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Dying to Live: Death Awareness at Psychic Organizer to Live a Fully Realized Life (Recorded)

We will all die. We know this. But both our culture in general, and our mental health profession in particular, suppress awareness of our mortality, and avoid talking about death, even in the face of Covid. Why such bias? denial?

This 3-part workshop addresses our perpetual oscillation between “slipping into that dreaded abyss, (and) insulating ourselves in protective omnipotent defenses “ (Shabad, 2016).  Via experiential groups, we’ll address how talking about death, to ourselves and to our patients, can enhance our experience of living our lives fully. We’ll write and talk through this protocol together.

Part I: history, literature review, vignette, frame how Freud, our culture, AND our profession avoid acknowledging the impact of our actual death.. 

Part II: divide into Small Groups, delve into how our own end of life perspective(s) might (unconsciously?) organize our psyches. 

Part III: return to Large Group to share views & discuss ‘existential orientation’ protocols that suggest how to talk with patients about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs about dying and their own inevitable death. Practical suggested protocols will be reviewed.

 

Woody Allen — 'I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

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Dying to Live: Death Awareness at Psychic Organizer to Live a Fully Realized Life (Recorded)

Previously Recorded
$59.99 Joy A. Dryer, Ph.D.

We will all die. We know this. But both our culture in general, and our mental health profession in particular, suppress awareness of our mortality, and avoid talking about death, even in the face of Covid. Why such bias? denial?

This 3-part workshop addresses our perpetual oscillation between “slipping into that dreaded abyss, (and) insulating ourselves in protective omnipotent defenses “ (Shabad, 2016).  Via experiential groups, we’ll address how talking about death, to ourselves and to our patients, can enhance our experience of living our lives fully. We’ll write and talk through this protocol together.

Part I: history, literature review, vignette, frame how Freud, our culture, AND our profession avoid acknowledging the impact of our actual death.. 

Part II: divide into Small Groups, delve into how our own end of life perspective(s) might (unconsciously?) organize our psyches. 

Part III: return to Large Group to share views & discuss ‘existential orientation’ protocols that suggest how to talk with patients about their feelings, attitudes, beliefs about dying and their own inevitable death. Practical suggested protocols will be reviewed.

 

Woody Allen — 'I'm not afraid of death; I just don't want to be there when it happens.

About the Presenter

Joy Dryer, Ph.D. wears 3 hats: as a Clinical Psychologist for over 40 years and Psychoanalyst for 25 years,, as a Divorce Mediator for the past 20 years; and as a clinical supervisor and educator (retired Adjunct Associate Professor in NYU’s Psychology Masters Program). She’s in private practice in NYC with individuals, families and couples (as a PACT clinician). Dr. Joy Integrates her love of writing ,(Columbia Journalism School class of 1970, and recently as a monthly contributor with Psychology Today) with her existential approach to exploring with patients the large questions to help enhance their lives .

This workshop Offers 3 Continuing Education Credits
This webinar is recorded and will not grant live credits.

Learning Objectives:

  1. explain historical sources of our profession’s and our culture’s “denial of death” approach to mortality awareness.
  2. Identify one’s own existential orientation and how we psychically organize our own mortality awareness.
  3. facilitate patients’ exploring their own feelings, attitudes, beliefs about death AND to use this mortality awareness to live their lives more fully and creatively.

Agenda:

Schedule:

10:00-10:05 AM 

Introduction

10:05- 10:45 AM 

Presentation by Dr. Joy

10:45- 11:15 AM 

Small Groups: Break out session No. 1 Discuss Questions 1-6

11:15 - 11:40 AM 

Return to Large Group for debrief discussion

11:40- 11:50 AM 

10-minute break

11:50- 12:15 PM 

Small Groups: Break out session No. 2 Discuss Questions 7-8

12:15- 12:40 PM 

Return to Large Group for debrief discussion

12:40-12:45 PM 

Summary Slide by Dr. Joy

12:45- 12:50 PM 

General Q&A

12:50- 12:55 PM 

Recapitulation/ Wrap up

12:55- 1:00 PM 

Closing
This presentation is open to:
  • Social Workers
  • Professional Counselors
  • Therapists
  • Psychologists
  • Licensed Mental Health Practitioners
  • Medical Doctors and Other Health Professionals
  • Other professionals interacting with populations engaged in mental health based services
Course Level: intermediate
Level of Clinician: intermediate
  • New practitioners who wish to gain enhanced insight surrounding the topic
  • Experienced practitioners who seek to increase and expand fundamental knowledge surrounding the subject matter
  • Advanced practitioners seeking to review concepts and reinforce practice skills and/or access additional consultation
  • Managers seeking to broaden micro and/or macro perspectives

Participants will receive their certificate electronically upon completion of the webinar and course evaluation form.

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  • CE You! is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for continuing education credits for licensed social workers in Maryland.
    CE You! maintains responsibility for this program.
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