ICP+P Community Gathering ~ November 19, 2023

We are looking forward to coming together as community, in large group and in small groups, to clarify our hopes, values and identities as an institute that is dedicated to growth. We will have the opportunity to address past and current injuries, with the help of facilitators, so that we may learn, heal and be stronger going forward.

2023-11-28T11:27:59-05:00November 8th, 2023|Tags: , , |

From Reactivity to Empowerment in Couple Therapy: An Integrative Relational-Neurobiological Approach ~ Mar 26, 2023

This conference explores ways to identify and diagram the couple’s dance using the Vulnerability Cycle Diagram first described by Mona Fishbane and Michele Scheinkman in 2004. Dr. Fishbane’s approach enhances partners’ relational empowerment, including self-regulation, choice, living according to one’s higher goals and values, and reaching for one’s “best self.” Dr. Constance Cannon will be presenting a middle-aged, heterosexual couple. She and Dr. Fishbane will discuss how the concepts presented can be applied to the clinical case material.

2023-03-29T21:00:59-04:00December 15th, 2022|Tags: , , , |

The Golden Allure of Celebrity: Reflections by a Psychoanalyst/Musician about Boundary Crossing in Psychoanalysis and Music ~ Dec 3, 2022

Dr. Nagel will explore how the allure of celebrity in music may provide fertile ground for sexual, erotic, and romantic boundary crossings in the teacher and student dyad. The same dynamic may occur in other dyads in which there is a power differential, such as therapist and patient or supervisor and supervisee. The psychological and institutional fallout from such boundary crossings is powerful, shameful, and harmful to everyone involved.

2022-12-05T11:34:06-05:00October 14th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

ICP+P Roundtable Series: Diagnosing Bipolar in Diverse Communities: Risks, Implications and Solutions ~ Nov 13, 2022

In this ICP+P Roundtable, as an African-American Black male therapist, Marvin Evans, will share his thoughts and experiences on the topic based on his perspective as someone trained in the Eurocentric models of psychotherapy, while negotiating models of efficacy drawn from theory as well as cultural ethos.

2023-03-12T16:52:47-04:00October 6th, 2022|Tags: , , , , |

ICP+P Roundtable: Promoting Efficacy in the Therapeutic Alliance: Considerations for non-Black Clinicians working with African-American Clientele ~ Sep 18, 2022

In this ICP+P Roundtable, as an African-American Black male therapist, Marvin Evans, will share his thoughts and experiences on the topic based on his perspective as someone trained in the Eurocentric models of psychotherapy, while negotiating models of efficacy drawn from theory as well as cultural ethos.

Joseph D. Lichtenberg’s Legacy: Reflections on Power, Aggression, and Transformation ~ Sep 10, 2022

The conference will be in two parts. In the first part of the day, Arthur Gray will present on Joseph Lichtenberg’s ideas about power and personal efficacy. In the second part of the conference, Marie Hellinger and Elizabeth Carr will present ideas from their recently published paper (2021) on self psychology and aggression.

28th Annual ICP+P Conference: Three Characters in Search of a Story: Empathy as a Complex Relational Achievement ~ Apr 30, 2022

Dr. Ipp and Dr. Slavin will play out the therapeutic relationship between therapist and patient to show the process of probing and negotiating the universal, human existential challenges around otherness and loss that therapists inevitably share with their patients.

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