The Dynamics of Personality Development: Freud, Klein, and Bion Unplugged
with
Jennifer Kunst, PhD
Saturday, March 28, 2026
9:00 am - 4:00 pm Central Time
305 MacArthur Avenue, Dallas, TX 75209
6.00 credit hours
Description:
In this workshop, Dr. Jennifer Kunst will provide an in-depth exploration of key concepts of psychoanalysis from the vantage point of the dynamic process of personality development. She will draw from the ideas of Sigmund Freud, Melanie Klein, and Wilfred Bion, applying their ideas to the challenges of modern life as well as clinical practice. Key concepts include various ways of conceptualizing the unconscious, the life and death instincts, psychic equilibrium and psychic change, the Oedipus complex, the interplay between dependence and independence, transference, and the interaction between internal and external worlds. She will utilize clinical case material, movie clips, poems, and stories to bring these concepts to life. Two live role plays will demonstrate how these concepts can be applied to actual clinical psychotherapy practice.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
1. Name three models of describing the unconscious
2. Identify one purpose and one result of the death instinct
3. List two factors that help a person choose psychic change over psychic equilibrium
4. Differentiate Freud’s conceptualization of the Oedipus complex from Klein’s conceptualization of the Oedipus complex
5. Identify two unconscious obstacles to developing healthy dependence
6. Differentiate two ways of understanding the transference
7. Name the unconscious mechanism that links the internal world to the external world.
References:
Abram, J. and Hinshelwood, R. D. (2018). The Clinical Paradigms of Melanie Klein and Donald Winnicott. New York: Routledge.
Garvey, P. and Long, K. (2018). The Klein Tradition: Lines of Development, Evolution of Theory
and Practice Over the Decades. New York: Routledge.
Kunst, J. (2014). Wisdom from the Couch: Knowing and Growing Yourself from the Inside Out. Las Vegas: Central Recovery Press.
Registration Fees:
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Early Bird Registration through
March 6, 2026:
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Registration Fee
March 7 - 27, 2026:
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DPC Candidate/Fellow $0
DPC Adv. Candidate $0
DPC Member $0
Non DPC Member $150
Early Career Clinician*/Resident $50
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DPC Candidate/Fellow $100
DPC Adv. Candidate $100
DPC Member $100
Non DPC Member $175
Early Career Clinician*/Resident $100
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* RESIDENTS/EARLY CAREER CLINICIANS: Contact DPC Admin. to register for this event: monique@dalpsa.org
Payment in advance is required at the time of Registration.
Registration is REQUIRED and CLOSES at 4:30 PM Central Time on March 27, 2026.
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Continuing Medical Education
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 the Dallas Psychoanalytic Center. 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 _6_ 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.
We offer Continuing Medical Education (CME) credits for this activity. We understand professionals from other disciplines may also wish to participate. Please note that it is the responsibility of each participant to verify with their respective licensing or certification boards whether CME credits will be accepted as Continuing Education (CE) credits for their specific credentialing needs.
We recommend checking directly with your board to ensure compliance with any continuing education requirements applicable to your profession.
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