Ground-breaking Self Psychology Conference Announced to Help Victims of Oppression

April 1, 2011 - PRLog -- Ground-breaking Self Psychology Conference Announced to Help Victims of Oppression

NEW YORK, March 27, 2011 -- Against a backdrop of armed conflict to assure humanitarian treatment of citizens living under oppressive political regimes, a leading psychology training institute today announced the first international conference dedicated to helping individuals who have been victims of oppression.  Organized by TRISP, the first educational institute dedicated to training students in self psychology, the multidisciplinary conference will be held May 13-15 in New York City.

In the belief that dialogue promotes healing among individuals, groups and nations, TRISP has invited highly acclaimed social workers, psychiatrists, psychologists, educators, artists, journalists, lawyers, and religious leaders to share their views on the most pressing social and political ssues of the day--genocide, war atrocities, and the legacy of slavery and apartheid.  Further details on the conference and registration are available at www.trisp.org/workshops.

"Bystanders No More" is the title of our conference, which is dedicated to helping individuals who have been oppressed on account of race, religion, class, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or political affiliation," said Doris Brothers, Conference Chairperson. "We are convinced  the dialogue at this conference will help all involved to lift their voices against the forces of silence."

TRISP(www.trisp.org) is a post graduate institution in New York dedicated to teaching the most advanced and humanitarian approaches to psychoanalytic healing.

Conference Highlights

Highlights of the conference, being held at the New York Academy of Medicine, include:

KEYNOTE ADDRESS: The Disappearing Face of the Other: The Undocumented, the Asylum-Seekers, the Different" by Donna Orange, noted psychoanalyst, philosopher and author

FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER: Maria Hinojosa, award-winning journalist, author and host of NPR's "Latino USA"

INVITED SPEAKERS: Jessica Benjamin, Francoise Davione, Jean Max Gaudilliere, Virginia Goldner,
Janice Gump, George Hagman, Jane Hassinger, Anna Ornstein, Tessa Phillips, Steven Reisner,  Charles B. Strozier and Shake' Topalian.

Participants will be given many opportunities to join the speakers in dialogue.  In five plenary sessions and two sessions featuring panels and numerous original papers, ample time will be allotted for discussion.  In addition, participants will be invited to attend a debriefing/discussion session.  A silent auction of art works donated by respected professionals will also be offered.

Event Details
The New York Academy of Medicine Conference Center
1216 Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street, New York City.
Friday, May 13, 2011--1PM to 5:45 PM
Saturday, May 14, 2011--8:30 AM to 6:30 PM
Sunday, May 15, 2011--9 AM to 1:15 PM

About TRISP
Founded in 1987 in New York City, TRISP is the first educational institute in the country dedicated to training students in self psychology.  TRISP's long tradition of intellectual vitality has been demonstrated over the years through its training curriculum that has always included innovative contributions by contemporary thinkers, some of whom are members of the TRISP faculty, as well as by sponsorship of dozens of workshops, lectures and conferences such as this one.  Visit www.trisp.org to view TRISP's latest training program and workshops.

Contact:
Doris Brothers: 212-864-6333
dorisbrothers@mac.com