2024 - 2025 Scientific Meetings
| Program Title: | BORN SMALL, ADDICTED TO GUILT: Psychoanalysis-informed treatment of self-identified addicts with special attention to underlying shame and guilt |
| Date: | Saturday, November 2, 2024 |
| Time: | 10:30am – 12:00pm PT |
| Presenter: | Graeme Daniels, MFT Faculty, SFCP |
| Location: | San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis 444 Natoma Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (remote option is available) |
| Program Fee: | Free |
| CME/CE: | This program has been approved for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1™ for free (for SFCP members) or $22.50 (for non-SFCP members) |
Psychoanalysis has generally had a marginalized role in the treatment of addictions, however a psychoanalytically informed understanding of psychological defense mechanisms that drive addicts to loose control and sobriety can be very helpful in treatment. In this presentation, Graeme Daniels, with years of experience in the field of addiction treatment, will emphasize the sense of impotence the addict feels, impotence often derived from childhood maltreatment. Oppressive helplessness drives the addict to find an escape, which often leads to substance use and/or grandiose defense mechanisms. When grandiosity fails, further substance use occurs, which in turn causes oppressive guilt and a need for further escape. The presentation will illustrate with clinical examples how non-short-term, open-minded and in-depth treatment can help a struggling addict understand their internal emotional dynamics as they emerge in a treatment that allows for the unfolding of a transference.
Graeme Daniels, MFT is the lead author of the book Getting Real About Sex Addiction. He teaches at SFCP, is a post-seminar candidate at SFCP, has over 25 years of experience in the field of addiction, and practices in Walnut Creek, CA.
Paul Wachter, MD will provide commentary. Dr. Wachter is a noted expert in the field of addiction medicine.
Accreditation Statement for CME/CE Sponsorship and Disclosure Statement
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, the learners will be able to:
- describe an analytic approach that complements an abstinence-encouraging, behavioral-interdictory approach to treating addictions.
- describe an analytic conception of addiction, one that addresses varied perspectives, yet focuses upon a self-medicative purpose to addictive behaviors.
- describe typical psychic defenses used by addicts to ward off underlying feelings of guilt and shame.
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 San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. 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 1.5 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.
PSYCHOLOGISTS: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Psychologists attending SFCP events approved for CE credits may report AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ toward their CE requirements. Psychologists self-certify the number of hours they have completed on their renewal form (whether online or paper).
LCSWs/MFTs: The San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis is a continuing education provider that has been approved by the American Psychological Association, a California Board of Behavioral Sciences recognized approval agency
Psychologists, Social Workers, and Marriage and Family Therapists will be awarded AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™ on an hour for hour basis; see the program description for the maximum of credits awarded for each program.
Commercial Support: None