Relational Psychoanalysis at the cutting edge A conference with Philip Ringstrom PhD PsyD - October 2014 proudly presents Philip Ringstrom PhD PsyD SCIARPP is very pleased to announce the visit of Dr Philip Ringstrom to Sydney to present his latest work. Dr Ringstrom has written and presented extensively in the US and around the world and his work is considered to be at the forefront of the evolution of contemporary psychoanalytic theory and practice. He will offer workshops on: • IMPROVISATION IN PSYCHOANALYSIS • A COMPREHENSIVE RELATIONAL PSYCHOANALYTIC MODEL FOR WORKING WITH COUPLES His groundbreaking book, A Relational Psychoanalytic Approach to Couples Psychotherapy (Routledge: 2014) was launched earlier this year to very high acclaim in the relational community. This will be one of the first times that Dr Ringstrom will teach his important and original model for working with couples, since the book’s publication. Improvisation in Psychoanalysis Thursday 23 Oct: 7pm - 9pm A Relational Psychoanalytic Model for Working with Couples: Full day workshop Saturday 25 Oct: 9am - 5pm Working with Couples: Advanced Master class Sunday 26 Oct: 10am - 12pm Dr Phil Ringstrom is a Senior Training and Supervising Analyst and Faculty Member at the Institute of Contemporary Psychoanalysis in Los Angeles, California. He is a Member of the Editorial Boards of both the International Journal of Psychoanalytic Self-Psychology and Psychoanalytic Dialogues. He is also a Council Member of International Association for Psychoanalytic Self Psychology and a Founding Board Member and current Board Member of the International Association for Relational Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. October 2014 Woolcock Institute for Medical Research, 431 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe A conference with Philip Ringstrom PhD PsyD - October 2014 Improvisation in Psychoanalysis Dr Ringstrom will present a model of improvisational engagement with patients that he has been developing for over a decade and about which he has published widely. He will discuss how he conceptualizes the essential role of playfulness in his clinical work, including moments when an atmosphere of playing with possibility within the patient, within himself, or somewhere in the complex mixture of the patient/therapist relationship, comes to a halt. At these times the two participants can no longer play with the psychological material at hand. He examines these moments as opportunities to open up something heretofore unimagined. He draws on his concept of “mutual inductive identification” to understand these phenomena. Thursday Oct 23 - 7pm-9pm A Relational Psychoanalytic Model for Working with Couples This full-day workshop is based on Dr. Ringstrom’s new publication and will present a comprehensive contemporary approach to couple treatment. It is organised around three main themes: • the actualization of self experience in an intimate relationship • the capacity for mutual recognition, • the “relationship having a mind of its own”. The model sets out six steps in which these themes are achieved, that wed theory and practice. The first step begins with the therapist’s close attunement to each partners’ bi-dimensional transference (their longings and their fears) in relation to the other, eventually pointing out the couple’s “vicious circle” engagements, which arise when each partner’s developmental longings trigger painful or unmanageable states in the other partner. Further steps include understanding the developmental context of each partner’s contribution; the exploration of enactments to illuminate what is going on unconsciously in the couple and discovering what is non-negotiable in each partner and in the couple. During the first half of the workshop, Dr Ringstrom will outline his relational psychoanalytic model of couple therapy in detail. After lunch, there will be extended interaction with the audience, with particular emphasis on the application of his model to clinical material. Participants are encouraged to bring clinical material to discuss with Dr Ringstrom. Saturday Oct 25 9am – 5pm: Advanced Masterclass In this small group of a maximum of 30 people, participants will have the opportunity to interact with Dr Ringstrom in a more intimate setting. The goal of this Masterclass will be to explore the theory and application of Dr Ringstrom’s model at a more advanced level. Working with concepts such as “the relationship having a mind of its own” and the centrality of enactment and mutual inductive identification as a way to access dissociated self-states of each partner, will be explored in more detail. The masterclass will focus on the application of Dr Ringstrom’s model to participants’ own clinical material. Participation in the full day workshop is an essential requirement for enrolment in the Masterclass. Sunday Oct 26 10am – 12pm: Cost: Improvisation Seminar Couples Workshop Improvisation + Couples Couples + Masterclass Improv+Couples+Master - Thu 23 Oct 2014 - Sat 25 Oct 2014 - Thu 23 and Sat 25 - Sat 25 + Sun 26 - Thu 23 + Sat 25 + Sun 26 Full Price $100.00 $437.50 $500.00 $562.50 $625.00 Early Bird /SCIARPP $80.00 $350.00 $400.00 $450.00 $500.00 Bookings: www.trybooking.com/FJMF Inquiries: Roberto D’Angelo - [email protected] Annette Conradi - [email protected] October 2014 Woolcock Institute for Medical Research, 431 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe