Linking Field Theory and Systems Psychodynamics to Enhance Leadership: Exploring Our Complex Identities and Finding Social Resonance in Turbulent Times

Developed by the Department of Psychoanalytic Education Council for Leadership and Organizational Studies

10-Week Advanced Leadership Seminar

Thursdays | Oct 9, 2025 – Dec 18, 2025 | Virtual

10:30-1:30 PM ET / 2:30-5:30 PM GMT

29 CME/CE Credits | $299

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This 10-week virtual seminar will focus on critical concepts in systems psychodynamics and field theory such as the social unconscious, projective identification, splitting, social defenses, complex identities, and intersubjective processes. Widening our conceptual lens so that we can think of individual, group, organization, and the social-political-cultural surround as co-creating the field and influencing and shaping each other, we will use these concepts to deepen our understanding of leadership challenges as we engage racism and othering in ourselves and in the groups and systems in which we are embedded.

Each session will be evenly divided between theoretical and experiential components. In the group as-a-whole, presenters and participants will discuss key points in the assigned readings; break into pre-assigned small self-study groups to reflect on our own group process as it relates to our primary task of learning together about the challenges of leadership as we encounter and address racism and othering; and return to the large group to continue our self-reflection and organizational self-study.

Ultimately, the primary aim is to enhance our individual and collective efforts, particularly in the face of hate and human destructiveness, to become more inclusive, more open in our thinking, and equitable in sharing power.

Registration is open! apsa.org/dpecloscourse2025