BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis - ECPv5.14.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20200308T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20201101T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20210314T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20211107T060000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20220313T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220519T213000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195354 CREATED:20220405T005039Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220518T215616Z UID:12918-1652990400-1652995800@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Mutative Action: From Insight to Productive Use of Uncomfortable Countertransference DESCRIPTION:Description of the Workshop\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresented by Irwin Hirsch\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nThe relative value of insight as a mutative factor in psychoanalysis has long been a central question in the literature. Most analysts now believe that although insight has clear value\, it isn’t normally sufficient to produce structural change in most patients. Alternatively\, the tide has shifted strongly to the view that the analytic relationship per se has more explanatory power in understanding why patients change. This workshop attempts to deconstruct which elements of the analytic relationship might have the most mutative power. My argument reflects the belief that analysts’ productive use of uncomfortable countertransference experience is key to ideal therapeutic outcome\, whereas failure to productively use countertransference experience\, usually experience that is consciously recognized by the analyst\, is the primary factor in contributing to compromised or failed analyses.  \n\n\n\nDr. Hirsch’s recent Psychoanalytic Dialogues paper on this topic will be made available upon registration. Attendees are urged to read the paper prior to the workshop so that our time with Dr. Hirsch can be used for discussion. He will share a clinical vignette and requests that participants be prepared with their own vignettes as well. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLearning Objectives\n\n\n\nAt the end of the workshop\, participants should be able to: \n\n\n\nappreciate the increasingly popular notion that insight alone does not lead to dramatic therapeutic change.recognize the clinical importance of being honest enough to admit to oneself that certain subjects are avoided because they lead to emotional discomfort for the therapist.promote the freedom to explicitly address with patients the transference themes that make the therapist uneasy.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDate & Time\n\n\n\nThursday\, May 19\, 2022\, 8:00 – 9:30 pm (EDT)via Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFees & CE Credits\n\n\n\nFree for SIPP Members$50.00 for Non-Members*1.5 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers and psychologist are available for this workshop**\n\n\n\n* If you are not a SIPP member\, please use the Non-Member Registration option. In order to receive the Zoom link for this event\, payment must be made at the time of registration.** Continuing Education credits: The Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0133. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegistration\n\n\n\nLast day to register is May 18\, 2022 \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDue to some technical problems with the website\, if you are having trouble completing your registration\, please email info@suffolkinstitute.org with your name\, email address\, license number and discipline indicating that you wish to register. Please write “Registration for Irwin Hirsch Event” in the subject line. Non-members\, please use Venmo to pay the $50.00 registration fee — @suffolkinstitute. We apologize for the inconvenience as we sort out these technical issues. Thank you. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForms\n\n\n\n\n‣ Sign-in Form\n\n\n\n‣ CE Workshop Evaluation Form URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/mutative-action-uncomfortable-countertransference/ CATEGORIES:Presentation,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Mutative-Action-From-Insight-to-Productive-Use-of-Uncomfortable-Countertransference.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220302T210000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195354 CREATED:20220210T233044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220310T021900Z UID:12747-1646249400-1646254800@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:A Psychoanalytic Postmortem of a Patient Suicide: When Only One Survives DESCRIPTION:Presentation:Beth Feldman\, Ph.D. \n\n\n\nDiscussants:Lynn Higgins\, LCSW andAmira Simha-Alpern\, Ph.D.\, ABPP \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDescription of the Workshop\n\n\n\nWhen our patient takes their own life\, how do we go on with the same confidence in our ability to heal\, the same willingness to face each hour with an open heart? How do we understand the devastating choice that they have made and learn to forgive both our patient and ourselves? \n\n\n\nJoin us for a presentation and discussion on this most riveting topic. CE credits will be available to social workers snd psychologists. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLocation\n\n\n\nThis colloquium will be held via Zoom on March 2\, 2022 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Dr. Beth Feldman will be presenting via Zoom. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members & Students$37.50 for Non-Members (1.5 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers and psychologists) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForms\n\n\n\n\n‣ Sign-in Form\n\n\n\n‣ CE Workshop Evaluation Form URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/psychoanalytic-postmortem-of-a-patient-suicide/ CATEGORIES:Presentation,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/jon-tyson-YtYNavix3pw-unsplash-edited.