Public Programs &
Professional Development
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Welcome to a vibrant source of education and community for individuals interested in psychoanalysis as a therapeutic model and as a lens for viewing individuals, culture, and society, along with stimulating conversation.
WBCP’s public programs include an array of high-caliber scientific meetings, case conferences, continuing education opportunities, and a unique 3-year writing program, as well as programs that highlight the arts, including two annual film festivals.
Continuing Education Units are not issued for partial attendance of one day programs.
Calendar
June
Saturday, June 27, 2026 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective: Session 2: Fashion from a Gender Psychoanalytic Perspective
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective Session 2: Fashion from a Gender Psychoanalytic Perspective Speakers: Patricia Gherovici and Margarita Cereijido Saturday, June 27, 2026 11:00 am…
July
Friday, July 10, 2026 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm
IPA COWAP NA and APSA COSWAG Film Series: Discussions on Gender
COWAP North America Presents: Discussion of the film “Marie Langer: Desire and Revolution” (2025), by Marcelo Haber co-produced by Horacio Legras and Belen de Martino Discussants: Virginia Unger, …
Saturday, July 25, 2026 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective: Session 3: Changing Notions of Beauty: The Importance of Culture and Technology: “Whose Face is it Anyway? “Beauty in the Age of High Technology”
COWAP: Beauty and Gender: A Psychoanalytic Perspective Session 3: Changing Notions of Beauty: The Importance of Culture and Technology: “Whose Face is it Anyway? “Beauty in the Age of High Technolog…
October
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Save the Date: Professional Will Boot Camp
WBCP presents The Thomas and Julia Saltz Annual Adult Seminar Workshop Professional Will Boot Camp Saturday, October 24, 2026 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET In-Person Workshop Venue details to follow Instruct…
February
Tuesday, February 2, 2027 | 8:00 am – Friday, February 5, 2027 | 5:00 pm
2027 APsA National Meeting
2027 National Meeting Mayflower Hotel Washington D.C. Tuesday, February 2 to Friday, February 5, 2027