Archival Footage of Ellis Toney and Ralph Greenson Discussing Their Cross-Racial Psychoanalysis

Tuesday, September 25, 2018

8:00 pm

Presenter: Anton Hart, Ph.D.

In 1976, Gail Wyatt, Ph.D., of UCLA, brought together Drs. Ralph Greenson and Ellis Toney, former analyst and analysand, respectively, to discuss the psychoanalytic work they had completed together more than 25 years before, when Dr. Toney was a candidate at the Los Angeles Psychoanalytic Institute. Dr. Greenson was white and Dr. Toney was black, making theirs one of the earliest cross-racial training analyses, and the racial issues that this analytic dyad encountered were of their time, yet would persist into our present moment. This unique, archival footage of a panel presentation between the two offers an all-too-relevant glimpse into the challenges psychoanalysts may encounter as they try to address issues of race with their patients and with each other.

The screening will be introduced by Anton Hart, Ph.D., a member of the NYPSI Faculty, who will provide orientation to the video. After the 54-minute screening, Dr. Hart will engage audience members in reflective discussion of what they have seen.

2 CME/CE credits offered. 

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