FERENCZI THE MASTER CLINICIAN AND THEORETICIAN
Carolyn S. Ellman, PhD
Tuesdays, September 8, 15, 22 and 29
8:30-10:00pm, In person(10 spots): 140 Riverside Dr. New York, NY
*Due to limited space availability, once registered, we are unable to issue any refunds*
This four-week seminar will explore the clinical ideas that led Freud to regard Sándor Ferenczi as the “analyst to all analysts.” While working with some of the most difficult patients, Ferenczi undertook a process of self analysis that gave rise to foundational concepts such as countertransference, identification with the aggressor, the early mother-child relationship as a model for creating a holding environment, and the central importance of basic trust in free association. We will examine his evolving understanding of trauma and the need for a different kind of holding with traumatized patients. Through reading his clinical diaries, we will see how Ferenczi’s ideas anticipated Winnicott, Bion, Relational Theory, and contemporary Freudian perspectives on the formation of the self. His technical experiments will also be explored.
6 Contact hours = 6 CE credits
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the reasons for the Freud-Ferenczi misunderstanding and rupture.
- To understand Ferenczi’s theory of trauma and its implications for technique.
- To understand how Ferenczi’s clinical work anticipated Winnicott, Bion, Relational theory, and contemporary Freudian positions on technique.
Carolyn S. Ellman, PhD, is a graduate of the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. She is a Fellow and faculty member at the Institute for Psychoanalytic Training and Research (IPTAR), Adjunct Clinical Professor and Supervisor at the NYU Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis, Training and Supervising Analyst at the Contemporary Freudian Society, and a member of the IPA and CIPS. She is Senior Editor of The Modern Freudians: Contemporary Psychoanalytic Technique (Jason Aronson, 2000) and Omnipotent Fantasies and the Vulnerable Self (Jason Aronson, 1997), and Co-Editor of A New Freudian Synthesis: Clinical Process in a New Generation (Karnac Books, 2011). She is the author of many articles on envy in women and has received the Doris Bernstein Memorial Lecture Award from IPTAR, the Honorary Fingert Lecture from the St. Louis Psychoanalytic Institute, and the Norbert Freedman Memorial Lecture at IPTAR. She maintains a private practice in New York.
6 CE credits
- $240 general admission
- $220 IPTAR members
- $200 IPTAR candidates
Learning Objectives:
- To understand the reasons for the Freud-Ferenczi misunderstanding and rupture.
- To understand Ferenczi’s theory of trauma and its implications for technique.
- To understand how Ferenczi’s clinical work anticipated Winnicott, Bion, Relational theory, and contemporary Freudian positions on technique.
6 CE credits will be granted to participants who have registered, have documented evidence of attendance of the entire program and have completed the on-line evaluation form. Upon completion of the evaluation form a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to all participants who comply with these requirements.
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