Brown Bag Lunch Series
with
Dr. Nancy Gerber, PhD, NCPsyA
September 18th 2024 12:00 – 1:00 pm
On Zoom – 1 CE
What do we mean by transgenerational transmission of trauma? Transgenerational traumas are those that have not been fully processed or integrated and are passed along to successive generations. Fragments of the original trauma may become unconsciously embedded in the next generation or repeated and enacted in altered forms.
In “Ghosts in the Nursery” (1975), Selma Fraiberg, a child psychoanalyst, observes how the specter of parents’ unremembered, conflicted histories leads to repetitive enactments in the parenting of children. In treatment, patients may describe feelings that their lives are haunted by parents and ancestors.
In this workshop we will explore how trauma reverberates across generations and how early attachment affects the transmission of trauma. Symptoms associated with transgenerational trauma, including aloneness, depression, and dissociative defenses, will be explored. In addition, case examples and therapeutic interventions will be presented and discussed.
Course Objectives – Participants will learn to:
- Define transgenerational transmission of trauma and how it manifests as symptoms in successive generations.
- Understand how ruptures in early attachment relationships perpetuate the transmission of trauma.
- Describe two therapeutic interventions with patients.
Dr. Nancy Gerber, PhD, NCPsyA | Dr. Nancy Gerber completed psychoanalytic training at the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP), where she is a member of the faculty. She is the author of seven books, including fiction, memoir, and poetry. Her chapbook, “We Are All Refugees,” is a series of poems describing how she was affected by her father’s experience as a refugee from the Holocaust. Her book of poetry and prose, Fire and Ice, was a finalist for a Gradiva Award from the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis.
For questions or information email Cassio Campello at
[email protected] or call 973-629-1002
ACAP is an approved CE provider for:
Art Therapists — Counselors
Marriage and Family Counselors
NJ Psychoanalysts — NJ Social Workers
NY Creative Arts Therapists
Psychologists
For full CE Information- visit our website: https://acapnj.org/ce-information/
