WCSPP Film Night: “Close”

2 CE Hours available to NYS LCSWs, LMSWs, LPs, LMFTs, LMHCs, LCATs, Psychologists and PsyDs

This film is available for viewing on Hulu, YouTube, or Google Play before the event.

Friday, November 3, 2023

7:30 – 9:30 p.m.

Admission with CE: $20

A discussion will be facilitated via ZOOM by

ROBERT GAINES, PhD & CARTER THORNTON, LCAT, LP

Co-Hosted by WCSPP’s Child, Adolescent, Parent Psychotherapy Training Program (CAPP)

THIS FILM PROVIDES A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY TO REFLECT UPON THE VULNERABILITY BOTH CHILDREN AND PARENTS FEEL AS THEY FACE CHANGING ELEMENTS OF PLAY, CONNECTION, SEXUALITY AND IDENTITY OVER THE COURSE OF THEIR DEVELOPMENT.

IT ALSO SHEDS LIGHT ON THE IMPACT OF DIFFERENT PARENTING STYLES AND THE MANY CHALLENGES TO PARENTAL ROLES IN A CULTURE CHALLENGED BY HARDSHIP AND GENDER CLICHES.

Robert Gaines, PhD, is a supervisor and faculty of the Child-Adolescent-Parent Program at WCSPP. He is faculty, supervisor and former director of the Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy Training Program, and supervising analyst of the adult psychoanalysis program at the William Alanson White Institute. He is in private practice in Larchmont, NY, working with all ages.

Carter Thornton, LCAT, LP, is a Psychoanalyst and Creative Arts Therapist in private practice in Westchester County, NY. He is a graduate of the Institute for Expressive Analysis, where he teaches, supervises, and has served on the board as Program Chair. He is also a visual artist and musician.

Co-Hosted by WCSPP’s Child, Adolescent, Parent Psychotherapy Training Program (CAPP)

Our two-year program weaves together the study of individual child & adolescent, and parent development through understanding the impact of psychological histories, relational patterns, intergenerational effects, and changing social contexts and constructs. Training is based on a psychodynamic, relational orientation to change, integrating parent guidance and advice as needed. We welcome all mental health practitioners, whether your work is exclusive to children & adolescents, primarily serves adults or some combination. We never forget that there is, after all, a child’s history within each adult and the challenge of growing within every child, adult, and parent. For more information on WCSPP’s CAPP program, visit out website at wcspp.org.

CONTINUING EDUCATION – 2 CE HOURS

Description of Teaching Method:

Attendees will access and watch the film prior to the event and come prepared for an introduction to the making of this autobiographical film, the life of its director, and formal presentation of thoughts generated by the film. Those thoughts will reference and expand upon psychosexual development, developmental stage theory, attachment theory, relational theory, and literature specific to boys development. This discussion will also include the challenges of separation-individuation, gender ideology, and the capacity for intimacy after loss.

Learning Objectives

1. Attendees will understand the psychosocial stages of development in greater depth.

2. Attendees will be able to increase ability to identify major challenges in the shift from childhood to adolescence.

3. Attendees will be able to identify changes in focus, love, and play during childhood and adolescence.

Costs, refunds, and cancellation policy: payment is organized through Eventbrite. Unlikely cancellations will be announced via email.

The Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy is recognized by NY State Education Department’s State Board of Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Psychologists #PSY-0050; Licensed Clinical Social Workers #SW-0063; Licensed Psychoanalysts #P-0027; Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists #MFT-0040; Licensed Mental Health Counselors #MHC-0075; and Licensed Creative Arts Therapists #CAT-0028

A completed evaluation must be submitted at the end of the event.

Who should attend: NY Psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, psychoanalysts, other mental health (edited)