Working with Survivor Siblings in Psychoanalysis

An exploration of Disability within the Family System

Presenter: Johanna Dobrich, LCSW

Friday, February 3, 2023, 7-9PM

via Zoom (link will be sent closer to the day of the event)

2 CEUs available for NY LCSW, LMSW, LMHC, & Psychologists

Working with Survivor Siblings in Psychoanalysis: Ability and Disability in Clinical Process explores a previously neglected area in the field of psychoanalysis, addressing under-theorized concepts on siblings, disabilities and psychic survivorship, and broadening our conceptualization of the enduring effects of lateral relations on human development. What happens to a person’s sense of self both personally and professionally when they grow up alongside a severely disabled sibling? This presentation will explore the themes that emerged in the book through a series of qualitative interviews held between the author and a sample of psychoanalysts - all of whom grew up alongside a disabled sibling.

Learning Objectives:
1. Participants will be able to conceptualize the impact of disabled siblings on the psychic development and interpersonal relations of non-disabled siblings.
2. Participants will examine the utility of a dissociative model for understanding the impact of chronic medical disability on the family system and how to engage clinically.
3. Participants will consider the relationship between early life experience and the vocational choice to become a psychoanalyst.

General Admission: $50
TIMH Faculty or Supervisor: $30
TIMH Student/Intern: Free, please email the office manager.

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