February 2017 News & Events
Upcoming Events
Special Screening
An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story
February 4, 6:00 p.m.
The Erikson Institute is co-sponsoring a special advanced screening of the film An American Conscience: The Reinhold Niebuhr Story. The film portrays Niebuhr as the most celebrated theologian of the twentieth century and features interviews with President Jimmy Carter, Andrew Young, David Brooks, Cornell West, Susannah Heschel, and more. Following the film, there will be a discussion held with Gary Dorrien, Reinhold Niebuhr Professor of Social Ethics at Union Seminary. There is a suggested donation of $10 for tickets. >>Learn more
Friday Night Guest Lecture
The Canary in the Mind: On the Fate of Dreams in Psychoanalysis and Modern Life
February 10, 6:30 to 8:00 p.m.
Paul Lippman, PhD, is a private practitioner of psychoanalytic psychotherapy in Stockbridge, MA, practicing since 1971; former Fellow at the Austen Riggs Center; training and supervising analyst, Fellow, and faculty member specializing in dreams at the William Alanson White Institute; past president of the William Alanson White Society; and founder and past president of the Division 39 local chapter: Western Massachusetts and Albany Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology (WMAAPP). >>Learn more
For a complete list of upcoming events, visit www.austenriggs.org/conferences.
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The Riggs Blog
Check out this popular article from the Riggs Blog:
Jane Tillman, PhD, ABPP, Explores Impact of Client Suicides
When someone dies by a person’s own hand, the loss deeply affects each of those closest to him or her. What may often be missed, however, is how that loss also affects the therapist trained to keep this suicide from happening. In the popular mind, it may seem inappropriate to be concerned with the professional on the sidelines after a successful suicide attempt, but for the human being behind that degree, a death can have many repercussions both professionally and personally. >>Read more
New Materials to Provide an Overview of Treatment at Riggs
We recently updated some of our materials to provide an overview of our treatment programs and an orientation for families. Click on the images below to view or download a PDF. >>Learn more
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