Public Programs &
Professional Development
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Welcome to a vibrant source of education and community for individuals interested in psychoanalysis as a therapeutic model and as a lens for viewing individuals, culture, and society, along with stimulating conversation.
WBCP’s public programs include an array of high-caliber scientific meetings, case conferences, continuing education opportunities, and a unique 3-year writing program, as well as programs that highlight the arts, including two annual film festivals.
Continuing Education Units are not issued for partial attendance of one day programs.
Calendar
September
Saturday, September 14, 2024 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”- Session 1: Virginia Ungar
Session 1: The Female Psychoanalyst’s Longest Revolution Participants: Virginia Ungar, Margarita Valladares, and Margarita Cereijido, Chair Date: September 14, 2024 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET…
October
Sunday, October 6, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Raphling Memorial Lecture
Racial Rage, Racial Guilt: The Uses of Anger in Asian America Presenter: David Eng Date: October 6, 2024 Time: 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm In-Person Presentation Post Hall George Washington University Mt. Ver…
Sunday, October 20, 2024 | 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm
LGBTQ+ Workshop (Registration Opening This Summer)
Date: October 20, 2024 Time: 1:00pm – 4:00pm Presenter: Sam Guzzardi, LCSW “Holding Laplanche Lightly: The Story of Two Queer Treatments” Via Zoom More information coming soon. Registration opens in t…
Saturday, October 26, 2024 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 2: Romance
Session 2: What Ever Happened to Romance on the Revolutionary Road? Participants: Janice Lieberman, Chair, Danielle Knafo, Arlene Heyman, and Isaac Tylim Date: October 26, 2024 Time: 11:00 am – …
December
Saturday, December 14, 2024 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 3: In Her Own Voice
Session 3: In Her Own Voice: Challenging Theories of Women’s Development Participants: Nancy Kulish and Catherine Mallouh Date: December 14, 2024 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: …
January
Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Annual Colloquium (Members Only Event)
Annual Colloquium January 11, 2025 Time: 9:00 am – 12: 00 pm More information coming soon!
Saturday, January 11, 2025 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 4: Women as Caregivers Through Their Lifespan
Session 4: Women’s Role as Caregivers Through Their Lifespan Panel: Jessica Benjamin in conversation with Erika Lepiavka and Tracy Sidesinger Date: January 11, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET Regi…
February
Tuesday, February 4, 2025 | 8:00 am – Sunday, February 9, 2025 | 5:00 pm
2025 APsA National Meeting
2025 National Meeting, February 4 – 9, 2025 Palace Hotel, San Francisco Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.
Saturday, February 22, 2025 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 5: Material Body
Session 5: The Female Body: Passion and Peril Participants: Rosemary H. Balsam, MD, Rachel Boué-Widawsky, PhD, Jeri Isaacson, PhD, Chair Date: February 22, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET Reg…
March
Saturday, March 8, 2025 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 6: Women and Literature
“Women’s Lives in Transition: Novelists Amy Bloom and Lisa Gornick in Conversation” Date: March 8, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net/registr…
April
Saturday, April 12, 2025 | 11:00 am – 12:30 pm
COWAP: “Women, The Longest Revolution”: Session 7: Juliet Mitchell
Session 7: Conversation with Juliet Mitchell Juliet Mitchell, Margarita Cereijido, and Jill Gentile Date: April 12, 2025 Time: 11:00 am – 12:30 pm ET Registration Link: https://wbcp.memberclicks.net…
June
Saturday, June 7, 2025 | 8:00 am – Monday, June 9, 2025 | 5:00 pm
2025 APsA 113th Annual Meeting
APsA 113th Annual Meeting June 7th – June 9th, 2025 Virtual Visit https://apsa.org/meetings-events/ for more information.