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20220202T210000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195354 CREATED:20211218T211225Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220209T023808Z UID:12519-1643830200-1643835600@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:When Patient and Therapist Needs Collide: Clinical Dilemmas in the Time of Covid DESCRIPTION:Description of the Workshop\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Dr. Madeline Hirschfeld \n\n\n\nThis workshop focuses on the unique clinical dilemmas that clinicians are facing as we attempt to meet our patients needs for continuity and connection\, while still protecting our own needs for safety and/or privacy. Ways to manage the challenges to the therapeutic relationship and the frame of treatment that have arisen during the pandemic will be discussed. Clinical examples will be shared. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoal of the Workshop\n\n\n\nThe goal of this workshop is to explore the unique challenges of meeting our patients’ needs for feeling seen\, contained\, and understood during a time when health-related fears infuse our work and push our own needs into the forefront. Learning ways to understand and manage this potential collision of therapist and patient needs will be a focus of this colloquium. \n\n\n\nThis colloquium will be held via Zoom on February 2\, 2022 from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. Dr. Madeline Hirschfeld will be presenting via Zoom from her home in Del Ray Beach\, Florida. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nGoals of the Colloquium\n\n\n\nAt the completion of the colloquium: \n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to identify ways in which the pandemic has influenced their needs as a clinicianParticipants will be able to identify ways in which the pandemic as intensified or changed patient needs in treatmentParticipants will be able to identify ways in which both patient needs and therapist needs have or may collide and how this might affect the treatmentParticipants will identify ways to manage changes in the frame of the treatment\, as a result of the intersection of patient and therapist needs during the pandemic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$37.50 for Non-Members (1.5 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers and psychologists) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nForms\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nWorkshop Sign-in Form\n\n\n\n\n(for attendees to complete) \n\n\n\n\n\n\nContinuing Education Workshop Satisfaction Evaluation Form\n\n\n\n\n(for attendees requiring CE credits to complete)  URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/when-patient-and-therapist-needs-collide/ CATEGORIES:Colloquium,Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/kelly-sikkema-f_aHTIof44U-unsplash-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210506T183000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201111T031845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T005151Z UID:12340-1620320400-1620325800@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Couples Therapy — Skills\, Tools\, or Excavations DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Robert Raymond\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\n*This event will be held in THREE sessions. \n\n\n\nIn this 3-session mini workshop we will explore how and when to focus on communication skills and attachment styles\, and when to go deep into influences of family of origin and historical backgrounds as ways of working with couples. Time permitting we will touch on therapeutic approaches to the topic of affairs and betrayal. The first half of each session will be didactic with the second half reserved for clinical material and case presentations by participants. Class will be on Zoom. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Goals:\n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to diagnosis the nature of the couple’s disorder.Participants will be able to utilize appropriate treatment techniques based on the couple’s disorder.Participants will develop skills to facilitate the interpersonal healing process of couple’s in treatment\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomThree sessions:Thursday\, April 22th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pmThursday\, April 29th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pmThursday\, May 6th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pm \n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$112.50 for Non-Members (4.5 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers and psychologists) URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/couples-therapy-skills-tools-or-excavations/2021-05-06/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pexels-fotografierende-2838506-scaled-e1614651769175.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210505T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021521Z UID:12017-1620243000-1620246600@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members-2021-05-05/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210429T183000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201111T031845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T005150Z UID:12348-1619715600-1619721000@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Couples Therapy — Skills\, Tools\, or Excavations DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Robert Raymond\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\n*This event will be held in THREE sessions. \n\n\n\nIn this 3-session mini workshop we will explore how and when to focus on communication skills and attachment styles\, and when to go deep into influences of family of origin and historical backgrounds as ways of working with couples. Time permitting we will touch on therapeutic approaches to the topic of affairs and betrayal. The first half of each session will be didactic with the second half reserved for clinical material and case presentations by participants. Class will be on Zoom. