Entries by Rebecca Twersky-Kengmana

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Developmental Psychoanalysis and the Promotion of Progressive Development: A Retrospective Discussion

ROBERT J. KABCENELL MEMORIAL LECTURE IN CHILD ANALYSIS Tuesday, June 13, 2017 8:00 pm Presenter: Jill Miller, PhD Most children who enter analysis suffer from what Anna Freud called the mixed psychopathology of childhood– the interweaving of both conflict and developmental disturbances. The technical approach with these children is also mixed as the focus is […]

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Candidate Case Presentation: An analytic approach to issues of gender, race, and class

SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM MEETING Tuesday, June 20, 2017 8:00 pm Presenter: Thomas DePrima, M.D. Discussant: Avgi Saketopoulou, Psy.D. Dr. DePrima will be presenting material from the analysis of a middle aged Latina woman with a focus on her difficulty with romantic relationships. He will highlight the ways in which gender, race, and class play a central […]

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Attachment and Autonomy: How Parents Can Help Their Adoptive Children Thrive

DIALOGUES ON…” CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHOANALYSIS Wednesday, June 14, 2017 8:00 pm Presenter: Anna Balas, M.D. Sometimes parents feel challenged as they need to shift gears with their children from favoring strong bonds of attachment at a younger age, to allowing them the emergence of a separate identity and sense of autonomy in adolescence. We […]