NYPSI EXTENSION PROGRAM:

Psychoanalytic Principles of Child Development

with David Sawyer, M.D.

Psychoanalytic Principles of

Child Development

David Sawyer, M.D.

October 19 - November 16, 2020

Mondays, 7:00 - 8:00 pm

5 classes / $150

This course is virtual and will be held on ZOOM.

To register, click here, visit nypsi.org or call 212-879-6900

NYPSI Extension Program: Psychoanalytic Principles of Child Development

This is a course designed to help students better understand child development phases from a psychoanalytic perspective: the pre-oedipal, oedipal, latency, and early, middle and late adolescent phases. The course will highlight how certain issues affect child development at the different stages: sibling trauma, separation anxiety, beating fantasies, the origin and evolution of childhood narcissism, family romance fantasies (oedipal and latency fantasies) and object removal in adolescence. The discussion of these universal childhood fantasies is facilitated by a study of certain classical papers and current considerations of these issues. Clinical examples will be offered to illustrate the concepts being presented.

5 CME/CE credits offered.

Dr. David Sawyer is a member of NYPSI and is on the faculty of Weill Cornell-New York Presbyterian Hospital.

Course Objectives

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the psychoanalytic nature of developmental phases in childhood: i.e., pre-oedipal, oedipal, latency, and early, middle,and late adolescence.

2. Explain which principles organize development, including progression and fixation, the formation of unconscious fantasies, unconscious conflict, and the influence of parenting and parent psychology in order to recognize clinically significant developmental issues in childhood: sibling trauma, separation anxiety, sadomasochism, family romance fantasies, the evolution of narcissism, and object removal.

Psychologists

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Social Workers

New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0317.

Physicians

Physicians: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and New York Psychoanalytic Society & Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of (5) AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Important disclosure information for all learners

None of the planners and presenters of this CME program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Persons with disabilities

The building is wheelchair accessible and has an elevator. Please notify the registrar in advance if you require accommodations.

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