HYPNOSIS AND PSYCHOANALYSIS
by Elgan Baker, Ph.D.

Monday, September 13, 2010
7:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

Workshop Description

The history of hypnosis and psychoanalysis are closely interwoven, beginning with Freud’s trip to Southern France to study with Charcot and Janet at the end of the 19th century. Despite Freud’s eventual decision to discontinue his clinical experiments with it, hypnosis has continued to be practiced by psychoanalysts of every persuasion and has proven to be a useful adjunct to traditional psychoanalytic techniques. This presentation will explore the various applications of hypnosis within a psychoanalytic frame to address process issues, transference management, support of uncovering, interpretation and working through, and the treatment of structural pathology and developmental arrest. Lecture and case material will be included.
 

Learning Objectives:  After this workshop participants will be able to:

1)  Name three ways hypnosis has incorporated various theoretical paradigm shifts in psychoanalysis.
2)  Name three ways hypnosis can be used to address process management in psychoanalytic therapy.
3)  Describe the use of hypnosis to treat structural pathology associated with pre-neurotic arrest.

About the Presenter:  Dr. Elgan L. Baker is co-founder and President of Meridian Psychological Associates, PC. and Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at Indiana University School of Medicine. Dr. Baker is a Clinical Diplomate (ABPH) and a Fellow of the American Psychological Association and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis. He has also been awarded a diplomate in Forensic Psychology (ABPS) and in Psychoanalysis as a founding fellow of the American College of Advanced Practice Psychologists. His clinical work has focused on the intensive treatment and psychoanalysis of adults. He has received numerous national and international awards for his clinical and theoretical contributions to psychotherapy, hypnosis, and hypnoanalysis, and lectures regularly on these topics throughout North America and Europe. Dr. Baker has been elected to offices in numerous professional organizations including the Central Indiana Psychological Association, the Indiana Psychological Association, the American Psychological Association and the Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, He has published more than 100 professional articles, books and book chapters.

Areas of Special Interest include: Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, Treatment of Borderline and Narcissistic Disorders, Eating Disorders, and Forensic Consultation and Evaluation.