Thursday, November 20, 2014, 8:30-10:00 PM WASHINGTON SQUARE INSTITUTE
Scientific Lecture: Postscripts: Reflections on the Post-Termination Phase
In certain situations, child, adolescent and adult analysands may return to the analyst following termination, either to touch base or to seek further treatment. A patient’s return may enable the analyst to critique not only the long-term outcome of her analytic work, but also the effects of the termination on the patient. These two aspects of the analysis are, of course, inseparable: if the ending of an analytic relationship is not handled with sensitivity, much of what has been accomplished may be undone. Furthermore, the quality of post-termination contact itself may affect the long-term outcome of the analysis. This paper examines the post-termination phase both as a source of insight into the effects of termination and as an opportunity to continue helping the patient negotiate new challenges.
Clinical vignettes are used to demonstrate how patients may need to touch base with the analyst or actually return for a period of continued treatment. The process of terminating is crucial in setting the stage for continued self-analysis or for the return to analytic treatment.
Presenter: Ruth K. Karush, MD, currently serves as dean of education of the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute and also has a full-time practice in child, adolescent, and adult psychoanalysis and psychiatry. She is a training and supervising analyst and supervising child analyst at NYPSI. Previous roles at NYPSI include associate dean for child analysis and director for clinical services overseeing NYPSI’s Treatment Center. Dr. Karush’s involvement with the American Psychoanalytic Association includes being chair of the Committee on Child and Adolescent Analysis (COCAA) 1999-2005 and 2007-2010. She was formerly president of the Association for Child Analysis from 2004-2006 and is currently co-chair of its Program Committee. In May 2013, she was invited to deliver the organization’s Marianne Kris Lecture.
Moderator: Marc Angers, MA, Oxon, LCSW, LP, NCPsyA ______________________________________________________________
Susan A. Klett, LCSW-R, BCD, NCPsyA
Co-Director WSI, Director of Continuing Education
sklett@wsi.org
Washington Square Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Washington Square Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. Participants in the conference will receive 1 1/2 CE credits.
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