2025-2026 Master Speaker Series

This monthly videoconference seminar begins Friday September 12, 2025. Join us for one session or sign up for the full series.

Program Date(s):

September 12, 2025 - May 15, 2026

2025-2026 Master Speaker Series Schedule

meets from 9:00 AM ET-11:00 AM ET on Fridays - class titles are subject to change

12 Sep
Transferences in Patients with Narcissistic Pathology
Otto Kernberg
10 Oct
Masochism and the Delusion of Omnipotence
Jack and Kerry Novick
14 Nov
Treating the Untreatable Patient
Theodore Jacobs
12 Dec
An Impossible Couple
Jill Scharff
16 Jan
Suffering & Sacrifice, Part 1
Charles Ashbach
13 Feb
Suffering & Sacrifice, Part 2
Charles Ashbach
06 Mar
Countertransference Hatred in Treating a Sociopathic Boy
Anne Alvarez and David Scharff
10 Apr
Will AI Make a “Difficult Patient” Less Difficult or Worse?
Todd Essig
15 May
Navigating Difficulties in the Treatment of a Child
Janine Wanlass

Educational Objectives

Registered participants will receive learning objectives prior to each class.

Continuing Education Credit Hours

2 CE credits per session, 18 CE credits for the full series of nine sessions.

Registration

Register HERE for the full year (9 sessions) for the price of 8 or use the links in the schedule above to register for individual dates.

 

All registration options can also be found on our event calendar.

Tuition and Fees

Registration Fee: $60 for individual sessions; $480 for the full series.

IPI Members: $50 for individual sessions; $400 for the full series.

Limited scholarship funds are available for this training: https://theipi.org/scholarships/

Membership Benefits

Become a member of IPI at any level and you will have the option of adding on a Zoom account as one of your member benefits. Associate and Full Members also receive discounted registration fees for most of IPI’s events, a subscription to PEP Web, the online psychoanalytic library, and other benefits depending on membership level.

HIPAA compliant Zoom video accounts are an optional add on for all IPI memberships. IPI has a HIPAA Business Associate Agreement with Zoom, which provides a HIPAA compliant platform for our accounts. HIPPA compliance is strongly recommended for all internet-mediated clinical work and clinical teaching. The “+ Zoom” add-on to the IPI membership gives the user the ability to host online meetings with multiple people at the same time. [Current members can upgrade to the “+ Zoom” account and only pay the difference in price from your current membership level.]

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Should you have any questions about the program or the application process, please feel free to contact:

IPI admin team - contactus@theipi.org

Continuing Education Information

The International Psychotherapy Institute, IPI, is approved by The American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. IPI maintains responsibility for the program and its content. The International Psychotherapy Institute has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6017. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. The International Psychotherapy Institute is responsible for all aspects of the programs. The International Psychotherapy Institute is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education learning activities and maintains full responsibility for this program. This training qualifies for Category I continuing education units. The International Psychotherapy Institute is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0299.

Participants are responsible for verifying that IPI CE credit is accepted by the licensing boards in their own states.

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