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Avedis Panajian at The Seattle School

Avedis Panajian, PhD

An Exploration of Bion's Psychology: Its Application to Narcissistic, Borderline, and Psychotic Disorders

October 1, 2011 | 9am-5pm
8:30am Registration

Registration

  • $75 for NPS, and Alliance Members
  • $85 for Non-members
  • $40 for Students, and scholarships available

This event is sponsored by the Northwest Alliance for Psychoanalytic Study. Please visit their website for complete event details and to register. Additional information and questions can be directed to O'Donnell Day, 425-802-3000.

CEUs, CPEs will be provided.

Seminar Description

Avedis Panajian, PhD will speak with us about the application of Bion’s ideas to the treatment of primitive mental states in the borderline, narcissistic, and psychotic patient. The morning session will offer background information about Bion's work:  his connection to Freud and Klein, his philosophy, his work with psychosis, the role of language, and his theory of thinking. In the afternoon session, Dr.Panajian will present detailed clinical material illustrating Bion’s concepts in the treatment of psychotic, borderline, and narcissistic patients.

Avedis Panajian, PhD is a Training and Supervising Psychoanalyst. He is a member of the faculty of Pacifica Graduate School in Santa Barbara, CA. He is also a Diplomate in Clinical Psychology.