CSMHI Seminar and Lecture on Trauma: October 23 - 24, 2004
SEMINAR - UNRAVELLING TRAUMA: PERSPECTIVES OF PSYCHOANALYSTS,
PSYCHOSOCIAL PROVIDERS, AND TRIBUNALS
OCTOBER 23 - 24, 2004
Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction
University of Virginia
including the
Second Annual Volkan Lecture
given by
Henri Parens, M.D.
Renewal of Life - Healing from The Holocaust
on Saturday, October 23rd
CONFERENCE SITE:
University of Virginia
Central Grounds
Minor Hall - Room 125
Charlottesville, Virginia
SATURDAY, October 23, 2004
8:30 AM to 4:30 PM
8:30 - 8:50 AM Registration and Refreshments
8:50 - 9:00 AM Introduction - Lisa Aronson
9:00 - 11:30 AM On Genocidal Persecution And Resilience - Ira Brenner
Throughout WWII, European Jewry underwent stages of massive psychic traumatization. Follow-up studies of survivors by pioneers in the field of Holocaust trauma, such as Henry Krystal, focus on psychological resilience. Dr. Brenner will link these findings to the fate of "infantile omnipotence", the sense of all powerfulness, egocentricity, and cognitive immaturity in early childhood, as described by developmentalists including Donald Winnicott and Margaret Mahler. Dr. Brenner will examine resilience in light of recent neurobiological discoveries. Film clips from The Pawnbroker, Life is Beautiful, and The Pianist will illustrate the themes developed in this presentation.
11:30 - 12:45 PM Lunch
1:00 - 2:30 PM Second Annual Volkan Lecture
Renewal of Life - Healing From The Holocaust - Henri Parens
May 10, 1940, the German army attacked and invaded Belgium. I was 11. In Bruxelles, alarmed Jews - and others - fled to safety in France. Safety there soon turned into concentration camps. Encouraged by my mother, I escaped and found temporary asylum in a Home for Children - war orphans and refugees. Then, coming to American with 49 other refugee children, to permanent asylum, to start the work of recovery from psychic injury and losses, to start life anew.
Healing from The Holocaust is a life-long process, a process facilitated by healing others, and by studying aggression: what it is and how it develops in early childhood, what developmental and experiential factors make us prejudiced, and what we can do toward preventing, or at least toward mitigating, the development in ourselves and our children of malignant prejudice - working toward preventing holocausts.
3:00 - 4:30 PM Actualized Unconscious Fantasy And Therapeutic Play - Vamik Volkan
When a child experiences a trauma, this event becomes intertwined with the child's and adult's unconscious fantasy life. When the distressed adult comes for psychoanalysis, the usual methods of understanding and interpreting the adult's unconscious fantasy are not curative in and of themselves. This presentation will discuss the real-life treatments of several adults whose unconscious fantasies have been complicated by a real world event(s). The actions that the patient takes, in addition to the analyst's interpretations and understandings that lead to improvement, will also be presented.
SUNDAY, October 24, 2003
8:30 AM to 1:00 PM
8:30 - 8:50 AM Registration and Refreshments
8:50 - 9:00 AM Introduction - Lisa Aronson
9:00 - 11:00 AM International Criminal Tribunals: Traumatized Witnesses And Staff - William Stuebner
This presentation explores what can be learned from the activity of international courts about the psychological trauma experienced by victims and the investigators, forensic specialists, attorneys and interpreters in advance of and in the course of the trials. Additional emphasis will include the early failures in the investigation of gender crimes, the presenter's particular observations of various war criminals including Radovan Karadzic, and the relationships that developed among the imprisoned. Handle With Care, a film produced at the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, will be shown.
11:15 - 12:15 PM Understanding Adolescent Vulnerability In Societies Under Severe Stress - Lisa Aronson and Paula Gutlove
The normal pressures of identity formation during adolescence can, in a society under stress, propel adolescents into behaviors that are damaging to themselves and to society as they substitute their individual identities and family ties with group identities. In some cases, extremism provides a persuasive identity for marginalized teenagers, filling their powerful needs for identity, security, relationships, and self-esteem during a critical developmental phase.
REGISTRATION FEES
Two-day (Saturday and Sunday) seminar fee:
Non-UVA registrant - $175.00
UVA Faculty / Staff / non-UVA full time student - $80.00
Saturday only seminar fee (Includes the Second Annual Volkan Lecture):
Non-UVA registrant - $100.00
UVA Faculty / Staff / non-UVA full time student - $50.00
Sunday only seminar fee:
Non-UVA registrant - $75.00
UVA Faculty / Staff / non-UVA full time student - $30.00
All fees above include advance reading materials mailed to registrant and refreshment breaks and boxed lunches.
(Dinners and lodging costs not included)
UVA students - FREE (Includes above except boxed lunches):
Please specify on the Registration form if you would like to purchase a lunch. Cost is $10.00 per day.
For directions / maps, see: http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/csmhi
LAST YEAR WE SOLD OUT - PLEASE REGISTER BY OCT. 12, 2004 !
SEMINAR REGISTRATION
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Please send payment with completed Registration Form by Oct. 12, 2004 to:
CSMHI, UVA
PO Box 800657
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0657
Lodging and travel information
Rooms are being held for the nights of:
Friday, October 22nd and
Saturday, October 23rd, 2004
under a group name and rate.
Reservations MUST be made by:
Wednesday, September 22nd, 2004
to ensure receiving a room and at the group rate.
RED ROOF INN ($135.00 ++ per night)
1309 West Main Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Call: 1-800-733-7663
Refer to group # B246001491
ECONOLODGE ($69.99 ++ per night)
400 Emmet Street
Charlottesville, VA 22903
Call: 434-296-2104
Refer to room block "UVA - CSMHI"
QUALITY INN ($79.00 ++ per night)
1600 Emmet St.
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Call: 434-971-3746
Refer to group name "UVA-CSMHI"
DOUBLETREE HOTEL ($116 ++ per night)
990 Hilton Heights Rd.
Charlottesville, VA 22901
Call: 800-494-9467
Refer to group name "UVA Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction"
Red Roof Inn and Econolodge are within walking distance of the seminar venue. The Quality Inn is approximately 2 miles north of the seminar venue on Rt. 29. The DoubleTree Hotel is approximately 5 miles north of the seminar venue on Rt. 29. This is a very busy time in Charlottesville. All attendees are not guaranteed accommodations so please reserve early.
AIR TRAVEL:
Charlottesville's airport (CHO) is located 10 miles from the University of Virginia and is served by USAIR, United Express, and Delta Connections (Comair). Visit on-line at http://www.gocho.com.
TRAIN TRAVEL:
Amtrak also services Charlottesville (CVS) and the station is within walking distance of the University of Virginia grounds and the Red Roof Inn. For reservations and schedules, call 800-872-7245, or visit them on-line at http://www.amtrak.com.
PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/csmhi
TO DOWNLOAD FORMS AND FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
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Lisa Aronson, Ph.D., Director
Center for the Study of Mind and Human Interaction
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 800657
Charlottesville, VA 22908-0657 U.S.A.
434-982-1045
fax 434-982-2524
la8n@virginia.edu
http://www.healthsystem.virginia.edu/csmhi
