LOVE AS A SYMPTOM
This program was presented on March 31, 2008
Presenter: Colette Soler, Ph.D.
Monday, March 31, 2008 5:00 PM - 7:30 PM
INTRODUCTION
What is love? Religion, philosophy, and literature have all tried to answer the question of its mystery. Psychoanalysis-from Freud to Lacan-brings something new.
Colette Soler, a founding member of the International Forums of the Lacanian field, will open the question of how to understand love in the psychoanalytic clinic.
Is love an illness? Is love a madness? No. Its mystery-far from being ineffable-is caused by the unconscious, by the denaturing of sex that is specific to the speaking being.
Soler will clarify Lacan's famous formula "there is no such thing as a sexual relationship" and show that the deficiencies in what we call "romantic life" are what make love thrive.
OBJECTIVES
Participants will be able to:
- Explain what Lacan meant when he said: "there is no such thing as a sexual relationship."
- Assess symptoms from the perspective of the Lacanian clinic.
- Apply an approach to working with patients based on this new understanding.
SCHEDULE
| 5:00 p.m. | Sign-in and reception |
| 5:15 p.m. | Introduction of speaker Lecture Part I, followed by questions and answers. |
| 6:15p.m. | Break |
| 6:30 p.m. | Lecture Part II, followed by questions and answers. |
READING
Soler, Colette. "The paradoxes of the symptom in psychoanalysis." In The Cambridge Companion to Lacan. Edited by Jean-Michel Rabate. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2003. This article can be sent to you upon receipt of your registration form.
Also suggested: Soler, Colette. What Lacan Said About Women: A Psychoanalytic Study. Translated by John Holland. New York: Other Press, 2006.
PRESENTER
Colette Soler, Ph.D., practices and teaches psychoanalysis in Paris. Her historic visit to the Washington School of Psychiatry will be a unique opportunity to encounter the theories of Jacques Lacan, transmitted by one of his preeminent analysands. The author of numerous articles and books, including What Lacan Said About Women, Dr. Soler is known for her dynamic style and the clarity of her presentations.
Location
The Washington School of Psychiatry
5028 Wisconsin Avenue, N.W., Suite 400
Washington, DC, 20016
Directions
CE/CME Award - 1.5
The Washington School of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to provide continuing education for psychologists. The Washington School maintains responsibility for the program. The School is approved by the Social Work Board of the State of Maryland as a provider of continuing education for social workers. The School is approved by the Medical Society of Maryland (MEDCHI) for continuing education for psychiatrists.
Fee - $45
Scholarships available
REGISTRATION
Please call the School at 202-237-2700 to register. You can also use the conference registration form to register for this seminar by faxing it to WSP at 202-237-2730, or mail the form to: Washington School of Psychiatry, 5028 Wisconsin Ave., NW, Ste. 400, Washington, DC 20016.
CANCELLATIONS AND REFUNDS
Refunds will be made for cancellations received at the School office in writing prior to March 21 and are subject to a non-refundable administrative fee of $25.