10-Hour Clinical Supervision Course | Art Therapists & Related Mental Health Professions
2026-01-11 08:30 - 18:30 UTC | zoom
Art Therapists & Related Mental Health Professions
Sunday, January 11, 2026 • 8:30 am – 6:30 pm
Fee: $250
NBCC Approved #5709
LCAT Approved Provider #CAT-0081
Add-On Option:
Art Therapy Ethics – 5 hours
Saturday, January 10, 2026 • 8:30 am – 1:30 pm
Fee: $125
Applicable toward ATCS, ATR-BC renewal, LCAT/LAAT/LPAT CEs

Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

These courses will address the Supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work, art therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the dimensions that build the supervisee-supervisor relationship. Topics will address the historical, theoretical, practical, ethical and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The many functions of the supervisor are outlined such as case review, evaluation, supportive intervention, education, and professional growth. Additional areas of focus will be on a range of supervisory settings from agency to private practice, learning and teaching styles, the parallel process while supervising a range of settings and populations, leadership styles, supervisor self-care and countertransference reactions to the supervisee, handling conflicts, building and maintaining relationship with peers and treatment collaborations and working within the culture of an organization. A range of supervision modalities will be explored including group, individual, consultation and educational formats. Integration of the models will build the participant’s identity and function as a supervisor. The course format is lecture, discussion, reading and experiential small group activities.

The Influence of Culture in Clinical Supervision
2026-01-11 09:30 - 12:30 | zoom
3 hours • $125
Sunday, January 11 • 9:30 am – 12:30 pm
NASW Approval #202485-3
NBCC Approved #5709
Addresses cultural factors affecting supervisory roles, process, and relationships across counseling, social work, and psychoanalytic approaches.
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

The Influence of Culture in Clinical Supervision, 3 hours
The course will address the influence of culture on supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the cultural dimensions that impact the supervisee-supervisor relationship and process. Topics will address the historical, practical, ethical, and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The course format is lecture, case review, reading, and experiential small group activities.

Treatment of ﻿ ﻿Impulse ﻿and Obsessive Disorders | One Year Program
2026-01-26 18:00 - 19:30 | zoom
One Year Program – Part III* – 6 Weeks
Begins Monday, January 26, 2026
10 CEs
Instructor: Judy Lapides, MACMHC, NCPsyA, NJSCPsyA
Dates: 1/26/26, 2/2, 2/9, 2/23, 3/2, 3/9
Monday evenings 6:00PM (ET) – 7:30PM (ET)
via Zoom
*One Year Program courses may be taken in any order.

The course prepares clinicians to work psychodynamically, at a new depth, with a wide range of presenting symptoms and offers perspectives from other mental health disciplines.
The recognition of constitutional tendencies, early attachment issues, psychological resistances, transference and countertransference issues will be addressed in terms of origins of conditions and impact on the treatment alliance.

This course meets on six dates. Each week different clinical diagnostic categories are discussed, such as:

Addictions
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Intermittent Explosive Disorder and other disorders of impulse and compulsion will be explored.

The One-Year Program
The program consists of four courses over one year. It provides an opportunity for mental health practitioners and professionals in various disciplines to enhance clinical skills, introducing innovative, Modern Psychoanalytic principles, theories, and techniques.

Participants will discover effective strategies for designing interventions that can reverse maladaptive emotional and behavioral patterns. Through hands-on learning, they will quickly build practical clinical skills that make a lasting difference in their work with clients—fostering collaboration, self-definition, and meaningful growth.
ACAP’s unique methods for navigating challenging clinical situations can be the key to transforming burnout into renewed professional satisfaction. These approaches are grounded in the foundational concepts of Modern Psychoanalysis, offering both depth and practical application.
Full information about the four courses at
https://acapnj.org/one-year-program-modern-psychoanalytic-studies/

Participants will be able to:
Identify the clinical diagnostic criteria for addictions, obsessive-compulsive disorders and impulse disorders.

Develop tools for working effectively with individuals presenting impulse and obsessive disorders.

Recognize the dynamics, early resistances, and transference and countertransference issues necessary to facilitate a working alliance with individuals presenting impulse and obsessive disorders.

Judy Lapides, MACMHC, NCPsyA, NJSCPsyA
Judy Lapides, is a National and New Jersey State Certified psychoanalyst. She received a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis-NJ, and she holds a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis.
Prior to becoming a psychoanalyst, Ms. Lapides spent a number of years teaching and working with adolescents. She has a clinical practice in Morristown, NJ, where she treats adults and adolescents. Ms Lapides is presently on the faculty of ACAP and BGSP-NJ

BBL | The Emotional Logic of Addiction Understanding Addiction from a Neuropsychoanalytic Perspective
2026-01-28 12:00 - 13:00 | zoom
Brown Bag Lunch Series
The Emotional Logic of Addiction Understanding Addiction from a Neuropsychoanalytic Perspective
with Cassio Campello, MD, LPC
Wednesday, January 28, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
On Zoom Only – 1 CE
Participation is FREE
$17 Admin Fee for each CE
Registration closes January 28 at 10:00 AM EST

This workshop introduces a neuropsychoanalytic framework for understanding addiction not simply as maladaptive substance use, but as a disorder of affect regulation. It explores how early disruptions in emotional development and attachment can mobilize aggression in the service of restoring psychological equilibrium, and how this repetitive process may evolve into shutdown states and compulsive patterns of self-regulation.
Addiction is conceptualized as a substitute regulatory mechanism—one that temporarily manages overwhelming internal distress while simultaneously reinforcing dependency. Clinical implications include a shift in therapeutic focus from symptom suppression toward enhancing affect tolerance, restoring adaptive aggression, and strengthening relational and symbolic capacities.
Course Objectives – Participants will be able to:

Describe addiction as a disorder of affect regulation from a neuropsychoanalytic perspective.
Identify the role of aggression in the development and persistence of addictive dynamics.
Integrate neuropsychoanalytic concepts into clinical formulation and treatment planning to enhance affect tolerance and psychological functioning.

Cassio Campello, MD, LPC, is a psychoanalytic clinician and educator with extensive experience integrating neuroscience, affect regulation, and psychotherapy. He is an Advanced Psychoanalytic Candidate at the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) and a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey. Dr. Campello practices at the North Jersey Consultation Center (ACAP) and in private practice, and serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Psychology at Caldwell University. His prior career as a board-certified anesthesiologist informs his neuropsychoanalytic approach to addiction, trauma, and emotional regulation.

ACAP is an approved CE provider for:
Art Therapists
Counselors
Marriage and Family Counselors
NJ Psychoanalysts
Social Workers
NY Creative Arts Therapists
Psychologists
Click here for full information on
CE @ ACAP/BGSP-NJ

For questions or additional information,
contact us at events@acapnj.org or 973-629-1002.

Learn about ACAP’s CE programs and nationally accredited
Psychoanalytic Certificate program:
www.acapnj.org
Learn about BGSP-NJ’s regionally accredited MA’s in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Psychoanalysis:
nj.bgsp.edu

Info Session | BGSP-NJ | February 13, 2026 @ 12:30 PM EST via ZOOM only
2026-02-13 12:30 - 13:00 | zoom
Join us for this Information Session and learn about our regionally accredited grad programs! This event will be held online only via Zoom.
Location: Virtual event
Date and time: Fri, Feb 13, 2026 12:30 PM ET
Organizer: Cassio Campello, (973) 629-1002, events@acapnj.org

The virtual event will dive into the program’s top benefits, including:

Flexible Formats: Complete coursework fully online, in person, or a combination of both.
Hands-On Learning: Gain real-world experience through practical learning with a curriculum that includes 700 hours of clinical experience.
Expert Faculty: 100% of BGSP-NJ faculty are experienced clinicians, meaning you will get the expert guidance you need to launch your career in counseling.
Positive Outcome: 100% of graduates find employment soon after graduation at agencies, hospitals, corporate settings, and in private practice.

No GRE requirement, and you don’t need a counseling background to apply to our flexible M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Info Session | ACAP | February 13th, 2026 1:00 PM ET, ZOOM only
2026-02-13 13:00 - 13:45 | zoom
Friday, February 13th, 2026
@ 1:00 pm EST ZOOM only!
Free Get Together, Information Session on ZOOM
Meet faculty & current ACAP students!

Become a catalyst for meaningful psychological change.
Train to identify unconscious driving motivations and support lasting transformation.
Earn Continuing Education credits while learning deepening clinical skills and your impact in the lives of those who are struggling.
Build lasting connections from anywhere in the world through our vibrant, community-oriented hybrid program
Attend classes on site, in person, or join live via our distance learning platform.

Take a course, a CE workshop, Improve Clinical Skills, become a Certified Psychoanalyst,

Why ACAP?
A Hybrid Center of Excellence
Where in-person and virtual learning combine, meeting your scheduling needs.
Outstanding clinical foundation for work in agencies, private practice, clergy, or simply to enjoy learning about the mind and relationships.
Tools for immediate use in work and life!

Want to chat with a current, advanced student, or someone from Admissions?
Contact: Cassio Campelllo
at:
Events@acapnj.org or call 973-629-1002

Full Psychoanalytic program graduates are eligible for NJ State Certification, and licensure in states offering it.

Listening: ﻿ ﻿Where Mind Meets Brain Affective Systems in Clinical Practice
2026-02-25 19:00 - 20:40 | zoom
Listening: Where Mind Meets Brain
Affective Systems in Clinical Practice: Neuropsychoanalysis in Action Series
10 CEs
What if improving therapeutic outcomes didn’t require learning a new technique—but listening differently?
5-week course,
Live on Zoom only,
from ACAP in Livingston, NJ
Wednesdays, Feb 25 – March 25, 2026, 7:00 to 8:40pm (EST)
Course Fee: $350
Co-sponsored by BGSP-NJ & NAAP

This course invites clinicians to deepen therapeutic listening using Jaak Panksepp’s emotional systems as a guide to understanding development, relationship, and psychopathology. By focusing on the Lust, Care, Panic–Grief, and Play Systems, clinicians learn how affective brain processes shape motivation, attachment, loss, and resilience—and how subtle shifts in listening can support safety, regulation, and meaningful change in therapy.
Designed to be immediately applicable to clinical work, the course integrates case material, discussion, video, and guest presenters, and concludes with a practical look at psychopharmacology and collaborative clinical practice when medication is part of treatment.

For clinicians seeking depth without pressure—and a new way of listening that supports change.
No prior participation in the Listening series is required.
This 5-week section addresses the foundations of neuropsychoanalytic thinking by bringing concepts alive in application to real case studies.
Live on Zoom only,
from ACAP in Livingston, NJ
Be on the lookout for the upcoming list of guest speakers!

Instructor:
Patricia Harte Bratt, PhD is a psychoanalyst and psychotherapist practicing in Livingston, NJ and New York City. Her early career focused on psychodiagnostics and neuropsychology. Combining that with psychoanalytic training, she became involved in neuropsychoanalytic studies in the early 2000’s. Dr. Bratt is a director at ACAP, and BGSP-NJ. She is president of the National Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) and the NJ Certified Psychoanalysts Advisory Committee.
As Director of Applied Psychoanalysis at ACAP Dr. Bratt developed it’s program in Trauma & Resilience Studies, and in 2018 launched the iStrive Center: a weekend program for young adults on the autism spectrum.
Dr. Bratt’s recent book, Mutual Growth in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: Reciprocal Resilience, is published by Routledge
www.patriciabratt.com
patbratt@comcast.net

This course provides 10 CE hours.
There is a $17 administration fee for certificates.
ACAP is an approved CE provider for:
Art Therapists
Counselors
Marriage and Family Counselors
Psychoanalysts
NY Psychoanalysts
Social Workers
NY Social Workers
NY Creative Arts Therapists
Psychologists
Click here for full information on Click here for full information on
CE @ ACAP/BGSP-NJ

For questions or information, email Cassio Campello at events@acapnj.org
or call 973-629-1002
Learn about ACAP’s CE programs and nationally accredited
Psychoanalytic Certificate program:
www.acapnj.org
Learn about BGSP-NJ’s regionally accredited MA’s
in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
and
in Psychoanalysis:
nj.bgsp.edu

Cosponsored by:
NAAP
National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis
is the membership association representing Psychoanalysts
in professional advancement, and legislative, cultural, credentialing,
and public awareness projects.
naap.org

Brown Bag Lunch Series | Countertransference Resistance: Over-gratifying the Patient
2026-03-04 12:00 - 13:00 | zoom
Countertransference Resistance: Over-gratifying the Patient
with Patricia Ulis, MSW, LCSW
Wednesday, March 4, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
On Zoom Only – 1 CE
Participation is FREE
$17 Admin Fee for each CE
Registration closes March 4th at 10:00 AM EST

Patient resistance is a familiar and expected part of psychotherapy, and working through it can be deeply transformative for both patient and clinician. But what happens when the therapist experiences resistance within the therapeutic relationship?
Countertransference resistances—whether understood as induced responses or as elements of the therapist’s own emotional history—are common, normal, and often overlooked aspects of clinical work. Recognizing these reactions in real time is essential to maintaining a strong therapeutic alliance and supporting meaningful treatment progress.
One form of countertransference resistance is the impulse to over-gratify the patient. When difficult feelings arise, therapists may feel pressure to provide quick relief, avoid disappointment, or prevent anger. While understandable, this response can unintentionally interfere with the therapeutic process. Learning to recognize and thoughtfully use one’s countertransference reactions—even when they are uncomfortable—can become one of the most valuable tools in psychotherapy.
This presentation will explore the dynamics of over-gratifying the patient as a countertransference resistance, using clinical examples to illustrate how greater awareness can strengthen therapeutic effectiveness.
Course Objectives – Participants will be able to:

Define the concept of countertransference resistance.
Recognize how countertransference resistance can appear in the clinical setting.
Describe the impulse to over-gratify the patient and the potential risks involved.
Identify strategies for utilizing or minimizing countertransference resistances in treatment.

