by Jeremy Mintz, PsyD

31st ANNUAL EVENT AND LECTURE: A State of Mind

If not yet commonplace, it is at least no longer unheard of within psychoanalytic theory to address the inextricable links between intrapsychic life and the sociopolitical structures into which we are each thrown. One theorist who is dedicated to revealing the continuity of these two domains is Dr. Orna Guralnik, who NCSPP is honored to host on May 5, 2018, for our Annual Event and Lecture. Drawing from her own empirical, theoretical, and clinical work, Dr. Guralnik will discuss the relevance of political ideology to all human experience, and in particular to dissociation and depersonalization. She will discuss how ideological forces constitute and marginalize identities and can strip people of the symbols necessary to represent experience, leaving some in states of depersonalization. She will go on to illuminate how these forces operate in therapeutic dyads, creating both pitfalls and opportunities.

In addition to Dr. Guralnik’s talk, the event will also include a response delivered by a cultural studies scholar, a case presentation, and Q&A opportunities throughout the day.

Saturday, May 5, 2018
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The David Brower Center
2150 Allston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Cost: $40 - $210 (in person attendance); $50 - $260 (live stream)

To register, go to https://www.ncspp.org/events/annual-event-and-lecture-day-orna-guralnik.