#F201 – Transference

Course Details

• Instructor: Mark L. Ruffalo, LCSW
• Wednesdays 6:30 pm to 8:15 pm
• Live webinar via Zoom
• Consecutive weeks
• 9/9/26, 9/23/26, 10/7/26, 10/21/26, 11/4/26, 11/18/26, 12/9/26, 1/6/27

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COURSE DESCRIPTION:

Transference in the context of the psychoanalytic encounter has been broadly defined as the displacement of feelings, behaviors, thoughts, and desires originally experienced in relation to significant figures from childhood/the past onto the analyst. This course explores the evolution of the concept from its classical roots to contemporary perspectives on it. It will emphasize transference’s recognition, its development in the context of the psychoanalytic relationship, its purpose, how it can further analysis or present itself as a resistance, and its analysis.

ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR:

Mark L. Ruffalo, LCSW

Mark L. Ruffalo, LCSW, is a psychotherapist in private practice and serves as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Central Florida College of Medicine, where he is Director of Psychotherapy Training in the adult psychiatry residency program. He is also Adjunct Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Tufts University School of Medicine and on the faculty of the New Jersey Institute for Training in Psychoanalysis. He has trained in psychiatric social work at the University of Pittsburgh, transference-focused psychotherapy at the Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research, and good psychiatric management at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He practices general psychodynamic psychotherapy with special interest in the treatment of schizophrenia and borderline personality disorder.

COURSE OBJECTIVES:

By the completion of this course students will be able to:

1. Define the concepts of transference, transference neurosis, erotic transference, and transference resistance.
2. Analyze transference in light of the therapeutic and working alliances and how it presents in specific situations.
3. Describe how transference presents during treatment and how to approach its analysis.
4. Evaluate how transference has been re-conceptualized within recent psychoanalytic discourse.
5. Explain transference in reference to intersectionality and to list some of the contributions of neuroscience to the field of psychoanalysis.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Suitable for social workers, licensed professional counselors and other mental health professionals.

THIS COURSE DOES NOT OFFER CEU’s

ADA ACCOMODATIONS:

Available upon request: Requests required at least 14 days prior to course.

TECHNOLOGY:

This course takes place online with synchronous video on Zoom (fully interactive). System requirements are:

• Operating Systems: Windows XP or higher, MacOS 9 or higher, Android 4.0 or higher
• Internet Browser: Internet Explorer 9.0 or higher, Google Chrome, Firefox 10.0 or higher
• Broadband Internet connection: Cable, High-speed DSL and any other medium that is internet accessible.

COSTS:

There is a $115.00 Fall Semester Registration Free which includes a one-year subscription to Psychoanalytic Electronic Publishing PEP and a one-year membership to the Psychoanalytic Candidates Organization (PACO).

Refund policy: After the 4th class session, there is no refund. Monies paid for classes when candidates withdraw from the program after the 4th class, will be applied as a credit, if the candidate returns to NJI. If a candidate withdraws before the 4th class, 1/2 tuition will be refunded. (This excludes the registration fee of $115).

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS:

There is no potential conflict of interest and/or commercial support for this event.

CONTACT:

For more information or registration, please call 201-836-1065 or contact us via email at info@njinstitute.com