*** Registration will close at 4:30 PM the day of the event. No registrations are possible after this time, no exceptions. *** See our Policy page for more info.

PLEASE MAKE NOTE OF THIS IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

• You will receive confirmation and details by email. Contact Byrd at byrdb@n-c-p.org if you have questions. 
• The program presentation runs from 8 PM to 9:30 PM 
• This program is being presented Online Only. 
• A signature is required (in the meeting Chat) for CE/CME Credit. 
• 1.5 CE/CME credits are offered for this program.    

Tarsem Singh's THE FALL (2006) explores themes of trauma, healing, storytelling as therapy, and the complex relationship between a hospitalized stuntman and a young immigrant girl in 1920s Los Angeles.  The movie is an illuminating example of transference and countertransference within a dyad, and that it illustrates the interesting effect of the immutable presence of the living other in the room which leads to transformation. It also illustrates the phenomenon of "Reverie" within the shared story telling that demonstrates the useful and revealing nature of that less understood concept of reverie in analytic technique.

The film appeared on several critics' top ten lists of the best films of 2008.  Roger Ebert of the Chicago Sun Times gave the film four stars out of four and wrote, "You might want to see [it] for no other reason than because it exists. There will never be another like it."  He later named it among his top 20 films of 2008.

Where to watch

Amazon Prime (subscription), AppleTV, Fandango

Schedule:

*** All times listed are Pacific Time (PT) ***

Discussion (on Zoom): 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM - We will hear from our discussants and explore the film together. 

We will not watch the film together prior to the discussion. Participants should watch the film beforehand or begin screening on their own before 6:15 pm PT.

As a result of attending this session, participants should be able to:

• Describe trauma manifestations in both adult and pediatric presentations in the film The Fall
• Evaluate the therapeutic use of storytelling and metaphor in processing trauma and grief through examination of the film's narrative structure.
• Discuss the ethical dilemma and power dynamics in psychotherapeutic exploration as dramatized in the film’s narrative. 

Bibliography:

Ablon, S. L., & Mack, J. E. (1980). Children’s dreams reconsidered. The Psychoanalytic Study of the Child, 35(1), 179–217. https://doi.org/10.1080/00797308.1980.11823110 

Alayarian, A. (2019). Trauma, resilience and healthy and unhealthy forms of dissociation. Journal of Analytical Psychology, 64(4), 587–606. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-5922.12522

Baurer, F. M. (2021). Psychodynamic Treatment with the Addicted Person. Psychodynamic Psychiatry, 49(3), 404–424. https://doi.org/10.1521/pdps.2021.49.3.404

Program Coordinators:

Thomas Brod, MD, Apurva Shah, MD and Mary Starks, MA, LPCC

Discussants:

Gerard Sobnosky, LMFT, is a psychoanalyst and licensed marriage and family therapist in Los Angeles, CA. He is on the Admissions Committee and the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Committee at the New Center for Psychoanalysis (NCP). He teaches in NCP’s Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy program and Adult Psychoanalytic Training program, for which he was named Instructor of the Year. He is a former member of the Board of Directors of the American Psychoanalytic Association and former Vice President for North America for the International Psychoanalytic Studies Organization. He enjoys participating regularly in the Mind and Film series.

Luis Vallejo, MD is a psychiatrist whose private practice Great Oak Psychiatry is based out of Beverly Hills.  Beyond managing his practice of multiple clinicians in different states, he is a post seminar psychoanalytic candidate at the New Center for Psychoanalysis with interests in broadly applying psychodynamic/psychoanalytic theory to business and the arts. He has a burgeoning youtube channel called Wild Man Psychiatry and collaborates with multiple colleagues in the media industry to evolve creative dimensions of his career which are largely philanthropic in intent.

IMPORTANT:

• This is online only. It will be held via Zoom.
• Pre-registration is required.
• Target audience: Mental health professionals and open to the public interested in psychoanalytic perspectives. Open to members and the community.
• Level: Every level. 
• 1.5 CE/CME credits offered.
• Signature is required for Continuing Education Credit. Zoom attendees must "sign" in and out at the beginning and end of the discussion in the Zoom Meeting Chat to receive credit.
• You will receive a confirmation and event-details message by email after registering. Contact Byrd at byrdb@n-c-p.org if you have questions.   

FEES:

$25 with CE Credit

$15 without Credit  

Free for NCP Psychoanalysts-in-Training and Students

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT 

PHYSICIANS: 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 the New Center for Psychoanalysis. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

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.

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 New Center for Psychoanalysis is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The New Center for Psychoanalysis maintains responsibility for this program and its content. Psychologists must report CE credits directly to MCEP using the attendance certificate to verify attendance. Please note that a psychologist must attend the CE program in its entirety in order to receive credit.  

SOCIAL WORKERS, MARRIAGE and FAMILY THERAPISTS (LCSW, LMFT, ASW, IMF, LEP, LPCC, PCCI): The New Center for Psychoanalysis offers continuing education via the organizations listed above whose requirements meet the course content requirements set by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences (see 16 CCR section 1887.4.0 for General CE Course Content Requirements). Acceptance of the CE credits for this activity is at the discretion of the licensing board.