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Events
The Erikson Institute for Education, Research, and Advocacy makes the Austen Riggs Center a place of learning as well as healing. We invite you to join us at academic conferences, lectures, workshops, and other educational events.
Featured
Alumni Events
2025 Austen Riggs Alumni Reunion
Former patients, staff, and Board members are invited to the 2025 Austen Riggs Alumni Reunion to reconnect with old friends, make new connections, and celebrate the impact of our shared experiences.
Educational Events
A Rapaport-Klein Study Group Presentation: Did Strachey Falsely Scientize Freud?
June 21, 2025
Professor Solms argues against the claim that Strachey ‘falsely scientized’ Freud.
Professor Solms argues against the claim that Strachey ‘falsely scientized’ Freud.
Special Events
Psychosis Care and Connection: A Retreat on Humanistic Approaches
June 26, 2025
A roundtable retreat hosted by Ellenhorn & Gould Farm with presentations from Ellenhorn, Gould Farm, the Austen Riggs Center, and Windhorse Integrative Mental Health.
A roundtable retreat hosted by Ellenhorn & Gould Farm with presentations from Ellenhorn, Gould Farm, the Austen Riggs Center, and Windhorse Integrative Mental Health.
Conferences
International Society for the Psychoanalytic Study of Organizations (ISPSO) Annual Meeting and Symposium
June 29, 2025
Ed Shapiro, MD, speaks at and Jerry Fromm, PhD, ABPP, moderates the Keynote Panel at the ISPSO Annual Meeting and Symposium.
Ed Shapiro, MD, speaks at and Jerry Fromm, PhD, ABPP, moderates the Keynote Panel at the ISPSO Annual Meeting and Symposium.
Special Events
Awake in the Dark
July 15, 2025
Please join us at the Austen Riggs Center for a screening of a work in progress, the filmed stage performance of the new play by Shira Nayman, PsyD, Awake in the Dark.
Please join us at the Austen Riggs Center for a screening of a work in progress, the filmed stage performance of the new play by Shira Nayman, PsyD, Awake in the Dark.
Educational Events
Navigating Insurance Issues as a Depth Therapist
July 18, 2025
Kate Gallagher, PhD, participates in this webinar that provides participants with the skills needed to navigate working with insurance companies while still providing impactful depth therapy.
Kate Gallagher, PhD, participates in this webinar that provides participants with the skills needed to navigate working with insurance companies while still providing impactful depth therapy.
Educational Events
Meaning-Based Harm from Medications: Clinical and Ethical Implications
July 25, 2025
David Mintz, MD, reviews the evidence base for harmful meaning effects in psychiatry and some of the common dynamics by which the meanings of medication cause harm.
David Mintz, MD, reviews the evidence base for harmful meaning effects in psychiatry and some of the common dynamics by which the meanings of medication cause harm.
Alumni Events
2025 Austen Riggs Alumni Reunion
August 1, 2025
Former patients, staff, and Board members are invited to the 2025 Austen Riggs Alumni Reunion to reconnect with old friends, make new connections, and celebrate the impact of our shared experiences.
Former patients, staff, and Board members are invited to the 2025 Austen Riggs Alumni Reunion to reconnect with old friends, make new connections, and celebrate the impact of our shared experiences.
Educational Events
The Paternal Function in Anorexia Nervosa
September 12, 2025
Tom Wooldridge, PsyD, ABPP, FIPA, CEDS-C, explores the role of the father, both flesh-and-blood and symbolic, in a subset of families of patients with anorexia nervosa.
Tom Wooldridge, PsyD, ABPP, FIPA, CEDS-C, explores the role of the father, both flesh-and-blood and symbolic, in a subset of families of patients with anorexia nervosa.
Conferences
Rebuilding Trust in Institutions: Bridging Intergenerational Insights
September 19, 2025
2025 Fall Conference on Rebuilding Trust in Institutions.
2025 Fall Conference on Rebuilding Trust in Institutions.
Past Presentations
In addition to wide ranges of published articles, interviews, and other materials featuring the work of Riggs clinicians, our Resource Center houses video excerpts and select full presentations from past academic conferences and educational events.
CE/CME Courses
An important part of the Erikson Institute's educational mission is providing online continuing education and continuing medical education courses with an emphasis on psychodynamic psychotherapy. Certificates and CE/CME credits are availabile for those with an MD, PhD, or PsyD, and for social workers.