Clinical Moments April: Shall I Dim the Light Inside Me To Ensure I Don't Destroy Someone?

Clinical Moments is a monthly series that explores pivotal moments in ongoing analytic treatments. Each session features a case presentation by a different analyst, focusing on a clinical moment that provides clinicians with an opportunity to think psychoanalytically about the material and deepen their understanding through shared insights. Whether you're seeking to refine your clinical skills or broaden your understanding of psychoanalytic work, Clinical Moments provides a rich forum for learning and professional growth.

Event Description:

This month's series is entitled: Shall I dim the light inside me to ensure I don't destroy someone? A teen's analytic journey into his odyssey years. 

A 17-year-old boy, intellectually gifted and yet a high school dropout, presents for treatment due to profound depression and anxiety. In the course of the analysis, developmental deficits and a deep conflict around success become identified and worked through.

Registration/Attendance Process: This is an in-person event, and registration is required.By registering for this event, all participants agree to abide by SDPC’s in-person and online meeting policies, including confidentiality, ethical conduct, and respectful participation. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in removal from the event and may be subject to disciplinary and/or legal action.

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  • Verify attendance by signing in on the attendance sheet at the event. 
  • Partial attendance at a CE/CME activity will not be awarded CE/CME credit.

Accommodations & Grievances

When

Friday, April 18, 2025 - 6:30pm to 9:00pm

Where

SDPC

858-454-3102(voice)
4455 Morena Blvd
Suite 202
San Diego, CA 92117
United States
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CEUs

2.0

Cost

$25

Educational Objective(s)

  • Examine the etiology of academic failure, and especially look at the role of internal psychic conflict as a contributing factor for academic failure.
  • Examine the interplay of internal conflict and developmental deficit.
  • Discuss the analyst’s countertransference amidst the patient’s rage.
  • Examine the adolescent’s idealization of the analyst and how this affected the analysis.

Presenter Information

Ed Lowery, L.C.S.W. (Presenter)

Mr. Lowery is a licensed clinical social worker and a child and adult psychoanalyst. He is a graduate of the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center's child and adult psychoanalytic programs. In addition to clinical work, Mr. Lowery is also a member and instructor in the Western Child Consortium. He maintains a private practice in Solana Beach, where he provides psychoanalytic therapy for both children and adults.

Arash Khatami, M.D. (Discussant)

Dr. Arash Khatami is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in La Jolla who works with adults, specializing in psychoanalytic psychotherapy, psychoanalysis and medication treatments. He is a faculty member of the San Diego Psychoanalytic Center where he teaches candidates in the adult psychoanalytic program and serves on the Progressions Committee of the Education Department.

Dr. Khatami is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at UCSD as voluntary faculty where he teaches courses on psychotherapy and supervises psychiatry residents. He also provides supervision to mental health clinicians in the community.


CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION ACCREDITATION

The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC), is proud to offer CME credit to Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Psychologists and Social Workers. These CME credits will usually satisfy requirements for Social Worker and Psychologist CEUs. However, clinicians should consult their state licensing boards for final approval. Please see the CE/CME credits page for more information. 

Continuing Education certificates of attendance will be awarded electronically in exchange for a completed evaluation form. For refund policies or cancellations, please visit our policies page. Any other questions, contact the SDPC Continuing Education Manager.

CMA Accreditation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center is accredited by the California Medical Association (CMA, provider #4001214) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center designates this Continuing Education activity for a maximum of 2 hours AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™️. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CAMFT Accreditation: The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC) is approved by the California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) as a continuing education provider, (#050121), to offer Category 1 credit for LMFT’S, LCSW’S, LPCC’S and LEP’S. SDPC as required by the California Board of Behavior Sciences. SDPC maintains responsibility for this course program and all of its content.

Psychologists: SDPC is also approved as a Continuing Education Provider by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences, Provider number PCE#794, to offer Category 1 credit for LCSWs, MFTs, and Registered Nurses, Provider Numbers CEP#4940. The California Board of Psychology accepts the Category 1 CE credits from the CMA. Acceptance of the CE credits for this activity is at the discretion of the licensing board. Psychologists are responsible for reporting their individual attendance to the Board of Psychology. All attendees are responsible for keeping their certificate of attendance for personal records.

IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE INFORMATION FOR ALL LEARNERS: None of the planners and presenters of this CME program has any relevant financial relationships to disclose. 

The San Diego Psychoanalytic Center (SDPC) CME Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that none of the planners and presenters for this activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. This activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation, and disclosure of relevant financial relationships. This activity does not have any known commercial support.

*Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content that an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company.

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