The Seasoned Clinician’s Notebook: How Do We Know What We Know? Considering Knowledge, Power, and the Self in the Practice of Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
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Presented by Kate Leslie, MSW, LCSW
Program Description:
In this workshop, participants will explore how we come to know what we know. We will explore philosophy, psychology, and epistemology to understand how knowledge is shaped by experience, power, and the unconscious mind. Designed for any level of therapist, this discussion will introduce ideas from epistemology, phenomenology, and critical theory in a manner that is accessible, thought-provoking, and relevant to clinical work. Participants will have the opportunity to consider their own “ways of knowing,” including how this impacts the practice of psychoanalytic psychotherapy.
About the Presenter:
Kate Leslie, MSW, LCSW, is a licensed clinical social worker, originally from Atlanta, GA. She received her Honors in Modern Culture and Media (Semiotics) from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 2001, where she focused on post-colonial literature and politics. Kate received her MSW from Smith College, School for Social Work, in Northampton, MA. She received a post-masters training fellowship at the McAuley Institute at St. Mary's Hospital in San Francisco, a psychiatric inpatient unit for adolescents, staffed with training analysts from the San Francisco Center for Psychoanalysis. After moving to North Carolina with her family, Kate became affiliated with PCC through Smith Alumni. She is a member of the AAPCSW and is the Smith School for Social Work regional alumni representative for Colorado. Kate currently is in private practice in Boulder, CO. She is a member of the PCC faculty and has taught a number of courses with us including Race in the Psychoanalytic Classroom.
This event is free of charge, but registration is required by August 20, 2025.