Appalachian Psychoanalytic Society
a local chapter of the Division 39 of the American Psychological Association
presents a
Saturday Morning Seminar
with
James E. Gorney, PhD,
on
Adolescent Treatment:
Promise or Peril
with a case presentation by Jenna Gilmore, PhD
Participants are asked to bring a copy of this article
to read as a group during the seminar.
Saturday, May 3, 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 intermediate program will consider the vicissitudes of psychoanalytic psychotherapy with adolescents. Particular attention will be paid to the establishment of a trusting relationship with mistrustful, defiant, and conduct-disordered teenaged patients. Extensive clinical material will be provided from the psychoanalytic literature, as well as from current clinicians in contemporary practice.
Presenter
James E. Gorney, PhD, received his doctorate from the University of Chicago. He completed a post-doctoral fellowship and went on to serve on the supervisory staff of the Austen Riggs Center. He is a graduate of the William Alanson White Psychoanalytic Institute and has taught at New York Hospital – Cornell, Duquesne, and the University of Tennessee. He is the author of numerous papers on innovations in psychoanalytic technique, Winnicott, Lacan and self-psychology. He is the recipient of the Hans Strupp award for excellence in psychoanalytic education and the ISPS-US Bertram Karon Memorial award for psychoanalytic writing. Dr Gorney is currently in private practice in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Case Presenter
Jenna Gilmore, PhD, is a licensed clinical psychologist who works in private practice with individuals across the lifespan. Dr. Gilmore received her PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 2021. Her clinical internship was with The University of Pennsylvania Health Systems working at both Pennsylvania Hospital and The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Her postdoctoral training was completed in private practice.
Schedule
8:30am Registration
8:55am Welcome and Introductions9:00am Group Reading of "The Bar in the Desert: Symmetry and Asymmetry in the Treatment of Difficult Adolescents" by Stephano Bolognini
10:30am Break
10:40am Clinical Presentations of Adolescent Psychotherapy by Jenna Gilmore, PhD, and James E. Gorney, PhD, followed by Group Discussion
12:10pm Complete Evaluations and Adjourn.
Learning Objectives
After attending this intermediate program in full, participants will be able to:
1. Describe the rationale for unobtrusiveness in establishing relationship in adolescent psychotherapy.
2. Employ the principle of symmetry in adolescent psychotherapy.
3. Describe at least two reasons for working with parents in adolescent psychotherapy.
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 28, 2025:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $45
Non-members: $60
Early-Career Professional Members: $35
Graduate Student Members: Free.
AFTER April 28, 2025:
Professional Members and Scholar Members: $60
Non-members: $75
Early-Career Professional Members: $50.
Graduate Student Members: Free
Registration will close on May 2, 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
Briggs, S., Maxwell. M., & Keenan, A. (2015), Working with the Complexity of Adolescent Mental Health Problems. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy, 29, 314-329.
Cirasola, A., Heller, O. & Midgley, N. (2024). Transference Work and the Repair of Ruptures in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Depressed Adolescents. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 23 (50), 392-417.
Erikson, N. (2024). Parent Work in Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy: A Narrative Review of the Literature, Journal of Child Psychotherapy, 50, 392-417
Gorney, J.E. (2016). In Dreams Begin Responsibilities: Adolescence and Potential Space. Contemporary Psychoanalysis, 52, 179-200.
Gvlon, Y. (2024). The Parent in the Corredor – Thoughts on Treating Parents and Adolescents. Journal of Infant, Child, and Adolescent Psychotherapy, 23, 258-268.
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.