A Workshop presented by Ira Brenner, M.D.

In person only event limited to CPC & HPC clinical members and students.

Bagels and coffee will be available from 8:45am - 9:00am.

Continued Education (CEU/CME): 2.5 credits

Event Price: $50 members, free for students

This session will consist of the presentation, by a local candidate, of a clinical case report of a traumatized patient. A discussion of this material will follow, focusing on a formulation and any modifications or parameters thought to be needed in order to facilitate the treatment. Dr. Brenner will supervise an analytic candidate during the workshop based on a clinical report and progress notes,  demonstrating and explicating an approach to supervision that highlights, privileges and accommodates the dynamics of the traumatized patient.

Objectives:

1. To learn about  the role of containment vs interpretation in the traumatized patient  

2. To learn about the importance of speaking as well as well as listening to the traumatized patient.  

3. Attendees will learn the principles of supervising a case involving trauma.

Dr. Brenner is Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Sidney Kimmel Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, and Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia, where he is Director Emeritus of the Adult Psychotherapy Training Program. He also serves as a Behavioral Consultant to the San Diego Zoo. He has a special interest in the area of psychological trauma; he chairs the Holocaust Discussion Group and co-chairs the Dissociative Disorders Discussion Group at the meetings of the American Psychoanalytic Association. He has authored of over 100 publications, co-edited three special issues of The International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, and has published six books.