Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society
a local chapter of the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association
presents a
Saturday Morning Seminar
with
William A. MacGillivray, PhD, ABPP,
and Joyce Cartor, PhD,
on
What Does “Borderline” Mean?
A close reading of Gerard Fromm’s seminal article
Saturday, April 9, 2022
8:30am - 12:10pm
Bearden Banquet Hall
5806 Kingston Pike
Knoxville, TN 37919
Participants who have been vaccinated
against COVID-19 are welcomed to attend.
Those who have not been vaccinated should not attend.
Please click here for an electronic copy of the article
What Does "Borderline" Mean?.
Participants are asked to bring a copy of the article
to the program to read/discuss.
Description of Program
This intermediate level program will look at the various meanings of the term “borderline personality disorder” and ask the question to whom or what does this relate? Is the patient a borderline? Is the therapist reduced to borderline functioning (and what is that?) with certain patients? Or is the psychotherapy itself at some borderland, or as Fromm puts it, “at a difficult dilemma about a boundary”. We will read the 1995 article by Gerard Fromm, What Does “Borderline” Mean? (Psychoanalytic Psychology, 1995, Vol. 12) and discuss his interesting thesis that the term is experiential and subjective rather than a diagnostic indicator. After the close reading, there will be a brief discussion period applying what we have learned to clinical vignettes.
Presenters
Bill MacGillivray, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical psychologist in private practice in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. He has presented at Division 39 Spring Meetings among other venues. Currently, he is chair of the Division 39 Publication Committee and President of the Accreditation Council for Psychoanalytic Education (ACPEinc).
Joyce Cartor, PhD, is a graduate of the University of Tennessee’s Clinical Psychology Training program. She is a founding member of APS and has presented many times to our venerable group. She has served on the APS Board so many times she’s lost count, but she is pretty sure she is the current President. She has maintained a private practice in Knoxville since 1987. Dr. Cartor taught undergraduates for many years at Pellissippi State and at the University of Tennessee. She is currently working as a clinical supervisor at the UT Psychology Clinic.
Schedule
8:30am Registration
8:55am Welcome and Introduction
9:00am Close Reading
10:30am Break
10:40am Close Reading and Discussion
12:10pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn.
Learning Objectives
After attending this introductory program in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe at least two theoretical understandings of the borderline phenomena.
2. Use Fromm's perspective to question, explore, and more effectively navigate their own assumptions about "borderline patients."
3.Utilize at least two treatment techniques common in the psychotherapy of individuals with borderline characters.
Participants
This program is open to all APS members and other interested mental health professionals who may not be members. It is not limited to individuals practicing in a predominately psychoanalytic mode. The material will be appropriate for clinicians with intermediate levels of experience and knowledge.
Registration Fees and Policies
BY April 4, 2022:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $45
Non-members: $60
Early-Career Professional Members: $35
Graduate Student Members: Free.
AFTER April 4, 2022:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $60
Non-members: $75
Early-Career Professional Members: $50.
Graduate Student Members: Free
Registration will close on April 8, 2022.
Although walk-ins will be accepted, please register online at www.aps-tn.wildapricot.org in advance to assure adequate food and seating.
If you prefer to pay by check, please print the Program Registration form, and mail with your payment to:
Wesley Gosselin, LMSW
APS Treasurer
100 Forest Court
Knoxville, TN 37919.
Refunds honored with written/electronic notice at least 48 hours before date of conference. Contact Wesley Gosselin, LMSW.
Contact the APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD to negotiate fees, if needed.
Facility is accessible to persons who are physically challenged. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to Joyce Cartor, PhD.
APS Membership
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2021-2022 program year for $80. Scholars can join/renew for $50 and Early-Career Professionals can join/renew for $45. Graduate students may join or renew for $25.
American Psychological Association Approval Statement
Division 39 is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Division 39 maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Continuing Education
This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for 3 continuing education credits. With full attendance (sign-in at start of program) and completion of a program Evaluation and Learning Assessment, a certificate will be issued. Psychologists will have their participation registered through Division 39. Partial credit is not available for partial attendance.
APS and Division 39 are committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. APS and Division 39 are also committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in continuing education activities. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods.
Selected References/Recommended Reading
Cone, D. H. (2020). Double-Think, Double-Binds and the Secret History of Borderline Personality Disorder. British Journal of Psychotherapy 36: 294-302.
Diamond, D., Clarkin, J. F., Levy, K. N., Meehan, K. B., Cain, N. M., Yeomans, F. E. & Kernberg, O. F. (2014) Change in Attachment and Reflective Function in Borderline Patients with and without Comorbid Narcissistic Personality Disorder in Transference Focused Psychotherapy. Contemporary Psychoanalysis 50:175-210.
Fromm, G. (1995). What does “borderline" mean? Psychoanalytic Psychology, 12, 233-245.
Fromm, G. (2012). Taking the Transference, Reaching Toward Dreams. New York: Routledge.
Kernberg, O. F. (2019) Therapeutic Implications of Transference Structures in Various Personality Pathologies. Journal of the American Psychoanalytic Association, 67:951-986.
Contact
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to the APS President Joyce Cartor, PhD.
There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between Division 39, APS, presenter, program content, research, grants or other funding sources that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. During the program, the validity/utility of the content and risks/limitations of the approaches discussed will be addressed.