Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society
a local chapter of the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association
presents a
Saturday Morning Seminar
with
Mark H. Waugh, PhD,
on
The Shadow of Axis II and the Clinical Situation
Saturday, March 15, 2025
8:30am - 12:10pm
University of Tennessee Medical Center
Morrison Education and Conference Center
1924 Alcoa Highway
Knoxville, TN 37920
Description of Program
This introductory presentation highlights contemporary advances in conceptualizing and evaluating level and style of personality functioning. Although the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) no longer uses an “Axis II” for personality disorder diagnosis, the imprint of personality functioning is ever-present in the clinical situation. The clinical tools of Earliest Memories, Object Relations Inventory, and the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme provide psychodynamic narrative data helpful in everyday clinical work. They inform the psychodiagnosis of personality functioning and directly translate to the DSM-5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorders (AMPD) and the International Classification of Diseases-11th Edition (ICD-11) dimensional psychiatric nosologies. The presentation traces the conceptual heritage of these diagnostic schemes and illustrates their application with clinical material.
Presenter
Mark H. Waugh, PhD, ABPP, is a clinical psychologist who has practiced psychological assessment and psychotherapy in the greater Knoxville area in a variety of contexts, taught and supervised at the University of Tennessee Department of Psychology, and presented and published scholarly articles and books on personality disorders.
Schedule
8:30am Registration
8:55am Welcome and Introductions
9:00am Person and Personality
10:30am Break
10:40am Personality Disorders: The AMPD
12:10pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn.
Learning Objectives
After attending this intermediate program in full, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss types of personality constructs (e.g., categorical models, level of personality functioning, personality style) applicable to clinical diagnosis.
2. Trace historical aspects of personality disorder diagnosis to current models emphasizing level of personality functioning.
3. Use narrative data from the Early Memory Procedure, Object Relations Inventory, and the Core Conflictual Relationship Theme method to inform clinical diagnosis of personality functioning.
4. Apply the basic elements of the DSM-5 Alternative Model of Personality Disorders (AMPD) to clinical work.
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 introductory levels of experience and knowledge.
Registration Fees and Policies
BY March 10, 2025:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $45
Non-members: $60
Early-Career Professional Members: $35
Graduate Student Members: Free.
AFTER March 10, 2025:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $60
Non-members: $75
Early-Career Professional Members: $50.
Graduate Student Members: Free
Registration will close on March 14, 2025.
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 Bill MacGillivray, 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 Bill MacGillivray, PhD.
APS Membership
Eligible professionals can join APS or renew their membership for the 2024-2025 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
Bach, B., & Tracy, M. (2022). Clinical utility of the alternative model of personality disorders: A 10th year anniversary review. Personality Disorders, 13(4), 369-379.
Fonagy, P., Luyten, P., & Allison, E. (2015). Epistemic petrification and the restoration of epistemic trust: A new conceptualization of borderline personality disorder and its psychosocial treatment. Journal of Personality Disorders, 29(5), 575-609.
Lind, M., Sharp, C., & Dunlop, W. L. (2022). Why, how, and when to integrate narrative identity within dimensional approaches to personality disorders. Journal of Personality Disorders, 36(4), 377-398.
Waugh, M. H., Hopwood, C. J., Krueger, R. F., Morey, L. C., Pincus, A. L., & Wright, A. G. (2017). Psychological assessment with the DSM-5 alternative model for personality disorders: Tradition and innovation. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 48(2), 79-89.
Yalch, M. M. (2020). Psychodynamic underpinnings of the DSM–5 Alternative Model for Personality Disorder. Psychoanalytic Psychology, 37(3), 219.
Contact
If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address requests, questions, concerns and any complaints to the APS President Bill MacGillivray, 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.
