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SUMMARY:A Shimmering Landscape: the Imaginative and Actual in Psychic Life
DESCRIPTION:2 CE Hours available forNY Practitioners – LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, PHDs\, PSYDs \nWhy does the world feel one way when we are imaginatively alive to it and quite another when we are not? How does one both imagine and see things as they are? What happens when we cannot do so? \nIn this talk\, I will describe the process of writing this book and what I believe are some implications of Winnicott’s suggestion that the psyche is an “imaginative elaboration of…aliveness.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/a-shimmering-landscape-the-imaginative-and-actual-in-psychic-life/
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SUMMARY:WCSPP Graduation (WCSPP and invited guests)
DESCRIPTION:Join us as we celebrate this year’s graduates and honoree Constance L. Haslett\, PhD at a beautiful and festive dinner in Westchester. All members are invited. \nWatch the listserv for location and more details!
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/wcspp-graduation-wcspp-and-invited-guests/
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SUMMARY:Film Night: Clinical Perspectives on Remarkable Movies
DESCRIPTION:ADOLESCENCE: A four-part series available for viewing on Netflix. Watch the Series before the Event — then Join Us To Discuss!\n2 CE Hours available to NYS LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, Psychologists and PsyDs\nA discussion will be facilitated via ZOOM by Janit Bliss\, LCSW-R and Carter Thornton\, LCAT\, LP\nAdolescence is a British television psychological crime drama series created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham and directed by Philip Barantini. It centers on a 13-year-old schoolboy\, Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper)\, who is arrested after the murder of a girl in his school. This multiple Emmy award-winning production explores themes of technology\, grief\, generational divides\, sociopathy\, therapist-client relationship\, and social/developmental challenges. \nJanit Dini Bliss\, LCSW-R\, a psychodynamically-informed psychotherapist\, is a graduate of the WCSPP Couples Therapy Training Program and currently serves as the WCSPP Psychotherapy Service Director for the Couples Training Program. She has been in private practice for nearly 30 years and has over 40 years experience in Substance Abuse Treatment and Prevention\, including directing an outpatient program through Yonkers General Hospital in Pelham\, NY. \nCarter Thornton\, LCAT\, LP\, is a Psychoanalyst and Creative Arts Therapist in private practice in Westchester County\, NY. Thornton teaches at WCSPP and is co-chair of the Film Committee. 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.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/film-night-clinical-perspectives-on-remarkable-movies/
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SUMMARY:Annual Conference: Emotional Inheritance: Love\, Loss and the Legacy of Trauma (Hybrid Event)
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Manhattanville University or by Zoom! \n Conference Overview\nThis conference builds on topics central to Dr. Galit Atlas’ book Emotional Inheritance and the myriad ways in which trauma is transmitted from one generation to the next and held in our minds and bodies as our own. \nThrough the stories of her patients\, her own life\, and decades of research\, Dr. Atlas will help us identify the links between life struggles and the emotional inheritance we all carry. \nHow do we hold and process things that we do not remember or did not experience ourselves? What is the psychic weight of that which is present but not fully known? \nEmotional Inheritance is about family secrets that keep us from living to our full potential\, creating gaps between what we want for ourselves and what we are able to have. As psychotherapists\, we join our patients in uncovering their legacies and become partners in this discovery. \nIn addition to a keynote address\, Dr. Atlas will apply her theoretical lens to rich clinical material provided in presentations by Adrienne Katzow\, PhD\, and Jonathan Rust\, PhD. Their clinical papers will illuminate the process by which emotional inheritance makes itself known in the consulting room—as secrets and ghosts. \nThe psychoanalytic case material explores the transmission of cultural expectations and communications\, developmental traumas\, and disrupted attachments. Reflections between presenters and with attendees will provide an opportunity to examine how the unseen transmissions of the past find expression in our work and open possibilities for new forms of psychic freedom. \nClick here for full brochureRegistration link to attend IN-PERSONRegistration link to attend on ZOOM \n\nSpeaker Biographies\nGalit Atlas\, PhD \nGalit Atlas is on the faculty of the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis\, as well as the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research. She has published three books for clinicians and numerous psychoanalytic articles. Her latest book\, Emotional Inheritance\, is an international bestseller that has been translated into 27 languages. Atlas serves on the editorial boards of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and Psychoanalytic Perspectives. She is a recipient of the André François Award\, the NADTA Research Award\, the Gradiva Award\, and the Nautilus Book Award. \nAdrienne Katzow\, PhD\, PMH-C \nAdrienne Katzow is a licensed clinical psychologist with expertise in perinatal mental health. She is certified in EMDR and integrates somatic work into relational psychoanalytic treatment. She has prior training at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and the Women’s Therapy Centre Institute. She is currently a candidate at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She maintains a private practice in Irvington\, NY. \nJonathan Rust\, PhD \nJonathan Rust is an Associate Professor of Psychology at the State University of New York (SUNY) at New Paltz. He is a New York State licensed psychologist who maintains a private practice in Poughkeepsie\, NY. He is currently a senior candidate in the Advanced Psychoanalytic Training Program at the Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. Additionally\, Dr. Rust is a member and a certified consultant of the A.K. Rice Institute for the Study of Social Systems. \nModerator – Marc Rehm\, PhD \nMarc Rehm is an Adjunct Professor and Supervisor at Adelphi University’s Postgraduate Program in Psychoanalysis and Faculty and Supervisor at The Westchester Center for the Study of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He supervises doctoral candidates in clinical psychology at the NYU Postdoctoral Program Externship\, at Adelphi University’s Derner School of Psychology\, and at Yeshiva University’s Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Rehm is on the staff of Northern Westchester Hospital and maintains a private practice in New York City and Westchester County\, New York.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/annual-conference-2025/
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SUMMARY:WCSPP Town Meeting (All WCSPP members)
DESCRIPTION:Watch the listserv for the Zoom link!
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/wcspp-town-meeting-all-wcspp-members-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251206T103000
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SUMMARY:Don't Talk to Those People: Rhetoric\, Polarization\, Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis
DESCRIPTION:CE CREDITS AVAILABLE FOR NYS PRACTITIONERS\nToday’s divisive political climate has made the idea of talking to those on the “other side” an act of traitorous betrayal. At the same time psychoanalysis has a long history of attempting to bridge what can feel like irreconcilable differences and splits\, as they appear in both individual and group dynamics. Rather than following the expectable\, and often appropriate\, tendency to avoid conversations that break down into attacks and opposition\, Dr. Kolod will explore what is possible when we are willing to place ourselves intentionally in the line of fire between polarized groups.\n\n\n\nSue Kolod\, PhD\, is President of the North American Psychoanalytic Confederation (NAPsaC).  She is a Supervising and Training Analyst and member of the Faculty at the William Alanson White Institute and co-leads a study group on polarization called the Depolarization Project.  Dr. Kolod is a Director-at-Large and serves on the Board of Directors of the American Psychoanalytic Association. Her essay\, From Chosen Trauma to Depolarization: Addressing Toxic Polarization in Groups Using the Work of Vamik Volkan\, appears in the April 2025 issue of The American Psychoanalyst.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/dont-talk-to-those-people-rhetoric-polarization-psychotherapy-and-psychoanalysis/
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SUMMARY:Start of the Winter Trimester
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URL:https://wcspp.org/event/start-of-the-winter-trimester-2/
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SUMMARY:Born to Flourish: How to Thrive in a Challenging World
DESCRIPTION:Grounded in decades of neuroscientific research as well as in the accumulated wisdom of ancient contemplative traditions\, Richard Davidson\, PhD will discuss how to promote human flourishing and enhance mental health across the life span through the cultivation of four transformative practices.\nThese practices include:\n\nAwareness – learning to be fully present with your emotions.\nConnection – grow meaningful relationships and a sense of belonging.\nInsight – learn to know yourself through self-inquiry.\nPurpose – connect with your core values to enhance clarity and make sound decisions.\n\nDr. Davidson will speak to the practical application and measurable benefits of developing these habits of mind for us as individuals as well as for integration into our therapeutic approaches.\n\n\nRichard J. Davidson\, PhD\, received his PhD from Harvard University in Psychology in 1976. Davidson’s research is broadly focused on the neural bases of emotion and emotional style and methods to promote human flourishing including meditation and related contemplative practices. He has published over 600 papers\, numerous chapters and reviews\, and edited 20 books. Davidson’s newest book\, “Born to Flourish” with Cortland Dahl\, is set to release in March 2026. He is also author (with Sharon Begley) of “The Emotional Life of Your Brain”published in 2012\, and co-author with Daniel Goleman of “Altered Traits” published in 2017. He was named one of the 100 most influential people in the world by Time Magazine in 2006. He was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2017 and appointed to the Governing Board of UNESCO’s Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) in 2018. In 2014\, Davidson founded the non-profit\, Healthy Minds Innovations\, which translates science into tools to cultivate and measure well-being.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/a-wrinkle-in-time/
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SUMMARY:Winnicott in a Clinical Context
DESCRIPTION:2 CE Hours available for NY Practitioners – LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, PHDs\, PSYDs \nThis presentation\, configured largely as a Q & A forum\, aims to capture the playful essence of Winnicott’s work such that the process and content of his thinking are given equal weight. Moving from the Capacity to be Alone\, to the Holding Environment\, to the creation of False and True Selves\, to the Capacity to Use Objects and to Hate\, to the creation of Transitional Phenomena\, we will portray his work as a dialectical dance between child and caretaker(s). The talk will also consider how Winnicott’s clinical voice speaks to what a “good enough” parent is and what gets in the way of good enough parenting. This format will allow the audience to engage in a creative way with Dr. Tuber and discuss why the “play” goes well or not.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/winnicott-in-a-clinical-context/
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SUMMARY:Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Behavioral Health Professions: Emerging Ethical and Risk Management Challenges
DESCRIPTION:Artificial intelligence is transforming behavioral healthcare.  AI is being used to conduct client risk assessments\, assist people in crisis\, monitor clients’ status\, strengthen prevention efforts\, record clinical notes\, identify systemic biases in the delivery of behavioral health services\, provide clinical education and supervision\, and predict practitioner burnout and service outcomes\, among other uses. This training will examine cutting-edge ethical issues related to clinicians’ use of AI; apply relevant ethical standards; and outline elements of a strategy for practitioners’ ethical use of AI. \nJoin Dr. Frederic Reamer as he examines ethical issues and risks related to informed consent and client autonomy; privacy and confidentiality; transparency; potential client misdiagnosis; client abandonment; client surveillance; plagiarism\, dishonesty\, fraud\, and misrepresentation; algorithmic bias and unfairness; and use of evidence-based AI tools. \n \nFrederic Reamer\, PhD\, is on the faculty of the School of Social Work\, Rhode Island College.  His teaching and research focus on professional ethics\, criminal justice\, mental health\, health care\, and public policy.  Dr. Reamer received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago and has served as a social worker in correctional and mental health settings.  He chaired the national task force that wrote the Code of Ethics adopted by the National Association of Social Workers in and served on the code revision task force.  Dr. Reamer also chaired the national task force sponsored by NASW\, the Association of Social Work Boards\, Council on Social Work Education\, and Clinical Social Work Association that developed standards governing social workers’ use of technology in professional practice. \nDr. Reamer serves as associate editor of the Encyclopedia of Social Work and served as editor of the Journal of Social Work Education. He also served on the State of Rhode Island Parole Board for 24 years and has been the ethics instructor for the Providence (RI) Police Department Academy since 2012.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/artificial-intelligence-ai-in-the-behavioral-health-professions-emerging-ethical-and-risk-management-challenges/
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SUMMARY:The Feminine in Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: Our Portal to Aliveness
DESCRIPTION:Overview\n\n\n\n\n\nPsychoanalysis in Action: The Feminine in Buddhism & Psychoanalysis: Our Portal to Aliveness\n\n\n\nIn this talk\, Dr. Pilar Jennings will explore her decades long relationship to Tibetan Buddhism and its influence on her psychoanalytic practice. With an emphasis on the tradition’s shared efforts to restore our contact with feminine aspects of the psyche – intuitive knowing\, empathy\, and receptivity – she will consider how the Buddhist and psychoanalytic traditions benefit from active engagement. She will also consider recent collective struggles influencing analytic work\, and the analyst’s increased need for feminine resources nurtured in the Buddhist model of mind. \n \nPilar Jennings is a psychoanalyst based in New York City with a focus on the clinical applications of Buddhist meditation practice. She received her Ph.D. in Psychiatry and Religion from Union Theological Seminary\, and has been working with patients and their families through the Harlem Family Institute since 2000. Dr. Jennings is a long-term practitioner of Tibetan Buddhism. She is a Visiting Lecturer at Union Theological Seminary; Columbia University; a faculty member of the Nalanda Institute for Contemplative Science; and teaches internationally on the intersection of Buddhist psychology and psychoanalysis. Her publications have included “East of Ego: The Intersection of Narcissism and Buddhist Meditation Practice\,” “Imagery and Trauma: The Psyche’s Push for Healing\,” Mixing Minds: The Power of Relationship in Psychoanalysis and Buddhism (Wisdom Publications; 2010)\, and a memoir about her entry into clinical work: To Heal a Wounded Heart: On the Transformative Power of Buddhism & Psychotherapy in Action (Shambhala; 2017).
