On Some Countertransference & Technical Challenges in Working with Divorcing Adults with Joshua Ehrlich at NYPSI

NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
Scientific Meeting
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
www.nypsi.org

Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 8 – 10:00 PM
Joshua Ehrlich, Ph.D. On Some Countertransference & Technical Challenges in Working with Divorcing Adults

Discussant: Graciela Abelin-Sas Rose, M.D.
Free and open to the public
Register here, nypsi.org or 212-879-6900

While most therapists work with divorcing and divorced adults in their daily practice, they often do not see divorce as a specialized area requiring careful scrutiny. But divorce presents distinct challenges to therapists that, if unaddressed, can lead to impasses, unhelpful treatments, and even ethical lapses. This program will examine how divorcing and divorced adults struggle to manage painful feelings associated with loss. Using vignettes from two treatments, it will highlight the role of mourning in the divorce process and how therapists can position themselves to facilitate mourning most constructively. It also will explore high-conflict divorces, which, while especially volatile, highlight the dynamics apparent in all divorces and pose particular challenges to clinicians.

Joshua Ehrlich, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalyst in practice in Ann Arbor. He grew up in the Boston area, received a BA in English at Wesleyan University, and did his doctoral work at the University of Michigan. Dr. Ehrlich is on the faculty at the Michigan Psychoanalytic Institute and is adjunct faculty in the Department of Psychiatry at U of M. A highly regarded teacher, he has won awards for teaching at MPI. He has worked with divorce in a number of capacities: as a custody evaluator, parenting coordinator, mediator, parent consultant, and therapist. Dr. Ehrlich is the author of Divorce and loss: Helping adults and children mourn when a marriage comes apart, which was published by Rowman and Littlefield in May, 2014.

In private practice in New York City since 1968, Dr. Graciela Abelin-Sas Rose is a member of New York Psychoanalytic Institute, The Center for the Advancement of Psychoanalytic Studies (CAPS), The Psychoanalytic Association and the International Psychoanalytic Association. She served for several years as the Foreign Editor of The Journal of Clinical Psychoanalysis and was for many years a member of the Committee for Foreign Book Reviews for The Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. She is the author of several papers that, among others, address the influence of family systems on the sense of identity and self-esteem and the understanding of couple systems. Since 2006 Dr. Abelin-Sas Rose has worked in close collaborations with Dr. Peter Mezan studying couple relationships. Together they have written several papers that have been presented at national and international meetings.

Educational Objectives:

After attending, participants will be able to

1. Describe common defenses that divorcing people use to deal with loss.

2. Describe how the concept of mourning offers a useful framework for working with divorcing adults.

3. Facilitate a useful mourning process in the clinical setting.

4. Describe the dynamics of the high-conflict divorce and how to minimize the chances of clinical and ethical lapses.

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.

Psychologists: New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

DISCLOSURE: None of the planners or presenters of this CE program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Persons with disabilities: The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.

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