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Presenter: Dr. Karen Maroda
Karen Maroda has emerged as one of the leading voices in
contemporary psychoanalysis. In her two books, The Power of
Countertransference and Seduction, Surrender, and Transformation: Emotional
Engagement in the Analytic Process, Maroda asks: Does recent theorizing about
“mutuality” and “intersubjectivity” in the therapeutic relationship
really change the ways we work with our patients? She looks very concretely at
the changes in tech-nique required to work more relationally. Often, she says,
we intuitively use more relational approaches but feel guilty that they will
be seen as “non-analytic” among our peers and so do not talk about them
openly.
Maroda was among the first analytic therapists to argue
for the legitimacy of the analysts’ self-disclosure. Her approach to
self-disclosure is not random, but is a carefully considered response to the
patient’s request to know what impact they are having upon the therapist. It
is the disclosure of feeling, not information, that Maroda finds most
curative.
Drawing on the current literature on affect, Maroda
argues that psychological changes occur through affect-laden communication
between therapist and patient. She urges therapists to “show some emotion”
while not abandoning their analytic job to keep boundaries and roles clearly
defined. With personal warmth and wit, and with practical examples from her
own practice, Karen is a dynamic and engaging speaker. During the morning she
will present and discuss her ideas. In the afternoon she will comment on a
case that will be presented by a local clinician.
“While the need for emotional intensity and honesty is
the recurrent motif of this book...there is no trace of excess. Maroda’s
many compelling clinical illustrations make it clear that her approach to
psychoanalytic theory and therapy is carefully thought out...Maroda’s is a
voice to be heard; listen carefully to the wisdom that unfolds.” —
Emmanuel Ghent, MD, reviewing Maroda’s Seduction, Surrender, and
Transformation.
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When: Saturday, May 11, 2002
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Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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Place:
Thomas Jefferson University
Bluemle Life Science Bldg, Room 101
233 South 10th Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107
There will be a reading seminar on Maroda’s
latest book, Seduction, Surrender, and Transformation:
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When: Sundays, January 27,
February 24, March 17, April 28, 2002
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Time: 4-6 PM
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Place: 3467 Midvale Avenue,
Philadelphia 19129
If interested, please contact Phillip
Bennett, 215-735-7199.
Philadelphia Society for Psychoanalytic Psychology