Center Seminar - Feb. 24 - Diagnosing Alone: The Collapse and Revival of Reflective Functioning

MONDAY NIGHT SEMINAR - February 24th, 2025

on Zoom

Diagnosing Alone: The Collapse and Revival of Reflective Functioning within the Proliferation of Clinical (Pseudo) Knowledge

Presented by: Scott Koeneman, Psy.D.

We promote and produce reflective functioning through ongoing, nuanced conversations with others. What happens when a patient comes to treatment only looking for confirmation, not conversation? This seems to be happening more and more as our consulting rooms are inundated with the promises and perils of self diagnosis vis-à-vis social media. During this seminar, we will ask: how has the role of reflective functioning been challenged by the over-utilization of social media? We will consider how to deepen the treatment in the age of self diagnosis, including helping patients to think deeply about their self-experiences, appreciate complex emotional dynamics, and to consider what their fantasies about a particular diagnosis tell us about their unconscious motivations.

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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

After attending this session, participants should be able to:

1. Identify current cultural trends, specifically self-diagnosis via social media, and its impact on the relational dynamics between patient and analyst.

2. Describe the concept of reflective functioning and its developmental origins as well as clinical applications.

3. Analyze specific case examples highlighting the movement from reactive and confirmatory positions of objectivity towards nuanced, complex positions of subjectivity.

Scott Koeneman, Psy.D.

About the Presenter

Dr. Koeneman earned his Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Psy.D.) from George Fox University (2008), where he graduated with the recognition of Most Outstanding Student. In addition, he holds an M.A. in Psychology from George Fox University (2005) and an M.A. in Counseling from Denver Seminary (2003). He completed a pre-doctoral APA approved internship at the University of Virginia Counseling and Psychological Services. Additionally, he completed a post-doctoral residency at the Center for Behavioral Medicine, an agency of the Department of Mental Health in Missouri. Additionally, Dr. Koeneman was an Associate Professor in the School of Behavioral Sciences and Counseling at MidAmerica Nazarene University from 2010 through 2018. In 2024, Dr. Koeneman earned his certificate in psychoanalysis at the Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center. He maintains professional membership in the American Psychoanalytic Association, International Association of Relational Psychoanalysis, and Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center. He maintains a private practice in Overland Park, KS where he specializes in helping men connect with their emotions, helping leaders in times of crisis both personal and professional, therapy for therapists, and issues of faith and spirituality.

Monday, February 24th, 2025

7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Time

This seminar is free and open to the public.

Click HERE to Register

visit our website www.gkcpsa.org

The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants on February 21st.

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1.5 CMEs/CEUs are available for this seminar.

Certificates of attendance are FREE for Center members,

$30 for non-Center members.

(Details about how to receive CMEs/CEUs will be provided during the seminar.)

Helpful Information to Access and Participate in the Center Seminar

· We strongly recommend that you use your PC or Mac for this meeting rather than phone or tablet, as the reception and functionality is much better.

· When you enter the meeting, you will be on mute. You are free to unmute yourself during the event during discussion

. We ask that you plan to attend the event with your personal video camera on so that you may be seen by the other participants on screen. This is necessary for CME/CEU attendance tracking purposes.

· Make sure you have labeled your name in the box with your video picture. If you have not done so, or if you want to change your name, place your mouse on your video image. In the right corner, you will see three dots (…). Click the dots, then click “rename” and insert your name as you want it to read. This is also necessary for CME/CEU attendance tracking purposes.

Continuing Medical Education Credits

ACCME Accreditation Statement

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of American Psychoanalytic Association and the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute. The American Psychoanalytic Association is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

AMA Credit Designation Statement

The American Psychoanalytic Association designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure Statement

The APsA CE Committee has reviewed the materials for accredited continuing education and has determined that this activity is not related to the product line of ineligible companies and therefore, the activity meets the exception outlined in Standard 3: ACCME's identification, mitigation and disclosure of relevant financial relationship. This activity does not have any known commercial support.

About the Center

The Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Center is a nonprofit organization which provides a forum for discussion of theoretical, cultural, and clinical ideas regarding psychoanalysis, as well as networking opportunities for professionals, through community forums, professional workshops and annual film series. Membership is open to any person with a serious interest in psychoanalysis. The Center is the parent organization of the Greater Kansas City Psychoanalytic Institute, which provides post graduate training in the theory and practice of psychoanalysis. More information about the Greater Kansas City-Topeka Psychoanalytic Center is available at www.gkcpsa.org.

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