Odilon Redon, Strange Flower (Little Sister of the Poor), 1880
WORKSHOP ON CHILD ANALYSIS
“Is It a Boy or a Girl?”
Catherine Vanier
Sunday, April 23, 2023 • 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Time Zone: Eastern Time (US and Canada)
This presentation will be held in a hybrid format (in-person and via Zoom).
School of Visual Arts, 133 W. 21st Street, Room 402C, New York, NY (for in-person only)
For some years now, medical science can answer this question well before birth. But is it an answer? If, as Freud teaches us, the unconscious knows nothing of sexual difference, how can our clinical practice address children diagnosed with “gender dysphoria,” the questions they are posing, and the difficulties in construction or deconstruction they encounter along their way?
Suggested readings: Freud: Three Essays on the Theory of Sexuality (1905). Lacan: Seminar XX, 1972-73, Encore.
Catherine Vanier practices psychoanalysis in Paris. She is a member of Espace Analytique, heads L’École Expérimentale de Bonneuil-sur-Marne, and is a faculty member of Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association. Besides many books in French, she has published in English (as Catherine Mathelin) Lacanian Psychotherapy with Children: The Broken Piano, and (as Catherine Vanier) Premature Birth: The Baby, the Doctor and the Psychoanalyst (1917, Karnac Press).
General fee: $40
For students with ID*: $20
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Continuing Education
Two and a half (2.5) CE credits will be granted to Licensed Social Workers, Licensed Psychoanalysts, Licensed Psychologists, and Licensed Mental Health Counselors who have registered, have documented evidence of attendance of the presentation, and complete the evaluation form. Upon completion of the evaluation form, a Certificate of Completion will be emailed to all participants who comply with these requirements.
Course Fee with 2.5 CE Credits: $40
There is no fee for CE Credits for Members, AFs, and Yearly Participants of Après-Coup.
Social Workers: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0597).
Licensed Psychoanalysts: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Licensed Psychoanalysts as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts (#P-0044).
Licensed Psychologists: Après-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Licensed Psychologists as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed psychologists (#PSY-0077).
Licensed Mental Health Counselors: Apres-Coup Psychoanalytic Association is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0189).
Learning Objectives: After the presentations, participants will be able to:
Identify the way in which clinical practice addresses children diagnosed with gender dysphoria.
Describe the clinical consequences that can be drawn from it.
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For annual fee members of Après-Coup as well as for the faculty and students of the School of Visual Arts, attendance is free—use access code during the checkout process. Need access code? Email admin@apres-coup.org to request.