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Apr 12, 2026: The Education Committee Presents: A Discussion of Anna Ornstein's Paper: Survival and Recovery

Wed, 11 Mar 2026 13:27 -0400

The Online Education Committee invites you to join us in a discussion of Anna Ornstein’s 2003 paper, Survival and Recovery, a precursor to her 2004 book “My Mother’s Eyes: Holocaust Memories of a Young Girl.” A major and beloved contributor to the development of self psychology, Anna and her work continue to inspire. With her death in 2025, it is especially timely to look back on some of her major contributions.
The committee has selected this paper as one of particular note, especially given the fraught political, environmental, and socio-economic challenges our world is currently facing.

Apr 25, 2026: Teaching Interest Group Meeting

Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:06 -0400

Details coming soon!

May 9, 2026: IAPSP Mid-year Online International Conference: The I in Us, the Us in Self: A Relational Focus on Therapeutic Interactions.

Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:06 -0400

Abstract:
This mid-year conference, presented by our Viennese colleagues, explores the significance and impact of therapists’ selfobject needs in the therapeutic process. Drawing on personal clinical experience and grounded in the theoretical contributions of Kohut, Stolorow, Atwood, and Jaenicke, we examine how the therapist’s subjectivity and narcissistic needs inevitably participate in and co-construct the therapeutic relationship.

May 23, 2026: Member Event: Complexities of Identity Interest Group

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:57 -0400

May 23, 2026

The overarching theme for the year is race and its intersecting variables. We will share the specific topics for each session on the community board closer to the time.

Time:
3:00pm South Africa time
(9:00am New York / 8:00am Chicago / 6:00am Los Angeles / 3:00pm Western Europe / 4:00pm Tel Aviv / 4:00pm Ankara / 9:00pm Shanghai / 10:00pm Tokyo / 11:00pm Sydney)

Sep 12, 2026: Member Event: Complexities of Identity Interest Group

Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:57 -0400

September 12, 2026

Sep 24, 2026: Member Event: Couples Therapy Interest Group

Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:52 -0500

Oct 22, 2026 - Oct 25, 2026: IAPSP's 47th Annual International Conference

Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:04 -0500

47th Annual IAPSP International Conference
Montréal, Quebec Canada
October 22-25, 2026

A Meeting of Solitudes: The Longing to Be Known