The PCC's Continuing Education Committee

is pleased to present

NEW FORMS OF PSYCHOPATHOLOGY IN A CHANGING WORLD: A CHALLENGE FOR PSYCHOANALYSIS IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY

featuring

STEFANO BOLOGNINI, MD

Italian Psychoanalytic Society

with Panelists

LISA HILGER, PsyD

Psychoanalytic Center of California

JASON SNYDER, LMFT

Psychoanalytic Center of California

Saturday, January 20, 2024

9:00 am to 12:00 pm (PDT)



CEUs: 2.75

Location

Virtual via Zoom (The Zoom Link will be emailed to participants one-week before the event).

Program Description

In this program, Dr. Stefano Bolognini will explore challenges to the practice of psychoanalysis today. As a former president and executive leader of the International Psychoanalytic Association, Dr. Bolognini had the opportunity to travel the world and visit many psychoanalytic societies, learning about the state of psychoanalytic treatment in the 21^st century. One of his observations was that the occurrence of high frequency treatment (3, 4, or 5 sessions per week) was declining in almost all parts of the world. He will present a paper detailing his hypotheses as to why this might be happening. Dr Bolognini believes that analysts are increasingly meeting patients who have difficulty with accepting their basic dependence upon the analyst. He explores this idea by itemizing cultural and sociological factors, including the Internet, that contribute to mistrust towards patients’ engagement with psychoanalysis and to the reinforcement of defensive styles such as pseudo-autonomy, entitlement, and suspiciousness. Dr. Bolognini’s paper will be made available to registered participants prior to the event. After the paper presentation, a panel will respond briefly to the presentation, followed by questions and answers with the audience.

Program Schedule

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. Explain the rationale for "constructing the analytic patient" as an intermediate stage before embarking on a genuine analysis.
2. Describe a feature of Internet culture that conditions individuals to resist accepting analytic treatment.
3. Identify another socio-cultural factor (in addition to the internet) that accounts for the diminution of high frequency psychoanalytic treatment in contemporary culture.

Program Faculty

Stefano Bolognini, MD, is a psychiatrist and Training and Supervising Analyst of the Italian Psychoanalytic Society (SPI), where he served as president (2009-2013). He also was an IPA Board member (2002-2012) and was IPA president from 2013-2017. He was a member of the European Editorial Board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and a founder of the IPA Inter-Regional Encyclopedic Dictionary of Psychoanalysis. He has published over 277 psychoanalytic papers and eight books. His books on empathy and on the inter-psychic dimension have been translated into several languages.

Lisa Hilger, PsyD, is a psychoanalyst and licensed marriage and family therapist. She is a Senior Faculty member at the Psychoanalytic Center of California where she is co-chair of the Candidate Progression Committee and a member of the Infant Observation Committee. 

Jason Snyder, LMFT, is a post-seminar candidate at the Psychoanalytic Center of California and will provide a response on behalf of several candidates in the core training program at the PCC.

Continuing Education Credit

The Psychoanalytic Center of California designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.75 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 Contemporary Freudian Society. 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 2.75 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.

*Important note: Participants who plan to use the credits in another state should check with their licensing jurisdiction to see if the credits from an ACCME or CAMFT provider will be accepted.

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. 

Program Planners

Continuing Education Committee: 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, and Yelena Kashtuyeva, MFT (members).

Registration for Virtual Attendance

General Admission: $100

Current Candidate/PPP Admission: $50