The Psychoanalytic Mode of Thought & its Application to the Non-Normative Analysis of Sexuality & Gender with Brian Kloppenberg 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, September 9, 2014, 8 – 10:00 PM,
The Psychoanalytic Mode of Thought & its Application to the Non-Normative Analysis of Sexuality & Gender
Brian Kloppenberg
Discussants: Rosemary Balsam, MD and Robert Smith, MD

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In “The Psychoanalytic Mode of Thought and its Application to the Non-Normative Analysis of Sexuality and Gender,” Brian Kloppenberg will articulate how the application of a particularly psychoanalytic mode of thinking to the categories of sexuality and gender must involve a necessary challenge to the normative ideas and ideals that inevitably imbue these interrelated, yet by no means straightforwardly linked, categories. A particular take on Freudian theory will be offered that draws upon two interpretive readings: (1) William Grossman’s distillation of Freud’s conceptualization of the psychoanalytic mode of thought and (2) Grossman and Donald Kaplan’s delineation of three Freudian commentaries on sexuality and gender. Together, these two readings allow for a return to Freudian thinking at its most interrogative and open-ended – both in terms of the process of building theory itself as well as the specific challenges involved in building psychoanalytic theory about sexuality and gender.

Participants:

Brian Kloppenberg is a psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City and a Fellow of the International Psychoanalytic Association. He is a Member of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis and an Associate Member of the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. Brian Kloppenberg is a Training Analyst and Supervisor at NPAP where he teaches a foundation course on human development as well as an elective on the work of Hans Loewald. He is a former Director of the Theodor Reik Clinical Center from 2010-2012 and was Dean of Training from 2012-14. At IPTAR, he will be teaching a course on the non-normative psychoanalysis of sexuality and gender in early 2015. Most recently, he presented a paper on Loewald, Heidegger, and Luce Irigaray at the New School for Social Research as part of their Hans Loewald Conference.

Rosemary Balsam, M.D. is a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, London; Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Yale University School of Medicine; Staff Psychiatrist at the Yale Student Mental Health and Counseling Service; and Training and Supervising Analyst at Western New England Institute for Psychoanalysis. She is the author of numerous writings, including Women’s Bodies in Psychoanalysis published in 2012 by Routledge.

Robert Smith, M.D. is a Training and Supervising Analyst and Chair of Curriculum at NYPSI where he teaches the course on Freud’s final model of the mind. He has also taught very well received courses in the psychology externship and psychotherapy programs and was the Associate Director of the NYPSI Treatment Center for fourteen years. Dr. Smith is Clinical Instructor at the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine where he teaches the popular introduction to psychotherapy technique course to the second year residents. Currently involved in an effort to implement a new curriculum at NYPSI, Dr. Smith is working with Dr. Mark Solms and others to integrate neuropsychoanalysis further into the NYPSI curriculum. Dr. Smith is interested in the relationship between theory and practice and was particularly excited about the prospect of discussing Dr. Kloppenberg’s paper since it utilizes the ideas of William Grossman who was one of the most inspiring teachers Dr. Smith encountered in his academic life.

All are welcome. Light refreshments will be served.

Educational Objectives:

After attending, participants will be able to

1. Clarify and elaborate a specifically psychoanalytic approach to the non-normative analysis of sexuality and gender.

2. Specify how Freud both exemplifies and falls short of his own psychoanalytic mode of thought in the analysis of sexuality and gender in light of more recent contributions to this area of study, with a special emphasis on the work of William Grossman and Donald Kaplan.

3. Elucidate how contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice can integrate what is radical in Freud’s psychoanalysis within the context of a profoundly different cultural milieu.

Attendees will receive a survey by email to evaluate the program which includes documentation for CME/CE credits.

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.

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.

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.

For information about NYPSI training programs please visit us at  www.psychoanalysis.org or www.nypsi.org

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