Standing on the Shoulders of Giants

Generational Transition and the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Program at BPSI: A Look at Contemporary Child Analytic Work and How a Program Reinvigorated Child Training in Boston

Online

Apr. 12, 2026

 

The American Psychoanalytic Association – APsA Symposium Series: Online

STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS
Generational Transition and the Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Program at BPSI: A Look at Contemporary Child Analytic Work and How a Program Reinvigorated Child Training in Boston

Sunday, April 12, 2026, 12:00–2:00 PM ET (18:00 – 20:00 CET)

Moderated by Dov Fogel, M.D.

Child analysis has deep roots in Boston, traceable at least to Beata Rank’s arrival from Vienna in 1936. Yet child analysis training programs, including the Boston Psychoanalytic Society and Institute, have struggled in recent decades as analysts have withdrawn from academic and public spheres, alternative therapeutic approaches have gained prominence, and children’s lives have grown increasingly busy. Nevertheless, BPSI has made significant strides over the past decade in revitalizing its child program.

The first three speakers, Frances Arnold, Ph.D., Neal S. Kass, M.D. and Lisa F. Price, M.D., will discuss analytic work with patients presenting various forms of trauma: one case involves a school-aged child with severe aggression, while the other two concern teenagers who proved extremely difficult to engage. All three analysts will describe the extensive efforts required to connect with their patients and help them ultimately become more vital. The final speaker, Samuel C. Roth, Ph.D., will describe how BPSI leadership worked to facilitate a generational transition and restore vitality to the child program itself.

CME/CE: 2

Recording Information: To be announced.

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About APsA

Founded in 1911, the American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) is the oldest national psychoanalytic organization in the nation. APsA is committed to being a professional membership organization for psychoanalysts, psychoanalytic psychotherapists, academics, researchers, students, and other interested people – all whose work is profoundly informed by psychoanalytic theory and values, and to supporting their education and continuing professional development.

In addition to the national organization, APsA includes 36 approved training institutes and 38 affiliate societies throughout the United States. Since its founding, APsA is an active member of the North American Psychoanalytic Confederation (NAPsaC) and of the Psychoanalytic Consortium.  APsA has been a component of the International Psychoanalytical Association (IPA), the largest worldwide psychoanalytic organization.

 

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