SFCP in conjunction with the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco and The Regional Bion Symposium present:
W.R. Bion’s Reading of C.G. Jung’s “Memories, Dreams and Reflections”
Saturday, April 19, 2025
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM (Pacific Time)
In-person at SFCP (444 Natoma Street, San Francisco) and via ZOOM
Program recording is available to registered participants.
Presenter:
Joseph Aguayo, PhD
Discussants:
Peter Goldberg, PhD and Mark Winborn, PhD
Program Fee:
$ 105 — General Admission
$ 85 — Members or SFCP or C.G. Jung Institute of SF
Free — Candidates, Students, and SFCP PPTP Trainees
3 CME/CE Credits available for free (for SFCP members) or $ 45 (for non-SFCP members)
Program Fee | CME/CE | |
|---|---|---|
General Admission | $ 105 | $ 15 per credit |
Members of SFCP or C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco | $ 85 | $ 15 per credit (Free for SFCP Members) |
Candidates, Students, and SFCP PPTP Trainees | Free | $ 15 per credit (Free for SFCP Members) |
Image montage created by Stephen Garratt. Used with permission.
Join us for a ground-breaking collaboration between the C.G. Jung Institute of San Francisco, The Regional Bion Symposium, and the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP) which explores previously unrecognized links between the fields of psychoanalysis (founded by Sigmund Freud) and analytical psychology (founded by Carl G. Jung). In this initial program, Joseph Aguayo, PhD will examine W.R. Bion’s personal annotations in his copy of Jung’s Memories, Dreams, and Reflections, shedding light on how Jung’s ideas may have influenced Bion’s concept of intuition and his theory of transformation in “O”. Dr. Aguayo’s paper will be discussed by Peter Goldberg, PhD from a Bionian perspective, and Mark Winborn, PhD from a Jungian vantage point, with ample time reserved for questions from both remote and in-person participants.
Preview the discussion with Joseph Aguayo, PhD, and Mark Winborn, PhD, in this 8-minute promo video:
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Mental health clinicians and students of all backgrounds are welcome. Pre-registration is required, and CE/CME credit is available on an optional basis for each program. Program recordings will be available to registered participants.
Joseph Aguayo, PhD will examine W.R. Bion’s personal annotations in his copy of Jung’s Memories, Dreams, and Reflections, shedding light on how Jung’s ideas may have influenced Bion’s concept of intuition—a key theme in his Clinical Seminars in Brazil (1970s). The talk will also explore Bion’s only recorded meeting with Jung in 1935 and its possible impact on his theory of transformation in “O”.
Peter Goldberg, PhD is a graduate analyst and co-Chair of the Faculty Committee of the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis (SFCP). His training as a psychotherapist included several years in community mental health, working with a chronic schizophrenic population and in adolescent day treatment settings, as well as a fellowship in child and adult psychotherapy at Children’s Hospital of San Francisco. He is currently in the private practice of psychoanalysis and psychotherapy and is involved extensively in supervision, group consultation, and lecturing in the area of British object relations theory as well as teaching at SFCP, PINC, and the Wright Institute. His latest book: Here I am Alive: The Spirit of Music in Psychoanalysis (with Adam Blum and Michael Levin, (Columbia Univ. Press, 2023).
Mark Winborn, Ph.D., is a Jungian psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist. He is a training analyst with the Inter-Regional Society of Jungian Analysts, the C.G. Jung Institute – Küsnacht, and the Romanian Society for Analytical Psychology. He is also on the adjunct faculty of the Russian Society for Analytical Psychology and the Moscow Association for Analytical Psychology. His primary areas of interest are analytic technique and the integration of psychoanalytic theories. He has published or edited five books: Deep Blues: Human Soundscapes for the Archetypal Journey, Shared Realities: Participation Mystique and Beyond, Interpretation in Jungian Analysis: Art and Technique, Beyond Persona: On Individuation and Beginnings with Jungian Analysts (with Lavinia Țânculescu-Popa), and Jungian Psychoanalysis: A Contemporary Introduction (part of the Routledge series – Introductions to Contemporary Psychoanalysis), as well as numerous articles and book chapters. His work has also been published in Russian, German, French, Portuguese, Hungarian, and Romanian. He received the Gradiva prize from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis for the best article published in 2022 and was a finalist in 2014 for the best edited book in psychoanalysis.
Accreditation Statement for CME/CE Sponsorship and Disclosure Statement
Educational Objectives:
Upon completion of this activity, the learners will be able to:
- articulate how Bion leanred to define intuition from the work of C.G. Jung.
- articulate how Paula Heimann drew upon intuition in her definition of countertransference.
- discuss how Bion’s concept of ‘O’ manifests at the beginning of every analytic session.
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 3 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