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/the-feminine-in-buddhism-psychoanalysis-our-portal-to-aliveness/
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SUMMARY:Start of the Spring Trimester
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SUMMARY:Admissions Open House
DESCRIPTION:Learn about our extensive training opportunities for Fall 2026 in:\n\n\n\nAdvanced Psychoanalysis \nFoundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy \nChild\, Adolescent\, Parent Psychotherapy \nCouples Therapy \nJoin us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty. \nHear candidates discuss the transformational impact of training: deepening their work in agency settings and building/growing their private practices with the help of our collegial referral network. \nWith optional in-person learning and social opportunities in Westchester and Connecticut \nCE credits will be offered for the coursework. \nFinancial aid is available to those who qualify. \nWho is eligible and should apply? \nApplicants must be licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals: MD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/admissions-open-house-2026/
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SUMMARY:Blooming in December
DESCRIPTION:Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Older Adults and Perspectives on the Aging of the Analyst\n\n\n\nThe Academic Events Committee Presents A Wrinkle In Time\nA Series that will Consider both the Psychic Challenges and Opportunities for Generativity and Transformation in Later Stages of Life \nPresenter: Amy Schaffer\, PhD \nLive on Zoom! \n2 CE Hours available for\nNY Practitioners – LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, PHDs\, PSYDs\nCT Practitioners – LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LMFTs\, LPCs and Licensed Psychologists\nThis Event is also Approved for Cultural Competency in Connecticut \nAlthough our field has largely neglected this population\, psychodynamic treatment of older adults can be extremely effective\, not only relieving suffering but leading to striking psychological change and more fulfilling lives. Aspects of aging that we will explore include current and revived relational conflicts and trauma\, later-life disruptions to self-experience\, the impact of ageism\, and existential concerns. After focusing on the way psychodynamic treatment of depth and meaning can help our older patients\, we will turn to ourselves. How does our own entry into later life affect our psyches and our clinical practice? I’ve been interviewing therapists about this and will share what I’ve been learning. And then\, let’s talk! \n \nAmy Schaffer\, PhD is the author of Blooming in December: Psychodynamic Psychotherapy with Older Adults\, a publication in Routledge’s “Psychoanalysis in a New Key” series. She is affiliated with the Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy as faculty\, supervisor\, and former director of the Training Program in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and she currently serves on the Executive Board of NYSPA’s Division of Adult Aging and Development. She has treated older adults for over 50 years.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/blooming-in-december/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260313T193000
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SUMMARY:WCSPP Film Night: A.I. Artificial Intelligence
DESCRIPTION:2 CE Hours available to NYS LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, Psychologists and PsyDs\nWatch the Movie before the Event – – then Join Us to Discuss!\nYou can stream the movie on many platforms including Google Play\, Paramount+ and YouTube. \nIn our increasingly uncertain world\, Steven Spielberg’s (2001) prescient film “AI: Artificial Intelligence” raises essential questions about the human condition as it depicts a society in which technologies have become so advanced that it’s hard to tell the difference between robots and humans. A modern Pinocchio story\, it centers around a robot boy who has been programmed to love. Imprinted onto a human mother who ultimately abandons him\, the boy sets off on a perilous journey hoping to become real. \nAs we grapple today with the humanization of machines and the mechanization of humans\, the movie illustrates what can happen when the creations we’ve made to serve us threaten our being and identity. Through the lens of attachment\, loss\, fantasy and memory\, we see the pain of perpetual longing\, the search to heal unbearable aloneness\, and the thin line between object usage and object love. It asks what it means to be authentically human in a vast\, timeless universe\, and suggests what might be truly reparative within the therapeutic relationship. \nJudith Schweiger Levy\, PhD\, is a Faculty and Supervisor\, WCSPP; Training and Supervising Analyst\, Contemporary Freudian Society; Faculty\, Supervisor\, Manhattan Institute of Psychoanalysis; and Supervisor\, Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy. Dr. Levy has a Certificate in Psychoanalysis\, NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis\, and Contemporary Freudian Society. \n\nSign up to join us! \nREGISTRATION LINK\n\n 
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/wcspp-film-night-a-i-artificial-intelligence/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T203000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260209T113636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260324T024316Z
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SUMMARY:Supervisory Training Program Open House
DESCRIPTION:Are you a psychoanalytic graduate with a minimum of four years post-analytic training seeking to deepen your practice and gain new skills? \n\n\nJoin our Supervisory Training Program for the 2026-2027 academic year!\nProgram Highlights: \n\nOne-year certificate program\nProvide direct supervision to psychoanalytic candidates or graduates\nReceive weekly supervision from a senior faculty member\nOnce-weekly classes via zoom on a trimester basis\n\nProgram Benefits: \nLearn some benefits of joining this highly regarded program from graduates and instructors of the program such as: \n\nProfessional Development: Continuous learning and skill refinement\nMentorship: Guide and mentor emerging analysts\nDeepening Understanding: Delve deeper into theory and practice\nJoining a Warm Community: Where we welcome WCSPP graduates as well as those from other psychoanalytic institutes to learn in a collegial atmosphere.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/supervisory-training-program-open-house/
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260320
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260323
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20250912T181738Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250912T181738Z
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SUMMARY:Psychoanalytic Association Retreat (WCSPP only)
DESCRIPTION:Save the date! Watch the listserv for more details.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/psychoanalytic-association-retreat-wcspp-only-2/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260325T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260215T120414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T132849Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations and Advanced Psychoanalytic Training Programs Open House
DESCRIPTION:*Advanced Psychoanalysis\n*Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy \nNew York and Connecticut mental health professionals\, join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty. \nHear candidates discuss the transformational impact of training: deepening their work in agency settings and building/growing their private practices with the help of our collegial referral network. \nWCSPP PLANS TO OFFER ONLINE LEARNING FOR THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR. \nCE credits will be offered for the coursework. \nFinancial assistance is available to those who qualify. \nWho is eligible and should apply? \nApplicants must be NY or CT licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals: MD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/foundations-and-advanced-psychoanalytic-training-programs-open-house-9/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260408T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260215T145757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T132225Z
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SUMMARY:Child/Adolescent Training Program Open House
DESCRIPTION:CAPP Training Program Open House\n\n\n\nMental health professionals\, join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty. \nLearn about our extensive training opportunities for Fall 2026 in: Child\, Adolescent\, Parent Psychotherapy \nOur 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. \nWe 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. \nWho is eligible and should apply?\nApplicants must be licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals:\nMD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT and LP\nFinancial assistance is available for those who qualify. \nCE hours available for some coursework for eligible NYS LCSW\, LMSW\, LMFT\, LMHC\,LCAT\, LP and NYS Psychologists and CT Social Workers through NASW CT. \nTimeline:\nRolling admissions with decisions made by July 30\, 2026\nProgram begins September 2026\nWe will continue to be on Zoom for the 2026-2027 year.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/child-adolescent-training-program-open-house/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260422T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260215T150951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T132139Z
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SUMMARY:Couples Therapy Training Program Open House
DESCRIPTION:New York and Connecticut mental health professionals\, join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty.\n\n\n\nOur Couples Therapy Training Program is a one-year program which teaches both basic and advanced couples therapy techniques and theory with a combination of psychoanalytic and systems perspectives. Candidates are introduced to several different theoretical approaches including object relations and relational theory\, self psychology\, Bowenian theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with emphasis on the clinical work with couples. We also discuss issues pertaining to LGBTQ relationships\, divorce\, cross cultural relationships\, and substance abuse. In addition to the didactic instruction\, weekly supervision is provided by senior faculty for cases seen through our Psychotherapy Service. \nThe Couples Therapy Training Program provides a solid introduction to couples work and provides an opportunity to join the warm\, supportive community at our institute\, build your referral network\, and be exposed to the many and varied learning opportunities provided at WCSPP. \nWho is eligible and should apply?\nApplicants must be NY or CT licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals:\nMD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT and LP\nFinancial Aid is available for those who qualify. \nThe Rosalind Cohen Scholarship fund will award one fully paid scholarship for course work and supervision to a qualified applicant of WCSPP’s Couples Therapy Training Program. \nCE hours available for some coursework for eligible NYS LCSW\, LMSW\, LMFT\, LMHC\,LCAT\, LP and NYS Psychologists and CT Social Workers through NASW CT. \nTimeline:\nRolling admissions with decisions made by July 30\, 2026\nProgram begins September 2026\nWe will continue to be on Zoom for the 2026-2027 year.
