"Thinking and Working Ethically"

Saturday, March 27, 2010
St. Stephen's Episcopal School
1800 Sul Ross
Houston, TX 77098

8:30am-9:00am
Registration and Continental Breakfast
9:00am-12:15pm
Program

The Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Society will present our annual Ethics meeting Saturday, March 27, from 9:00 to 12:15. Dr. Rion Hart will lead the workshop "Thinking and Working Ethically". Dr. Hart will explore the history of ethical thought with particular application to psychotherapy.

This workshop has a twofold focus. The first is a critical look at the problems inherent in the current approach to professional ethics and their "enforcement" and how these might hinder rather than promote the highest ethical conduct. The second focus will be an exploration of the ethics upon which psychoanalysis and psychodynamic therapy are actually grounded, the similarity to those of Buddhism, and why mindfulness based treatment approaches are the sexy new paradigm. We hope you can join us for a stimulating and productive meeting.

Rion N. Hart, Ph.D.
Rion N. Hart, Ph.D. is a Psychologist and Psychoanalyst in practice in Houston who has served as Chair of The Committee on Ethics of the American Psychoanalytic Association since 2005. He is on the faculty of the Houston-Galveston Psychoanalytic Institute where he previously served as Chair of the Ethics Committee, and is a Clinical Assistant Professor at the Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Baylor College of Medicine.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:
1. Discuss the history of ethical thought with application to the psychotherapeutic encounter.
2. Differentiate following rules and codes from thinking ethically.
3. Expand their repertoire of approaches to ethical dilemmas.

Early Registration - before March 1
Active and Student Members: Free
Friends and Non-Members: $60

Registration after March 1
Active and Student Members: Free
Friends and Non-Members: $75

Register by either filling out the information below and pay, (if applicable), by Credit Card, or Click Here to download our printable Registration Form to enroll by mail and pay by check.

Ethics Seminar Registration