Working with Enactments by Webb Haymaker, LCSW-BACS (Psychoanalytic Explorations)

In a 1986 article (“Countertransference Enactments”) that introduced the term enactment into the psychoanalytic literature, Ted Jacobs observed how his vigilant attention to a patient’s narratives foreclosed an opportunity to relax his own mind and follow his associations. Eventually, Jacobs’ reverie about his adolescent experience of the family dinner table – he was expected to attend to his father’s stories without missing a detail – infused the concept of enactment with felt experience, without which it would have been difficult for Jacobs to help his patient. Accordingly, a case is analyzed through this lens of enactment.

Learning Objectives:
• Describe and elaborate contrasting theoretical approaches to countertransference
• Describe personality factors that develop and reinforce enactment
• Describe how enactment functions as a catalyst to change in therapeutic relatedness

If you wish to review relevant articles prior to the presentation:

Levenson, E.A. (1994). Beyond Countertransference—Aspects of the Analyst’s Desire. Contemp. Psychoanal., 30:691-707

Stern, D.B. (1990). Courting Surprise—Unbidden Perceptions in Clinical Practice. Contemp. Psychoanal., 26:452-478

FREE EVENT

Fee for 2 CME credits: $15 for NOBPC members; $25 non-members

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 NOBPC. 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 2 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity. IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program have any relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Psychologists and Social Workers may also receive continuing education credit for this activity if their accredited associations or boards recognize CME credits.