Heroes and Antiheroes | Sunday Dialogue Program

on Zoom

The Postgraduate Psychoanalytic Society and Institute

Co-sponsoring with MPG Consulting NYC

Invite you to our Sunday Dialogue Program

Heroes and Antiheroes

Sarah Jackson, MFA, MA, LP

Sunday, April 7, 2024, 1:00-3:30pm (EDT), on Zoom

3 CE credit hours for Social Workers, Mental Health Counselors and Licensed Psychoanalysts holding Licenses in New York State

White, male heroes have seen better days, but heroes and their counterparts – a multitude of new antiheroes who do not exhibit the typical heroic attributes – continue to appear in contemporary society and culture.  A variety of hero complexes also show up in our dreams and can play a role in our professional lives, since as psychotherapists and psychoanalysts we encounter them in our patients.

Presenter:

Jungian analyst Sarah Jackson has had an interest in unconventional heroes for a long time.  She has written and lectured on “The Female Hero in Contemporary Cinema” and “Motherhood as a Hero’s Journey”.  In this talk, she will focus on both ancient and contemporary manifestations of heroes and antiheroes, including some who are shape-shifting and gender fluid.  She will also give a couple of case examples, one of which demonstrates how the hero complex can arise from, and compensate for, early trauma.

Sarah has presented widely, most recently as host of a panel sponsored by the Brooklyn Rail as part of their New Social Environment Series [#875, August 14, 2023] which took a fresh look at the work of Edvard Munch.  She has been in private practice in Great Barrington, MA since 1990, and is an adjunct faculty member and supervisor at the C.G. Jung Institute of New York, as well as serving as the vice president of the New York Association of Analytic Psychology

Learning Objectives:

After attending this presentation, participants will be able to:

• Gain a basic understanding of what an archetype is, and why it is relevant to the practice of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis.

• See complexes through the lens of Analytic Psychology.

• Learn how hero (and anti-hero) complexes relate to ego-development and ego structure.

• Appreciate the continued relevance of heroes and anti-heroes to contemporary culture, as well as to the personal struggles of individuals. Consider how heroes and hero complexes show up in dreams and manifest in our lives.

REGISTER USING THIS FORM PLEASE

A zoom link will be sent to registrants 1-2 days prior to the event

For further information or questions please send an email to:

       Russell Merritt, LCSW: [email protected]

This program is approved for 3 CE Credit Hours.  MPG Consulting is an approved provider of continuing education for Licensed Social Workers (#0119) and for Licensed Psychoanalysts (3P-0034). MPG Consulting, LCSW, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health