Clinical Uses of Dreams: Analytic Perspectives
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center
Thursday, June 6, 2024
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location:
401 Shady Ave. Suite B-101
Pittsburgh, PA 15206
COST: $40 for 2 CEs;
$25 without CEs
Presented by: Ronald Jalbert, Ph.D. and Thomas B. Janoski, Ph.D. This presentation will first focus on the nature of dreams and then address specifically their potential clinical uses. An integrated approach drawing from two major analytic models, Freudian and Jungian, will be reviewed to explore the "deeper sense or significance"(deutung) of dreams (Traume).
Freud’s understanding of dreams, as a cornerstone of psychoanalytic technique, will be examined in an effort to highlight ways to work with dreams in contemporary practice. Concepts to be explored include wish fulfillment in dreams, condensation, displacement, symbolization, day residue, manifest and latent contents, and over-determination, among others.
Jung’s distinctive approach to dreams will then be presented as a model different from Freud’s in interesting and important ways. Areas to be examined are the ideas of complexes as architects of dreams, the role of compensation, the nature of the symbol, the role of the Self in dream life, and dreams in transference and countertransference.
Rather than emphasizing differences, the assumption is that various models can amplify and complement each other and that some integration allows for appreciation of the richness and depth of the dream experience.
A step-by-step approach will be presented utilizing contributions from Freud, Jung, Bion and more recent theorists to provide clinicians with a strategy by which dreams might be approached.
PARTICIPANTS ARE ASKED TO BRING A DREAM TO BE ANALYZED. (This can be a dream reported by a client or one of their own dreams, which can be disguised as a dream reported by another. Specific details of the dreamer's life can be distinguished or altered to preserve the anonymity of the dreamer.)
At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Describe and explain typical steps by which a dream may be approached in clinical practice.
2. Practice analyzing sample dreams using the approach presented.
Ronald Jalbert, Ph.D. is a Jungian Analyst and Chair of the Child Training Program at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center. Dr. Jalbert has presented numerous programs in the Pittsburgh community on Jungian analytic topics and brings a depth of knowledge and experience to his presentation. He has presented in several venues through out the United States as well as in Canada, France and Switzerland. His most recent publication, Revue de Psychologie Analytique: Psychanalyse jungienne: cliniques et theories, can be found in the Journal of Analytical Psychology.
Thomas B. Janoski, Ph.D., is Chair of the Education Committee of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center and has been a faculty member at PPC for over a decade. He is a frequent presenter on psychoanalytic topics in the Pittsburgh community.
Continuing Education - Psychologists
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
Disclosure Statement:
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. *Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LPCs: The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Centers is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The Pennsylvania Board of Social Work approves of credits issued by APA sponsors. Therefore, the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is able to offer continuing education credits to social workers and counselors per Pennsylvania Code, Section 49.
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Clinical Uses of Dreams: Analytic Perspectives
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center
Thursday, June 6, 2024
7:00-9:00 p.m.
Location: 401 Shady Ave. Suite B-101 Pittsburgh, PA 15206
Cost: $40 for 2 CEs/$25 without CEs
Presented by: Ronald Jalbert, Ph.D. and Thomas B. Janoski, Ph.D. This presentation will first focus on the nature of dreams and then address specifically their potential clinical uses. An integrated approach drawing from two major analytic models, Freudian and Jungian, will be reviewed to explore the "deeper sense or significance"(deutung) of dreams (Traume).
Freud’s understanding of dreams, as a cornerstone of psychoanalytic technique, will be examined in an effort to highlight ways to work with dreams in contemporary practice. Concepts to be explored include wish fulfillment in dreams, condensation, displacement, symbolization, day residue, manifest and latent contents, and over-determination, among others.
Jung’s distinctive approach to dreams will then be presented as a model different from Freud’s in interesting and important ways. Areas to be examined are the ideas of complexes as architects of dreams, the role of compensation, the nature of the symbol, the role of the Self in dream life, and dreams in transference and countertransference.
The assumption we operate from is that both models, Freudian and Jungian, have value in clinical work since both, in albeit different ways, capture various aspects of the richness and depth of dream experience and together articulate the potential for a more profound understanding of the enigmas of dream phenomena.
At the conclusion of the presentation, participants will be able to:
1. Name and describe the major features of Freud’s and Jung’s understanding of dreams.
2. Give examples from their own practice illustrating the practical application of dreamwork in the clinical setting.
Ronald Jalbert, Ph.D., is a Jungian Analyst and Chair of the Child Training Program at the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center. Dr. Jalbert has presented numerous programs in the Pittsburgh community on Jungian analytic topics and brings a depth of knowledge and experience to his presentation. He has presented in several venues through out the United States as well as in Canada, France and Switzerland. His most recent publication, Revue de Psychologie Analytique: Psychanalyse jungienne: cliniques et theories, can be found in the Journal of Analytical Psychology.
Thomas B. Janoski, Ph.D., is Chair of the Education Committee of the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center and has been a faculty member at PPC for over a decade. He is a frequent presenter on psychoanalytic topics in the Pittsburgh community.
Continuing Education - Psychologists
Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education programs for psychologists. Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content.
Disclosure Statement:
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. *Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.
Social Workers, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists, LPCs: The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Centers is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The Pennsylvania Board of Social Work approves of credits issued by APA sponsors. Therefore, the Pittsburgh Psychoanalytic Center is able to offer continuing education credits to social workers and counselors per Pennsylvania Code, Section 49.