by Jeremy Mintz, Psy.D.

32nd ANNUAL EVENT AND LECTURE: PLUGGING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE:
A Day with Kirkland Vaughans, Ph.D.

We often hear talk of building bridges for psychoanalysis to exist in spaces beyond private consulting rooms. Our guest lecturer for this year’s annual event, Kirkland Vaughans, Ph.D., has spent his entire career putting that into practice, and we are very fortunate to host him. Dr. Vaughans will be speaking about failures within social institutions to mentalize the experiences of Black boys, particularly in the education and juvenile justice systems. He will also talk about how racism impacts clinical work with Black youth in mixed-race therapeutic dyads through unconscious processes, which renders race a forbidden topic. A response will be delivered by Diane Adams, Ph.D., followed by a panel discussion in the afternoon. To register, go to https://www.ncspp.org/events/annual-event-and-lecture-2019.

Saturday, May 18, 2019
9:00 am - 4:00 pm
The David Brower Center
2150 Alston Way
Berkeley, CA 94704
Cost: $40 - $210 (in person attendance); $55 - $250 (live stream)

Additionally, for those interested in getting familiar with Dr. Vaughans’ work, there are still some spots left in the free reading group that will explore one of his articles. The group will meet on Sunday, May 5, 2019 in Berkeley and is free for clinicians working in community mental health. For more information, visit https://www.ncspp.org/events/kirkland-vaughans-reading-group.