The Education Committee strives to develop courses that teach psychoanalytic theory and practice in a way that is relevant and meaningful to a diverse community of clinicians.

Spring 2021 started with “Suffering as a Response to Gratification,” a seven-week case conference taught by Diane Donnelly. This course examined the ways depressive symptoms can occur in response to the anxieties brought about by a gratifying experience (such as career success or mutual love). Participants had the opportunity to follow two cases in depth. Next, we held a four-week series, “Dissociative Identity Disorder: Neuroscience and the Use of the Body in Dissolving Dissociative Barriers,” taught by Kylie Svenson. This course introduced students to the intrapsychic and interpersonal landscape of severe dissociative disorders