatizing narcissists, and with others who experience narcissistic abuse, Shaw’s way of working with these clients shifted as he began to study and integrate concepts and techniques from some of the contemporary traumatologists. What he has learned has led Shaw to place problems with self-alienation, a condition largely governed by shame, at the center of the therapeutic endeavor. Shaw will give clinical examples of his work with clients struggling with self-alienation that demonstrate his way of integrating trauma theories and a relational psychoanalytic perspective.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After attending the program in its entirety, attendees will be able to:
  1. Define self-alienation and describe how it relates to shame.
  2. Explain the traumatizing narcissist’s relational system of subjugation.
  3. Describe therapeutic approaches to healing self-alienation.
Presenter
Daniel Shaw, LCSW, is a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and in Nyack, New York. Originally trained as an actor at Northwestern University and with the renowned teacher Uta Hagen in New York City, Shaw later worked as a missionary for an Indian guru. His eventual recognition of cultic aspects of this organization led him to become an outspoken activist in support of individuals and families traumatically abused in cults. Simultaneous with leaving this group, Shaw began his training in the mental health profession, becoming a faculty member and supervisor at The National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York. In addition to his numerous published journal articles and book chapters, Shaw's book, Traumatic Narcissism: Relational Systems of Subjugation, was published in 2014 for the Relational Perspectives Series by Routledge. The book was a runner-up for the distinguished Gradiva Award. In 2018, the International Cultic Studies Association awarded him the Margaret Thaler Singer Award for advancing the understanding of coercive persuasion and undue influence. Shaw's second book, Traumatic Narcissism and Recovery: Leaving the Prison of Shame and Fear, was published by Routledge in 2021. Dan speaks on psychoanalytic topics to clinical societies around the world, and also conducts consultation groups for groups of three or four clinicians in person and on Zoom.

REFERENCES
1) Benjamin, J. (2013). Thinking together, differently: Thoughts on Bromberg and intersubjectivity. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 49: 356-379.
2) Chefetz, R. A. (2019). Psycho-neurobiology and its potential influence on psychotherapy: Being, doing, and the risk of scientism. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 47: 53-80.
3) Itzkowitz, S. (2015). The dissociative turn in psychoanalysis. American Journal of Psychoanalysis 75: 145-153.

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This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and Houston Psychoanalytic Society. 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)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

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