03/15/2023
RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR PSYCHOANALYTIC PSYCHOLOGIES
An Official Division 39 Chapter of the American Psychological Association
The RIAPP board is accepting nominations for next season. To find out more or to nominate yourself email riapporg@gmail.com
SPRING CONFERENCE:
Decolonizing conceptualizations of development and personality in psychoanalysis
by Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D.
This event will be held IN PERSON in Providence!
Rhode Island School of Design Washington Place Auditorium
20 Washington Place, Providence, RI, 02903
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REGISTER BY Thursday 3/30/22
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Abstract:
In many parts of the world, conceptualizations of human development, such as those regarding the concept of dependency, have been shaped within the context of white, Euro-American colonization. Within psychoanalysis, there has been a tendency to separate the psyche and the social, contributing to a neglect of sociocultural context in theory and practice. This presentation examines the complicity of psychoanalysis in colonized narratives of development and personality, and the impact of this complicity on racial minorities. I also explore post-colonial perspectives that challenge theoretical assumptions of non-white people as dependent and inferior. Drawing on theory, research, and practice, I will present a culturally informed, decolonizing psychoanalytic approach, emphasizing the influence of the therapist’s and the patient’s sociocultural context on the therapeutic relationship.
Learning Objectives:
1. Identify how colonization and sociocultural trauma shape conceptualizations of human development and personality.
2. Identify how attention to sociocultural context is critical for moving toward decolonized approaches to psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
3. Develop an understanding of a culturally informed and decolonizing psychoanalytic approach to conceptualization and technique.
References:
Bhatia, S. (2019). Searching for justice in an unequal world: Reframing Indigenous psychology as a cultural and political project. Journal of Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology, 39(2), 107-114.
Dajani, K.G. (2020). Cultural determinants in Winnicott’s developmental theories. International Journal of Applied Psychoanalytic Studies, 17, 6-21.
Tummala-Narra, P. (2020). The fear of immigrants. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 37(1), 50-61.
Tummala-Narra, P. (2016). Psychoanalytic theory and cultural competence in psychotherapy. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association.
Rogers-Sirin, L., & Gupta, T. (2012). Cultural identity and mental health: Differing trajectories among Asian and Latino youth. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 59(4), 555-566.
April 2023
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Decolonizing conceptualizations of development and personality in psychoanalysis
by Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D.
Location:
Rhode Island School of Design - Washington Place Auditorium
20 Washington Place
Providence, RI, 02903
(map)
Check in and Breakfast
8:30am
Conference:
9:00AM-12:30PM
3.0 CE Credits
RIAPP has implemented a "Pay What You Can" model
for more information see the registration page for this event
Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist and the Director of Community-Based Education at the Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute and Research Professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences at Boston University. Her research and scholarship focus on immigration, trauma, race, and culturally-informed psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Her publications include over 90 peer-reviewed articles and chapters in books. She is also in Independent Practice, and works primarily with survivors of trauma from diverse sociocultural backgrounds. Dr. Tummala-Narra is an Associate Editor of Psychoanalytic Dialogues and the Asian American Journal of Psychology. She is the author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy (2016) and the editor of Trauma and Racial Minority Immigrants: Turmoil, Uncertainty, and Resistance (2021), both published by the American Psychological Association Books.
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Anti-Racism Events and More
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Upcoming (virtual) Events:
Please note that these events are not hosted by RIAPP, click the title of the event for more information
Racial Trauma: Assessment & Coping, with Kineret Kandelker, Psy.D.
Tuesday, March 14, 2023 (12:00 - 1:30pm EST)
This training explores the concept of racial trauma, and the impact that it has on BIPOC (black, indigenous and people of color) individuals. Participants will be offered techniques to openly discuss race and assess racial trauma with their clients. The training will discuss coping strategies and treatment. Registration fees: $15 for members and $35 for non-members. Click here to register
NASW Rhode Island Chapter
Registration for the 42nd Annual Spring Meeting of Division 39 American Association Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology, is open.
Our Beautiful Struggle: Destruction, Creation, and Psychoanalysis
in person--April 26-29th 2023 at the New York Hilton Midtown.
Decentering Whiteness and Celebrating Intersectionality with Keynote Speaker: Dr. Autumn Asher BlackDeer, Plenary Speaker: Loretta Ross
Smith College School for Social Work 2023 Deepening Clinical Practice Conference
June 23, 2023, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. (In-Person)
Smith College Campus Center, 100 Elm Street, Northampton, MA 01060
Registration will open in March.
More information here: https://ssw.smith.edu/academics/professional-education/deepening-clinical-practice-conference
Other Noteworthy Items and Events:
The Elusive Construct of “Therapeutic Action”
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 7:00 - 8:30 PM EST Zoom Program & Discussion
The Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute
From Civilizational Degeneration to Regeneration: Environmental, Social, and Personal
Thursday, Mar. 30, 2023 7:00-9:45pm, zoom
The Massachusetts Institute for Psychoanalysis
Reading Lacan’s Clinical Cases
Saturday, April 15, 2023; 11am-4pm with one hour break (1pm-2pm), Zoom
Massachusetts Association for Psychoanalytic Psychology
Social workers participating in this conference will receive up to 5.5 CEs. Content Level: Intermediate for all sessions
