THE METROPOLITAN CENTER FOR MENTAL HEALTH AND THE METROPOLITAN INSTITUTE
FOR TRAINING IN PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOTHERAPY
THE TRAUMA OF GROWING UP GAY: IMPLICATIONS FOR TREATMENT
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Presenter: James M. Holmes, Dr.P.H., L.P.
Fortunately these days-among enlightened psychodynamic therapists-homosexuality isn’t considered an automatic signal of pathology. Minority sexual orientation is treated as a normal variation of sexual experience. However, clinical considerations for gay men and lesbians, as among any cultural group, have particular contours. Patients of non-normative sexual experience undergo developmental passages and environmental stresses that profoundly influence their ego development and psychic structure. The internal experience of same-sex attraction juxtaposed against familial and societal expectations of conformity to a hetero-normative standard can generate conflict. This workshop will consider the experience of gay men and lesbians within the processes of trauma and stigma and explore the clinical implications of these experiences. Particular attention will be paid to the potential for countertransference enactments that may revitalize the trauma. Participants are encouraged to bring their own clinical examples for discussion.
James M. Holmes, Dr.P.H., L.P. Faculty: Metropolitan Institute for Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, Adult Program. Training Analyst, Faculty and Supervisor, Former Board Member: National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis. Former Director: Theodor Reik Clinical Center for Psychotherapy. Faculty and Supervisor: Blanton-Peale Institute. Member: National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.
TIME: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM, Breakfast at 9:30 AM
LOCATION:The Metropolitan Center for Mental Health
1090 St. Nicholas Avenue (located on West 165th Street
between St. Nicholas and Amsterdam Avenues, downstairs
level next to Church Santa Rosa de Lima)
FEE: $50 includes breakfast (no fee to MCMH staff)
$30 Student Fee (includes breakfast), with proof of student status
On site registration: $60 or $40 (students with proof of student status)
No fee to MCMH Staff members.
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MITPP, chartered by the New York State Board of Regents, offers three certificate programs: a three year program in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adults, a two year program in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy and a program leading to New York State licensure in Psychoanalysis for those with Masters Degrees who don’t qualify for licensure in the established mental health professions. Social Workers enrolled at MITPP may arrange to qualify for the LCSW. Matriculants see patients at the Metropolitan Center for Mental Health, which is licensed by the Office of Mental Health. MITPP’s low tuition of $1,000 per semester includes all supervision and coursework. Courses are also offered on a non-matriculated basis.
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