Meet your speaker:
Patricia Ulis, MSW, LCSW
Patricia Ulis, MSW, LCSW, is a social worker, psychotherapist, in Livingston, NJ, with over 25 years of experience in private practice. Earlier in her career she worked in outpatient settings serving individuals with chronic and severe mental illness. Ms. Ulis has extensive training in a variety of therapeutic approaches and is currently an Advanced Candidate in the Modern Psychoanalytic Certificate Program at ACAP. She also serves as a clinician with ACAP’s NJCC treatment service in Livingston.

ACAP is an approved CE provider for:
Art Therapists
Counselors
Marriage and Family Counselors
NJ Psychoanalysts
Social Workers
NY Creative Arts Therapists
Psychologists
Click here for full information on
CE @ ACAP/BGSP-NJ

For questions or additional information,
contact us at events@acapnj.org or 973-629-1002.

Learn about ACAP’s CE programs and nationally accredited
Psychoanalytic Certificate program:
www.acapnj.org
Learn about BGSP-NJ’s regionally accredited MA’s in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Psychoanalysis:
nj.bgsp.edu

Info Session | BGSP-NJ | Fri, Mar 27, 2026 12:30 PM ET via ZOOM only
2026-03-27 12:30 - 13:00 | zoom
Join us for this Information Session and learn about our regionally accredited grad programs! This event will be held online only via Zoom.
Location: Virtual event
Date and time: Fri, Mar 27, 2026 12:30 PM ET
Organizer: Cassio Campello, (973) 629-1002, events@acapnj.org

The virtual event will dive into the program’s top benefits, including:

Flexible Formats: Complete coursework fully online, in person, or a combination of both.
Hands-On Learning: Gain real-world experience through practical learning with a curriculum that includes 700 hours of clinical experience.
Expert Faculty: 100% of BGSP-NJ faculty are experienced clinicians, meaning you will get the expert guidance you need to launch your career in counseling.
Positive Outcome: 100% of graduates find employment soon after graduation at agencies, hospitals, corporate settings, and in private practice.

No GRE requirement, and you don’t need a counseling background to apply to our flexible M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Info Session | ACAP | Fri, Mar 27, 2026 1:15 PM - 2:00 PM ET, ZOOM only
2026-03-27 13:15 - 14:00 | zoom
Fri, Mar 27, 2026 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM EST, Zoom only
Free Get Together, Information Session on ZOOM
Meet faculty & current ACAP students!

Become a catalyst for meaningful psychological change.
Train to identify unconscious driving motivations and support lasting transformation.
Earn Continuing Education credits while learning deepening clinical skills and your impact in the lives of those who are struggling.
Build lasting connections from anywhere in the world through our vibrant, community-oriented hybrid program
Attend classes on site, in person, or join live via our distance learning platform.

Take a course, a CE workshop, Improve Clinical Skills, become a Certified Psychoanalyst,

Why ACAP?
A Hybrid Center of Excellence
Where in-person and virtual learning combine, meeting your scheduling needs.
Outstanding clinical foundation for work in agencies, private practice, clergy, or simply to enjoy learning about the mind and relationships.
Tools for immediate use in work and life!

Want to chat with a current, advanced student, or someone from Admissions?
Contact: Cassio Campelllo
at:
Events@acapnj.org or call 973-629-1002

Full Psychoanalytic program graduates are eligible for NJ State Certification, and licensure in states offering it.

BBL | Courage of Not Knowing: Curiosity and the Therapist’s Art of Listening
2026-04-16 12:00 - 13:00 | Zoom & In-Person
Part of our Brown Bag Lunch Series
Courage of Not Knowing: Curiosity and the Therapist’s Art of Listening
with Patricia Harte Bratt, PhD
Thursday, April 16, 2026
On Zoom or Onsite at ACAP
Participation is FREE
$17 Admin Fee for each CE
Registration closes Thursday, April 16th at 10:00 AM EST

“Sometimes the hardest part of listening is resisting the urge to be the one who knows.”

Therapists often feel pressure to understand quickly, offer insight, or help patients find solutions. Psychodynamic listening asks something different—and often more difficult: to resist the urge to know and instead remain creatively curious, tolerating uncertainty long enough to discover how the patient experiences their own mind.
Rather than rushing to explain or define symptoms, experienced clinicians develop unique tools for listening that open space to explore the landscape of a patient’s inner world. Through this stance of curiosity emotional meaning surfaces and patients gradually recognize themselves within the therapeutic relationship. The process is like solving a puzzle together—an engaging and meaningful journey—yet it can also feel challenging, counterintuitive for therapists accustomed to trying to be helpful by giving answers rather than tolerating frustration, uncertainty, and not-knowing.
“There is something spectacular in realizing you held your silence, listened, questioned, and the person across from you suddenly recognized, welcomed themself.”
Course Objectives – Participants will be able to:

Describe the role of curiosity and not-knowing in psychodynamic listening.
Identify how premature explanations or solutions may interrupt therapeutic understanding.
Apply listening approaches that support exploration of the patient’s inner experience.
Recognize how tolerating uncertainty and frustration can facilitate emotional discovery in psychotherapy.

Meet your speaker:
Patricia Bratt, PhD, PsyaD
Patricia Bratt, PhD, is a psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor in private practice in Livingston, New Jersey and New York City. With early training in psychodiagnostics and neuropsychology, her work today bridges psychodynamic therapy and contemporary neuropsychoanalysis. She has developed several applied programs connecting psychoanalytic thinking with real-world community needs, including ACAP’s Trauma and Resilience Studies program, the ACAP’s international Critical Incident Support initiative, and the iStrive Center supporting young adults on the autism spectrum.
Dr. Bratt is a Director of the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) and Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis–NJ (BGSP-NJ), and currently serves as President of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) and the New Jersey Certified Psychoanalysts Advisory Committee. She teaches widely, writes on trauma and therapeutic process, and is the author of Mutual Growth in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: Reciprocal Resilience (Routledge). She is twice recipient of the prestigious NAAP Vision Award for outstanding contributions to psychoanalysis as an independent profession.

ACAP is an approved CE provider for:
Art Therapists
Counselors
Marriage and Family Counselors
NJ Psychoanalysts
Social Workers
NY Creative Arts Therapists
Psychologists
Click here for full information on
CE @ ACAP/BGSP-NJ

For questions or additional information,
contact us at events@acapnj.org or 973-629-1002.

Learn about ACAP’s CE programs and nationally accredited
Psychoanalytic Certificate program:
www.acapnj.org
Learn about BGSP-NJ’s regionally accredited MA’s in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Psychoanalysis:
nj.bgsp.edu

Annual Conference | STUCKNESS: Developmental, Therapeutic, ﻿ ﻿and Relational Resistances
2026-04-18 09:00 - 17:00 | Zoom & In-Person
A Hybrid Conference on Zoom or Onsite in Livingston, NJ
Saturday, April 18, 2026, 9:00am – 5:00pm EST
8 CEs
Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ
When the mind feels unsafe, it chooses stability over change.

Dr. Adrian Perkel
Why do symptoms persist even when patients consciously want change?
Adrian Perkel is a distinguished clinical psychologist, psychoanalytic scholar, and former Senior Lecturer in Psychology at the University of the Western Cape, South Africa. With more than 35 years of experience in clinical practice, writing, and teaching, he specializes in individual adult and couples psychotherapy and is widely recognized for his integrative work bridging psychoanalysis and neuroscience.
Dr. Perkel has contributed extensively to psychoanalytic, neuroscientific, and editorial communities both in South Africa and internationally, bringing a depth of clinical insight and theoretical rigor to his work. He is the author of Unlocking the Nature of Human Aggression: A Psychoanalytic and Neuroscientific Approach (2024) and Neuroscience and the Death Drive: The Nature of Symptoms, from Formulation to Treatment (2026), both published by Routledge. His scholarship is particularly noted for its sophisticated exploration of affect regulation, aggression, and the neuropsychoanalytic foundations of psychopathology.
Dr. Perkel’s work with couples and neuropsychoanalytic thought can be found on YouTube.

Both books available at Routledge.com and Amazon.com.

Guest Appearance & Interview: Filmmaker & Director – Yair Qedar
Film screening followed by a conversation with the filmmaker

A journey into the life and work of Sigmund Freud in four acts, combining animation, dreams, and insights from leading psychoanalysts. It explores Freud’s experiences of marginalization as a Jew in Vienna during Hitler’s rise and how these shaped his theories and personal life. Through an intimate lens, the film reveals new dimensions of Freud’s legacy, focusing on his impact on psychoanalysis, Judaism, and the power dynamics of being an outsider.
Yair Qedar is a filmmaker and social activist, specializing in literary biographies. He produced and directed 19 documentary films on Jewish writers and poets in the last 12 years, creating a cinematic language that uses archives, animation and music, winning over 30 International and Israeli awards. His latest film is “OUTSIDER FREUD” about the life and work of Freud, supported NY RBB, ARTE, ORR, KAN
Outsider Freud has received many awards, including the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis’s prestigious Gradiva Award for the best documentary film of 2025. In his groundbreaking project The Hebrews, Qedar created cinematic portraits of celebrated literary figures, blending archival materials, interviews, and animation.
Notable films include:

The 5 Houses of Leah Goldberg (2011), a multi-award-winning film.
The Seven Tapes (2012), exploring poet Yona Wallach, which won Best Film at the Israeli Documentary Film Competition.
Bialik, King of the Jews (2014), premiering at Docaviv and international Jewish film festivals.
The Awakener (2015), chronicling Yosef Haim Brenner, and Zelda: A Simple Woman (2015), which won multiple awards, including the Lia van Leer Award for Jewish Heritage.
Vogel Lost Vogel (2018), documenting poet David Fogel.
The Last Chapter of AB Yehoshua (2021), a finalist at the Jerusalem Film Festival.
The Fourth Window (2021), exploring the life of Amos Oz, which won Best Documentary at the Mumbai International Film Festival.

Journalism and Academic Contributions: Qedar began his career in journalism, writing for Haaretz, Davar, and Masa Acher. He has received numerous accolades, including the Allied Prize for World Jewish Press and the European Union Award for Journalistic Reporting.
In academia, he has taught film at institutions like the Sam Spiegel School in Jerusalem, Shenkar School, and Beit Berl College, sharing his expertise with the next generation of filmmakers.
Activism: A pioneer in Israel’s LGBTQ+ movement, Qedar founded HaZman HaVarod (Pink Times), the country’s first LGBTQ+ newspaper, and co-edited Beyond Sexuality, a seminal anthology on queer studies. He co-founded the Rainbow Families Organization to support LGBTQ+ families in Israel and launched the Proud Community Heritage Project in 2021, aimed at preserving LGBTQ+ cultural history.
Yair Qedar at:
Email: outsider.freud@gmail.com
Website:
https://ivrim.co.il/en/films/outsider-freud/

Andy Cohen
Can Self-Revelation Enhance the Therapeutic Alliance?
In contemporary clinical work, therapists are often trained to guard neutrality and minimize personal disclosure. But what if thoughtful self-revelation could deepen—not disrupt—the therapeutic alliance?
In this engaging presentation, Andy Cohen explores a nuanced and often taboo topic in Applied Psychoanalysis: the therapeutic value of the analyst’s self-revelation.

Drawing from her groundbreaking book Parenting Psychoanalysed: Letters to a Parent, she examines how authenticity, relational presence, and carefully considered disclosure may foster greater emotional connection and psychological movement in treatment.
Andy Cohen a psychotherapist and psychoanalyst with the South African Psychoanalytical Association (SAPA). Andy is passionate about making psychoanalytic thinking more accessible, seen in her TEDx Talk, “A Mom Can’t Always Act Like a Grown-Up – Here’s Why”, which explores the unconscious forces between parent and child. She holds an MA Fine Art and is also trained as a community art counsellor at Lefika La Phodiso, an NGO providing art-based psychodynamic mental health services to at risk communities. She currently lives and works in Johannesburg, South Africa. A clinician, psychoanalyst, author, and artist, she advocates for the acknowledgement of the versions of our identity stored unconsciously as we navigate throughout life.
Andy Cohen
Email: andy@globalmicro.co.za
Website:
https://www.andycohenpsych.com/

Moderator:
Patricia Harte Bratt, PhD, PsyaD, NCPsyA, NJSCPsya, (NY)LP
Patricia Bratt, is a psychoanalyst, psychotherapist, and clinical supervisor practicing in Livingston, NJ and New York City. Her early career focused on psychodiagnostics, neuropsychology, and psychoanalysis. She is a director at ACAP, the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (https://acapnj.org/ ), and BGSP-NJ (https://bgsp.edu/ ), the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. Dr. Bratt is president of NAAP, the National Association for Advancement of Psychoanalysis and the NJ Certified Psychoanalysts Advisory Committee. As Director of Applied Psychoanalysis at ACAP Dr. Bratt developed its Trauma and Resilience Studies program and Critical Incident Support group, providing pro bono mental health services to those struggling in war or disaster zones around the world. In 2018 she launched the iStrive Center: a weekend program for young adults on the autism spectrum.
Dr. Bratt is the author of articles such as, “Working with Memory Impaired Trauma Victims”, “Fearless: Resistance to Resilience”, ”Loneliness, Longing and Love”, and “Reciprocal Resilience”. She has been a consultant expert on TV and in news media. Her book, Mutual Growth in the Psychotherapeutic Relationship: Reciprocal Resilience, is published by Routledge.
Dr. Bratt is twice winner of the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis’s (NAAP) Vision Award for Outstanding contributions to the Field of Psychoanalysis for her work in establishing psychoanalysis as an independent profession.
Patricia Bratt
Email: patbratt@comcast.net
Website:
www.patriciabratt.com

Opening Remarks

Vicki Semel, PsyD, PhD, NCPsyA, NJSCPsya, (NY) LP
Email: vwsemel@comcast.net
Vicki Semel, PsyD, PhD, serves as Executive Director of the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) and Program Director at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis–NJ. She oversees the Master’s programs in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and Psychoanalysis, with a focus on integrating rigorous academic training with experiential and emotionally grounded learning. Dr. Semel is committed to helping students move beyond intellectual understanding toward deeper clinical insight and personal transformation. Under her leadership, the program prepares graduates for careers in psychoanalysis, mental health counseling, education, business, and the arts. With Claire Brody, Dr. Semel is author of, Strategies for Therapy With the Elderly.
Discussants
Cassio Campello, Leah Heins, Elizabeth Olson, Imke Oster, Harlan Tenenbaum, Adam Wright
Cassio Campello, MD, LAC Cassio Campello, MD, LPC, is a psychoanalytic clinician and educator with extensive experience integrating neuroscience, affect regulation, and psychotherapy. He is an Advanced Psychoanalytic Candidate at the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis (ACAP) and a Licensed Professional Counselor in New Jersey. Dr. Campello practices at the North Jersey Consultation Center (ACAP) and in private practice, and serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Psychology at Caldwell University. His prior career as a board-certified anesthesiologist informs his neuropsychoanalytic approach to addiction, trauma, and emotional regulation.

Leah Heins, BA, Psya Candidate Leah Heins is a graduate student in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis–NJ, where her studies focus on psychoanalysis, neuropsychoanalysis, and trauma-informed care. She has trained through the Philadelphia School of Psychoanalysis and the Colorado Center for Modern Psychoanalytic Studies and co-founded the Neuropsychoanalytic Study Group at BGSP-NJ. Leah holds a B.A., cum laude, in Psychology and Philosophy from SUNY Brockport and previously studied neuroscience at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Elizabeth A. Olson – PsyD, LCSW, CGP Dr. Elizabeth Olson has been in private practice in Boulder, Colorado, for the past 27 years. She is both a practicing psychologist and a licensed clinical social worker, working with teens, young adults, adults, parents, families, and couples. One of her favorite parts of the work week is facilitating long-term psychoanalytic psychotherapy groups.
Dr. Olson began studying psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy a year and a half ago and completed an eight-month training program at Naropa University. She will soon be opening her psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy practice, primarily focusing on psilocybin.
Imke Oster, MALD, MBA,Cert Psya Imke Oster completed her psychoanalytic training at ACAP in Livingston, NJ. Prior to becoming a clinician, Imke worked in strategic management consulting and economic development. She co-founded a legal outsourcing firm and later sold it when shifting to the clinical mental health field. Imke also works as an executive coach, combining her 25-year business experience and psychoanalytic training. She serves on various Boards, but most relevant to the mental health setting she is Vice Chair of the Board of the Ackerman Institute for the Family in New York City.

Harlan Tenenbaum, JD, Psya Candidate Harlan Tenenbaum, JD, is a psychoanalyst at the Princeton Center for Psychotherapy and an advanced candidate at the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis. A former attorney and adoption policy expert, he previously served as CEO of Adoption House International and Legal Adviser to the National Council for Adoption. His work on international adoption and family law has been widely published, and he received the Angel of Adoption Award from the U.S. Congress.

Adam Wright, PhD, LAC, CMPC Adam Wright, Ph.D., is a Licensed Associate Counselor in New Jersey and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor Permit Holder in New York. His clinical and conceptual work examines performance disruption and the development of enduring psychological capacity under conditions of pressure, with particular attention to identity organization, unconscious process, affect regulation, and neuropsychoanalytic perspectives on mind–brain integration. He earned both his M.Ed. and Ph.D. in Sport & Exercise Psychology from Temple University and completed his M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis. Beyond his clinical practice, he has applied psychoanalytic and performance frameworks within Major League Baseball (MLB) —including prior service as Director of Mental Performance for the Washington Nationals — as well as in law enforcement, the performing arts, and executive leadership.

Breakout Groups
An intimate time for everyone to share ideas and respond to the day.

ZOOM & ONSITE SCHEDULE OF THE DAY
Moderator: Patricia Bratt, PhD

Morning
8:40am
Zoom Log On to Waiting Room Opens
9:05 – 9:20am
Orientation to Conference topics
Patricia Bratt – Vicki Semel
9:30 – 11:40am
From Surprisal to Predictable
Adrian Perkel
Discussants:
Patricia Bratt, Cassio Campello, Elizabeth Olson, Adam Wright
LUNCH
BRIEF BREAK – film clips time to grab a table & lunch, and be ready for the film
12:00 – 1:50pm
Outsider Freud – screening & discussion with…
Yair Qedar
Discussants:
Patricia Bratt, Vicki Semel
Harlan Tenenbaum

AFTERNOON
2:00 – 2:10pm
Afternoon Introductions
2:10 – 3:45pm
Can Self-Revelation Enhance the Therapeutic Alliance?
Andy Cohen
Discussants:
Patricia Bratt, Imke Oster, Leah Heins
3:50 – 4:40pm
Breakout Groups – ACAP
An intimate time for everyone to share ideas and respond to the day.
4:45 – 5:00pm
Concluding Remarks
5:00 – 6:00pm
Reception at ACAP
in Livingston, NJ

Conference Fees
Event Fee – $150.00
Student Fee – $75.00
CE Certificate – $15.00

CE Provider for:
Psychoanalysts
NY Psychoanalysts
Social Workers
NY Social Workers
Mental Health Counselors (NBCC)
Creative Arts Therapists
NY Creative Arts Therapists.
Marriage & Family Therapists
Psychologists
Full CE Info Link

45-Hour Clinical Supervision Course
2026-04-19 08:00 - 18:30 | zoom
COUNSELORS in Clinical Supervision – 45 hours
includes Ethics (5 hours), Cultural Competency Credits (3 hours)
& Opioid Training (1 hour)
April 19, April 25, April 26, May 3, May 9, 2026
8:00 – 6:30 pm
Fee: $500
Apply or Renew your ACS credential with CEs.
Topics:

Roles and functions of clinical supervisors.
Theoretical frameworks and models of clinical supervision.
Supervisory relationship issues.
Methods and techniques for clinical supervision
Group supervision.
Evaluation, remediation, and gatekeeping in supervision.
Utilization of technology in clinical supervision.
Administrative procedures and responsibilities related to clinical supervision.
Legal and ethical issues and responsibilities in clinical supervision.
Culturally responsive clinical supervision
And more.

ACAP is a registered training provider for the Center for Credentialing & Education (CCE). The ACAP Clinical Supervision Course is an approved Clinical Supervision Workshop for the Center for Credentialing and Education (CCE) registered 1014-ACS training provider. This course is approved as a 45 hour Training course.

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Course Description: Clinical Supervision Courses
These courses will address the Supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work, art therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the dimensions that build the supervisee-supervisor relationship. Topics will address the historical, theoretical, practical, ethical and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The many functions of the supervisor are outlined such as case review, evaluation, supportive intervention, education, and professional growth. Additional areas of focus will be on a range of supervisory settings from agency to private practice, learning and teaching styles, the parallel process while supervising a range of settings and populations, leadership styles, supervisor self-care and countertransference reactions to the supervisee, handling conflicts, building and maintaining relationship with peers and treatment collaborations and working within the culture of an organization. A range of supervision modalities will be explored including group, individual, consultation and educational formats. Integration of the models will build the participant’s identity and function as a supervisor. The course format is lecture, discussion, reading and experiential small group activities.

Ethical Issues in Art Therapy ﻿& Mental Health Supervision
2026-04-25 08:00 - 13:30 | zoom
Ethical Issues in Clinical Supervision
April 25, 2026
8:00 – 1:00 pm
Fee: $125.00
NASW Approval #202485-2, NBCC Approved #5709
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

Ethical Issues in Art Therapy and Mental Health Supervision
This course focuses on practice and technique within a comparative framework within mental health models of supervision. The course will explore case examples stemming from various aspects of supervisory work with beginning to the experienced supervisor. The triadic relationship between the supervisor, supervisee and client will be defined through discussion of the application of technique to everyday supervisory challenges, reflecting a range of sites and settings. Participants are encouraged to bring their own case examples to integrate into the learning process.

20-Hour Clinical Supervision Course | Social Worker Clinical Supervision Course
2026-04-25 08:00 - 18:30 | zoom
Social Worker Clinical Supervision Course – 20 hours
includes Ethics (5), Culture Competency (3), and Opioids (1)
April 25 & April 26, 2026
8:00 – 6:30 pm
Fee: $500.00
Approved by the NJ Social Work Examiners. Approved by NASWNJ CE Collaborative.
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

Course Description: Clinical Supervision Courses
These courses will address the Supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work, art therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the dimensions that build the supervisee-supervisor relationship. Topics will address the historical, theoretical, practical, ethical and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The many functions of the supervisor are outlined such as case review, evaluation, supportive intervention, education, and professional growth. Additional areas of focus will be on a range of supervisory settings from agency to private practice, learning and teaching styles, the parallel process while supervising a range of settings and populations, leadership styles, supervisor self-care and countertransference reactions to the supervisee, handling conflicts, building and maintaining relationship with peers and treatment collaborations and working within the culture of an organization. A range of supervision modalities will be explored including group, individual, consultation and educational formats. Integration of the models will build the participant’s identity and function as a supervisor. The course format is lecture, discussion, reading and experiential small group activities.

Considerations for Telehealth in Supervision
2026-04-25 10:00 - 12:00
2 hours
April 25, 2026
10:00 am – 12:00 pm
Fee – $175
APA Approved
Co-sponsored by NAAP and BGSP-NJ
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format through Zoom

Considerations for Telehealth in Supervision
This course addresses telehealth practices Competence of the psychologist and related mental health professions and practices including: Standards of care for telepsychology services; Informed consent; Confidentiality of data and information; Security and transmission of data and information; Disposal of data and information and technologies; Testing and assessment when providing telepsychology services and Interjurisdictional practice. And considerations of these processes during supervisory practice.

Understanding Opioids and Opioid Addiction
2026-04-25 13:30 - 14:30 | zoom
1 hour Opioid training
April 25, 2026
1:30 – 2:30 pm
Fee: $30
APA approved: NASWNJ Approved #202488-4: NBCC Approved #5709
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

Understanding Opioids and Opioid Addiction
This presentation will provide an overview of the opioid class of drugs. The impact of opioid use as a current epidemic is described. Use of the DSM V to identify criteria for diagnosis will be reviewed when considering cases in which opioid use is present and treatment options presented. The effects of marijuana and its impact on everyday functioning are presented.

The Influence of Culture in Clinical Supervision
2026-04-26 13:30 - 16:30 | zoom
The Influence of Culture in Clinical Supervision
April 26, 2026
1:30 – 4:30 pm
Fee: $125.00
NASW Approval #202485-3
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

The Influence of Culture in Clinical Supervision, 3 hours
The course will address the influence of culture on supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the cultural dimensions that impact the supervisee-supervisor relationship and process. Topics will address the historical, practical, ethical, and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The course format is lecture, case review, reading and experiential small group activities.

10-Hour Clinical Supervision Course | Art Therapists & Related Mental Health Professions
2026-05-03 08:00 - 18:30 | zoom
10-Hour Clinical Supervision Course
Art therapists and related mental health professions
May 3, 2026
8:00 – 6:30 pm
NBCC Approved #5709; LCAT #CAT-0081
Ethical Issues in Art Therapy and Mental Health Supervision
5 hours
April 25, 2026
8:00 – 1:00 pm
Fee – $125
NBCC Approved #5709; LCAT #CAT-0081
Interactive, Synchronous Video Conference Format (via Zoom)

Co-sponsored by NAAP & BGSP-NJ

Course Description: Clinical Supervision Courses
These courses will address the Supervisory roles and functions within a comparative framework using mental health models including: counseling, social work, art therapy, and psychoanalytic approaches. The course will begin defining the supervisory process and move into the dimensions that build the supervisee-supervisor relationship. Topics will address the historical, theoretical, practical, ethical and cultural aspects of supervisory work. The many functions of the supervisor are outlined such as case review, evaluation, supportive intervention, education, and professional growth. Additional areas of focus will be on a range of supervisory settings from agency to private practice, learning and teaching styles, the parallel process while supervising a range of settings and populations, leadership styles, supervisor self-care and countertransference reactions to the supervisee, handling conflicts, building and maintaining relationship with peers and treatment collaborations and working within the culture of an organization. A range of supervision modalities will be explored including group, individual, consultation and educational formats. Integration of the models will build the participant’s identity and function as a supervisor. The course format is lecture, discussion, reading and experiential small group activities.
Ethical Issues in Art Therapy and Mental Health Supervision
This course focuses on practice and technique broadly for mental health professions and narrows to applications of ethics to art therapy practice. Case examples stem from various aspects of supervisory work with beginning to the experienced supervisor. The triadic relationship between the supervisor, supervisee and client will be defined through discussion of the application of technique to everyday supervisory challenges, reflecting a range of sites and settings in which art therapist and mental health practitioners work. Participants are encouraged to bring their own case examples to integrate into the learning process.

Info Session | ACAP | Wednesday May 13, 2026, 7:30-8:30PM (EST) ZOOM only!
2026-05-13 19:30 - 20:30 | zoom
Wednesday, May 13th, 2026 @ 7:30-8:30PM (EST) ZOOM only!
Free Get Together, Information Session on ZOOM
Meet faculty & current ACAP students!

Become a catalyst for meaningful psychological change.
Train to identify unconscious driving motivations and support lasting transformation.
Earn Continuing Education credits while learning deepening clinical skills and your impact in the lives of those who are struggling.
Build lasting connections from anywhere in the world through our vibrant, community-oriented hybrid program
Attend classes on site, in person, or join live via our distance learning platform.

Take a course, a CE workshop, Improve Clinical Skills, become a Certified Psychoanalyst,

Why ACAP?
A Hybrid Center of Excellence
Where in-person and virtual learning combine, meeting your scheduling needs.
Outstanding clinical foundation for work in agencies, private practice, clergy, or simply to enjoy learning about the mind and relationships.
Tools for immediate use in work and life!

Want to chat with a current, advanced student, or someone from Admissions?
Contact: Cassio Campelllo
at:
Events@acapnj.org or call 973-629-1002

Full Psychoanalytic program graduates are eligible for NJ State Certification, and licensure in states offering it.

Info Session | BGSP-NJ | Wed, May 13, 2026 7:30 PM ET, via ZOOM only
2026-05-13 19:30 - 20:30 | zoom
Join us for this Information Session and learn about our regionally accredited grad programs! This event will be held online only via Zoom.
Location: Virtual event
Date and time: Wed, May 13, 2026 7:30 PM ET
Organizer: Cassio Campello, (973) 629-1002, events@acapnj.org

The virtual event will dive into the program’s top benefits, including:

Flexible Formats: Complete coursework fully online, in person, or a combination of both.
Hands-On Learning: Gain real-world experience through practical learning with a curriculum that includes 700 hours of clinical experience.
Expert Faculty: 100% of BGSP-NJ faculty are experienced clinicians, meaning you will get the expert guidance you need to launch your career in counseling.
Positive Outcome: 100% of graduates find employment soon after graduation at agencies, hospitals, corporate settings, and in private practice.

No GRE requirement, and you don’t need a counseling background to apply to our flexible M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Introduction to Modern Psychoanalysis
2026-05-26 18:00 - 19:30
Instructor: Judy Lapides, MACMHC, NCPsyA, NJSCPsyA
Begins Tues May 26, 2026| 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM EST
Dates: 5/26, 6/2, 6/9, 6/16, 6/23, 6/30
On Zoom Only – 10 CEUs
$350 + $17 Admin Fee for each CE
Registration closes MAY 26TH

Understanding motivation, impulses and how we help people recognize choices in life!
Psychodynamic theory and practice has evolved a long way since the early days of psychoanalysis. Today evidence shows that analytic therapy has much to offer for the full range of emotional disorders. Modern Psychoanalysis is especially relevant in a world where ideas of cure are connected more with taking away low-functioning defenses rather than redirecting them and building in new skills for resilience and well-being. The course will introduce participants to the theory and practice of Modern Psychoanalysis. They will learn about unique intervention strategies based on emotional communication and how to use induced feelings and one’s own reactions to understand the case and unblock the course of treatment. Modern Psychoanalysis is a treatment approach that supports the ego with strategies that improve client compliance and cooperation in treatment. Originally developed to treat extremely regressed patients, it has been adapted and applied to a wide range of disorders and settings.

Participants will be able to:
IDENTIFY: the emotional responses to cases and distinguish between objective and subjective countertransference.
ARTICULATE: the emotional meanings of a range of intervention strategies.
APPLY: modern psychoanalytic concepts to life experiences by providing examples of how they manifest.

Judy Lapides, is a National and New Jersey State Certified psychoanalyst. She received a Masters Degree in Mental Health Counseling from the Boston Graduate School of Psychoanalysis- NJ, and she holds a Certificate in Psychoanalysis from the Academy of Clinical and Applied Psychoanalysis. Prior to becoming a psychoanalyst, Ms. Lapides spent a number of years teaching and working with adolescents. She has a clinical practice in Morristown, NJ, where she treats adults and adolescents. Ms Lapides is presently on the faculty of ACAP and BGSP-NJ

Info Session | BGSP-NJ | Fri, June 5, 2026 12:30 PM ET, via ZOOM only
2026-06-05 12:30 - 13:30 | zoom
Join us for this Information Session and learn about our regionally accredited grad programs! This event will be held online only via Zoom.
Location: Virtual event
Date and time: Fri, June 5, 2026 12:30 PM ET
Organizer: Cassio Campello, (973) 629-1002, events@acapnj.org

The virtual event will dive into the program’s top benefits, including:

Flexible Formats: Complete coursework fully online, in person, or a combination of both.
Hands-On Learning: Gain real-world experience through practical learning with a curriculum that includes 700 hours of clinical experience.
Expert Faculty: 100% of BGSP-NJ faculty are experienced clinicians, meaning you will get the expert guidance you need to launch your career in counseling.
Positive Outcome: 100% of graduates find employment soon after graduation at agencies, hospitals, corporate settings, and in private practice.

No GRE requirement, and you don’t need a counseling background to apply to our flexible M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.

Info Session | ACAP | Fri, June 5, 2026 12:30 PM ET, ZOOM only!
2026-06-05 12:30 - 13:30 | zoom
Friday, June 5, 2026 12:30 PM ET, ZOOM only!
Free Get Together, Information Session on ZOOM
Meet faculty & current ACAP students!

Become a catalyst for meaningful psychological change.
Train to identify unconscious driving motivations and support lasting transformation.
Earn Continuing Education credits while learning deepening clinical skills and your impact in the lives of those who are struggling.
Build lasting connections from anywhere in the world through our vibrant, community-oriented hybrid program
Attend classes on site, in person, or join live via our distance learning platform.

Take a course, a CE workshop, Improve Clinical Skills, become a Certified Psychoanalyst,

Why ACAP?
A Hybrid Center of Excellence
Where in-person and virtual learning combine, meeting your scheduling needs.
Outstanding clinical foundation for work in agencies, private practice, clergy, or simply to enjoy learning about the mind and relationships.
Tools for immediate use in work and life!

Want to chat with a current, advanced student, or someone from Admissions?
Contact: Cassio Campelllo
at:
Events@acapnj.org or call 973-629-1002

Full Psychoanalytic program graduates are eligible for NJ State Certification, and licensure in states offering it.

Brown Bag Lunch Series | The Subject of Suicide: What’s Going on in the Mind of the Suicidal Patient?
2026-06-24 12:00 - 13:00 | zoom
with Robert Brill, LCSW, NCPsyA
Wednesday, June 24th, 2026 | 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
On Zoom Only – 1 CE
Participation is FREE
$17 Admin Fee for each CE
Registration closes June 24TH at 10:00 AM EST

“WHAT’S GOING ON IN THE MIND OF THE SUICIDAL PATIENT ?”
This is a question many of us want to understand, particularly as it applies to our patients, ourselves, and the world at large.
Two British practitioners, one a psychiatrist/psychoanalyst and the other an analyst specializing in work with children and adolescents, write a penetrating treatment of the subject. The title is Working in the Dark: Understanding the Pre-suicide State of Mind, by Donald Campbell and Rob Hale, which explores the pre-suicidal mind of the individual.
We know that understanding the mind of our patients gives us insight into their lives, their emotions, and their aims in life. More than a few of my patients have contemplated suicide; some have even tried it. There are some that have succeeded. This has a profound effect on the therapist.
At our Brown Bag Lunch, we will examine Freud’s views on the subject of suicide, and how it is a form of acting out. We will consider the warning signs for suicide, and what possible ingredients might go into the mind of the person considering suicide. Of course, it is important to understand the ways the transference/countertransference dynamic plays into this clinical situation.
There are other ideas that we should explore as well. It would do us good to consider the anguish that leads individuals to consider suicide. It is also important to think about the role that hope plays in the individual who makes a suicidal plan. Looking at the history of studying suicide also tells us a good bit about where we’ve been and where we’re going on the subject.
Course Objectives – Participants will be able to:

IDENTIFY AND DESCRIBE The common warning signs associated with suicide risk.
EXPLAIN the “three wishes” often experienced by individuals considering suicide and discuss how these wishes inform clinical understanding and intervention.
RECOGNIZE AND REFLECT on countertransference reactions that may arise when working with suicidal individuals, and discuss how awareness of these reactions can enhance assessment, treatment, and therapeutic engagement.

Robert Brill, LCSW, NCPsyA, is a practicing, licensed clinical social worker and psychoanalyst based in Louisville, Kentucky. He trained at the Kentucky Psychoanalytic Institute and the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary.
Brill is an Advanced Certificate Candidate at ACAP and has been taking classes since 2020. He has worked in addictions treatment, leading groups focused on family-of-origin work. Brill has been in private practice in the Louisville area since 1993, working with individuals, couples, and groups.
Email: brillrs@gmail.com

ACAP is an approved CE provider for:
Art Therapists
Counselors
Marriage and Family Counselors
Psychoanalysts
Social Workers
NY Creative Arts Therapists
Psychologists
Click here for full information on
CE @ ACAP/BGSP-NJ

For questions or additional information,
contact us at events@acapnj.org or 973-629-1002.

Learn about ACAP’s CE programs and nationally accredited
Psychoanalytic Certificate program:
www.acapnj.org
Learn about BGSP-NJ’s regionally accredited MA’s in
Clinical Mental Health Counseling and in Psychoanalysis:
nj.bgsp.edu

Info Session | ACAP | Wed, July 15, 2026 7:00 PM ET, ZOOM only!
2026-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 | zoom
Wed, July 15, 2026 7:00 PM ET, ZOOM only!
Free Get Together, Information Session on ZOOM
Meet faculty & current ACAP students!

Become a catalyst for meaningful psychological change.
Train to identify unconscious driving motivations and support lasting transformation.
Earn Continuing Education credits while learning deepening clinical skills and your impact in the lives of those who are struggling.
Build lasting connections from anywhere in the world through our vibrant, community-oriented hybrid program
Attend classes on site, in person, or join live via our distance learning platform.

Take a course, a CE workshop, Improve Clinical Skills, become a Certified Psychoanalyst,

Why ACAP?
A Hybrid Center of Excellence
Where in-person and virtual learning combine, meeting your scheduling needs.
Outstanding clinical foundation for work in agencies, private practice, clergy, or simply to enjoy learning about the mind and relationships.
Tools for immediate use in work and life!

Want to chat with a current, advanced student, or someone from Admissions?
Contact: Cassio Campelllo
at:
Events@acapnj.org or call 973-629-1002

Full Psychoanalytic program graduates are eligible for NJ State Certification, and licensure in states offering it.

Info Session | BGSP-NJ | Wed, July 15, 2026 7:00 PM ET, via ZOOM only
2026-07-15 19:00 - 20:30 | zoom
Join us for this Information Session and learn about our regionally accredited grad programs! This event will be held online only via Zoom.
Location: Virtual event
Date and time: Wed, July 15, 2026 7:00 PM ET
Organizer: Cassio Campello, (973) 629-1002, events@acapnj.org

The virtual event will dive into the program’s top benefits, including:

Flexible Formats: Complete coursework fully online, in person, or a combination of both.
Hands-On Learning: Gain real-world experience through practical learning with a curriculum that includes 700 hours of clinical experience.
Expert Faculty: 100% of BGSP-NJ faculty are experienced clinicians, meaning you will get the expert guidance you need to launch your career in counseling.
Positive Outcome: 100% of graduates find employment soon after graduation at agencies, hospitals, corporate settings, and in private practice.

No GRE requirement, and you don’t need a counseling background to apply to our flexible M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling program.
