| Program Title: | A morning with Nicola Abel-Hirsch, FIPA Bion’s Technique |
| Date: | Saturday, May 3, 2025 |
| Time: | 10:00am – 12:00pm |
| Location: | San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis 444 Natoma Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (remote option is available) |
| Presenter: | Nicola Abel-Hirsch, FIPA will be joining us via Zoom from London |
| Moderator: | Laurie Goldsmith, PhD |
| Program Fee: | $ 65 — General Admission $ 50 — SFCP Members Free — SFCP and non-SFCP Candidates, SFCP PPTP Trainees, and University Level Students |
| CME/CE: | This program has been approved for a maximum of 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ for free (for SFCP members) or $30 (for non-SFCP members) |
| Note: | A recording of this program will be available for all registered participants. |
Dr. Abel-Hirsch will present her ideas on Bion’s technique, followed by a discussion with the audience.
Accreditation Statement for CME/CE Sponsorship and Disclosure Statement
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, the learners will be able to:
- describe how the two poles of Bion’s grid can be useful in clinical practice.
- describe what Bion means by transformations in O and growing.
- explain how Abel-Hirsch made use of Bion’s concepts in her case example.
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 2 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
