Scientific Conferences
Multiple topics, perspectives, and organizations.
About
We host conferences each year for WBCP members and interested clinicians, with CME/CE credits available. We also collaborate with other organizations to co-sponsor events.
Events are scheduled throughout the year, focusing on: Cultural Competency, hosted by COWAP to increase a clinician’s competency within various cultural topics; A variety of issues within the LGBTQ communities are presented at the LGBTQ Conference; Ethics Conferences discuss various issues around ethics from a psychoanalytic viewpoint; Restricted to members of WBCP, Colloquium presents original papers by members of the WBCP community; The Raphling Conference presents various topics within psychoanalytic technique; Community Psychoanalysis Colloquium considers topics related to community psychoanalysis.
Continuing Education Units are not issued for partial attendance of one day programs
Contact
For more information about the Scientific Conferences please contact Archana Varma Caballeo, MD at archana@archanavarmamd.com.
Upcoming
October
Wednesday, October 21, 2026 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
25th Annual Saltz Grand Rounds: Reflective Parenting – Dr. Regina Pally
Behavioral Health Grand Rounds
25th Annual Julia and Thomas Saltz Grand Rounds
Topic: Reflective Parenting
Clinical work with parents who need help regulating
their child’s behavior and emotions
Speaker: Dr. Regina Pally
When: Wednesday, October 21, 2026
11:00AM – 12:30PM
Where: Microsoft Teams
(Link will be shared in the near future)
Hosted by:
The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and
Division of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Children’s National Hospital
Saturday, October 24, 2026 | 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
The Thomas and Julia Saltz Annual Adult Seminar Workshop: Professional Will Boot Camp: An Emotional, Ethical, and Practical Workshop – Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD
WBCP presents
The Thomas and Julia Saltz Annual Adult Seminar Workshop
Professional Will Boot Camp:
An Emotional, Ethical, and Practical Workshop
Saturday, October 24, 2026
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM ET
Lunch will be provided for all attendees.
In-Person Workshop
George Washington University Student Center
800 21st Street, NW
Washington, DC 20052
Room 308
7 CME/CE
Instructor
Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD
About the Workshop
The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis is pleased to announce a full-day workshop designed to help mental health practitioners create a Professional Will.
This workshop addresses the emotional, ethical, and practical dimensions of professional will planning, guiding clinicians through the process step by step in a supportive environment.
After addressing the emotional issues, there will be time during the workshop to draft your professional will.
Participants will have the opportunity to leave with a completed professional will in hand.
We warmly invite our colleagues from across the mental health community to join us for this meaningful event. Full program details, registration, and venue information will be announced soon.
About the Instructor
Jeffrey Axelbank, PsyD is a psychologist in Highland Park, NJ. He specializes in treating chronic pain and group therapy. He also consults to organizations. After his experience losing his long-time psychoanalyst to a sudden unexpected death was reported in the NY Times, he began running support groups for people whose therapists died.
Flyer: CLICK HERE
To Register: CLICK HERE
December
Sunday, December 6, 2026 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Save the Date: Stacia I. Super Memorial Ethics Conference
Stacia I. Super Memorial Ethics Conference
Topic: Analyst Retirement: Ethical, Clinical, and Pragmatic Issues
Speakers: Christie Platt, PhD, Tarpley Long, LCSW-C, Sandra Lashley, PsyD, and Andrew Carroll, PsyD
Sunday, December 6, 2026
More information to come