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/couples-therapy-training-program-open-house-8/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260429T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260310T041150Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T131935Z
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SUMMARY:Jung's Perspective on The Psychology of Aging
DESCRIPTION:2 CE Hours available for\nNY Practitioners – LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, PHDs\, PSYDs \nDr. Fogarty will explore aging as it arises in clinical process from a Jungian perspective.  For Jung our experience of embodied psychic life is purposive\, not simply an extension of reductive repetitions of the past. When we are faced with the archetypal drama of the “Second Half of Life”\, the arc of existence felt within the horizon of death\, patterns operate in tension with newly emerging potentials – loss\, mourning\, rebirth\, “new wine in new wineskins”\, or not. Working relationally within multiple self-states\, we engage such possibilities within the treatment matrix.  Emergent patterns may be amplified through archetypal\, collective\, personally experienced motifs known in images\, stories and events that open up the transference-countertransference field and can further individuation for analysand and analyst. Clinical vignettes and a film clip will demonstrate the transformative and the unchanging. \n \nHarry W. Fogarty\, MDiv\, PhD\, LP is a Jungian Analyst maintaining a practice in NYC. He serves as a Faculty Member and Supervisor for the Jungian Psychoanalytic Association and the Philadelphia Association of Jungian Analysts. He has presented papers at various conferences\, and taught\, serving as Lecturer in Psychiatry and Religion at Union Theological Seminary\, NYC (1991-2014). In recent years\, a particular interest has been working with experiences of the collective psyche as it manifests in the relational analytic field\, as well as with motifs of personal and intergenerational trauma\, of the embodied psyche\, and of the generative dynamics of aging\, including illness. Recent papers include: “Blind Spots in Western Mentality: Imposition vs. Universalism”\, “Without Words or Thought: Psyche as Only Incarnate\, Or on Working Analytically with Embodied Awareness”\, and “More to Come: Clinical Studies of Analytical Process with Older Analysands.”
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/jungs-perspective-on-the-psychology-of-aging/
CATEGORIES:Homepage
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260430T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260326T134226Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T134657Z
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SUMMARY:Foundations and Advanced Psychoanalytic Training Programs Open House
DESCRIPTION:New York and Connecticut mental health professionals\, join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty. \nLearn about our extensive training opportunities for Fall 2026 in:\n*Advanced Psychoanalysis\n*Foundations of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy \nHear candidates discuss the transformational impact of training: deepening their work in agency settings and building/growing their private practices with the help of our collegial referral network. \nWCSPP PLANS TO OFFER ONLINE LEARNING FOR THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR. \nCE credits will be offered for the coursework. \nFinancial assistance is available to those who qualify. \nWho is eligible and should apply? \nApplicants must be NY or CT licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals: MD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT \n\nSign up to join us! \nREGISTRATION LINK\n\n 
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/foundations-and-advanced-psychoanalytic-training-programs-open-house-10/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260507T210000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260226T194033Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260325T131810Z
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SUMMARY:Psychotherapy with Neurodivergent Individuals: A Developmental and Relational Approach to Parent-Child Work
DESCRIPTION:2 CE Hours available for \n\n\nNY Practitioners – LCSWs\, LMSWs\, LPs\, LMFTs\, LMHCs\, LCATs\, PHDs\, PSYDs \nAs diagnoses and awareness of neurodivergence (including ASD\, ADHD\, etc.) have rapidly grown over the years\, many psychotherapists wonder how to address neurodivergent clients’ unique needs in psychotherapy. The DIRFloortime® model and related strategies\, developed by Stanley Greenspan\, MD and Serena Wieder\, PhD\, are well-suited for addressing developmental differences\, emotional regulation\, reflective thinking\, and self-advocacy in a strengths-based\, developmentally-informed\, and relationship-based manner. Through didactic and video case presentation and discussion\, participants will learn the foundations of this person-centered\, neuroaffirming model and how to apply to children (with their parents) and adults with a range of developmental capacities. \n \nDr. Lauren Tobing-Puente is a licensed psychologist who earned her PhD in Clinical Psychology\, with a specialization in child and family therapy\, from Fordham University. She leads a team of mental health clinicians at her private practice\, Connected Growth & Wellbeing\, in NYC which provides evaluations and intervention for individuals\, from toddlerhood to adulthood\, and their families\, as well as professional consultations and training\, and parent workshops. Dr. Tobing-Puente is the former Clinical Coordinator of a large nonpublic school where she supervised a multidisciplinary team of mental health clinicians\, and evaluated and provided psychotherapy to students through age 21 using the DIRFloortime(R) methodology. Her diverse experience includes many years working in home-based and center-based Early Intervention\, independent preschool and elementary school\, Head Start\, and hospital settings for children with various developmental needs. Dr. Tobing-Puente was a long-time board member of the NY Metro chapter of the National Autism Association (NAA).
