Psychoanalysis for the 21st Century
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Psychoanalytic Fellowship Programs
Learn foundational psychoanalytic principles. (9 months).
Psychoanalytic Studies Program
Psychoanalytic Training Programs
We at the WBCP are committed to examining all aspects of diversity in the composition of our membership, our client systems, and our teaching. We are committed to redressing failures of the past through furthering our own education and sensitivities to issues of diversity. We aim to create a welcoming atmosphere that is open to discussion and change, one that approaches past failures with non-defensiveness, accepting responsibility and committing to improvement. We aim to grow.
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Public Programs Calendar
March
Sunday, March 24, 2024 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
WBCP Psychoanalytic Institute Zoom Open House
Date: March 24, 2024 Time: 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET Via Zoom The Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis welcomes those considering our Psychoanalytic Studies Program or Psychoanalytic Training to …
Friday, March 29, 2024 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema – Life and A Day
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema Discussion of the film Life and A Day (2016) Director: Saeed Roustayi Somaieh, the youngest daughter of an indigent family, is getting married and fear is ove…
April
Friday, April 12, 2024 | 12:00 pm – 2:00 pm
Washington Case Conference – April 12, 2024 – Nydia Lisman-Pieczanski, MD and Maria Lima, PsyD
Date: Friday, April 12, 2024 NEW TIME: 12:00pm- 2:00pm ET April Presenters: Nydia Lisman-Pieczanski, MD and Maria Lima, PsyD (see below for more information about the upcoming session) Click here t…
Friday, April 26, 2024 | 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema – XXY
Psychoanalytic Takes on the Cinema Discussion of the film XXY(2007) Director: Lucia Puenzo After a chance encounter on the street, a woman tried to encourage a pregnant domestic abuse victim to see he…
Sunday, April 28, 2024 | 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Virtual Social Hour (Members Only Event)
Zoom Cocktail Hour Time: 5:00 pm When: April 28, 2024 Where: Via Zoom
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WBCP publishes essays and articles on this website in two collections.
PsychBites offers monthly tapas-sized reads designed to spark interest and provoke thought.
While Beyond the Couch delivers periodic posts focused on bringing community back into psychoanalysis.
PsychBytes
Tapas-sized reads designed to spark interest and provoke thought.
Rhythms of Baseball (Re-issue)
The rhythms of baseball are the rhythms of analytic therapy are the rhythms of life.
Up Close and Personal
Biennially, the National Portrait Gallery fosters a competition where artists around the country submit intimate portrayals of a human being – sometimes themselves. In this video portrait, 2013 award winner Bo Gehring presents Esperanza Spalding (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OeZxytSV3M)
No Words
On a recent trip to Germany, I was very interested to see their modern art, to see what sense the people are making of who they are. Contemporary psychoanalytic thinking holds that some facts of human existence cannot be said but rather shown, as expressed in the arts.
Beyond the Couch
Thoughtful posts bringing community back into psychoanalysis.
A Grand Experiment in Community Mental Health: The DC Institute for Mental Hygiene
After graduating from Catholic University, I inquired where people went to get the best training in psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory and practice. The Washington School of Psychiatry and the DC Institute for
Faraway Voices: Healing Through Writing
The early morning sun shines through the window of my home office as I open the Zoom link to connect with 6 young women who have just finished their evening
The House of Ruth
In her essay about her years as a board member at the House of Ruth, Carolyn Gruber does a beautiful job describing the work done in this incredible “house” where
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Save The Date: 2024 WBCP Graduation and Awards Ceremony
Please save the date Saturday, June 15, 2022 for our Annual Graduation and Awards Ceremony. This year we will celebrate our eligible second year PSP students and candidates who will be graduating
Congratulations to the 2023 WBCP Graduates and Award Recipients
Over the last few years, the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and Howard University Department of Psychiatry have been building an affiliation.
WBCP and Howard University Department of Psychiatry Affiliation
Over the last few years, the Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis and Howard University Department of Psychiatry have been building an affiliation.