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The walls within: working with defenses against otherness

Online Conference 5-11 July 2021

Northeast North America Regional 2024

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August 7, 2024 / 5 mins read

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An in-person event.

On Saturday October 19, 2024, ISPSO and The New York Center for the Study of Groups, Organizations, and Social Systems (TNYC) (https://www.nycgrouprelations.org) will co-host a Northeast North American Regional Event.

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

We invite you to join us to explore ways of bringing the unconscious to the surface through artistic expressions and sensory experiences. Doing so, we might collectively make sense of challenges, thrive in uncertainty, and maintain curiosity. As people interested in groups and organizations, everyone is invited to share thoughts and experiences and to reflect upon the work we will create together. No prior experience with the theme is necessary.

CE Credits Information

ISPSO is partnering with the William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis and Psychology for Continuing Education credits. This event earns four and one half (4.5) CE credits, only for those who attend the entire day’s program. See here for complete information and instructions.


The Program

We are pleased to announce the program and the six distinguished presenters who will contribute to the event:

Time Headline
8:30-9:00 Arrival
Check in and enjoy a light breakfast
9:00-9:15 Welcome
Hear welcoming and framing remarks
9:15-10:15 Social Dreaming Matrix
Share dreams and freely associate to their content as a method of inviting the unconscious to surface and for new insights to emerge.
Joanne Bowman, Marc Maltz and Martin Walker will host the Matrix.
10:15-10:30 Coffee/tea break
10:30-12:00 Creative Expression and Embodied Practices
Jack Lampl will share a 20-year survey of experiments that incorporated creative expression and embodied practices to illuminate unconscious group dynamics in group relations conferences and organizational consultations.

12:00-1:00

Sōzō-sei no Tenkai
Susann Naomi Israel will invite us to experience and reflect on ‘Sōzō-sei no Tenkai’: A Creativity-Based Intervention to Unlock a System’s Unconscious Dynamics tested with the Swiss banking sector.
1:00-1:45 Lunch and network
1:45-3:45 Nothing #89: The Conference
Autumn Knight will lead an experiential session to examine creative approaches to group relations work.
3:45-4:00 Closing Plenary
Reflect on the day together.
4:00-5:00 Reception
Network and continue the conversation


The Purpose

The purpose of the event is to bring together individuals interested in a psychoanalytic view of organizational systems, including ISPSO members, TNYC members, and non-members. The goals are to:

  • Engage in dialogues, think collectively, and allow for clarity and new insights to emerge.
  • Network and foster both new and existing connections.

When and Where

Saturday October 19, 2024 at 8.30AM to 5:00PM
The William Alanson White Institute of Psychiatry, Psychoanalysis & Psychology
20 West 74th Street, New York 10023
An in-person event

Registration & Pricing

ISPSO & TNYC Members: 120.00 USD (students: 80.00 USD)
Non-members: 140.00 USD (students: 80.00 USD)

CLICK HERE FOR REGISTRATION & PAYMENT

Prices include a light breakfast, lunch, tea/coffee break and a refreshment at the closing reception.
Refund Policy: A full refund is available up until 10 October (end-of-day Thursday, EDT). No refunds are available after this time.

We encourage those who are able to donate. Your contributions will help us provide a respectable honorarium for our presenters.


We look forward to welcoming you!

Event Organizers,

John Frazee
Aaron Nurick
Mette Charis Buchman


If you have any questions, please contact Mette Charis Buchman at mettecharisbuchman@gmail.com