The PCC Continuing Education Committee
is pleased to present

BURIED IN THE FUTURE WHICH HAS NOT HAPPENED: FURTHER EXPLORATIONS IN THE

WORK OF W.R. BION

featuring


Avner Bergstein, MA, FIPA

Israel Psychoanalytic Society


Saturday, April 22, 2023

9:00 am to 11:00 am (PST)

CEUs: 2

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When

Saturday, April 22, 2023

8:45 am Sign-in

9:00 am Paper presentation: "Buried in the future which has not happened: Non-linear time, 'Non-Logic" and the Ultimate Reality of the Session."

10:00 am Audience discussion

11:o0 am Adjourn


Virtual Meeting Service

Zoom Video Conference (The Zoom login ID will be provided after registration).


Program Description

In this seminar, psychoanalyst Avner Bergstein will present a paper, “Buried in the future which has not happened: Non-linear time, 'non-logic' and the ultimate reality of the session.” In this paper, leaning on Bion's writings, Bergstein emphasizes the close observation of the evolution of the emotional experience of the session as a way of approaching an infinitely complex and often unthinkable reality. This process extricates us from a hallucinatory grasp on the past and elaborates the capacity to tolerate the unknown and unknowable infinite stream towards the future. Hence, the work of analysis, as depicted in this paper, is not only revealing unconscious thoughts buried in the past, but also cultivating a psychically alive mind able to create and generate new thoughts, oriented toward the future and the unknown.


Target Audience

MD's, Psychologists, LCSW's, MFT's, Registered Nurses, candidates and members of psychoanalytic institutes, and student clinicians who are interested in psychoanalytic training programs.


Course Objectives

At the end of this activity, participants should be better able to:

  1. Identify one way that W.R. Bion's theory of psychoanalysis shares insight with Quantum Theory;
  2. Name two qualities of mind required for analytic observation according to W.R. Bion;
  3. Describe the importance of the future in psychoanalysis according to W.R. Bion.
Program Faculty

Avner Bergstein is a training and supervising psychoanalyst and faculty member of the Israel Psychoanalytic Society. He works in private practice with adults, adolescents and children and has worked for several years at a kindergarten for children with autism. He has authored numerous papers elaborating on the clinical implications of the writings of Bion and Meltzer and his papers are translated into many languages. He is author of the book Bion and Meltzer's Expeditions into Unmapped Mental Life: Beyond the Spectrum in Psychoanalysis. He is also the recipient of the IPA 2021 Elizabeth Young-Bruehl Prejudice Award.

Continuing Education Credit

The Psychoanalytic Center of California is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.



The Psychoanalytic Center of California designates this live activity for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in this activity.

  

As per the California Board of Psychology, psychologists may apply AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ earned by attendance at this CME accredited live activity toward their continuing education requirement for licensing. 

The Psychoanalytic Center of California is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) to sponsor continuing education for LMFT's and LCSW's (CAMFT Approved Provider # 135374). The Psychoanalytic Center of California maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content. This course meets the qualifications for 2 hours of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences. These learners must attend the entire course to claim credit; no partial credit is offered according to CAMFT requirements.

 

The PCC maintains responsibility for this program/course and its content.  

 

Claiming Credit: Participants will receive a certificate of attendance at the event, which can be used toward licensing requirements. Credit is offered for actual instruction time and does not include breaks.

 

Refunds/Cancellations: Refunds, less a $10 administrative fee, will be made if cancellation notification is phoned or postmarked three (3) business days in advance of this program. There will be no refunds on requests received after the refund deadline. Full refunds are made in the event that PCC must cancel this program.

 

Returned Checks: A $25.00 service charge will be assessed for checks returned by the bank.

 

Grievances: While PCC goes to great lengths to assure fair treatment for all participants and attempts to anticipate problems, there will be occasional issues that come to the attention of the PCC staff which will require intervention and/or action on the part of the staff. Visit  www.p-c-c.org/ethics for PCC's procedural guidelines for handling such grievances.

 

Special Needs: Facilities are accessible to persons with disabilities. If you have a special need and plan to attend the conference, please contact the PCC Office by phone at (310) 478-4347 or via email at [email protected]. Special needs requests will be fulfilled if received one week prior to the event, which will ensure we have ample opportunity to meet your needs.

 

Commercial Support Disclaimer: The planners and presenters for this event have not received commercial support for this event nor are there any relevant financial relationships between the sponsors, presenters, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest.

 

Financial Support Disclaimer: The planners and presenters for this event have no financial relationships to disclose.

 

Continuing Education Membership: Any person who attends a PCC Continuing Education conference shall become a Continuing Education Member for one year. The registration fee for the conference covers the cost of membership. A Continuing Education Member will be provided with a PCC newsletter as available, and the option to participate in periodic forums to discuss continuing education offerings. Continuing Education Members will also be eligible to attend Continuing Education planning meetings. 

 

Confidentiality:  By registering for this educational event, attendees agree to strictly maintain confidentiality of any clinical material shared and will not distribute or convey such confidential material outside of the conference. 

List of Program Planners

Presenters:

Avner Bergstein, MA, FIPA


Continuing Education Committee:

Philip Lance, PhD (co-chair), Leigh Tobias, PhD (co-chair), Jennifer Kunst, Ph.D. (member and CME coordinator) and Chris Minnick, MD (member and CME chair); Persila Conversano, PsyD, Jason Snyder, LMFT, Stacey Nicklas, PsyD, Jennifer Langham, PhD, and Yelena Kashtuyeva, MFT (members)



Registration

General Admission: $75

Candidate/PPP Admission: $35

Full time Student Admission: $35

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