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Goals:\n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to diagnosis the nature of the couple’s disorder.Participants will be able to utilize appropriate treatment techniques based on the couple’s disorder.Participants will develop skills to facilitate the interpersonal healing process of couple’s in treatment\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomThree sessions:Thursday\, April 22th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pmThursday\, April 29th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pmThursday\, May 6th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pm \n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$112.50 for Non-Members (4.5 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers and psychologists) URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/couples-therapy-skills-tools-or-excavations/2021-04-29/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pexels-fotografierende-2838506-scaled-e1614651769175.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210422T183000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201111T031845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210406T005155Z UID:12166-1619110800-1619116200@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Couples Therapy — Skills\, Tools\, or Excavations DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Robert Raymond\, Ph.D.\n\n\n\n*This event will be held in THREE sessions. \n\n\n\nIn this 3-session mini workshop we will explore how and when to focus on communication skills and attachment styles\, and when to go deep into influences of family of origin and historical backgrounds as ways of working with couples. Time permitting we will touch on therapeutic approaches to the topic of affairs and betrayal. The first half of each session will be didactic with the second half reserved for clinical material and case presentations by participants. Class will be on Zoom. \n\n\n\nWorkshop Goals:\n\n\n\nParticipants will be able to diagnosis the nature of the couple’s disorder.Participants will be able to utilize appropriate treatment techniques based on the couple’s disorder.Participants will develop skills to facilitate the interpersonal healing process of couple’s in treatment\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomThree sessions:Thursday\, April 22th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pmThursday\, April 29th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pmThursday\, May 6th\, 5:00pm – 6:30pm \n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$112.50 for Non-Members (4.5 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers and psychologists) URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/couples-therapy-skills-tools-or-excavations/2021-04-22/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pexels-fotografierende-2838506-scaled-e1614651769175.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210407T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021522Z UID:12002-1617823800-1617827400@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members-2021-04-07/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210327T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20210208T235430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T023342Z UID:12284-1616839200-1616844600@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:The Sacred Path of the Therapist: Modern Healing\, Ancient Wisdom\, and Client Transformation DESCRIPTION:*This event will be held in TWO sessions. \n\n\n\nPresenter: Irene R. Siegel\, Ph.D.\, LCSW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrawing from her unique experiences working with master shamans as well as practicing as a psychotherapist and an Approved EMDR Consultant\, Irene Siegel discusses the evolving role of the therapist as both therapist and healer. Dr. Siegel will follow the information as written in her book of the same title.  \n\n\n\nIntegrating Western psychological understanding with ancient wisdom traditions\, this presentation addresses how spiritual resonance is achieved within the psychotherapeutic process. Participants will learn how mindfulness practices and attunement can help them move clients toward recovery and beyond\, allowing full potential to emerge within a shared coherent field of awakening consciousness. Topics include translating transpersonal theory into practice\, understanding the human energy field\, and the integration of psychotherapy and spiritual initiation. \n\n\n\nUsing lessons from the evolving field of transpersonal psychology\, as well as guided meditation exercises\, participants will learn to access the innate inner wisdom and healing potential of their clients\, expanding the content and context of therapy. EMDR is used as an example of integrative therapy\, but the tools and techniques may be applied to a varied group of therapeutic modalities. Prior understanding of EMDR is not required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReceive 20% off the purchase Irene R. Siegel’s bookThe Sacred Path of the Therapist. \n\n\n\n\n‣ Learn more\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomTwo sessions:Friday\, March 26th\, 10:00am – 11:30amSaturday\, March 27th\, 10:00am – 11:30am \n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$75 for Non-Members (3 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers. CE’s for psychologists: pending.) URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/the-sacred-path-of-the-therapist/2021-03-27/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/The-Sacred-Path-of-the-Therapist.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210326T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20210208T235430Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T023345Z UID:12230-1616752800-1616758200@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:The Sacred Path of the Therapist: Modern Healing\, Ancient Wisdom\, and Client Transformation DESCRIPTION:*This event will be held in TWO sessions. \n\n\n\nPresenter: Irene R. Siegel\, Ph.D.