7 Types of Truth and Their Clinical Relevance with Salman Akhtar

Welcome to 7 Types of Truth with Salman Akhtar! Join us for an enlightening event where renowned psychologist Salman Akhtar will delve into the complexities of truth. This in-person event will be held at the Travis Auditorium located at Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, CA, USA. Don't miss this opportunity to explore the various facets of truth with a distinguished expert in the field. Reserve your spot now!

In the spirit of post-modern relativism but without utter disloyalty to objectivity, this presentation shall highlight seven types of truth and attempt to demonstrate their clinical significance.

These include:

(1) Physical truth

(2) Historical truth

(3) Narrative truth

(4) Poetic truth

(5) Manufactured truth

(6) Judicial truth

(7) Existential truth

Clinical vignettes will be provided to underscore the technical importance of these proposals.

Please arrive and check in early as the presentation will begin promptly at 10.

TITLE: 7 Types of Truth and Their Clinical Relevance

DATE: Saturday, May 11, 2024 10:00AM - 1:00 PM

L OCATION: Travis Auditorium, 135 N. Oakland Ave. Pasadena, CA 91182

CREDITS: This event fulfills 3 Continuing Education credits for licensed psychologists, licensed marriage and family therapists (LMFT), and licensed clinical social workers (LCSW). Credits are only available to clinicians licensed in California

PRESENTER: Salman Akhtar

REGISTRATION: Begins at 9:30AM

REFRESHMENTS: Begin at 9:30AM

Salman Akhtar, MD, is an internationally known psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, writer, and poet based in the United States. He has published 108 authored or edited books and given lectures and workshops in over 40 countries. Dr.Akhtar has served on the editorial boards of the three most important journals of our field, namely JAPA, IJP, and PQ. His books have been translated in many languages and he has received numerous professional honors, including the highly prestigious Sigourney Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychoanalysis. Recently a 10-volume set of his Selected Papers was released at a festive ceremony at the Freud House & Museum in London. Dr. Akhtar has published 18 collections of poetry and serves as a Scholar-in-Residence at the InterAct Theater Company in Philadelphia.

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES: By the end of this CPA-OPD-approved event, participants will be able to:

1. Enumerate seven types of truth
2. Discuss their impact on the process of psychotherapy and psychoanalysis
3. Distinguish between the clinically important historical and narrative truths
4. Utilize the resulting enhancement of empathy for therapeutic purposes.

Rose City Center is approved by the California Psychological Association to provide continuing professional education for psychologists. Rose City Center maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

CPA OPD Provider Code: ROS005

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