Continuing Education Course

We do psychoanalytic writing for ourselves, our colleagues, and our patients, whether scribbling process notes or, more formally, for presentations, journals, or discussions. We search for exactly the right words and think hard about how to organize those words precisely to capture the elusive. This workshop delves into how one might explore the dynamics of a treatment or elaborate a psychoanalytic idea in a formal paper for a psychoanalytic journal. Aspects of the craft of writing and the building blocks and structure of a psychoanalytic journal article will be examined by reading and deconstructing prize-winning psychoanalytic journal articles and by working on our own manuscripts. Practical topics such as confidentiality, development of ideas, literature review, and mechanics of submitting to a journal will be covered.

Learning Objectives

• After completing this activity, the learner will be able to identify the components of effective communication in psychoanalytic writing.
• After completing this activity, the learner will be able to select appropriate clinical material and psychodynamic concepts to include in psychoanalytic writing for professional journals.
• After completing this activity, the learner will be able to apply best practices for writing about all people in language that is free of bias and avoids perpetuating prejudicial beliefs or demeaning attitudes in psychoanalytic writing.

CME/CE Accreditation

ACCME Accreditation Statement

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 American Psychoanalytic Association and Western New England Psychoanalytic Society. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 7.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.

This program is being reviewed for Continuing Education Credit Hours by the National Association of Social Workers, CT. Once approved, it will meet the continuing education criteria for Social Work Licensure renewal, Marriage & Family Therapist Licensure renewal, Professional Counselor Licensure renewal and Licensed Psychologist Licensure renewal.