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Description:
We can sometimes be too preoccupied with removing defenses, which is helpful with many patients but can drain the already limited resources of those with weak egos and a kind of apathetic despair.
This session will alert participants to the difference between resistance of a defensive nature and true deficit, where certain social skills are really missing or reduced. Recognizing this distinction allows for the use of more appropriate therapeutic skills and strategies.
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the difference between defense and deficit.
- Apply differing therapeutic skills depending upon the balance between defense and deficit.
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PRESENTER BIOGRAPHY
Anne Alvarez, PhD, MACP is a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist (and retired Co-Convener of the Autism Service, Child and Family Dep't. Tavistock Clinic, London, where she still teaches.). She is author of Live Company: Psychotherapy with Autistic, Borderline, Deprived and Abused Children and has edited with Susan Reid, Autism and Personality: Findings from the Tavistock Autism Workshop. A book in her honour, edited by Judith Edwards, entitled Being Alive: Building on the Work of Anne Alvarez was published in 2002. Her latest book, The Thinking Heart: Three Levels of Psychoanalytic Therapy with Disturbed Children was published in April 2012 by Routledge. A book by Kai Wung on Alvarez in a series on influential thinkers in psychoanalysis is in preparation for Routledge.
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REGISTRATION DETAILS
Date: Sunday, January 25, 2026
Time & Schedule: This event will run from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM (MT). Please log in early so we may begin promptly. A short break will be offered midway through the event.
Cost:
- Students: $40 (Please list your training institution at registration)
- DPS Members: $68
- Non DPS Members: $80
Your spot for the conference is not guaranteed until the registration fee is paid in full.
Location: Virtual using Zoom. The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants 24 hours before the event.
Many of our emails get filtered through secondary inboxes, so please do a search within your inbox for key words such as: Denver Psychoanalytic Society, DPS, Zoom link, and/or the name of the speaker or title of the event to find the email with the link.
Registration: Registration is required. The deadline to register is January 22, 2026 by 12:00 PM (MST).
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CME INFORMATION
2.75 CME credits available
CME Certificates: To receive a CME certificate, the attendee must: pre-register, pay in full, attend the session with your name clearly labeled in Zoom, and complete an online evaluation within 7 days following the program.
An email with the evaluation link will be emailed after the program. Credit will be issued for actual participation time in 15-minute increments. CME certificates will be emailed within 2 weeks following the event if the evaluation is completed. Enabling your video while participating is strongly encouraged.
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 Denver Psychoanalytic Society. 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 2.75 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.
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POLICIES
Confidentiality: During all programs, we will follow rules of confidentiality for clinical case material including disguising identifying information. Please do not discuss any case material outside of this program. Recording without authorization is prohibited.
Cancellation: There will be no refunds within three days of the event.
Certificate Replacement: If awarded a CME certificate, please retain for your records. There will be a $3 charge if the Society office must resend a certificate.
To contact the Society office, please email office@denverpsychoanalytic.org.