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/psychotherapy-with-neurodivergent-individuals-a-developmental-and-relational-approach-to-parent-child-work/
CATEGORIES:Homepage
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260519
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260520
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20250912T181844Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260319T205338Z
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SUMMARY:WCSPP Town Meeting (All WCSPP members)
DESCRIPTION:Watch the listserv for the Zoom link!
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/wcspp-town-meeting-all-wcspp-members/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260521T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260326T144346Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T144346Z
UID:25980685-1779390000-1779393600@wcspp.org
SUMMARY:Child/Adolescent Training Program Open House
DESCRIPTION:Mental health professionals\, join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty.\n\n\n\nLearn about our extensive training opportunities for Fall 2026 in: Child\, Adolescent\, Parent Psychotherapy \nOur 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. \nWe 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. \nWho is eligible and should apply?\nApplicants must be licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals:\nMD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT and LP\nFinancial assistance is available for those who qualify. \nCE hours available for some coursework for eligible NYS LCSW\, LMSW\, LMFT\, LMHC\,LCAT\, LP and NYS Psychologists and CT Social Workers through NASW CT. \nTimeline:\nRolling admissions with decisions made by July 30\, 2026\nProgram begins September 2026\nWe will continue to be on Zoom for the 2026-2027 year. \n\nSign up to join us! \nREGISTRATION LINK\n\n 
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/child-adolescent-training-program-open-house-2/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260603T200000
DTSTAMP:20260406T010206
CREATED:20260326T145558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260326T145558Z
UID:25980686-1780513200-1780516800@wcspp.org
SUMMARY:Couples Therapy Training Program Open House
DESCRIPTION:New York and Connecticut mental health professionals\, join us to meet our program directors and ask questions of current candidates\, graduates\, and faculty.\n\n\n\nOur Couples Therapy Training Program is a one-year program which teaches both basic and advanced couples therapy techniques and theory with a combination of psychoanalytic and systems perspectives. Candidates are introduced to several different theoretical approaches including object relations and relational theory\, self psychology\, Bowenian theory and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) with emphasis on the clinical work with couples. We also discuss issues pertaining to LGBTQ relationships\, divorce\, cross cultural relationships\, and substance abuse. In addition to the didactic instruction\, weekly supervision is provided by senior faculty for cases seen through our Psychotherapy Service. \nThe Couples Therapy Training Program provides a solid introduction to couples work and provides an opportunity to join the warm\, supportive community at our institute\, build your referral network\, and be exposed to the many and varied learning opportunities provided at WCSPP. \nWho is eligible and should apply?\nApplicants must be NY or CT licensed Masters or Doctoral-level mental health professionals:\nMD\, PhD\, PsyD\, LCSW\, NP\, LMSW\, LCAT\, LMHC\, LMFT and LP\nFinancial Aid is available for those who qualify. \nThe Rosalind Cohen Scholarship fund will award one fully paid scholarship for course work and supervision to a qualified applicant of WCSPP’s Couples Therapy Training Program. \nCE hours available for some coursework for eligible NYS LCSW\, LMSW\, LMFT\, LMHC\,LCAT\, LP and NYS Psychologists and CT Social Workers through NASW CT. \nTimeline:\nRolling admissions with decisions made by July 30\, 2026\nProgram begins September 2026\nWe will continue to be on Zoom for the 2026-2027 year. \n\nSign up to join us! \nREGISTRATION LINK\n\n 
URL:https://wcspp.org/event/couples-therapy-training-program-open-house-9/
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