Online Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Practice and Training in Times of Social Division, Pandemic and War
Weekend Conference October 13-15, 2023 will be offered Online. Open to any mental health professional or mental health professional-in-training.
limited scholarships monies are available, apply now
IPI welcomes all Clinicians, beginner to advanced, to attend this weekend event.
Program Date(s):
October 13, 2023 - October 15, 2023Weekend Overview
This weekend conference addresses teletreatment and teletraining under geopolitical conditions of pandemic, division between factions and countries, international tension with China and Russia, and war in Ukraine. We review APsaA empirical studies on teleanalysis uptake, reconceptualize online teaching for challenged psychoanalytic psychotherapy training programs in China and Russia, illustrate technology-mediated support for traumatized Russian/Ukrainian colleagues, and explore the impact of technology on psychoanalytic psychotherapy practice and analytic process.
The course will use lecture, large group discussion, small group/GAM group discussion, case presentation and discussion and informal discussion to achieve the course objectives.
General weekend schedule
Friday 9:45am – 6:15 pm US ET
Saturday 9:45am – 6:15pm US ET
Sunday 10:00am – 2:00pm US ET
Detailed schedules, reading lists, and educational objectives will be provided to registered participants.
Attendance at IPI’s October 2023 Weekend Conference offers you …
- An international diverse learning community
- Pros and cons of distance treatment, learning and supervision
- Theory and best practice of technology-mediated treatment and training
- Clinical examples of technology-mediated psychotherapy
- Development of the clinician’s ethical stance in IPI’s group affective model in the GAM group
- Effects of the internet and artificial intelligence on professional and personal development
- Research on teletherapy and teleanalysis
- Technology for geographic outreach training for therapists in countries under threat.
Presenters
Todd Essig, Ph.D (NY, USA), is Faculty and Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst at the William Alanson White Institute, member of the Psychotherapy Action Network (PsiAN) Advisory Board and of the International Psychoanalytic Association’s Task Force on Contemporary Education. From 1994 to 2009 he was founder and director of The Psychoanalytic Connection (aka psychoanalysis.net). Widely known as a pioneer, editor, and author in the innovative uses of mental health technologies, he publishes and lectures widely. He is a recipient of Distinguished Service awards by APsaA and the NY State Psychological Association.
Harold Kudler, MD (NC, USA) is an Associate Consulting Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University and the VA Medical Center where he specializes in the nature and action of trauma and its intergenerational effects and in the identification and treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He conducts research and develops training programs on the dynamics of trauma and treatment of PTSD.
Mino Zanchi MD (Italy) specialist in Internal Medicine, Cardiology and Psychosomatic Medicine; Member Italian Psychoanalytic Society and IPA; co-founder and member, Adriatic Psychoanalytic Center; Author/coauthor of scientific articles in national and international journals and scientific meetings; in practice in Fano and Senigallia, Italy.
Caroline M. Sehon, MD, FABP (MD, USA) Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine; Director of the International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI) where she is a supervising child and adult psychoanalyst in its analytic training programs; Member ApsaA and IPA; author of articles and book chapters, including chapters on teletherapy and teleanalysis in Psychoanalysis Online 1, 2, 3, and 4; past chair of IPI’s International Teleanalysis Working Group; in private practice in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Andi Pilecki Eliza-Christie LPC (PA, USA) licensed professional counselor and psychoanalyst in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, working primarily with LGBTQ adolescents and adults and providing supervision and consultation; Member ApsaA; national faculty member of IPI, and chair of its Diversity Committee; teaching analyst at the International Institute for Psychoanalytic Training (IIPT — IPI’s psychoanalytic training program) and a clinical case conference consultant with IPI China.
Michelle Kwintner PhD, LCSW-R (NY, USA) is a psychoanalyst in private practice in Ithaca, NY, USA. She offers analytic treatment for adults as well as analytic consultation via zoom.She is a national faculty member at International Psychotherapy Institute, is chair of the curriculum committee for the analytic training program at IPI, and is a member of the Colleague Assistance Committee. She is a member of APsaA and IPA. Michelle is the author of a number of presentations and publications including articles on object relations theory and community-based mental health. Her latest publications are “Thucydides on the Ancient Athenian Epidemic: Body, Mind, Society, and Trauma” (2021) and “Psychoanalytic social work: How to do things with words and how to say things with deeds” in the 2022 volume of Psychoanalytic Social Work in memory of William Meyer.
Yolanda Varela, PhD. (Panama, RP) Training analyst, member of the International Psychoanalytic Association; Member, APSaA; member, FEPAL; faculty member of the International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI) and supervising analyst at the International Institute of Psychoanalytic Training at IPI, Bethesda, Maryland; former Chair of IPI-Panama. Past Director of the Panamanian Psychoanalytic IPA Provisional Society.
Flora Barragan, MA, (Mexico) Psychoanalyst, associate faculty, Combined Child Analytic and Child Psychotherapy Program at IPI. Practice of adult analysis and child psychotherapy with specialization in school consultation and the treatment of children and adolescents with school performance issues.
Jill Savege Scharff MD, FABP, (MD, USA) Co-founder of the International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI) where she is a supervising child and adult psychoanalyst in its analytic and child training programs; Member APsaA and IPA; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine; Author, editor and series editor of books on object relations theory, psychoanalytic child, couple and family therapy, and psychoanalysis online; in private practice in Chevy Chase MD; a recipient of The Sigourney Award 2021. Latest book: Psychoanalysis Online volume 4.
Janine Wanlass, PhD (UT, USA) Psychoanalyst and psychologist practicing in Salt Lake City, Utah; Member, APsaA; past director of The International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI) in Chevy Chase, Maryland and current chair of IPI’s Combined Program in Child Psychotherapy and Child Analysis; Professor of Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Westminster College for over 30 years; and Director of the online psychoanalytic psychotherapy training program at the International Psychotherapy School in Moscow, Russia.
David Scharff MD, FABP (MD, USA) Co-founder of the International Psychotherapy Institute (IPI) where he is a supervising child and adult psychoanalyst in its analytic and child training programs and Chair of Overseas Programs in China; Director of online psychoanalytic couple and family psychotherapy training for the International Psychotherapy School, Russia; Member APsaA and IPA; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine; Author, editor and series editor of books on object relations theory, psychoanalytic child, couple and family therapy, and psychoanalysis in China; in private practice in Chevy Chase MD; a recipient of The Sigourney Award 2021. Latest book Couple and Family Life in Modern China.
Registration
Registration options:
- Full Conference
- $475 up to 21 days in advance; $525 thereafter
- *Full members: $359
- *Associate members: $410
- Full time students: $175
- Saturday All Day (morning and afternoon): $175
- Saturday Morning only: $100
*Login to the website with your member information to access your discounted registration rate
Limited scholarship funds are available for this training: https://theipi.org/scholarships/ apply at least 2 weeks prior to conference start date.
Continuing Education Credit Hours
Credit hours are based on 100% attendance at your chosen participation level. (schedules for each registration option are shown below)
Full Weekend Conference:
- 14.5 CE/CME credits
- Attendance is required at all large group lectures, small group discussions, plenary and closing dialogue to receive credit hours.
Saturday All Day:
- 6 CE/CME credits
- Attendance is required at both large group lectures, both small group discussions, and the plenary to receive credit hours.
Saturday Morning only:
- 2.5 CE/CME credits
- Attendance is required at the large group lecture and small group discussion to receive credit hours.
