NEW YORK PSYCHOANALYTIC SOCIETY & INSTITUTE:
The Helix Center for Interdisciplinary Investigation
Marianne and Nicholas Young Auditorium
247 East 82nd St., between 2nd & 3rd, NY, NY, 10028
212-879-6900
www.psychoanalysis.org
www.nypsi.org
Saturday, September 28, 2013, 7 PM
“Away from Her” Directed by Sarah Polley
Discussion with Anne-Marie Levine & Matthew von Unwerth
Please register at www.nypsi.org under Events and Lectures
Married for almost 50 years, Grant’s (Gordon Pinsent) and Fiona’s (Julie Christie) commitment to each other appears unwavering. Their daily life is filled with tenderness and humor; yet this serenity is broken by Fiona’s increasingly evident memory loss – and her restrained references to a past betrayal. For a while, the couple is able to casually dismiss these unwelcome changes. But when neither Fiona nor her husband can deny any longer that she is being consumed by Alzheimer’s disease, the couple is forced to wrenchingly redefine the limits of their love and loyalty – and face the complex, inevitable transition from lovers to strangers.
The screening will be followed by a discussion with the audience about the film, and its exploration of the impact of dementia on the self and its relationships.
Discussants:
Anne-Marie Levine is a former concert pianist; the author of three collections of poetry: Euphorbia, Bus Ride to a Blue Movie, and Oral History, as well as Reculer Pour Mieux Sauter, an artists book forthcoming as a boxed set. She has written on Gertrude Stein’s politics, and on trauma and art; and is a maker of digital prints, box art and miniature paintings on wood.
Matthew von Unwerth is a psychotherapist in private practice, and an advanced candidate at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and in its child and adolescent psychotherapy (CAP) program. He is affiliated with the Program in Narrative Medicine at Columbia University, and on the faculties of the Metropolitan Institute for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Training, and the China American Psychoanalytic Association. He is the author of Freud’s Requiem: Memory, Mourning and the Invisible History of a Summer Walk (Riverhead/ Penguin), as well as numerous articles and essays, and serves as Director of the Abraham A. Brill Library of the New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute.
Please visit www.thehelixcenter.org for more information about this and other upcoming events.
Educational Objectives:
Using the film as a starting point for discussion, participants will consider the psychodynamic implications of Alzheimer’s Disease upon the sufferer and his or her caregivers. The importance of memory in relation to one’s sense of self, and in relation to others, will be considered in light of psychoanalytic understandings of development.
Information on 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 & 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 [3] 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.
Information regarding CE credit for psychologists
New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute 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. Upon receipt of the completed evaluation form, you will receive a PDF via email of your CE credits.
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.
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