The Seattle Psychoanalytic Society and Institute was founded in 1948. SPSI trains mental health clinicians to provide psychoanalytic treatment and trains researchers in the application of psychoanalytic theory to various social settings.
Since June of 2020, SPSI has held regular Town Halls focused on racism. We have used this space to reflect together about how racism has affected us inside and outside of SPSI. We have wondered together about what we disavow, dissociate and avoid that disrupts our efforts to be a truly inclusive, equitable multiracial community. …
Much is happening in our community with the DEI project, the History Project (fall 2022), the Retreat (fall 2022) and the ongoing discussion of changes augured in by the IRRC recommendations. Similarly much is happening in our larger community. One of the places to talk about your feelings is Reflective Spaces. During the academic year Reflective Spaces …