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2026 VAPS Virtual Short Course Series

 

A Psychoanalytic Perspective on Race and Immigration in the Contemporary Context

Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D.

Saturday, June 20th, 2026. 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.



This short course focuses on race and immigration in psychoanalytic theory and practice in a rapidly shifting sociopolitical context within the United States. Race and immigration, while always having implicated threats to safety, evoke new anxieties and defenses in the present-day. Specifically, Dr. Tummala-Narra will expand on her  framework for culturally informed psychoanalytic theory (Tummala-Narra, 2016), elaborating on the interaction of personality and social context, complex subjectivity and stress implicated in racial and cultural interpersonal dynamics, and the challenge of humanizing sociocultural difference. The course aims to deepen understandings of the splitting of good vs. bad and us vs. them in our broader social world, and related social isolation, fear, and mistrust.

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 Tummala-Narra 2026

LEARNING OBJECTIVES – Attendees will be able to:

  1. Apply culturally informed psychoanalytic theory to relational challenges in the contemporary sociopolitical climate, specifically focusing on dynamics of race and immigration.

  2. Identify clinical dilemmas concerning sociocultural differences and similarities within the therapeutic dyad.

REFERENCES:

Holmes, D.E. (2016). Culturally imposed trauma: The sleeping dog has awakened. Will

psychoanalysis take heed? Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 26, 641-654.

 

Yi, K. (2023). Asian American Experience: The illusion of inclusion and the model minority stereotype. Psychoanalytic Dialogues, 33(1), 45-49


ABOUT THE PRESENTER:

Usha Tummala-Narra, Ph.D. is a Professor of Counseling, Developmental, and Educational Psychology at Boston College. Her research and scholarship focus on the psychology of  immigration and trauma, and culturally informed psychoanalytic psychotherapy. She is also a clinical psychologist in Independent Practice. Dr. Tummala-Narra is a Consulting Editor for Psychoanalytic Dialogues and for the American Psychologist. She has served as a member of the American Psychoanalytic Association Holmes Commission on Racial Equality, and in several leadership roles in the American Psychological Association (APA), including the APA Presidential Task Force on Immigration, the APA Task Force on Re-envisioning the Multicultural Guidelines, and the APA Presidential Task Force on Trauma and Grief. She is the author of Psychoanalytic Theory and Cultural Competence in Psychotherapy (2016), the editor of Trauma and Racial Minority Immigrants: Turmoil, Uncertainty, and Resistance (2021), and co-author of Applying Multiculturalism: An Ecological Approach to the Multicultural Guidelines (2023), all published by the American Psychological Association. Dr. Tummala-Narra is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including being listed among the top 2% of Highly-Cited Scholars Worldwide (Stanford University Report).



REGISTRATION:

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Questions may be directed to Kathy Schlageter at Kathy@KSchlageterpsyd.com.

Fee Schedule:

VAPS Member                                 $50                                                                                                  

Non-Member                                    $55                                                      

Student                                            $20 


*Students (Masters or Doctorate program): To receive the discounted fee, you must be logged in as a member. You may create a free member account. Once you are logged in as a member you will see the option to attend as a student. See above for contact information should you have questions.

*Payment by check instructions: When you register, you will see an option to "pay in advance" or "pay at event". Select "pay at event" and then send your check in advance of the training to:

Kathy Schlageter,
P.O. Box 1607, 
Manchester Center, VT 05255 
Once payment is received, your registration will be finalized by the VAPS administrative team

 

Cancellation Policy: No refunds after June 12, 2026


CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDITS:


This program, when attended in its entirety, is available for two (2) continuing education credits.

Division 39 is committed to accessibility and non-discrimination in its continuing education activities. Division 39 is also committed to conducting all activities in conformity with the American Psychological Association’s Ethical Principles for Psychologists. Participants are asked to be aware of the need for privacy and confidentiality throughout the program. If program content becomes stressful, participants are encouraged to process these feelings during discussion periods. If participants have special needs, we will attempt to accommodate them. Please address questions, concerns and any complaints to Gerri Oppedisano, Ph.D. at goppedis@comcast.net.

There is no commercial support for this program nor are there any relationships between the CE Sponsor, presenting organization, presenter, program content, research, grants, or other funding that could reasonably be construed as conflicts of interest. Participants will be informed of the utility/validity of the content/approach discussed (including the basis for the statements about validity/utility), as well as the limitations of the approach and most common (and severe) risks, if any, associated with the program’s content.

 

VAPS a local chapter of the Division of Psychoanalysis (39): Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology (SPPP) of the American Psychological Association (APA).

SPPP (Division 39) is approved by the APA to sponsor continuing education (CE) for psychologists. SPPP (Division 39) maintains responsibility for the program and its content.

Date and Time

Saturday, June 20, 2026, 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US & Canada) (UTC-05:00)
Videoconference information will be provided in an email once payment is received.

Katherine Schlageter(s)

Katherine Schlageter
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Registration cancellations will be accepted until Friday, June 12, 2026 at 6:00 PM
Cancellation Policy:
Refunds will not be given after May 1st, 2026.

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