212: Technique IV: Orienting to the Session: Listening in the Here and Now

Course Description

Instructor(s)

Lynne Zeavin, Psy.D.

April 6 – April 20, 2026
Mondays, 8:35 – 10:00 pm

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Course Description

In this technique course, which builds upon Course 104, we will turn our attention to the question of how to orient to the session. We will take up the notion of the ‘here and now’ which has gained prominence among the Contemporary Kleinians. The here and now allows for an in depth concentration into the transference and countertransference which are seen as the prime movers of the session. We will discuss dimensions of transference/countertransference, projective identification, and the level of anxiety manifest in the session as we refine our ideas of how we listen and what we are doing in each and every analytic hour. Clinical material will be brought as a way of illustrating this particular way of tuning in.

Evaluation Method

Each student’s participation in class discussion and demonstration of understanding of the course objectives, readings and clinical material is assessed in a written evaluation by the instructor(s).

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants should be able to:

1. identify their modes of orienting to the  session.

2. listen for manifestations of transference and counter-transference, as they arise in the here and now of the analytic session.

Continuing Education

Psychologists

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychology as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists #PSY – 0073.

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Social Workers

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Physicians
ACCME Accreditation Statement
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 American Psychoanalytic Association and New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
AMA Credit Designation Statement
The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of [6] AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
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Schedule of Classes & Course Readings

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READINGS FOR 2026 CLASS ARE CONFIRMED.

CLASS 1: April 6, 2026
REQUIRED READINGS

O’Shaughnessy, E. (2013). Where is Here? When is Now?. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 94:7-16.

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Joseph, B. (2013). Here and Now: My Perspective. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 94:1-5.

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CLASS 2: April 13, 2026
REQUIRED READINGS

Blass, R. B. (2011). On the Immediacy of Unconscious Truth: Understanding Betty Joseph’s ‘here and now’ through Comparison with Alternative Views of it outside of and Within Kleinian Thinking. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 92:1137-1157.

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CLASS 3: April 20, 2025

Clinical Presentation by Nicole Regent, M.D.

(Read: Background on Projective Identification)

REQUIRED READINGS

Joseph, B. (1983). On Understanding and not Understanding: Some Technical Issues. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 64:291-298.

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Ogden, T. H. (1979). On Projective Identification. International Journal of Psychoanalysis, 60:357-373.

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