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Fall Semi-Annual Assembly of Psychoanalytic Institutes Meeting

Friday, November 8, 2024


Hosted by the National Psychological Association for Psychoanalysis (NPAP)

Online or In-Person at NPAP, 40 West 13th St. NY, NY 10011

(Advance Registration Required)


Assembly of Psychoanalytic Institutes Meeting:

9:00 am – 11:15 am (EST)


Continuing Education Presentation:

11:30 am – 1:00 pm (EST)

Bridging Difference During Times of Crisis:

Theory, Evidence-Base and Implications for Training and Practice

1.5 CE Credits Available (see details below)

Presented by

Daniel José Gaztambide, PsyD

Presentation Overview

Bridging Difference During Times of Crisis: Theory, Evidence-Base, and Implications for Training and Practice, will explore an integrated model of mind that considers relational and socio-cultural factors in daily experiences. Participants will learn how to apply this model to listening and intervention techniques across culture and context. Additionally, the presentation will focus on incorporating these principles into training, supervision, and accreditation guidelines, equipping professionals with tools to better navigate patient care in times of crisis.

Daniel José Gaztambide, PsyD

is a clinical psychologist and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Queens College, where he directs the Frantz Fanon Lab for Decolonial Psychology. His research focuses on Puerto Rican and Latinx populations, ethnic minority identity, psychotherapy, and public policy and the social determinants of health. Dr. Gaztambide is the author of A People’s History of Psychoanalysis: From Freud to Liberation Psychology and Decolonizing Psychoanalytic Technique: Putting Freud on Fanon’s Couch.

Through his clinical work, writing, and activism, he is committed to addressing racial injustice at both the community and public policy levels. His contributions include serving as a liaison to the American Psychological Association (APA) on racial and ethnic minority issues and participating in the 2020-2021 APA Taskforce on Strategies for the Elimination of Racism, Discrimination, and Hate.

This presentation is co-sponsored by the National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP).

National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Mental Health Practitioners as an Approved Provider of continuing education for licensed psychoanalysts. #P-0019.

National Association for the Advancement of Psychoanalysis (NAAP) 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-0168



The API Meeting will be both in person at NPAP, 40 West 13th St. NY, NY 10011 and online via Zoom.

NPAP is located on West 13th Street, between 5th Avenue and 6th Avenue (Avenue of the Americas), in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of Manhattan.

Nearby parking facilities:
SP+ Parking 20 W 13 Street (between 5th and 6th Ave)
iPark Garage 107 West 13th Street (between 6th & 7th Ave)

Subway stops:
L, F (14th Street & 6th Avenue station)
L, N, Q, R, W, 4, 5, 6 (14th Street – Union Square station)
1, 2, 3 (14th Street & 7th Avenue station)
A, C, E (14th Street & 8th Avenue station)
A, C, E, F, V, S (West 4th St – Washington Square station)