Quarterly Scientific Meeting November 30, 2019
Presents Joseph Newirth, Phd
This meeting is an introduction to Joseph Newirth’s work, and will be based on his most recently published book. The class will trace the evolution of concepts of symbolization, alpha function, reverie, the container-contained, and the use of transitional experiences to integrate these concepts with the relational paradigm emphasizing the transformation of concrete experiences and enactments within the transference-countertransference relationship into metaphorical symbolic experiences. Newirth offers an opportunity to bring developmental, cognitive and neuropsychological concepts into a mutually influencing, beneficial dialogue of the human sciences. Clinically, Newirth focuses on the transformation of signs and symbols in psychoanalysis, psychotherapy, and psychoanalytic supervision. He focuses on the development of the capacity for symbolization in patients, therapists and supervisors. He describes the process of transforming concrete experiences into symbolic experience, how we move from being reactive to the push and pull of inner and outer stimuli, to becoming self-reflective, thoughtful and able to understand another’s mental states and act intentionally.
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Photo Credit: Reece Steinberg, 2004, “Transformations”, Acrylic
Joseph Newirth is a Professor at the Derner School of Psychology at Adelphi University. He is a supervisor at the Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New York University and is on the faculty and is a supervisor at the National Training Program in Contemporary Psychoanalysis of the National Institute of the Psychotherapies in NYC.
He received his BA from the City College of New York, his Ph.D. from the University of Massachusetts, and his psychoanalytic training at the William Alanson White Institute. He encourages dialogue, critical thinking, and opportunities for students and supervises to deepen their understanding of how psychoanalytic theories relate to the practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy. He has published numerous articles in professional journals and frequently presented papers at national and international conferences. His first book, Between Emotion and Cognition: The Generative Unconscious (2003) received the Gradiva prize for critical analysis and interpretation in 2004. His second book, From Sign to Symbol: Transformational Process in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy and Psychology was published in 2018 by Lexington Books.
Symposium: Orphans of the Real – Revisited:
Transformational Processes in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy
Presented by
Joseph Newirth, Ph.D., FIPA (Adelphi University, NY)
The Arbutus Club
2001 Nanton Avenue, Vancouver, B.C.
Saturday, November 30, 2019
9:30 am to 5:00 pm
Cost:
Members/Guests: $100
Non-Members: $250
Student/Candidate: $150
Registered attendees will receive a 30% off discount on Newirth’s latest publication “From Sign to Symbol: Transformational Processes in Psychoanalysis, Psychotherapy, and Psychology”.
For further information please contact: info@wcpsi.digitalswan.com
Learning Objectives: At the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
- Develop an understanding of contemporary object relations theory (third generation Kleinian theory)
- Apply concepts of symbolization to work with very concrete patients who present as depressed
- To examine similarities in psychoanalytic and developmental theories in the use of metaphors and marked communication
Program
9:00 – 9:30 Coffee and breakfast
9:30 – 9:40 Opening President of the WBCPS Darren Thompson.
Moderator and Introduction of Speaker, Paul Steinberg
9:40 – 10:30 Keynote Address: Orphans of the Real Revisited: Transformational Processes in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Joseph Newirth
10:30 – 10:45 Discussant: Paul Steinberg
10:45 – 11:15 Coffee break
11:15 – 11:35 Audience participation
11:35 – 12:20 The Broken Container: Discursive and Procedural Learning in Psychoanalytic Supervision.
12:20 – 1:30 Lunch (included)
1:30 – 3:00 Clinical Case Presentation with interactive audience participation, Joseph Newirth, Presenter: Michelle van den Engh
3:00 – 3:30 Coffee break
3:30 – 4:45 Panel Discussion of Psychoanalysis’ Past, Present, and Future: Sherlock Holmes, Sir Lancelot, and the Wizard of Oz. [Joseph Newirth. (2015). Psychoanalytic Psychology, 32(2):307-320.}
Panel moderator: Judith Setton-Markus
Panel members: David Heilbrunn, Endre Koritar, Carolyn Steinberg, Elizabeth Wallace
4:45 – 5:00 Concluding Remarks Paul Steinberg
CONFIDENTIALITY: Confidential clinical material and commentary will be presented which registrants agree to treat with confidentiality.
PARKING INFORMATION: Free parking is available within the indoor garage.
CANCELLATION POLICY: The WB Scientific Program offers refunds, minus an administration charge of 20%, only if requested 6 or more business days prior to an event.
SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE: Karin Holland Biggs, Ph.D., FIPA. (Chair), Elizabeth Wallace, MD, FIPA. Invited chair: Paul Steinberg. MD, FRCPC, FIPA.