The Contemporary Freudian Society - DC
"Normal and Pathological Playfulness"
Salman Akhtar, MD
Sunday, November 2, 2014
2:00 to 4:00pm
This session will begin with the proposal that playfulness consist of (i) lightheartedness (ii) a pleasure-oriented flexibility in commitment to reality, (iii) the retention of knowledge that one is not "serious", and (iv) a collusive wink to all the parties involved in the interaction. The developmental origins of the capacity for playfulness will be touched upon and five psychopathological syndromes will be delineated: (i) deficient playfulness, (ii) pseudoplayfulness, (iii) inhibited playfulness, (iv) derailed playfulness, and (v) malignant playfulness. The role of playfulness in the therapeutic situation will be discussed with the help of illustrative vignettes that will demonstrate the uses, advantages, and risks of such an attitude within the clinical dyad.
Salman Akhtar, MD was born in India and completed his medical and psychiatric education there. Upon arriving in the United States in 1973, he repeated his psychiatric training at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, and then obtained psychoanalytic training from the Philadelphia Psychoanalytic Institute. Currently, he is Professor of Psychiatry at Jefferson Medical College and a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Psychoanalytic Center of Philadelphia. He has served on the editorial boards of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis and the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association. His more than 300 publications include 15 books –Broken Structures (1992), Quest for Answers (1995), Inner Torment (1999), Immigration and Identity (1999), New Clinical Realms (2003), Objects of Our Desire (2005), Regarding Others(2007), Turning Points in Dynamic Psychotherapy (2009), The Damaged Core (2009),Comprehensive Dictionary of Psychoanalysis (2009), Immigration and Acculturation (2011),Matters of Life and Death (2011), The Book of Emotions (2012), Psychoanalytic Listening (2013), and Good Stuff (2013) – as well as 40 edited or co-edited volumes in psychiatry and psychoanalysis. Dr. Akhtar has delivered many prestigious addresses and lectures including a Plenary Address at the 2nd International Congress of the International Society for the Study of Personality Disorders in Oslo, Norway (1991), an Invited Plenary Paper at the 2nd International Margaret S. Mahler Symposium in Cologne, Germany (1993), an Invited Plenary Paper at the Rencontre Franco-Americaine de Psychanalyse meeting in Paris, France (1994), an Invited Keynote Address at the Annual Meetings of the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association (1994), the Plenary Address at the Annual Meetings of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Association (2002), a Keynote Address at the 43rd IPA Congress in Rio de Janiero, Brazil (2005), the Plenary Address at the 150th Freud Birthday Celebration sponsored by the Dutch Psychoanalytic Society and the Embassy of Austria in Leiden, Holland (2006), and the Inaugural Address at the first IPA-Asia Congress in Beijing, China (2010). Dr. Akhtar is the recipient of the Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association's Best Paper of the Year Award (1995), the Margaret Mahler Literature Prize (1996), the American Society of Psychoanalytic Physicians’ Sigmund Freud Award (2000), the American College of Psychoanalysts’ Laughlin Award (2003), the American Psychoanalytic Association’s Edith Sabshin Award (2000), Columbia University’s Robert Liebert Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychoanalysis (2004), the American Psychiatric Association’s Kun Po Soo Award (2004) and Irma Bland Award for being the Outstanding Teacher of Psychiatric Residents in the country (2005). Most recently, he received the highly prestigious Sigourney Award (2013), for distinguished contributions to psychoanalysis.Dr. Akhtar is an internationally-sought speaker and teacher, and his books have been translated in many languages, including German, Turkish, and Romanian. His interests are wide and he has served as the Film Review Editor for the International Journal of Psychoanalysis, and is currently serving as the Book Review Editor for the International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies. He has published 7 collections of poetry and serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at the Inter-Act Theatre Company in Philadelphia.
Learning Objectives:
After attending this presentation, the participants will be able to:
1) Identify the characteristics of healthy playfulness;
2) Enumerate the various forms of pathological playfulness;
3) Utilize the concept of playfulness in their clinical work.
Continuing Education Credits:
Physicians: The Contemporary Freudian Society is authorized by Med-Chi to grant CMEs for this program. Upon completion of this program and evaluation form, participants will be granted certificates for 2 AMA PRA Category 1 credits.
Psychologists: The Contemporary Freudian Society is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. The CFS maintains responsibility for this program and its content. APA-approved CE credits are granted to participants with documented attendance of the entire program and completed evaluation form. It is the responsibility of the participants seeking APA-approved CE credits to comply with these requirements. Upon completion of this program and online survey, participants will be
granted 2 CE credits.
Social Workers: The Social Work Boards of the District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia will grant continuing education credits to social workers attending a program offered by an APA authorized sponsor, provided they comply with the requirements stated above for Psychologists.
Who Should Attend:
Mental Health Professionals (psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, licensed professional counselors, e.g. LPs, LCATs, and pastoral counselors) and those with an interest in psychodynamic and psychoanalytic thinking and clinical applications.
Important Disclosure Information:
None of the planners and presenters of this program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Location:
American University, School of International Service
Founder's Hall
West Side of Intersection of Nebraska and New Mexico Avenues (with parking underground)
Washington, DC
Admission Fees:
$60 for CFS Members and Prior Program Participants*
$70 for Non-CFS Members
$25 for Candidates and Current CFS Students
* The CFS is developing a new membership category, "Associate Member", for those who have completed CFS programs (Fellowship, Foundations, and Analytic Listening and Mind-Body Seminars) in the past. Once this category is established, these Associate Members will pay an annual membership fee, and will be able to attend our Professional Development Programs at the "Member" fee. While this membership category is being developed, we are temporarily inviting those who have completed these programs to attend our Professional Development Programs at the Member fee. We hope that you will elect to apply for Associate Membership in the future.
If you have any questions, please contact Marie Murphy (mmurphy@mamurphy.net)
The Psychoanalytic Training Institute of the CFS offers a variety of programs in both New York City and Washington, DC for students interested in adult psychoanalysis, child/adolescent psychoanalysis, psychoanalytic psychotherapy, and parent-infant treatment. All Masters-level professionals are welcome to apply. Please visit instituteofcfs.org for further information.
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