Election 2016: Passion, Politics, and Everyday Life

Tuesday October 13, 2016     7:00-9:00 PM

Politics arouse intense emotions in all of us particularly in this election year.  Is it possible to step back and analyze how we respond to the 2016 election, while putting our personal loyalties aside for a moment? This event addresses the 2016 election, examining the passions aroused in the social arena and clinically in the office, focusing on idiosyncratic countertransference and treatment issues. 

CE Objectives: 

Participants will be able to:

1.Analyze and discuss from a group perspective, possible motivations, conscious and unconscious, for voting choices. 

2.Identify and discuss possible countertransference reactions to candidates and people who vote for them.

3.Discuss understandings of voting motivations and how to deal with them in a clinical setting.  

CE Target audience:  Psychologists (all levels), Social Workers, Counselors 

Presenters:

Stephen Soldz, Ph.D, Cert.Psya., Director of Social Justice and Human Rights Project

Patricia Hugenberger, Psya.D., BGSP Faculty

Fee:  Free or $20 per event for 1.5 CE’s/Clock Hours*

*Full refund available if you cancel one week prior to the event. If you have any questions, email info@bgsp.edu.

CE Target audience:  Psychologists (all levels), Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors

Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. BGSP maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is an NBCC-Approved Continuing Education Provider (ACEP) and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program.

Application for social work continuing education credits is being submitted. Please contact us at ContinuingEd@BGSP.edu for the status of social work CE accreditation.

For information on continuing education credits for nurses, social workers, or marriage and family counseling, call 617-277-3915.

The Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc., through its Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.

Direct inquiries may be made regarding the accreditation status by the New England Association to the administrative staff of the institution. Individuals may also contact: Commission on Institutions of Higher Education, New England Association of Schools and Colleges, 3 Burlington Woods Drive, Ste 100, Burlington, MA 01803-4514, 781-425-7700 or email: cihe@neasc.org