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Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Course: The Centrality of loss in Everyday Life and Clincal Work
Instructors: Lynne Harkless, Sheri Ashcraft.
Loss is a more common experience in our lives than most of us fully recognize. We experience loss not only in the death of a loved person, but in every choice we make; in normal life transitions and changes (even desired ones); and in the inevitable experiences we all have of disappointment in others, ourselves, and life. No loss, small or severe, can be survived well without the work of mourning. Our capacity to succeed, love, have peace of mind, or be vitally alive hinges on our ability to face loss and grieve. Freud spoke poignantly about loss in one of his most important papers, Mourning and Melancholia. We will describe how Freud differentiated between mourning, which is a painful but healthy and essential process, and melancholia, which is, at its core, a refusal to mourn, with damaging – sometimes catastrophic – effects on the self. Issues of loss, grief, and the facing or avoidance of mourning thread throughout our clinical work on a daily basis.
ACCME Accreditation Statement: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and The Florida Psychoanalytic Center. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement: The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosure Statement: The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME’s identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.