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, May 12, 2015, 8 – 10:00 PM
Captivity & Imprisonment in Tehran: Trauma & Adaptation
Dr. Richard Gottlieb interviews Joshua Fattal
Free and open to the public
Register here, visit nypsi.org or 212-879-6900
One of the three American “hikers” captured and imprisoned by the Iranian Government, Joshua Fattal was kept in solitary confinement for four months, unable to communicate with anyone but his “interrogators”. He was subsequently held in a cell in the infamous Evin Prison in Tehran for a total of 26 months.
During this interview Fattal will describe his experiences of being captured and imprisoned and of his life following release. Fattal has much to teach us about trauma, resilience, psychic survival, and about the longer term psychic consequences of extreme experiences and how adapting to these have influenced his sense of personal identity, time, place, psychic continuity, and his understanding of others.
Joshua Fattal is a doctoral candidate in History at New York University and the author (along with Shane Bauer and Sara Shourd) of the 2014 book, A Sliver of Light, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt/Eamon Dolan. While visiting friends in the Middle East in July 2009 he was captured and imprisoned by the Iranian government until his release on September 21, 2011.
Richard M. Gottlieb, M.D. is Associate Editor of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association and a Training and Supervising Analyst of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He serves on the faculties of the New York and Berkshire Psychoanalytic Institutes, the Institute for Psychoanalytic Education (IPE) Affiliated with New York University, and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine.
Educational Objectives:
After attending, participants will be able to
1. Describe some of the ways in which captivity and imprisonment may have traumatic impact.
2. Describe some of the psychic adaptations to imprisonment and solitary confinement .
3. Improve capacity to work clinically with persons who have experienced captivity and other extreme circumstances by recognizing the psychic consequences of captivity following release and facilitating post-captivity psychic integration.
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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