\, LCSW\n\n\n\n\n\n\nDrawing from her unique experiences working with master shamans as well as practicing as a psychotherapist and an Approved EMDR Consultant\, Irene Siegel discusses the evolving role of the therapist as both therapist and healer. Dr. Siegel will follow the information as written in her book of the same title.  \n\n\n\nIntegrating Western psychological understanding with ancient wisdom traditions\, this presentation addresses how spiritual resonance is achieved within the psychotherapeutic process. Participants will learn how mindfulness practices and attunement can help them move clients toward recovery and beyond\, allowing full potential to emerge within a shared coherent field of awakening consciousness. Topics include translating transpersonal theory into practice\, understanding the human energy field\, and the integration of psychotherapy and spiritual initiation. \n\n\n\nUsing lessons from the evolving field of transpersonal psychology\, as well as guided meditation exercises\, participants will learn to access the innate inner wisdom and healing potential of their clients\, expanding the content and context of therapy. EMDR is used as an example of integrative therapy\, but the tools and techniques may be applied to a varied group of therapeutic modalities. Prior understanding of EMDR is not required. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nReceive 20% off the purchase Irene R. Siegel’s bookThe Sacred Path of the Therapist. \n\n\n\n\n‣ Learn more\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomTwo sessions:Friday\, March 26th\, 10:00am – 11:30amSaturday\, March 27th\, 10:00am – 11:30am \n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$75 for Non-Members (3 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers. CE’s for psychologists: pending.) URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/the-sacred-path-of-the-therapist/2021-03-26/ LOCATION:Zoom CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/The-Sacred-Path-of-the-Therapist.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T103000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210321T120000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20210228T030906Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210303T162617Z UID:12328-1616322600-1616328000@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Movie Event — Nomadland — Sunday\, March 21st DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion on the film “Nomadland” starring Frances McDormand. \n\n\n\nAfter losing everything in the Great Recession\, a woman embarks on a journey through the American West\, living as a van-dwelling modern-day nomad. \n\n\n\nDirected by Chloé Zhao\, based on the novel by Jessica Bruder. \n\n\n\nSession\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via Zoom URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/movie-event-nomadland-sunday-march-21st/ CATEGORIES:Movie Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/ckkxbv2mj0lxw1u85b0nm280p-nomadland-licenseplate-grey.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210306T093000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210306T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20210209T001304Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021523Z UID:12242-1615023000-1615030200@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Extreme Beliefs or Delusions: Understanding the True Believer DESCRIPTION:Presenter: Steven M. Crimando\, MA\, CHPP\, CTM\n\n\n\nIt can be difficult and frustrating to try to reason with people whose beliefs range from extreme to delusional\, or to try to refute their evidence—especially if there are hundreds of thousands\, perhaps millions of others who believe the same conspiracy theories. When so many people support the same views\, is it as simple as considering them paranoid\, extreme\, or delusional? And how would you respond if that same conspiracy theory might incite violence or was viewed by the FBI as a potential domestic terrorism threat? \n\n\n\nPeople become radicalized into extreme beliefs in different ways\, in different roles\, and for different reasons. It may be helpful to distinguish between reasons for joining\, remaining in\, and leaving extremist organizations. Perceived injustice\, a need for identity and need for belonging are common vulnerabilities among potential extremists\, but there are other powerful psychological forces.  \n\n\n\nPresenter Bio:\n\n\n\nSteven M. Crimando\, MA\, CHPP\, CTM\, is a subject matter expert and trainer specialized in human factors/behavioral sciences in homeland and corporate security\, anti-terrorism\, violence prevention and intervention\, emergency and disaster management. \n\n\n\nSteve is a Certified Threat Manager (CTM)\, Board Certified Expert in Traumatic Stress (BCETS) and Certified Homeland Protection Professional (CHPP). He is recognized as an expert in the violence prevention and the behavioral response to CBRN emergencies and mass violence. \n\n\n\nPresentation Overview\n\n\n\n• The mindset of the “true believer”• Three views of radicalization: Social\, Cognitive and Clinical• Differentiating between extreme beliefs and delusional thought• The nexus between mental illness and terrorism• The FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit’s view current extremist threat landscape \n\n\n\nSession\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomOne session: Sunday\, March 6th\, 9:30am – 11:30am \n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$50 for Non-Members (2 CE’s for NYS-licensed social workers. CE’s for psychologists: pending.) URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/extreme-beliefs-or-delusions-understanding-the-true-believer/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Understanding-the-True-Believer-e1612829560783.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210303T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021523Z UID:12001-1614799800-1614803400@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members-2021-03-03/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210203T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021523Z UID:12000-1612380600-1612384200@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members-2021-02-03/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T000000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210124T235959 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201111T031148Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021524Z UID:12160-1611446400-1611532799@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Annual Movie Event DESCRIPTION:Save the date! More information to come. URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/annual-movie-event/ CATEGORIES:Movie Discussion ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/pexels-pietro-jeng-65128-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201212T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201212T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201120T224308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021524Z UID:12198-1607767200-1607772600@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Treating Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework to Conceptualize Trauma-Focused Therapy Work DESCRIPTION:*This event will be held in TWO sessions. \n\n\n\nGroup facilitator: Amy J. Feldman\, Psy.D.\n\n\n\nPlease join Amy J. Feldman\, a NYS-licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in trauma-focused psychotherapy\, for a two-part interactive workshop which will examine certain aspects of the impact COVID-19 has had on trauma-exposed populations. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 has had mental health consequences across the globe. People suffering from pre-existing conditions face additional struggles as do those with PTSD and/or a chronic history of exposure to trauma. Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on a trauma-exposed population is an important consideration for medical and mental health professionals as it informs their treatment of patients going forward. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomTwo sessions:Friday\, December 11th\, 9:00am – 11:30amSaturday\, December 12th\, 10:00am – 11:30am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$75 for Non-Members (3 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Continuing Education credits: The Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0133. URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/treating-trauma-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/2020-12-12/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Treating-Trauma-During-COVID-19-Pandemic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201211T103000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201120T224308Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021524Z UID:12176-1607677200-1607682600@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Treating Trauma During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Framework to Conceptualize Trauma-Focused Therapy Work DESCRIPTION:*This event will be held in TWO sessions. \n\n\n\nGroup facilitator: Amy J. Feldman\, Psy.D.\n\n\n\nPlease join Amy J. Feldman\, a NYS-licensed Clinical Psychologist specializing in trauma-focused psychotherapy\, for a two-part interactive workshop which will examine certain aspects of the impact COVID-19 has had on trauma-exposed populations. \n\n\n\nCOVID-19 has had mental health consequences across the globe. People suffering from pre-existing conditions face additional struggles as do those with PTSD and/or a chronic history of exposure to trauma. Understanding the impact of COVID-19 on a trauma-exposed population is an important consideration for medical and mental health professionals as it informs their treatment of patients going forward. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSessions\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomTwo sessions:Friday\, December 11th\, 9:00am – 11:30amSaturday\, December 12th\, 10:00am – 11:30am \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$75 for Non-Members (3 CEs for NYS-licensed social workers) \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Continuing Education credits: The Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0133. URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/treating-trauma-during-the-covid-19-pandemic/2020-12-11/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Treating-Trauma-During-COVID-19-Pandemic.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201202T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021524Z UID:11999-1606937400-1606941000@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members-2020-12-02/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201115T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20201019T230510Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021524Z UID:12125-1605434400-1605439800@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:A Sane Approach to Navigating Divorce DESCRIPTION:Bob Raymond\, Ph.D.Nannette Watts\, CPA\, ABV\, CFFElizabeth Vaz\, Esq. (founder of the Long Island Collaborative of Divorce Professionals)\n\n\n\nWe are all too familiar with the destructive court battles that ensue when couples litigate their divorce. Collaborative Divorce utilizes an interdisciplinary team to provide a positive framework which emphasizes mutual decision-making.  \n\n\n\nLearn more about the process from our member\, Bob Raymond\, Ph.D. and the Long Island Collaborative of Divorce Professionals (LICDP). \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nSession\n\n\n\nVenue: This event will be held via Zoom \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFees\n\n\n\nFree for Members$25 for Non-Members \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n*Continuing Education credits: The Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0133. \n\n\n\n1 CE credit hours are available for this course. URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/a-sane-approach-to-navigating-divorce/ ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/A-Sane-Approach-to-Navigating-Divorce-2.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201104T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021525Z UID:11998-1604518200-1604521800@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members-2020-11-04/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201025T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200213T215547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021525Z UID:11986-1603616400-1603625400@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Contemplative Psychotherapy DESCRIPTION:Leslie Reed Shields\, LCSW\nAs clinicians\, in this time of uncertainty\, might we be called to journey a different path in our clinical work? \nContemplative Psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that has at its core the belief that one’s inner wisdom and natural dignity is sacred and universal. Early developmental experiences\, which affect current feelings\, moods and behaviors\, may mask one’s natural capacity for emotional and spiritual well-being. The cultivation of focused attention\, openness\, compassion and reflection\, along with a deepened\, heightened awareness\, ignites personal growth and leads to stronger\, more sustaining connections with oneself and others. Contemplative psychotherapy’s foundation evolved to include a blending of Buddhist\, Christian and Hebrew traditions with more traditional forms of psychotherapy from a humanistic perspective. \nContemplative Practice is attuned to: \n\nAn open and present stance that is relational in nature and allows for empathic engagement of another’s experience without letting go of your own.\nEngaging the use of silence as reverence. Silence helps draw together the scattered and dissipated energies of a fragmented existence and dissolve distance between others.\nEngaging a psychological and spiritual state where our ego does not run our lives but is measured in response to what our heart and body tells us is true.\nThe creation of spaciousness\, that makes room for one’s wholeness to emerge\, around a full range of emotions. \nAttending to what we experience as reverie and those spaces in the therapeutic experience that are without words and which we call sacred. \nThe opportunity to sit with the fullness of our experience.\n\n\nSessions\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomTwo sessions: October 11th & 25th\, 2020 \n\nFees\nFree for Members$125 for Non-Members \n\n*Continuing Education credits: The Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0133. \n5 CE credit hours are available for this course. URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/contemplative-psychotherapy-2020-10-25/2020-10-25/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Contemplative-Psychotherapy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201011T090000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201011T113000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200213T215547Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021525Z UID:8319-1602406800-1602415800@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Contemplative Psychotherapy DESCRIPTION:Leslie Reed Shields\, LCSW\nAs clinicians\, in this time of uncertainty\, might we be called to journey a different path in our clinical work? \nContemplative Psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that has at its core the belief that one’s inner wisdom and natural dignity is sacred and universal. Early developmental experiences\, which affect current feelings\, moods and behaviors\, may mask one’s natural capacity for emotional and spiritual well-being. The cultivation of focused attention\, openness\, compassion and reflection\, along with a deepened\, heightened awareness\, ignites personal growth and leads to stronger\, more sustaining connections with oneself and others. Contemplative psychotherapy’s foundation evolved to include a blending of Buddhist\, Christian and Hebrew traditions with more traditional forms of psychotherapy from a humanistic perspective. \nContemplative Practice is attuned to: \n\nAn open and present stance that is relational in nature and allows for empathic engagement of another’s experience without letting go of your own.\nEngaging the use of silence as reverence. Silence helps draw together the scattered and dissipated energies of a fragmented existence and dissolve distance between others.\nEngaging a psychological and spiritual state where our ego does not run our lives but is measured in response to what our heart and body tells us is true.\nThe creation of spaciousness\, that makes room for one’s wholeness to emerge\, around a full range of emotions. \nAttending to what we experience as reverie and those spaces in the therapeutic experience that are without words and which we call sacred. \nThe opportunity to sit with the fullness of our experience.\n\n\nSessions\nVenue: This event will be held via ZoomTwo sessions: October 11th & 25th\, 2020 \n\nFees\nFree for Members$125 for Non-Members \n\n*Continuing Education credits: The Suffolk Institute for Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis SW CPE is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #0133. \n5 CE credit hours are available for this course. URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/contemplative-psychotherapy/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Contemplative-Psychotherapy.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T193000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20201007T203000 DTSTAMP:20220625T195355 CREATED:20200925T010104Z LAST-MODIFIED:20210223T021525Z UID:11996-1602099000-1602102600@suffolkinstitute.org SUMMARY:Monthly Drop-in Group for Members DESCRIPTION:Please join fellow SIPP members on the first Wednesday of each month.7:30 – 8:30PM \n\n\n\nOctober 7th\, 2020November 4th\, 2020December 2nd\, 2020February 3rd\, 2021March 3rd\, 2021April 7th\, 2021May 5th\, 2021\n\n\n\nThe link will be sent to the members group. PLEASE JOIN! URL:https://suffolkinstitute.org/event/monthly-drop-in-group-for-members/ CATEGORIES:Workshop ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://suffolkinstitute.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/Monthly-Drop-in-Group-for-Members.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR