CPC Welcomes Rachel Blass
Due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East, Rachel Blass is unable to attend in person so will be presenting via Zoom.
Registration for the full Visiting Scholar weekend is open to Mental Health professionals and students. Registrants may attend in person at the Center or online via Zoom webinar. Online attendees will be in a view-only format.
In-person registration includes the Friday lecture and reception, Saturday and Sunday sessions and catered breakfast and lunch on Saturday and Sunday. (11.0 CEs)
Virtual registration includes the Friday lecture and Saturday and Sunday class sessions. (7.25 CEs)
Registration closes April 7, 2026.
Registration Fee - In Person Attendees:
CPC Members: $200
Mental Health Professionals: $300
Candidates and Students: FREE
Registration Fee - Virtual Attendees:
CPC Members: $75
Mental Health Professionals: $125
Candidates and Students: FREE
Rachel B. Blass is a Training and Supervising Analyst at the Israel Psychoanalytic Society, a member of the British Psychoanalytical Society, and on the Board of the International Journal of Psychoanalysis where she is the editor of the Controversies section. She was formerly a professor of psychoanalysis at universities both in Israel and England. She has published a book and numerous papers that elucidate the foundations of analytic thinking and practice, with a special focus on Kleinian psychoanalysis and its Freudian roots. Her writings have been translated into 15 languages. While she lives and practices in Jerusalem, via the internet she also teaches and supervises in the US, Australia and several countries in Europe and Asia.
Friday, April 10
6:00PM Reception
6:30PM - 8:00PM Public Lecture: On the Central Role of the Oedipus Complex Today
Saturday, April 11
8:45AM - 9:15AM Catered Breakfast
9:15AM - 9:30AM Gathering and Introductions
9:30AM - 10:45AM Class 1: On how Kleinian Analysis Works
10:45AM - 10:55AM Coffee Break
11:00AM - 12:15PM Live Supervision with Amy Kelly, MD
12:15PM - 1:15PM Catered Lunch
1:15PM - 2:30PM Class 2: The Clinical Role of Projective Identification
2:30PM - 2:40PM Coffee Break
2:45PM - 4:00PM Live Supervision with Belinda Torres, PhD
Sunday, April 12
8:45AM - 9:15AM Catered Breakfast
9:15AM - 10:30AM Class 3: On Forms of Interpretation in the “Here and Now”
10:30AM - 10:40AM Coffee Break
10:45AM - 12:00PM Live Supervision with Brooke Finley, PhD, DNP
12:00PM - 1:00PM Catered Lunch
1:00PM - 2:00PM Class 4: Countertransference: The Role of Analyst as Other
2:00PM - 3:00PM Seminar Discussion of the Place of Kleinian Thinking in Current Analytic Scene
LUNCH OPTIONS if you wish to eat on your own
There are several restaurants located in the building and nearby.
Luna Bakery and Cafe - located in the same building - https://www.lunabakerycafe.com/ Attendees are encouraged to pre-order lunch from this location as it gets busy. Eat in or take out.
Barrio Tacos - located in the same building - www.barrio-tacos.com
Aladdin’s Eatery - located across the street - www.aladdins.com
Bruegger’s Bagels - located across the street
Buffalo Wild Wings - located across the street