CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF ADVANCEMENT THROUGH SELF-KNOWLEDGE
THE NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
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Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
Wednesday, June 6, 2012, 8:30 p.m. Donations Accepted
The Treatment of Celebrity Patients
Ellen L. Mezan, Ph.D.
How does a patient’s fame affect the psychotherapist and consequently the course of treatment? What special considerations come up when treating celebrity patients? Based on her study of these treatment situations, Dr. Ellen Mezan will explore the peculiarities of the transference and countertransference situation that typically arise when treating celebrity patients, the way fame may excite conscious and unconscious envy in the analyst, the role of the psychotherapist’s financial and narcissistic investment in famous patients, and the analyst’s temptations to deviate from the standard parameters of treatment. Fame may have unconscious representations in the psychotherapist’s inner world that may complicate treatment. These phenomena are examined from Freudian, Kleinian, and Kohutian points of view.
Dr. Ellen Mezan is a clinical psychologist, former journalist and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and The Huffington Post.
For more information: admdir@nypsi.org
Information Regarding CE Credit for Psychologists
Educational Objectives: After attending this activity, participants will be able:
1) to identify the scope of patients fitting in the VIP category 2) to appreciate the complex transference issues complicating the treatment 3) and most importantly, to become aware of the multiple countertransference complications particularly in the narcissistic area and the push for actualization and enactment characteristic of these treatments.
Who Should Attend: Mental health professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and licensed psychotherapists)
APA-approved CE Credits:
Psychologists: The New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. NYPSI maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APA-approved CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance and completed evaluation forms. Attendance is monitored. Credit will be granted to participants who submit a completed evaluation form and an email or mailing address. It is the responsibility of participants seeking APA-approved CE credits to comply with these requirements.
Persons with disabilities: The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.
DISCLOSURE: None of the planners or presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.1) to understand better the mechanisms operative in countertransference.
Information Regarding CME Credit for 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 New York Psychoanalytic Society and Institute. 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 [2] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. 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 relationships to disclose.
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