Fromm’s Clinical Insights
Living with Fromm: Insights for the Clinical Encounter Presented by: Sandra Buechler, PhD Although Erich Fromm did not write a great deal about clinical technique, his insights about human beings as individuals, and as part of a culture, can guide and inspire the clinician. Using clinical vignettes, the presenter will describe how ideas introduced by Fromm can affect the clinician’s focus on the material, sense of treatment goals, and choice of interventions. ******************************************************************************* LEARNING OBJECTIVES: After attending this session, participants should be able to: 1. Describe how Fromm’s conception of existential motivations can guide the clinician’s focus on the material. 2. Apply Fromm’s profound insights to the clinician’s behavior at each succeeding stage of the treatment. About the Presenter: Sandra Buechler, PhD is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute. She is the author of Clinical Values: Emotions that Guide Psychoanalytic Treatment, (Analytic Press, 2004), Making a Difference in Patients’ Lives, (Routledge, 2008), which won the Gradiva award, Still Practicing: The Heartaches and Joys of a Clinical Career, (Routledge, 2012), Understanding and Treating Patients in Clinical Psychoanalysis: Lessons from Literature, (Routledge, 2015) Psychoanalytic Reflections: Training and Practice, (IPBooks, 2017) Psychoanalytic Approaches to Problems in Living, (Routledge, 2019), Poetic Dialogues (IPBooks, 2021) and Erich Fromm: A Contemporary Introduction (Routledge, 2024).
Date and Time
Monday Sep 14, 2026
7:00 PM - 8:30 PM CDT
September 14th, 2026 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Central Time
Location
Zoom Meeting The Zoom link will be emailed to registrants on September 11th, 2026.
Fees/Admission
This seminar is free and open to the public. 1.5 CMEs/CEUs are available for this seminar. Certificates of attendance are FREE for Center members, $45 for non-Center members. (Details about how to receive Continuing Education Credit will be provided during the seminar.) CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the American Psychoanalytic Association and the Greater Kansas City and Topeka Psychoanalytic Center. The American Psychoanalytic Association is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. Credits Available: • Physicians: 1.5 Credits • Psychologists: 1.5 Credits • Social Workers: 1.5 Credits • PAs: 1.5 Credits • Nurses & NPs: 1.5 Nursing Contact Hours • Pharmacists/Pharmacy Technicians: 1.5 Credits Pharmacists must claim credits within 30 days and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate. APsA will not report credits claimed after 30 days or with incomplete information. • Interprofessional Continuing Education: 1.5 Credits Other Profession Types Other profession types will receive a certificate of attendance upon completion of the activity and online evaluation confirming their participation. Participants may claim credit for recertification; however, their professional organization/institute hold the final say on which accredited activities they accept. Disclosure Statement None of the planners and presenters for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s)* to disclose with ineligible companies* whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. There is no commercial support for this activity. APsA verifies that all materials generated by AI are accurate, including cited publications and posttests. *Financial relationships are relevant if the educational content an individual can control is related to the business lines or products of the ineligible company. — Updated December 2022
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