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PSPP Sunday Brunch Series
Presenter: Beverly Keefer, Ph.D.
Dr. Keefer is a psychologist and psychoanalyst in private practice working
with individuals and couples.
Objectives
- The participant will review the
major developmental milestones achieved during adolescence, and contrast this
process for heterosexual and lesbian-identified females.
- This presentation
will foster participants' understanding of how the developmental process for
lesbian-identified females may provide both challenges and benefits.
- Participants will understand the centrality of peer and social experiences and
family values as they impact on the developing ego in its progressions and
regressions, particularly for lesbian-identified adolescents.
- The primary
goal of this workshop is to increase analytic attention to the adolescent
lesbian experience and further participants' abilities to effectively understand
this population.
Generally, developmental theories that describe the process of adolescence
for girls assume heterosexuality. How is this process different for adolescent
girls who begin to identify attractions for other girls and who identify as
lesbian during their adolescent years? For these adolescents, experiencing
same-sex attractions, “trying on” sexual roles, and engaging in behaviors in
the service of exploring their evolving sense of sexuality are all frequently
met with disapproval, and often with harsh punishment by peers, family, or both.
If we consider a second individuation and the formation of a sexual identity as
the major developmental tasks of adolescence, how can our understanding of the
obstacles encountered by young lesbian identified women aid in our ability to
support them in these developmental tasks? More and less adaptive variations in
the process of identity formation will be considered, including a delay in
identity consolidation; a range of symptomatic behaviors suggesting identity
diffusion; and a refusal to subordinate aspects of the adolescent’s self,
leading to a stronger, more consolidated sense of identity in young adulthood.
| Date: |
January 25, 2004 |
| Time: |
11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. – Presentation and case
material
1:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. – Discussion |
| Cost / Registation: |
Each brunch, including CEU credits, is free for members of
PSPP. Nonmembers may attend the brunches for free, but must pay $25 if
they wish to receive CEU credits for their attendance. Registration in
advance helps us to plan for the refreshments and seating
arrangements. |
| CE Credits: |
Each brunch is approved for 2.0 CE credits by the American
Psychological Association for those psychologists filling out evaluation
forms at the end of the presentation. Division 39 of the American
Psychological Association (APA) is approved to offer continuing
education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for
the program. For any grievances such as access, confidentiality,
fairness, nondiscrimination, or privacy, please contact Dr. Phillip
Bennett at (215) 496-9091. CEU credit may be available for social
workers. Please call prior to each brunch to confirm that the program
has been approved. |
| Contact:
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For information about the locations of the brunches and to
register, please contact:
Dr. Ilene Dyller at (610) 436-2301. |
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Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology