Course Description:

.It’s startling that, while we no longer use Freud’s theory carte blanche, the acceptance of a defining maternal instinct, or drive, has persisted. Psychoanalysis remains influenced by gendered presumptions, promulgating a lack of curiosity regarding the breadth and depth of the experience of motherhood. Like many fathers of his generation, Freud, the father of psychoanalysis, gave little thought to the experience of mothers. Seen simply as bearers of the next generation, mothers were relegated to the sidelines of psychological investigation—devoid of subjectivity, silent and invisible. This presentation will explore the impact of the unthought known of the feminine imperative that mandates motherhood and is then passed through generations and introjected from our mothers.

Course Link:
http://www.mcpp.online

CE Value (credits): 2
CE Type: Standard
 

Michigan Council for
Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy

Contact Information:
Rebecca Hatton, Psy.D
734-709-2183
rebecca.hatton1@gmail.com