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Program Description

We are delighted to welcome Dr. Joseph Fernando, a distinguished psychoanalyst and author from Toronto, as our first presenter in NAPsaC’s 2027 series, “Spotlighting Canadian Analysts.” Dr. Fernando will describe his concept of the “zero process” as a form of mental functioning that is the breakdown of the present moment in trauma. These unconstructed bits and pieces form inner objects (introjects) which have the quality of immediate presences. He will demonstrate how zero process structures, which form the core of the superego, play a role in trauma and guilt, the transmission of culture and superego, and, on a group level, group regression and totalitarianism.

Mary Sacco, Vice President of IPSO, will provide a clinical vignette, which Dr. Fernando will use to demonstrate how the concept of zero process can be applied clinically.

Learning Objectives:

1. Describe the characteristics of the zero process, how they are derived from the traumatic situation, and how key characteristics of the superego connect with the zero process.
2. Apply knowledge of the zero process and superego to describe the nature of totalitarian groups.
3. Apply knowledge of the zero process and superego to craft useful clinical interventions with patients.

Program Details

Date: January 23, 2027

Time:  11:30 to 13:30 EST  |   08 :30 to 10:30 PST  |  16:30 to 18:30 London (UK)  |  17:30 to 19:30 (CET)

Location: Event will be held over Zoom

Cost: General - $50 USD  |  Trainees - $25 USD

CE: 2 Credits Available (See details below)

Presenters

Dr. Joseph Fernando (MD, FIPA) is a training and supervising analyst at the Toronto Institute of Psychoanalysis, and past Director of the Canadian Institute of Psychoanalysis. He has published papers on guilt, narcissism, and the character of the exception. His book, The Processes of Defense, won the 2010 Gradiva prize for a book on psychoanalytic theory. His second book, “A Psychoanalytic Understanding of Trauma: Post-Traumatic Mental Functioning, the Zero Process, and the Construction of Reality” was published in 2023 by Routledge in the IPA ideas and applications series. He is presently at work on a book on the deeper links between trauma, guilt, and the superego, which attempts to throw some light on issues of cultural transmission, totalitarianism, and group delusions. He has presented widely on his ideas in North America and abroad.

Mary Sacco (LMHC) is a senior candidate at the Northwestern Society and Institute in Seattle, Washington, and IPSO Vice President of the North American Region.

Continuing Education Credit Information

Credit Certificates
To receive a credit certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the session with last name clearly labeled in Zoom, and complete an online evaluation within 7 days following the program.

The evaluation link will be emailed after the program. Certificates will be emailed within 2 weeks following the event if the evaluation is completed. 

Continuing Education Credits
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Psychoanalytic Association and North American Psychoanalytic Confederation. The American Psychoanalytic Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credits Available:

• Physicians: 2 Credits
• Psychologists: 2 Credits
• Social Workers: 2 Credits
• PAs: 2 Credits
• Nurses & NPs: 2 Nursing Contact Hours
• Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians: 2 Credits
  Pharmacists must claim credits within 30 days and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate.
  APsA will not report credits claimed after 30 days or with incomplete information.
• Interprofessional Continuing Education: 2 Credits

Other Profession Types
Other profession types will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants may claim credit for recertification; however, their professional organization/institute hold the final say on which accredited activities they accept.

Disclosure Statement
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. There is no commercial support for this activity. APsA verifies that all materials generated by AI are accurate, including cited publications and posttests.

*Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. — Updated December 2022

Policies

Confidentiality
I understand that disguised, anonymous case material may be presented at this event. I agree to respect the complete confidentiality of clinical material referred to by presenters and registrants. If this meeting takes place as a virtual meeting, then I agree to ensure I am in a private setting where no one from the public or the household can overhear. If I recognize the identity of a patient, I will protect their confidentiality by discreetly leaving for the remainder of that event. I agree to not discuss clinical material outside of the setting in which it is presented, including in emails or postings.

Cancellation
Cancellations will be accepted up to 72 hours prior to the start of the first session. Refunds will be minus a 20% administrative fee.  There are no refunds after the 72 hour window.

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Program Description

We will explore how our hyperconnected world — the constant flow of information, images, and digital presence, alongside the accelerating impact of Artificial Intelligence — shapes and unsettles our collective social unconscious and the way we relate to external reality.  Three Social Dreaming Matrixes.

Social Dreaming* allows participants to explore anxieties and defences without needing to rush to interpret or find solutions, thus fostering negative capability and opening and deepening horizons.

We will gather three times. Participants will share dreams and associations that talk to each other within the Matrixes, allowing new links and connections and the potential discovery of new thoughts.

The term 'Matrix' distinguishes these meetings from task-oriented groups focused on problem-solving or decision-making. In Social Dreaming, dreams and associations belong to the Matrix and offer a view of the present social unconscious.

The focus is not on the dreamers, who remain anonymous, or on the group's psychodynamics, which are not interpreted. Each Matrix will last an hour and will be followed by a half-hour Dream Reflection Dialogue to explore and identify emotions, themes, and thoughts that emerged during the Matrix.

Note: The Social Dreaming Matrix is not therapy. Participants are responsible for their own well-being

*1 Armstrong, D., 2023. The practice of social dreaming: Guiding principles.

Learning Objectives

Program Details

Events will be held over Zoom over 3 consecutive Saturdays

Dates: February 13, 20 and 27, 2027

Time:  11:30 to 13:00 EST  |   08 :30 to 10:00 PST  |  16:30 to 18:00 London (UK)  |  17:30 to 19:00 (CET)

Cost: $75 USD for the 3 sessions

CE: 4.5 credits available (See details below)

Presenters

	Susan Kolod, Ph.D., Chair Past-President of the North American Psychoanalytic Confederation. She is a Supervising and Training Analyst and Trustee of the William Alanson White Institute and a Member-at-Large on the Board of the American Psychoanalytic Association.
	Dr. Maria Pia Conte, Host Psychiatrist and Psychoanalyst. Full Member Società Psicoanalitica Italiana. Past President Centro Psicoanalitico di Genova. Guest Member British Psychoanalytical Society. Member of the Violence Committee of IPA.
	Carlos Remotti-Breton, Host Psychoanalyst, member of the British Psychoanalytic Association and IPA. Organizational and Group Relations Consultant. Executive Director of the OPUS an Organization Promoting Understanding of Society. Member of the Social Dreaming International Network and since 2020 host of the London Social Dreaming Hub.

Continuing Education Credit Information

Credit Certificates
To receive a credit certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the session with last name clearly labeled in Zoom, and complete an online evaluation within 7 days following the program.

The evaluation link will be emailed after the program. Certificates will be emailed within 2 weeks following the event if the evaluation is completed. 

Continuing Education Credits
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Psychoanalytic Association and North American Psychoanalytic Confederation. The American Psychoanalytic Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credits Available:

• Physicians: 4.5 Credits
• Psychologists: 4.5 Credits
• Social Workers: 4.5 Credits
• PAs: 4.5 Credits
• Nurses & NPs: 4.5 Nursing Contact Hours
• Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians: 4.5 CreditsPharmacists must claim credits within 30 days and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate.
  APsA will not report credits claimed after 30 days or with incomplete information.
• Interprofessional Continuing Education: 4.5 Credits

Other Profession Types
Other profession types will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants may claim credit for recertification; however, their professional organization/institute hold the final say on which accredited activities they accept.

Disclosure Statement
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. There is no commercial support for this activity. APsA verifies that all materials generated by AI are accurate, including cited publications and posttests.

*Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. — Updated December 2022

Policies

Confidentiality
I understand that disguised, anonymous case material may be presented at this event. I agree to respect the complete confidentiality of clinical material referred to by presenters and registrants. If this meeting takes place as a virtual meeting, then I agree to ensure I am in a private setting where no one from the public or the household can overhear. If I recognize the identity of a patient, I will protect their confidentiality by discreetly leaving for the remainder of that event. I agree to not discuss clinical material outside of the setting in which it is presented, including in emails or postings.

Cancellation
Cancellations will be accepted up to 72 hours prior to the start of the first session. Refunds will be minus a 20% administrative fee.  There are no refunds after the 72 hour window.