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Christopher Christian Ph.D. “A Culturally Relevant Psychoanalysis”
November 19, 2022 at 9:00 am - 12:00 pm
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Venue: Hybrid (in-person & Zoom)
**Dr. Christian will present in person at Florida Psychoanalytic Center.**
In-person
Florida Psychoanalytic Center
4649 Ponce de Leon Blvd., Suite 303
Coral Gables, Fl. 33146
Link will be sent to registered participants the evening before the Scientific Meeting
Mental Health students/trainees: Attendance is free. RSVP to fl.psychoanalytic.center@gmail.com
3 CME/CEU credits available
All are welcome to attend
Presentation Summary:
Dr. Christian will present his psychoanalytic approach for working with cultural minorities and describe how psychoanalysis is uniquely positioned to facilitate healing with this population. He will share his expertise on the culture-bound syndrome known as ataque de nervios, using a clinical case that will bring the phenomenon to life and highlight ways of bringing about psychic change. A review of the history of the so-called culturalist in American Psychoanalysis and of how that movement dwindled will offer context for understanding why psychoanalysis is mistakenly regarded ofter times as ill-suited for cultural minorities. The presentation will conclude by describing why now is a propitious moment to take up cultural issues once again in psychoanalysis.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe a uniquely psychoanalytic approach to working with cultural minorities.
- Apply their knowledge of the culture-bound syndrome ataque de nervios in their clinical work.
- Identify historical antecedents and current misconceptions that contribute(d) to the marginalization of Latinx populations from psychoanalysis.
Presenter:
Christopher Christian, Ph.D. is the editor-in-Chief of Psychoanalytic Psychology, a training analyst, and past Dean at IPTAR. He is also author of Psychoanalysis in the Barrios, Race, Class, and the Unconscious (Routledge, 2019) with Patricia Gherovici, Psychoanalytic Perspectives of Conflict (Routledge, 2017) with Morris Eagle and David Wolitzky: and The Second Century of Psychoanalysis (Routledge, 2011) with Michael J. Diamond. He is Faculty of the Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Christian, Assistant Clinical Professor at Yale School of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, and has a private practice in New Haven, CT.
About Scientific Meetings
Program Committee Chair: Claudia Pimental Leiva, Ph.D., Shelley Payne, Ph.D., Shirley Malove, Ph.D., Teri Saveanu, M.D.
Scientific Meetings are large public events where renowned analysts from around the country are invited to present papers and clinical material. In addition to the formal presentation, attendees have an opportunity to engage in questions, comments, and discussion with the speaker.
Scientific meetings are held three to five times per year on Saturdays from 9.00am to 12.00pm. Meetings will be held in person with light breakfast served, as well as streamed over Zoom.
Scientific Meetings are open to anyone who has an interest in psychoanalysis. CME’s and CEUs are offered.