Treating the “Whole Person” with M. Gerard Fromm at IPTAR

IPTAR: L.J.Gould Center for Systems-Psychoanalytic Studies: Monthly Case Conference Series
Wednesday, April 26, 2017, 11:30AM-1:00PM, LOCATION: IPTAR Conference Room, 1651 Third Ave–Suite 205, bet E92nd & 93rd Streets
(Subways 4/5 to 86th St. or 6 to 96th st) CE Credits Available — LCSW and LP

M. Gerard Fromm, Ph.D.. Senior Consultant, Erikson Institute for Education and Research, Austen Riggs Center
Past President, International Study Psychoanalytic Organizations, Partner, College Health and Counseling Service Consulting

Treating the “Whole Person”:
What Happens when a College Attempts to Integrate its Health and Counseling Services?

Hillary Clinton’s mental health platform included the following: Integrate the nation’s mental and physical health care systems so that health care delivery focuses on the “whole person.” This presentation explores the organizational challenges colleges face in this integrative effort.

Topics include:

1) The System-in-the-Mind among leadership and staff,

2) Social defenses throughout the system, and

3) Transference dilemmas faced by the consulting team.

Teaching and Learning Method
Case Presentation and Discussion

Learning Objectives:
Participants will gain an understanding of:

– The system-in-the-mind and forms of social defense in the context of college-initiated integration of health and counseling services
– The demands on leadership, especially in terms of task articulation, boundary management and authority relations
– Transference to the consulting team and how it relates to both content and process expertise

Jerry Fromm is Senior Consultant to the Erikson Institute for Education and Research at the Austen Riggs Center. Former Director of the Institute, he began an organizational consulting service for the local community and directed an annual working conference for regional counseling services. He has taught at, and consulted to, a number of psychoanalytic institutes across the United States, and is a partner in College Health and Counseling Service Consulting, LLC. He is both a past President of the International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations and the Center for the Study of Groups and Social Systems in Boston. Jerry has directed or served on the staff of Group Relations Conferences in the US, Canada, Europe and Israel. Currently, he serves as President of the International Dialogue Initiative, an interdisciplinary group that studies the psychodynamics of societal conflict. An author and editor of four books, he has also written many journal articles. Jerry can be contacted at gerard.fromm@austenriggs.net.

Note: CE CREDITS FOR SOCIAL WORKERS AND LICENSED PSYCHOANALYSTS: Social Workers: The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, Inc. (IPTAR) SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0226.

Licensed Psychoanalysts: The Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychoanalysts (P-0011).

(3.5) CE credits will be granted to participants who have registered, have documented evidence of attendance of the entire program and have completed the on-line evaluation form. Upon completion of the evaluation form a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to all participants who comply with these requirements. CE Administrative Fee: $25 Payable at the event.

The Case Conference Series consists of presentations of applied material from an organizational consultation, executive coaching engagement, or presentation relevant to systems-psychodynamic thinking and practice. The format is interactive and all who attend are invited to participate. For further information contact Dahlia Radley-Kingsley, Chair of Case Conference Series: dahlia@radley-kingsley.com

IPTAR’s L.J.Gould Center is named for Lawrence Gould, a psychoanalyst, psychologist, Organizational Consultant and international figure in the discipline instrumental in designing and implementing Systems-Psychoanalytic work at IPTAR.

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IPTAR’s L.J.Gould Center is named for Laurence J. Gould, a psychoanalyst, psychologist, Organizational Consultant and international figure in the discipline instrumental in designing and implementing Systems-Psychoanalytic work at IPTAR.

-Chair of The Center: Joseph A. Cancelmo, Psy.D., FIPA

-Chair, Monthly Case Conference: Dahlia Radley-Kingsley, MBA, MA

-Steering Committee and Additional Faculty: Susan Berger, Psy.D., Andrea Greenman, Ph.D.,

Michael Moskowitz, Ph.D.,Ferne Traeger, LCSW, MBA