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SUMMARY:Seminar Series: Intergenerational and Historical Trauma - Irit Felsen\, Ph.D.
DESCRIPTION:Location: In-person at a member’s studio space in Dumbo\, Brooklyn \nDescription: This presentation will focus on transmission of intergenerational\, collective historical trauma. \nThe professions of mental health have not readily accepted the validity of the concept of historical trauma\, which has finally been acknowledged in recent years. The main findings from empirical research and clinical literature about survivors of the Holocaust and their families will be presented. This body of clinical and empirical literature over the life span of Holocaust survivors and their children\, who are now entering their own old age\, opened the gates to studies in other trauma-exposed populations. The multigenerational transmission of historical trauma has by now been observed in descendants of survivors in multiple groups in the USA and across the globe\, including the descendants of Black slaves and indigenous peoples in the Americas\, in Australia and New Zealand\, descendants of Japanese interned in the USA during WWII\, and descendants of groups exposed to more recent wars. Historical and intergenerational trauma shape psychological vulnerabilities\, resilience\, and responses to current challenges in the life of offspring of trauma survivors This presentation will describe the mechanisms by which transmission takes place and its relevance in responses to current day reminders of the trauma. \nPotential risks for loss of empathy inherent in the confrontation of trauma therapists with stories of brutality and sadism presented by their patients will be also discussed\, as well as specific countertransference responses that might occur in the encounter between therapist and client who are embedded in diverse cultural identities. \n \nPresenter Bio: Irit Felsen\, Ph.D.\, is a clinical psychologist born in Israel and living in NY. Dr. Felsen’s practice is in NJ\, where she works with both individuals and couples. She specializes in the treatment of trauma\, traumatic loss\, intergenerational transmission of trauma\, and bi-cultural families. Her clinical work has focused on Holocaust Survivors and their descendants\, and her research on intergenerational transmission has been published in peer-reviewed journals and multiple book chapters. She was an Assistant Professor at Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology\, Yeshiva University\, for 14 years and is an Adjunct Professor at Columbia University. She is Chair of the Trauma Work Group at the NGO Committee on Mental Health in Consultative Relationship to the United Nations\, and she was Chair of the Vibrant Older Adults Work Group within the Covid-19 APA Interdisciplinary Task Force. \nIf you have any questions or concerns\, contact the Seminar Series Co-Chairs\, Nardia Brooks and Jacqueline Ambrosini.
URL:https://egps.org/event/seminar-series-february-2026/
LOCATION:A member’s studio space\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11201\, United States
CATEGORIES:Seminar Series
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SUMMARY:WG4RE February Discussion Group: Most of the Monsters Survived the Rising Sun: "Sinners" and the Impact of Historical\, Cultural\, and Generational Trauma on African Americans\, Then and Now
DESCRIPTION:Work Group for Racial Equity February Discussion Group: Most of the Monsters Survived the Rising Sun: “Sinners” and the Impact of Historical\, Cultural\, and Generational Trauma on African Americans\, Then and Now\nWhile many horror films function as allegories\, Sinners operates as both a vampire narrative and a socio-cultural documentary. Most horror movies have the monsters die or appear to die before the end credits roll. Sinners deviates from this because not all of the “monsters” die or disappear with the dawn. Even without its supernatural elements\, the story remains horrific because the monsters of white supremacy\, sharecropping\, lynching\, and systemic economic oppression\, remain undefeated. Using director Ryan Coogler’s artistry and vision as a framework\, our discussion will examine themes of historical\, cultural\, and intergenerational trauma; structural racism\, cultural appropriation; survival; resistance; and resilience. We will also consider how these dynamics are alive today in contemporary clinical practice and in current events. \nResource \nSinners (2025)\, directed by Ryan Coogler. \nAvailable via subscription streaming on platforms such as Max\, Amazon Prime Video\, Hulu\, YouTube\, and Sling TV. Also available for rental or purchase through Fandango at Home\, Apple TV\, and Google Play. For the most current viewing options\, search the film title on Google’s “where to watch” results page\, or click here. \n\n\n\n\n\nNo fee to attend. All are welcome.
URL:https://egps.org/event/wg4re-february-2026-discussion/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Work Group for Racial Equity
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SUMMARY:Group Journal Fireside Chat (Postponed)
DESCRIPTION:A conversation with GROUP author Stavros Charalambides\, Director of the Institute of Relational and Group Psychotherapy\, Athens\, Greece \nFree ZOOM event\nHosted by the GROUP Journal Committee\nEVENT POSTPONED \nFocusing on his article in GROUP:\nCassandra at the Gates: Institutional Literacy\, Group Dynamics\, and the Social Unconscious in Contemporary Psychoanalysis \nArticle Abstract:\nThis address explores the often overlooked dimension of institutional literacy in relational psychoanalysis\, situating it within the broader context of group dynamics and the social unconscious. Beginning with mythic and historical illustrations—from the fratricidal tragedy of Eteocles and Polynices to contemporary geopolitical crises—it argues that psychoanalytic institutions\, like analytic dyads\, are subject to unconscious repetitions of trauma\, rivalry\, and disavowal. The central claim is that the inability to recognize institutional dynamics—succession anxieties\, ideological rigidity\, and legacy conflicts—renders psychoanalytic communities vulnerable to fragmentation and ethical incoherence. Drawing from the concept of the “institutional unconscious\,” the lecture critiques the prevailing intersubjective paradigm for its neglect of the analytic field’s collective and political dimensions. While relational psychoanalysis has expanded the analytic third\, it still tends to privilege the dyad and undertheorize the systemic transmissions of trauma within institutions. Instead\, the speaker calls for a theoretical and structural shift that includes large-group phenomena—sibling transferences\, group-as-a-whole dynamics\, and the psychic life of institutions—as essential to psychoanalytic training and practice. By invoking myths such as those of Pentheus and Dionysus\, the talk illustrates how institutional rigidity and disavowed affect can result in catastrophe rather than transformation. Institutional literacy\, then\, is not merely an intellectual exercise but a clinical and ethical imperative. Only by metabolizing difference and engaging with unconscious structures at the institutional level can psychoanalysis truly offer a space for healing and innovation—both for its practitioners and for the communities they serve. \nThis is a free event open to all EGPS members and non-members. The event has been postponed; new date TBD. 
URL:https://egps.org/event/group-journal-fireside-chat-february-2026/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Group Journal
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