Chairs:            

Robert Weinstein, Ph.D. CGP, Director, Objector Relations Institute for

Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis, New York, New York

Ellen Wright, Ph.D., Senior Training and Supervisor Analyst, Philadelphia

School of Psychoanalysis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Group treatment for success-avoidant men is a powerful tool creating new opportunities for working through issues of competition and dependency. This workshop will focus on techniques for resolving resistances to success. The inspirational impact of group members on each other with be discussed. Format will include didactic presentation, sharing of work and personal experience.

sharing of work experiences-didactic-experiential-demonstration

Course References:

1. Brady, B. (1996). Success inhibitions in neurotic and character-disordered patients.

    Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic, 60(1), 79-93.

2. Osherson, S. (1986). Finding our fathers: How a man’s life is shaped by his relationship with his father. New York: Fawcett Columbine.

3. Ormont, L. (1984). The leader’s role in dealing with aggression groups. International Journal of 

    Group Psychotherapy, 34(4), 553-572.