Date: Friday, September 8, 2023

NEW TIME: 12:00pm- 2:00pm ET

Presenters:

Steven Van Wagoner, PhD, Michael Krass, PhD, Ellen Klosson, PhD, Jennifer Natalya Fink, PhD, 

William Pinney, PhD, Greg Barber, MD, Nydia Lisman-Pieczanksi, MD 

6 Conferences

Discounted pricing available for full 6 session bundle (see below)

(2 CME/CE available per session, maximum 12)

Via Zoom

Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/register_wcc_2023-2024

REGISTRATION DEADLINE: September 6, 2023

For a complete list of dates, presenters, learning objectives, and detailed CME/CE information see flyer on the registration page.

Registration Fees: 

Registration Fees:

Full Course (All 6 sessions):

WBCP and CFS Members:                                                      $324
Non-Members:                                                                         $432

Individual Conferences Only:

 

WBCP and CFS Members       $60 (2 CME/CE per session)

Non-members                           $80 (2 CME/CE per session)

WBCP and CFS Students            No fee (2 CME/CE per session)

WBCP and CFS Fellows          $50 (2 CME/CE per session)

WBCP and CFS Fellows                                                                   No fee (No CME/CE)

Community Mental Health Workers and Other Students   $30 (No CME/CE)

Financial assistance available for community mental health providers. Please contact Lizbeth Moses (lizbethmoses3@gmail.com) or Deborah Perlman (dgperlman@earthlink.net)

ALL FEES ARE NON-REFUNDABLE

Program Description:

The Washington Area Case Conference and Seminar Series is co-sponsored by the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis (WBCP) and the Contemporary Freudian Society (CFS). This program is offered to members and students of both organizations as well as psychoanalysts, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed counselors, mental health students, and other mental health providers from the Washington Baltimore metropolitan area interested in psychoanalytic theory, practice, and perspectives.

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First Course:

September 8, 2023 – Steven Van Wagoner, PhD

Toward Greater Immediacy in Group Psychotherapy

Description:

Effective group leaders recognize potential barriers toward emotional communication in the group, which can impede intimate relating between members. This workshop will identify common barriers to intimate relating in psychotherapy groups and examine ways to work with resistance to immediate and emotional communication in groups.

Presenter Bio:

Dr. Van Wagoner, is a licensed psychologist and certified group psychotherapist in private practice in Washington D.C. He is currently the Co-Chair of the National Group Psychotherapy Institute of the Washington School of Psychiatry, where he has been a member of the faculty since 2006.  He has been adjunct clinical faculty member at the University of Maryland, where he supervised doctoral psychology students since 1997, and the Georgetown University Center for Psychological Services. He has also been a clinical supervisor to the George Washington University Counseling Center and the George Washington University Clinic. He is a Fellow of the American Group Psychotherapy Association, Chair of the International Board for the Certification of Group Psychotherapists, past Editor of The Group Circle, and an Institute Faculty Member since 1999. Dr. Van Wagoner, an author of several book chapters and articles on group psychotherapy, has presented and taught extensively on the impact of envy, shame, and competitive strivings on group process, the development of intimacy in groups, and working with intense affect in groups. He has been leading groups for 41 years.

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There is no known commercial support for this program.
CVs available upon request.

CE Information:

Continuing Medical Education – 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 the American Psychoanalytic Association and The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 12.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s) TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

* Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. Updated July 2021

Continuing Education – Social Workers – The programs of The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. meet the criteria for continuing education as defined by the District of Columbia and Virginia Boards of Social Work, and the American Board of Examiners in Clinical Social Work. The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. designates this program as a continuing education activity for social work for 1 credit hour per hour for this activity.

The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for Category 1 continuing education units.

Continuing Education – Psychologists – The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Continuing Education – Licensed Professional Counselors – The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis, Inc. continuing education credits meet the criteria and may be submitted for re-licensure of LPCs in Maryland, DC, and Virginia.