What: New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute’s Child and Adolescent Psychoanalysis division announces the second series in the “Dialogues on…” discussions with leading child development experts.
With the “Dialogues on…” series of discussions, the NYC community has access to child development experts on relevant and pressing topics. The events are free and open to the public and are an integral part of NYPSI’s commitment to community outreach. The series began in 2012-2013 and proved overwhelmingly successful.
Anna Ballas Will Braun
“Dialogues on…” events are geared towards professionals and parents who are involved with the care of children in the school and home environments.
Educators, school administrators, community leaders, grandparents and parents are welcome to attend.
The “Dialogues on…” series is made possible by a generous donation to NYSPI from The Poses Family Foundation. Additional funding was received from The James and Judith K. Dimon Foundation in honor of Ms. Themis Dimon.
When: Wednesday, September 25
8:00 pm – 9:15 pm
“Mitigating the Impact of Divorce: The challenge of maintaining positive regard for each parent” with Dr. Anna Balas
Wednesday October 16 8:00pm – 9:15pm
“The Internet’s Impact on your Teenager” with Dr. William Braun
Additional dates and topics to be announced.
Who:
Dr. Anna Balas is currently Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the Payne Whitney Division of New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical College. She is also on the faculty of, and a member of New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. Dr. Balas is a sought after instructor on trauma and child development for psychoanalytic candidates, residents, public/private school teachers and parents. In addition, Dr. Balas has a longstanding interest in psychoanalysis as applied to the arts. Dr. Balas has a busy private practice for adult, adolescent and child psychiatry and psychoanalysis in Manhattan. Given the prevalence of separation and divorce, Dr. Balas has pondered, at length,ways to help children master their experiences of loss when their own family divides up.
William H. Braun, Psy.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice and on the faculty at NYPSI where he is also Director of Training for the Clinical Psychology Internship and Externship Programs. He is also the psychological consultant for George Jackson Academy and Hunter College Elementary and High School. Dr. William H. Braun was awarded the Peter Blos Prize in 2011 in recognition of his contributions to New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute’s child and adolescent psychoanalytic program, especially in building psychoanalytic outreach partnerships between NYPSI and the New York City community.
How:
Free and Open to the Public. Donations accepted.
RSVP to www.nypsi.org or 212-879-6900
Where:
New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute
Marianne & Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd Street (between 2nd and 3rd Avenues)
New York
www.nypsi.org
6 Train to 77th Street
4-5-6 Train to 86th Street
New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute (NYPSI) is recognized by Time Out New York as offering one of the twenty best lecture series in the
city. NYPSI’s mission is to provide the highest level of psychoanalytic training to mental health professionals, promote excellence in
psychoanalytic research and offer a range of educational, advisory and affordable therapeutic service programs to the New York City community.
NYPSI’s position as the oldest psychoanalytic organization in the Americas parallels its global leadership role in the history of psychoanalysis and
its influence on the cultural and intellectual life of New York City. The Society was founded in 1911 by A.A. Brill, one of the first practicing
psychoanalysts in the United States and the first translator of Freud into English. NYPSI is a 501(c)(3) tax-deductible organization.
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