Diagnosis and Its Discontents:

Current Controversies and their Relevance to the

 Practice of Psychotherapy

 

Full-day Workshop with Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP

Psychologist-Psychoanalyst-Author

 

Saturday, March 19, 2016, 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

Johnson County Community College

Capitol Federal Conference Center, Rooms A & B 

Because we need concepts that make sense of our clients’ suffering, therapists all think diagnostically to some degree.  The recent dominance of “neo-Kraepelinian” psychiatric classifications such as the DSM and ICD, however, has had disturbing unintended consequences.  The flaws of such taxonomies are particularly glaring in the context of efforts to do focused therapy with people coping with developmental issues, specific social contexts, and problems rooted in personality.  Dr. McWilliams will explore current diagnostic controversies and describe current psychoanalytic efforts to make diagnosis more clinically meaningful to real-life therapeutic challenges.

 

Nancy McWilliams, PhD, ABPP

Dr. Nancy McWilliams teaches at Rutgers University’s Graduate School of Applied & Professional Psychology and has a private practice in Flemington, NJ. She is author of Psychoanalytic Diagnosis (1994; rev. ed. 2011), Psychoanalytic Case Formulation (1999), and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy (2004), all with Guilford Press. She has edited or contributed to several other books, and is Associate Editor of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (2006; rev. ed. due 2016). She is a former president of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39) of the American Psychological Association and is on the editorial board of Psychoanalytic Psychology.  A graduate of the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis, Dr. McWilliams is also affiliated with the Center for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis of New Jersey and the National Training Program of the National Institute for the Psychotherapies in New York City.

For more information about Dr. McWilliams:  http://nancymcwilliams.com/

 

About the Center

The Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center is a nonprofit organization which provides a forum for discussion of theoretical, cultural, and clinical ideas regarding psychoanalysis, as well as networking opportunities for professionals, through community forums, professional workshops and an annual film series. Membership is open to any person with a serious interest in psychoanalysis. The Center is the parent organization of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute, which provides postgraduate training in the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. More information about the Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center is available at www.gkcpsa.org.

 

Continuing Medical Education Credits

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Center. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.”

 

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this Live Activity for a maximum of 6 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

 

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS:None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.